Frequently Asked Questions

In January 2015, Scott Davis rallied 11 local men - Jeff Sigworth, Ken Eitel, Page Cotton, Eric Wolfe, Bob Jedele, Alan Zerkel, Todd Lewis, Ralph Cunha, Chuck Schroeder, Jason Hartman and Dave Murray, to create this philanthropic organization modeled after more than 140+ similar organizations that have developed across the USA since 2006.

Simply complete a membership form (in the tab JOIN US)!

Our group is open to all men. We are NOT limited to 100 men. Frankly, the more that join, the bigger our collective donation/impact. Questions? Send us an email at 100plusmwc@gmail.com, or message us on Facebook!

We meet in a conference room at the Inn at DePauw. From 5:30 to 6:15pm you will sign in at the registration table, grab a ballot, and a nomination form if desired. Next, join the party with free food, cash bar. At 6:15 there will be opening remarks and a brief explanation of the rules. Three nonprofit organizations will be randomly drawn, and each has 4-6 minutes to state their case. You will vote for Speaker 1, 2, or 3. The ballots are counted, and a winner announced.

In 90 minutes, we hope to have some FUN and give away more than $10,000. Members are welcome to continue socializing after we adjourn at 7pm.

See Events tab for more information including the dates of the events.

The first $100 typically goes to the Putnam County Community Foundation, to our 100+ Men Who Care Community Endowment. As of 2023, our Community Endowment has provided over $15,000 to the Foundation’s Grant Committee to grant to local non-profit organizations, and the fund should continue to provide at least $6,000 a year going forward.

There will be some years where roughly $50 is set aside to cover our few expenses, such as food and drinks [non-alcohol].

Additionally, each man agrees to donate $100 at each of our quarterly events (whether they attend or not) to be given collectively and directly to a LOCAL charity.

As indicated on the Membership form, you have 3 options:

1. Write ONE check. One year = $500, made payable to the Putnam County Community Foundation (PCCF), memo 100+MWC. The first $100 goes to the Foundation and $400 goes to the four different selected charities. If you join after the first event, the donation would be $100 to PCCF and $100 for each remaining event/charity for the year.

2. Set up automatic withdrawals (ACH) with your bank and the Foundation – complete the Debit Authorization Form by selecting the ACH Form at the bottom of the page.

3. Bring a check to the event, made payable to: PCCF, memo 100+ MWC. If you are unable to attend, please get the check to the PCCF - ASAP.

If you prefer to pay online, you can do so here:

DONATE TO 100+ MEN

Type in 100 in the search bar.

Select the 100 Plus Men Community Endowment and put the first $100 in there.

Go back to the search bar and put 100 in again.

Select 100 Plus Men Operating Fund for the remainder of your contribution ($100 a quarter or $400 for the full year)

The winning Nonprofit Organization Thanks You for your promptness.

We have a partial listing under the NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS tab. The organization must be based in Putnam County, serve Putnam County, and be a registered not-for-profit or charitable 501c3 organization and approved by our County Foundation. Non-profit organizations affiliated with religious organizations are also eligible as long as their services address a local need and are not restricted based upon religious affiliation. Charities must be established for at least 1 year (no start-ups). No national or international charities, programs or organizations will be considered; however, local branches of national charities are eligible.

Any organization selected by our group must wait 8 quarterly events to be nominated again. More specifically, any organization and their subgroups/programs. For example, Area 30 and any of their programs count as one.

Any "winning" ORGANIZATION that is later discovered to be ineligible per our rules, will not receive the check. Instead, the 2nd place charity would claim all the donations. There will be an approximate 2–4-week lag for the actual presentation of the check - while we collect all pledges/checks.

Most of it will be, as checks are written directly to Putnam County Community Foundation (PCCF), memo 100+MWC. PCCF will provide a Tax receipt. Per IRS rules, you will receive about a $450 write off from an annual $500 donation.

When a member registers at a quarterly event, he can opt to nominate ONE local organization and its presenter/speaker. The nomination form (available at the Event registration table) will go into a "hat" for a random drawing. Three organizations will be drawn, and their representatives (also a member) gives a short 4–6-minute presentation.

After a secret ballot, majority rules. For ties, an additional vote will be taken between those 2 organizations. One more tie and they split the check. We encourage Members to participate by submitting the names of local, charitable organizations. Representatives are welcome to become 100+ MWC Members and present on behalf of their organization.

Yes. In certain cases, it may actually be in your best interest to do so. For example, if your organization's annual budget is under $15,000. Or, if you represent multiple school districts' athletic, music, or arts departments. By combining, you might stand a better chance of being selected. The team would still be represented by one presenter. If selected, the money would be given to one representative of the team who would be responsible for distributing it among the constituent organizations.

All benefitting organizations agree to not be nominated for the next 8 events.

If we have more than 100 men join, the two organizations that are drawn out of the pot, but not selected as the winner, will receive up to $250 each.

If we have over 105 members ($10,500), the additional donations will be added to the winning organization.

The two organizations that were not selected will be eligible for nomination at our next meeting!

No worries! While we hope to see you at every Event, attendance is not mandatory. However, we do need your $100 donation ASAP. Only once we collect all outstanding checks are we able to hand over our collective check to the selected organization.

1. You can send in your $100 with a trusted friend to the event. (Check is made out to: Putnam County Community Foundation (or PCCF), memo 100+MWC.

Note: the friend may not vote on behalf of the absent Member. We can only count the votes of Members who are present at the event.

2. Please mail or drop off your check to the PCCF.

2 S. Jackson St, Greencastle, IN 46135

3. Make your Quarterly/total donation online! (Click this link below):

I AM DONATING ONLINE

Because the goal of 100+ MWC is to make a LARGE donation on behalf of the whole group, the answer is NO. We want to support this endeavor by giving $10,000+ dollars to make a large impact in our community. This is accomplished with each member’s donation being part of the cumulative total. This is the “100+” concept.

Absolutely! Any guy is welcome to attend and observe the event before deciding if they would like to become a Member. If you turn in a Membership Form with a check before the balloting takes place, you will be allowed to vote at your first event!

Your personal information (including name, email, address, phone number) is collected strictly for the purpose of keeping in contact with you.

We will not sell, give, or otherwise share your personal information with any third party without your expressed consent, unless required to do so by law.

We may recognize our Members via social media and other media.

Any charity/non-profit/worthy cause must agree to NOT use the donors’ names for future solicitations or give the information out to the public. If the charity/non-profit/worthy cause does not adhere to this, they will be removed from any future consideration.