Inter-Club Fund of San Francisco, Inc.
Membership
The membership of the Inter-Club Fund is made up of seven member clubs.
Membership is open to any organization that subscribes to the purposes
of the Fund, has been in existence for at least one year, participates
in the ICF meetings, and meets the approval of the Board of Directors.
The member clubs are:
Each member club designates one of its members as a Director and another as
Alternate Director on the ICF Board of Directors. In addition, the ICF
Board of Directors elects five independent directors, persons who are not
members of a member club.
The Independent Directors are:
Grants
The Fund makes outright grants to individuals who have participated with
and supported the member clubs, who are in financial distress due to accident
or illness, and have exhausted other sources of assistance. These grants
are currently limited to $1,500 per year for each person. Over the 34-year
history of the ICF grants totaling over $182,000 have been given.The process for obtaining a grant is:
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Contact any Director to obtain an application, or download
it (Acrobat® pdf format)
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Return the completed application to the Director who will facilitate its
review
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Prepare to appear personally before the Board if possible
Note that all proceedings around the grant process are completely confidential;
the only public notice will be that a grant was awarded and the amount.
To identify a Director, contact any member of any of the Member Clubs
listed above, or send a note to
the ICF.
You may also be interested in programs available through SBC (Pacific Bell)
and P. G. & E. that provide savings for low-income households. Here
is information.
Motorcycle Awards
A major annual activity of the Fund is producing the annual Motorcycle
Awards. This event honors individuals who have demonstrated skill in motorcycle
riding as well as those who have exhibited especial support of the member
clubs and the surrounding community. In addition, this February event is
a fund raising activity.
Funds
Money to support the activities of the Fund is raised through community
benefit activities and individual donations. These funds are used for grants
and administrative expenses. The annual Motorcycle Awards ceremony is a
fund-raising event. The Fund has no paid staff. A financial statement is
available to anyone.
ICF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Federal Tax
ID 23-7185340. Contributions to the ICF are generally tax-deductible. The books of the ICF are open
to any interested person.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors consists of two persons selected by each member
club and five non-club individuals selected by the Board itself. The Board
meets monthly (see the calendar) to respond
to grant requests and carry on the business of the Fund. These meetings
are open to the public except for those portions related to grant requests
and approval. Emergency meetings may be called to respond to grant requests.
Bylaws - Policies and Procedures
The ICF is governed by its Bylaws as well
as a Handbook of Policies and
Procedures which elaborates on the Bylaws. The Handbook also has a complete
guide to the awards which are given at the Annual Motorcycle Awards event each
February.
Mr. Marcus of Bay Area Reporter wrote a great
story about the ICF in the November 24, 2005 issue.
ICF
P. O. Box 14112
San Francisco, CA 94114-0112
email: icf@4icf.org