Financial Clarity
History and Guiding Principles
Community Shares has 23 years experience connecting Coloradans to the causes and charities they care about most. Our Guiding principles of Choice in Giving, Local Significance, Membership Diversity, and Financial Clarity continue to drive us in managing effective and inclusive workplace giving campaigns.
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
At Community Shares, all gifts are welcome and all designations are honored with no minimums. We are serve as the proud partner of all people who are ready and willing to work together to make a difference.
Member Excellence
We believe in local nonprofit organizations to build a more vital and vibrant Colorado. Community Shares annually reviews and recertifies member 501(c)(3) organizations for participation in workplace giving campaigns. In 2009, Community Shares introduced Member Excellence Standards. These benchmarks help you make quality decisions and promote excellence and innovation within nonprofit organizations.
Designations
Community Shares works directly with your workplace to ensure your gift reaches the nonprofit organization you have designated. Community Shares receives paycheck contribution withholdings from your payroll department throughout the year and distributes donations to your designated community nonprofit on a quarterly basis.
Transparency and Trust
Nothing is more important than your trust. Community Shares is committed to best practices in workplace giving campaigns and managing all donations with financial clarity. Community Shares retains a 15% campaign management fee on your net donation. Our member agencies are aware of this fee and recognize it as a low cost, highly effective opportunity to reach new audiences and donors.
Tax Deduction Eligibility
Donations made through workplace giving are eligible for a deduction on your annual income tax. IRS reporting laws require you to provide a copy of your pledge form and a copy of your last pay stub of the year showing the total amount withheld as a charitable contribution.
We welcome you to contact us with any questions about your gift.
Contact: 303-861-7507 or giving@cshares.org
