P.E.O. Record
The P.E.O. Pipeline of Contributions
Gifts to P.E.O. don’t always follow the same route to get to their destination. Money enters and exits the P.E.O. pipeline differently, depending on the donor and the designation for the gift. How do your dollars travel through the P.E.O. pipeline? Let’s review!
Do you want to make a personal donation to the International Chapter projects or P.E.O. Foundation by credit card? On the first page of the P.E.O. website, (peointernational.org) you will find a link to “Giving Opportunities.” Choose the appropriate project(s) or P.E.O. Foundation and enter your name, address, credit card and other relevant information. This portion of the website is available to members as well as family and friends who are not members of P.E.O.
Do you want to make a personal donation to the International Chapter projects or P.E.O. Foundation by check? Choose “Mail a Donation” under “Giving Opportunities” on the P.E.O. website. Click on the PDF link and complete the Individual Donations form. Mail the form, with your check as directed at the bottom of the form. Individual donations are mailed directly to the executive office or Cottey College and do not require processing by the state/provincial/ district (s/p/d) chapter. This portion of the website is available to members as well as family and friends who are not members of P.E.O. For those without internet access, the chapter’s technology contact can access these forms or call the executive office and a form can be mailed to you.
(Note: This process was changed at the 2009 Convention of International Chapter. Personal donations no longer need to be sent through the s/p/d chapter.)
Is your chapter making a contribution? All chapter gifts must be made by check, payable to the s/p/d chapter and should be sent to the s/p/d treasurer or executive assistant as instructed by your s/p/d chapter. Local chapters are not to send gifts directly to International Chapter, nor should they make checks directly payable to the International Chapter projects. (No changes have been made in how local chapter gifts are processed.)
Do you want to make a personal donation to a state/provincial/district project? Individual gifts to s/p/d chapter projects should be made as directed by your s/p/d chapter. The check should be made payable to the project and sent to the designated person in your s/p/d chapter.
Who will send the gift acknowledgement? The P.E.O. Executive Office and Cottey College send gift acknowledgements for all personal gifts received for International projects and P.E.O. Foundation. In addition, all chapter gifts of honorariums and memorials are individually acknowledged by the P.E.O. Executive Office. If the gift is an honorarium or memorial you must provide accurate and complete information of names and addresses in order for the proper notifications to be sent. Annual chapter donations are acknowledged annually in The P.E.O. Record.
If my personal donation is sent directly to the P.E.O. Executive Office or Cottey College, will my state/provincial/district chapter be notified? All state/provincial/district chapters will be notified of gifts received by the International projects and P.E.O. Foundation.
Are my personal donations to P.E.O. tax deductible? Because the International Chapter projects and P.E.O. Foundation are qualified charities under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3), your individual donations to them are deductible for U.S. income tax purposes. Personal contributions to local chapters are not deductible.
Will I receive proof of my gift for tax purposes? All required tax documentation is sent directly by the executive office or Cottey College.