We are excited to announce a significant update to our nonprofit certification process at United Way California Capital Region (UWCCR) for the Our Promise Campaign and all other employee giving campaigns we manage.
Moving forward, nonprofits will no longer need to undergo an additional certification process with us.
All employee giving campaigns that UWCCR manages now interact directly with GuideStar, allowing donors to search and select nonprofits for their donations from their national nonprofit database.
To be eligible to receive donor-designated donations, nonprofit organizations must meet applicable requirements set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the State of California. This includes maintaining current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and being in good standing with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts and Franchise Tax Board. Organizations that do not meet these requirements, or whose status cannot be verified, cannot receive donations.
What this means for you:
- Your nonprofit will automatically be included in any employee giving campaign managed by UWCCR as long as your nonprofit meets applicable requirements set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the State of California. This includes maintaining current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and being in good standing with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts and Franchise Tax Board. Organizations that do not meet these requirements, or whose status cannot be verified, cannot receive donations.
- No need to complete an additional verification process with UWCCR.
- If your nonprofit has not received donations from UWCCR in the past, you can still be selected and receive donations since donors can search and select valid nonprofits via Guidestar.
Thank you for your continued partnership and dedication to our community.
Frequently Asked Questions by Nonprofits
You received a donation and can access details on the Nonprofit Portal. Once logged in you can view all payout reports under New Payment Documents.
Start by logging into the United Way California Capital Region Nonprofit Portal, nonprofits are able to access the “About the Payment Reports” page within your portal. This page details how to interpret your payout reports. If you are still having trouble reading your payout report, please contact customer.service@uwccr.org.
Please fill out this form and send the completed form and voided check to our Finance department at customer.service@uwccr.org.
You can update your organization’s information on the Nonprofit Portal in the “Organization Profile” section.
You can log in here: Nonprofit Portal
- Reports related to payments after 2023 can be accessed through “New Payment Documents”.
- Reports related to payments prior to 2023 can be accessed through “Old Payment Reports”.
Donated funds shall be sent no later than 45 days after the end of the month in which the donations or recommended donations are received unless the recipient charitable organization is not eligible to be sent the funds. If a designated nonprofit is determined to be ineligible, donors will be contacted and given the opportunity to select an alternative nonprofit recipient.
Nonprofits who have signed up for EFT payments will be paid via EFT. All other eligible nonprofits will receive a check.
We no longer have a list of nonprofits. A donor can give to any valid 501c3 nonprofit through our GuideStar search tool on our online workplace giving site.
You will need to also pull the “Donor Acknowledgment Report” which will provide details about the donors if they have released that information.
This report is listed in the same place as the payment detail report on the nonprofit portal.
To be eligible to receive donor-designated donations, nonprofit organizations must meet applicable requirements set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the State of California. This includes maintaining current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and being in good standing with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts. Organizations that do not meet these requirements, or whose status cannot be verified, cannot receive donations.
If a nonprofit becomes ineligible to receive donations, we will contact donors to select a new eligible nonprofit within a 30-day window. If donors do not make a new nonprofit selection, their donation will be directed to United Way California Capital Region, the default alternate nonprofit selection.
A nonprofit’s eligibility to receive and solicit charitable donations is determined by its status with the California Attorney General’s Office and the IRS, as well as compliance with state registration requirements. Please contact these organizations directly regarding your eligibility.