Community Health Charities Minnesota
Community Health Charities Minnesota
Member Selection and Review
Selection and Review Process

CHCM represents Minnesota's leading health research and service organizations in our mission to improve lives affected by chronic illness. 

 

Members must provide measurable outcomes in at least one of five categories:

                1. Medical Research

                2. Patient Services

                3. Professional Health Services

                4. Public Health Education

                5. Community Health Services

 

Members are required to re-apply for Community Health Charities Minnesota on an annual basis to maintain a consistent level of quality for donor investments and charity services.  

 

Community Health Charities Minnesota has been awarded the Minnesota Charities Reivew Council "MEETS ALL STANDARDS" seal, making it the first workplace giving organization that meets all sixteen accountability standards.

 

Each member charity must complete the Charities Review Council's "Accountability 'Wizard" in order to demonstrate accountability to donors.

 

The Charities Review Council Standards address the following sixteen areas of accountability:

  • Public Disclosure
            Legal Compliance
            Financial & Annual Reporting
            Accomplishments
            Reporting Consistency
  • Governance
            Board Meetings
            Conflict of Interest Policy
            Board Compensation
            Board/Staff Position
            Board Term Limits
  • Financial Activity
            Use of Funds
            Reserve Limits
            Financial Health
            Board Fiduciary Oversight
  • Fundraising
            Ethical Fundraising
            Voluntary Charitable Giving
            Soliciting Practices
 
To learn more about the Charities Review Council, visit www.smartgivers.org.
 

For more information about CHCM membership standards or applying for membership, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , President and CEO.

 

 

"It is almost impossible to describe how it feels to know people are working everyday to raise money to find a cure [for childhood cancer]." -- Angie Laehn, mother of Emma (cancer survivor)

 

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CHCM member health charities meet the accountability standards of independent reviewers