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The Amaranth
Diabetes Foundation (ADF) Board of Directors has established
a program in conjunction with the American Diabetes
Association Research Foundation (ADARF) that will permit
individuals, corporations and charitable trusts to make
tax-deductible contributions to the Amaranth Diabetes
Foundation.
The Amaranth
Diabetes Foundation is a 501c3 charity under IRS
regulations. Gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law and
all funds are used for diabetes research grants supported by
the Order of the Amaranth. Donations can be made through the
ADF or directly to the American Diabetes Association
Research Foundation (ADARF) – Amaranth Diabetes Fund.
At the end of
the fiscal year, the total dollars reported from each
jurisdiction within the United States and any funds sent
directly to the ADF are tallied and a check is given at the
Supreme Council Session to the American Diabetes Association
Research Foundation (ADARF). These monies are used to fund
research, in the form of block grants, awarded directly to
the researchers as chosen by the ADARF. There are no
administrative fees of any kind; therefore 100% of funds
raised is used in the fight to find a cure for diabetes and
to help make the lives of persons with diabetes more
comfortable.
To obtain the "Amaranth Fights Diabetes"
brochures which lists the grants given each year call
1-800-676-4065, ext. 2137. Please indicate that you are
calling from the Order of the Amaranth.
There are
three ways to make donations for the AMARANTH DIABETES
Foundation.
Direct
Donations to ADF
Donations can be made directly to an Amaranth Court, to
a Grand Court or to the Amaranth Diabetes Foundation.
Donations made through the various jurisdictions within
Amaranth are acknowledged by the Grand Secretary or Court
Secretary. Donations made directly to the Amaranth Diabetes
Foundation will be acknowledged by the Foundation Secretary
and credited to the jurisdiction and or local Court as
noted.
Matching
Gift Program
Anyone who would like to make a personal gift donation
and has an employer who will match the gift donation may
make their check payable to: Amaranth Diabetes Foundation
and send it to the Foundation secretary along with the
completed matching gift form from the employer who also
makes the matching gift payable to: Amaranth Diabetes
Foundation. Letters of acknowledgment are sent by the
Foundation secretary to both the Amaranth member and the
employer for tax purposes.
Anyone
planning to take advantage of a matching gift program can
also contact the American Diabetes Association (ADA) office
at 1-305-234-2888 to receive expert advice. The ADA will
provide the required forms for reporting matching funds. The
ADA will credit the contributions to the ADARF-Amaranth
Diabetes Fund, complete the matching gift forms and send the
employer an acknowledgment letter for their use when filing
taxes. The Amaranth member will also receive acknowledgment
of their gift from ADA to use for tax purposes.
Corporate Foundations, Private Foundations, etc
Amaranth members now have the opportunity of soliciting
funds from Corporate and Private Foundations. The funds can
be sent to the Amaranth Diabetes Foundation or sent directly
to ADA and deposited in the ADARF Amaranth Diabetes Fund.
These funds are restricted for diabetes research and will be
recognized annually together with all other funds raised by
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