For Nonprofits
For Nonprofits
Nonprofit Certification is now Open for the 2019 Campaign!
Nonprofit certification for the Fall 2019 Our Promise Initiative is available! From now until February 28th, we will give every qualified nonprofit in California the opportunity to register with the Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work campaign, the largest charitable campaign in the state.
Please note: Charities must have a valid 501(c)(3) status with the IRS and charities must be in good standing with the Registry of Charitable Trusts to operate or to solicit for charitable purposes in California. A registration that is delinquent, suspended or revoked is not in good standing. (Gov. Code, § 12599.6, subd. (f)(1); Cal. Code Regs., tit 11, §999.9.4.)
A charity that is not in compliance with the registration and reporting requirements listed above, will not be an eligible charity to participate in Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work Initiative.
Please select your appropriate link below for proper application:
Independent Nonprofits: If you are applying as an Independent nonprofit(not involved with a Federation), apply here.
Federations(Non-PCFD): Learn the steps for member nonprofit collection here, and apply here
PCFDs(Local United Ways): Learn the steps for member nonprofit collection here, and apply here
For any questions, please email us at OPcertification@uwccr.org, or call our hotline at (888)863-6466.
2019 Independent Application
This application is for nonprofits looking to apply to be a part of the Our Promise Campaign listed as “Independent”. If you are already applying as part of a PCFD or Federation, please disregard this application.
Nonprofit FAQs
Find the answer to all of your questions about being a certified nonprofit through Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work.
How do I become a certified nonprofit under the Our Promise campaign?
Nonprofits apply on an annual basis in January for the Our Promise campaign held each Fall. They can find more information here on how to get started, or can sign up to receive notification on when the application process will become available.
Track Payout Information
Have you received a check from United Way and want to look up the donor details? Provide the information below and we’ll send you a link to register for our nonprofit portal.
If you’ve already registered for the nonprofit portal, login here.
Nonprofit Campaign Timeline
Being a certified nonprofit partner with the Our Promise campaign is special – your organization will have the chance to get in front of thousands of potential donors. To get a better idea of when things happen for our nonprofit partners, please look at the chart below.