- Organizations participating in the Community Foundation of Otsego County Campaign are NOT eligible for prizes listed on this page UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INDICATED AS ELIGIBLE IN THE CRITERIA OF A PRIZE.
- The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties is not eligible to receive prizes but participating component funds will be eligible.
- Organizations may be limited to a specific number of prizes in some prize categories. The next qualifying organization will be awarded the prize should an organization exceed its maximum allowed number of awards for the category. Please see criteria by prize for specific eligibility requirements for each.
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) will be used to govern all time-specific prizes.
- In the event of a tie for a prize, a winner will be picked at random from the qualifying candidates.
- Prizes, challenges and matches will be paid directly to organizations as a grant from the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties (or Community Foundation of Otsego County, where applicable), not deposited into participants' bank accounts with other donations. Prizes, challenges and matches will be paid by check and mailed to organizations no later than the week of October 14, 2024.
- Organization sizes, primary cause areas and geographic areas for prize eligibility are assigned by the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties based on information provided by organizations. Organizations are exclusively assigned to one organization size, primary cause area and one geographic area.
- “Online donations” are defined as those made directly by donors via credit card, mobile pay, PayPal, Venmo or bank account.
- All prizes are awarded at the discretion of the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties (and Community Foundation of Otsego County, where applicable) and are subject to change.