The Union Gospel Mission has a Board approved Gift Acceptance Policies and Guidelines. The purpose of these policies and guidelines is as follows:

These policies and guidelines govern the acceptance of gifts by the Union Gospel Mission and provide guidance to prospective donors and their advisors when making gifts to the Union Gospel Mission. The provisions of these policies shall apply to all gifts received for any of its programs or services:

1. To protect the interests of the donor and of the Union Gospel Mission.
2. To make certain all gifts to the Union Gospel Mission are structured to provide maximum benefits to the donor and to the Union Gospel Mission.
3. To encourage interested donors to make gifts without encumbering their own or the Union Gospel Mission’s financial or other resources.
4. To optimize opportunities to secure gifts for the Union Gospel Mission without compromising or endangering the reputation of the Union Gospel Mission.

The Union Gospel Mission will accept unrestricted gifts, and gifts for specific programs and purposes, provided that such gifts are not inconsistent with its stated mission, purposes, and priorities. The Union Gospel Mission may choose not to accept certain gifts for several reasons, including that the gift is to restrictive in purpose or difficult to administer. Gifts that are too restrictive are those that violate the terms of the bylaws, gifts that are too difficult to administer, or gifts that are for purposes outside the mission of the Union Gospel Mission. The Gift Acceptance Committee of the Union Gospel Mission shall make all final decisions on the restrictive nature of a gift, and its acceptance or refusal.