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Charitable Donations

Community Based Charitable Donations

Skydive East Tennessee takes pride in supporting charitable organizations in the communities where we live, work, and play. Skydive East Tennessee generally supports charities that benefit animals, children, and education organizations with gift certificates for use toward the payment of a Tandem Jump for auctions or raffles. One donation per calendar year is allowed per organization. See request guidelines below.

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THE FOLLOWING ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SKYDIVE EAST TN:

  • Organizations without 501(c)3 tax-exempt status from the IRS
  • Individuals or sponsorship of individuals in fundraising projects
  • Political organizations or candidates for public office
  • Requests that are sensitive, controversial, harmful, or that pose a potential conflict of interest to Skydive East TN
  • Labor, social, or fraternal organizations
  • Requests from religious organizations that are denominational or sectarian in purpose
  • For-profit organizations
  • Colleges and universities
  • Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, color, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, or veteran status
  • Organizations outside the State of Tennessee

Request Process

If you believe your request meets our charitable contribution request guidelines, please email us with your request. Incomplete requests will not be considered. Donation requests that meet our guidelines will be evaluated based on funding availability. All donation requests must be submitted AT LEAST 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT DATE of auctions or raffles.

What to expect:

Generally, we try to review requests near the beginning of the month. If your request is approved, we will email the Contact Person named in the email request. You may receive a package containing a Gift Certificate for use toward payment of a Tandem Skydive. With the hundreds of requests we receive, we are unable to respond to all donation requests. Best wishes in your worthy fundraising activities!