Past Charitable Donations

  • Colonial Lanes Youth Community

  • Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial youth transportation

  • Community Food Response

  • Rochester Warming Center

  • The Grace Foundation

  • Compassionate Friends

  • Ability Building Center

  • Nami

  • Boys and Girls Club

  • Catholic Charities

  • Blue Star Mothers

  • First Tee Program

  • Salvation Army

  • The Landing

  • Channel One Food Shelf

  • Ironwood Springs (Veterans/Gold Star Family weekends)

  • Senior Parties at Local High Schools

  • Hastings Veterans Home

  • Rochester Fire Department

Nonprofit Donation Request

To make a request for a donation, complete the donation request form including all required information (see below). The request form and attachments can be emailed to the Gambling Committee, dropped off in the lodge entryway by the Lodge Dues box or hand-delivered to a member of the Gambling Committee.

Eligibility & Process

  • 1.

    The submitted donation request must include:

    • Donation request date

    • Donation request amount

    • Donation due date to non-profit Organization

    • Requester’s Name, phone number, and email address

    • Organization’s letterhead with logo or non-profit brochure/pamphlet

    • Organization’s legal Name and address

    • Organization’s primary contact Name, phone number and/or email address

    • 501(c)3 Tax ID number

    • Purpose of Donation

  • 2.

    The Gambling Committee will review all requests and approved requests will be forwarded to the Elks Board of Directors for review and approval.

  • 3.

    The Gambling Manager, Gambling Manager Assistant or Gambling Manager Committee will bring the request to the Lodge members meeting for final vote and approval.

  • 4.

    The Gambling Committee will notify the requester when/if the donation request is approved and will schedule donation processing with Gambling Manager Assistant.