CUBEX Employee Volunteer Program Launches “Dollars for Doers” Pilot Program

The results and satisfaction of volunteering to help your community just got better with CUBEX’s Corporate Volunteer Grant Program,

commonly known as a “Dollars for Doers” Program.

effective 01/01/2020

What are Volunteer Grants?

Volunteer grants are corporate giving programs that encourage volunteerism in communities where employees live and work. Through these programs, companies provide monetary grants to organizations where employees regularly volunteer.

CUBEX encourages the efforts of our employee volunteers who actively engage with local nonprofit organizations. The Dollars for Doers program increases our commitment to local communities and to employee engagement.

This pilot program begins January 1, 2020. Eligible employees can convert their service hours to grant dollars donated to the charity where the employee served (restrictions apply, see below). Charities benefit from the employee’s service hours and from the additional grant awarded to them. It's a win-win.

In a modification to this common program model, CUBEX will offer the grants to the employee’s charity based on the top number of service hours. Top hours will receive a grant of $3000; second highest will receive $2000, and third will receive $1000 for their charity. Logged hours will be tallied at the end of the calendar year and funds will be distributed to the awarded charity the following year.

To be eligible for a grant, employees must complete the request forms in the links below. Both the employee and organization must comply with the program criteria and restrictions.

Service Hours Eligibility

• Eligible employees are considered any active full-time status employee

• CUBEX and the non-profit organization will verify the employee’s volunteered hours within the current calendar year prior to any distribution of funds.

• In order to qualify, employees must track their volunteer hours through the CUBEX Community website

• Service hours must be logged within 30 days of service to be considered.

• Organization must be recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the IRS

  • US local and state government owned and operated entities such as public schools, publicly owned and operated museums, public libraries and zoos are eligible

  • Accredited educational institutions that are exempt from federal taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code are eligible

• There is no minimum number of service hours required to be eligible

Non-Profit Grant Eligibility:

• Dollars for Doers is only available to US employees and grants can only be awarded to US organizations. National or international charities, programs or organizations will not be considered at this time as the focus is on contributing your local community.

• The non-profit organization must be recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the IRS and provide the Charity ID (EIN) Number

  • US local and state government owned and operated entities such as public schools, publicly owned and operated museums, public libraries and zoos are eligible

  • Accredited educational institutions that are exempt from federal taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code are eligible

• Non-profit organizations must be active for more than 24 months

• Non-profit organizations must be able to provide charitable tax receipts for donations

• Non-profit organization must be actively engaged in the community and executing their mission statement.

• Grant Requests not submitted by Dec 31 for hours volunteered in the previous year will not be eligible.

• All grant moneys will be sent to the awarded non-profit organization directly by CUBEX

Program Restrictions

• Lobbying and political groups are not eligible.

• Non-profit organizations who meet the 501(c)(3) requirements based on their “religious” purpose will not be eligible for consideration. 501(c)(3) religious organizations include churches, conventions and associations of churches, integrated auxiliaries of churches, nondenominational ministries, interdenominational and ecumenical organizations, and other entities whose principal purpose is the study or advancement of religion.  This also includes schools who are under the umbrella of a religious organization for tax exempt purposes.

• Non-profit organizations that are not open to all people, without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability or national origin will not be supported.

• This program is based on integrity. If records are found to be falsified, you will forfeit the current grant award and will be disqualified for future awards.

• Grants will not be awarded to the charity until all criteria has been met, validated, complied with.

• Other employee’s hours will not be made public until the end of the year; however you are allowed access to your own logged hours at any time upon request.

Employee Service Hour Form

This program is funded by CUBEX. These guidelines are subject to change at any time without prior notification. CUBEX reserves the right to decline requests to organizations that might represent a conflict of interest with CUBEX business interests or its reputation or relationship with others.