How it works
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE INVITED TO JOIN THE WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
There are three (3) types of membership:
Regular member: This member is asked to pledge an annual commitment of $550 for a minimum of three years. The $550 annual gift is used as follows: $400 is immediately placed in the grant-making fund; $100 is placed in the endowment; and $50 is added to the circle’s operating expense fund. After the three (3) year commitment, we invite members to continue paying their dues annually to support the grantmaking and work of the Women’s Giving Circle.
Lifetime member: Members may join as a Lifetime Member with one gift of $12,000 (payable by check, stock, donor advised fund, or Qualified Charitable IRA distribution) or three annual gifts of $4,000. This gift is payable to Cumberland Community Foundation as an addition to the Women's Giving Circle Endowment Fund and will support the grants program each year.
Junior member: To qualify for this membership the following must apply –
- Must be age 18 – 40 to qualify
- $275 annual dues: $250 in the grant-making fund, $25 in the endowment
- Active committee participation required for this membership level
Committee Opportunities
The Women’s Giving Circle has five (5) committees that any member can elect to join: Evaluation, Events, Grants, Marketing, and Membership. All members are invited to be as involved as they wish; we have no member participation requirements or time constraints. Every member votes on proposed grants.
Join
Download and complete the Enrollment and Committee Opportunities forms and return them with your check payable to Cumberland Community Foundation to:
Cumberland Community Foundation
PO Box 2345
Fayetteville, NC 28302
OR, to join via credit card:
Follow the above instructions, but make your payment by credit card by clicking the “Donate Now” button below. (Please note: When using an online payment method, please be sure to cover the 3% transaction fee.)
Once on the Donation Page, follow the steps below to pay your annual dues online:
1. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “show all funds list”
2. Follow the process below to select all three funds (Endowment Fund, Grants Fund, Operating Fund) to make your donation to each:
- Click on the “Women's Giving Circle of Cumberland County- Endowment Fund ($100)” (List is sorted alphabetically)
- Enter your one time donation amount of $100 and click “Add to Cart”
- Click “Continue Giving”
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “show all funds list”
- Click on the “Women's Giving Circle of Cumberland County- Grants Fund ($400)”
- Enter your one time donation amount of $400 and click “Add to Cart”
- Click “Continue Giving”
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “show all funds list”
- Click on the “Women's Giving Circle of Cumberland County- Operating Fund ($50)”
- Enter your one time donation amount of $50 and click “Add to Cart”
3. Click on the “Checkout” button
4. Fill out the “Required Checkout Information”, being sure to mark the checkbox to “Add 3.0% to your donation to cover the third party credit card processing fees” and then click “Review”
5. Confirm that your total- with credit card processing fees- is now $567.01 and then click “Pay with Credit Card”
6. Enter your payment info and click “Pay”
7. You will receive a tax receipt and gift acknowledgement letter via email shortly after your donation is received
Annual contributions are due by October 31st in order for the contributions to be included in the current grant cycle.
Forms for the WGC:
