Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of Create and Sustain, Inc. ("the company"). We will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the Create and Sustain, Inc.
No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.
Create and Sustain, Inc. will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.
Create and Sustain does not accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Certain other gifts, such as real property, personal property, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent will not be accepted due to special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for Create and Sustain, Inc.
Create and Sustain, Inc. will respect the intent of the donor relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, Create and Sustain, Inc. will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.
Create and Sustain, Inc. will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the company.