Charitable Giving Program

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ICA Charitable Donation Guidelines

Tour is the only source of funds received by the Irvington Community Association.  The primary use of these funds is contributions to various service and charitable organizations which enhance the quality of life for our neighborhood.  In 1992 the ICA adopted five basic guidelines for selection of organizations and programs to fund through its ICA Charitable Giving Program:

1. To nurture our children and youth... our priorities are to help parents build skills for successful child rearing, to improve the quality of child care, to provide positive experiences for youth that will stimulate curiosity and contribute to a sense of self-worth, and to make excellent, challenging education available to all our young people.
2. To promote a high quality of life for our elderly citizens... our priorities are to give older residents opportunities to enrich their lives, to help elders and their families adapt to new life situations caused by aging and to improve the quality of long-term care available for the elderly.
3. To improve life for the disadvantaged... our priorities are to assist the poor, the physically challenged, and those in crisis - to help them improve their lives and achieve long term self-sufficiency.
4. To enrich community life through cultural and educational awareness... our priorities are to expand cultural and community education opportunities for our diverse population and to increase the self-sufficiency of enrichment organizations.
5. To foster an informed and involved citizenry... our priorities are to help Irvington residents, including young people, to become effective leaders, to promote community problem solving through training, and to involve diverse groups of people in mutual problem solving.

Organizations which receive funding from the Home Tour funds must meet one or more of these guidelines as well as be based in or operate in the Irvington neighborhood.  Further they must have 501(c)(3) status with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

The ICA Charitable Giving Committee may be reached by mail at:

Irvington Community Association
Attn: Charitable Giving Committee
P.O. Box 12102
Portland, OR 97212

(Note, do NOT direct orders for tickets to the Home Tour to this address.  See the page on Tour Information for ticket sales information.)

For more information go to the ICA Neighborhood Website.