!00 Guys Who Care Have Given Over a Quarter Million Dollars to Charity
AUGUST 27, 2024
A local group of men has raised over $250,000 for local charities, and their philanthropy will continue to impact the community.
100 Guys Who Care was founded in 2018 with the simple idea of impacting non-profit organizations significantly by pooling money from a group of men to make major donations. The founding committee set the goal of collecting $100 each from 100 men to add up to a $10,000 donation to a single charity. Those founders, including Shawn King, Nick Stratman, Kevin Coon, and Chad Schmidt have led the quarterly meetings to support over a dozen local causes.
Three non-profit groups are invited each quarter to make a presentation, and the evening ends with one of the charities collecting $10,000. As the men arrive at the meeting, they give $100 in cash or a check, with no payee listed. There’s time for the men to socialize and speak to representatives from the three charities. After everyone eats, the presentations begin, including time for a question and answer session with each non-profit. After the last presentation, a vote is taken, and all the cash and checks collected are given to the winning charity.
The group is not incorporated, has no bank account, and has no expenses. Field and Main Bank stepped forward this year to pay for food for the gathering and provide $500 each to the runner-up organizations.
A $10,000 gift is significant for non-profit groups, and by pooling the $100 donations of the men attending the meetings, the group makes a major difference for charities.
The groups that have donations of over $10,000 from 100 Guys Who Care include:
Youth First
Chemo Buddies
Highland Baseball
Honor Flight
Holly’s House
Hangers
Young & Established
Santa Clothes Club
Ark Crisis Children’s Center
Autism Evansville
Warrick County CASA
Borrowed Hearts Foundation
Anyone can be a part of 100 Guys Who Care. The next quarterly meeting is November 21, 5:30 PM, at Venue 812.
Learn more at https://100guyswhocareevv.com/
