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<h3>THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST</h3>Qualified non-profit organizations can sign up to participate in the 2025 Bonanza Extravaganza Online 50/50 raffle with no out-of-pocket expense incurred. Sign up and share the raffle using your unique link. Your non-profit will keep 25% of all funds raised through your link or by choosing your non-profit at checkout. Funds will be paid directly to your organization at the close of the raffle. <h3>To be eligible to participate in the 2025 Bonanza Extravaganza 50/50 Raffle, non-profit organizations must be qualified as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity.</h3><h3>WHAT YOU WILL NEED</h3>In order to make the process easier, please gather ALL required documents and information BEFORE starting your registration. In addition to basic information about your organization, its mission, and key contacts, please be prepared to provide:<ol><li data-list="bullet">Your organization's IRS Determination Letter</li><li data-list="bullet">Your organization's EIN number</li><li data-list="bullet">If your EIN/nonprofit is already in the system, you will not be able to use this inquiry form and need to log into your existing account.</li><li data-list="bullet">Your organization's most current year of completed financials such as the Form 990, Form 990-EZ, etc.</li></ol>We will review the information submitted to ensure your organization is a qualified 501(c)(3). If your organization is approved to participate, you will receive an email confirmation inviting you to login, connect your Stripe account and finish creating your profile!Important Note: We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and for any reason, to decline to permit any organization, regardless of its current 501(c)(3) status, to participate.Email Reminder: We encourage you to use a 'name specific' or 'unique' email address and not a 'generic' email (for example: admin@, info@, events@, director@). Why? Our email system (MailChimp) will not send communication to these types of addresses and you will miss out on pertinent information you need to be successful with fundraising.

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The IAFF Local 1605 Foundation, Inc. is a registered non-profit (501(c)3) and charged with raising money to fund health and welfare improvements for residents of the Greater Hagerstown area. Since its creation, the Foundation has given over $2.1 Million to local non-profits and charities, including a $40,000 donation to Children’s Village and a $60,000 van used by a non-profit organization to transport patients to and from Cancer treatments in the area.<img alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://images.fanthem.io/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJmYW50aGVtLWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6InByb2R1Y3Rpb24vYm9uYW56YS8xNzI1NzE4NzIxLXNjcmVlbnNob3QyMDI0LTA5LTA3YXQ5LjM4LjQxYW0ucG5nIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicG5nIjp7ImNvbG9ycyI6MjU2LCJmb3JjZSI6ZmFsc2UsInF1YWxpdHkiOjc1fSwiYmx1ciI6ZmFsc2UsInJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb250YWluIiwiaGVpZ2h0IjpudWxsLCJ3aWR0aCI6NjAwLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWUsImJhY2tncm91bmQiOiJ0cmFuc3BhcmVudCJ9fX0=">Our members live and work in Hagerstown and the surrounding communities. We put our lives on the line every day protecting the lives and the livelihoods of our fellow residents. This love for our community does not stop when we remove our uniform. We proudly volunteer thousands of hours preparing for and holding the Bonanza Extravaganza in May and our annual Variety Show in December. Our Honor Guard travels the four-state region dutifully, serving at funerals and other services. Our members are active in the state legislature defending public safety initiatives.In 2005, the members of IAFF Local 1605 formed a non-profit philanthropic Foundation. That foundation created the Bonanza Extravaganza, the area’s premier fundraising event.The IAFF Local 1605 and the IAFF Local 1605 Foundation appreciate your continued support!