Frequently Asked Questions

Which organizations are allowed to be sponsored?

In order to be considered at a meeting, the organization must be based in the Waukesha County area. Recipients must be 501(c)(3) organizations for at least one year. No national or international charities, programs, or organizations will be considered as the purpose is for the contributions to stay 100% in the community.

What is a 501(c)(3)?

A 501(c)(3) is defined as "exemptions that apply to corporations, and any community chest, fund or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational purposes, to foster national or international amateur sports competition, promote the arts, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals." However, for the purposes of 100 Women Who Care, all groups up for consideration must be local. 

Yes, your contribution is tax deductible if made payable to a 501(c)(3) organization. For those who donate via Grapevine your tax receipt is available on their website. If you do write a check it is written DIRECTLY to the local organization NOT to 100 Women Who Care. If you use a check the charity will share a receipt for tax purposes. Please contact your tax advisor or visit the IRS website for further information. 

Is my contribution tax deductible?

If a member can't attend a meeting, she can do one of two things:

  1. She can mail a check once the charity is named. Write directly to the charity and mail to Laura Campbell, 1142 Fox Street, Mukwonago, WI 53149.

  2. Payments can be made via Grapevine, as either a one time payment or set up recurring per quarter. Note there is a small fee for this option. Please make sure you accept the payment fee or use a check to avoid any service fees. NOTE: Debits do occur the first day of each calendar quarter and are not in sync with the giving circle schedule.

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What if I can't attend a meeting?

No. The goal of the 100 Women Who Care organizations is to make a large donation on behalf of the whole group. We want to be able to support this endeavor and give $10,000+ dollars at a time to make a large impact in our community, with each member's donation being part of the larger donation.

Can I just send the donation to the charity myself?

Meetings are intended to be very short, lasting only one hour. We are so appreciative of Tuscan Hall who donates the space to use we want to respect the time they do allow. You may come to the meeting for the 5:30-6:00 optional social time in order to spend some time socializing and getting to know other members.

How long do the meetings last?

Of course you can! However, in order to vote she will need to sign up for Grapevine and agree to the member commitment.

Can I bring a friend to the meeting?

Charitable Organization Nomination process -

How do charities get nominated?

Any current member in good standing in their membership can nominate a local 501(c)(3).

  • It must be a non-profit recognized by the Internal Revenu Service as a 501(c)(3) organization in operation for at least 1 year.

  • It must be located in Waukesha County area with the all funds being allocated to providing services in Waukesha County.

  • It must be willing to send a representative to the next meeting to share how the money was/will be spent, and it must agree not to create, sell, or distribute a list with our members’ contact information, and agree not to solicit our members directly for further contributions.

Our members recommend 3 charities 2 weeks prior to our giving circle. If we have more than 3 names we draw 3 to learn more about. In advance of our giving circle the charities are vetted. The non-profit needs to be a 501(c)(3) for at least a year and money has to stay in Waukesha County. If a member is part of the non-profit, they can nominate after one giving circle. Members present their recommended charity and votes are collected. The chosen charity has a member of their team to come to the giving circle after being chosen to share how they used our donation. We do not have the charity participate until after they receive the donations.