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3M Board Service Match Guidelines
Who Can Participate?
• Regular full-time and regular part-time U.S. employees of 3M(on the 3M payroll at the time the board service donation isrequested)•Members of the 3M Board of Directors

Matching Gift Benefit• $2,000 per 3M employee and member of the 3M Board ofDirectors per year
Eligible Organizations*• U.S. public charities that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3)of the Internal Revenue Service Code• U.S. public schools, public school districts, and private schools• Public serving, independent, non-religious affiliated programs ofhouses of worship/churches (examples include food shelves orprivate schools). Please note that these organizations may
require additional vetting to confirm eligibility and a notation of
the public-serving program must be made on the organization
record or grant designation*To have an organization reviewed for eligibility, the requestor of
the 3M Board Service Match can click “nominate your organization
for inclusion” on the organization search page in the employee
engagement portal. 3M will review and make a final eligibilitydetermination
Ineligible Organizations*• Organizations that do not qualify as a 501(c)(3) public charity
and/or cannot be paid by CAF America, the vendor payment
processor for the 3M Board Service Match program (thisincludes some 501(c)3 organizations, organizations that do nothave a 501(c)3 tax exempt letter of determination from the IRS,
and organizations that have lost their 501(c)3 tax exempt status)• Houses of worship/churches, except as permitted under“Eligible Organizations” above

Service That Does Not Qualify for a 3M Board Service Match• General volunteer service for an organization without a board
seat, title, and/or voting rights
Administrative Conditions• 3M employees and 3M Board of Directors members may
request only one 3M Board Service Match per calendar year
• 3M Board Service matches are issued for general operations of
the eligible recipient organizations. Designations andprogrammatic direction are not permitted• Organizations do not need to confirm board service, however,
3M staff assesses a sample of entries to verify service andensure compliance with program rules• Requestors may not receive goods, services or benefits in returnfor the 3M Board Service Match (e.g. tickets, memberships,services, subscriptions, dues, dinners, auction items, raffles, etc.).
• Matching gifts are batched and paid monthly (most gifts will pay
out to the nonprofits the month after the request is submitted by
the volunteer). The match will be sent directly to the eligible
organization• Organization tax status is reviewed and monitored on an ongoingbasis. Should an organization lose its charitable status, go out ofbusiness, or otherwise be unable to receive donated funds, 3M’s
grants administrator will redirect the donation to United Way
Worldwide• All matching gifts will accrue towards the match balance of theyear in which the matching gift was entered in the employee
engagement portal• 3M may modify, suspend or end this program at any time. 3Minterprets program guidelines and administers the program
under policies and procedures governed by the 3Mgives
Advisory Board• While 3M aims to honor all match requests, the 3M Board
Service Match program is limited by the amount of its annualbudget• Units or bodies of government (other than schools andeducational institutions) including related entities such as
volunteer police and fire departments• All 3M investments are subject to 3M Terms & Conditions.
Acceptance of 3M funds constitutes agreement• 3M associated nonprofits (including but not limited to 3M Club,
3M Open Fund, 3M PAC)

For additional questions, please contact 3Mgives@mmm.com.

• Organizations that are inconsistent with 3M’s values*3M reserves the right to reject a matching gift request for anyreason. Additional requirements may apply to organizational
eligibility

3M
3M Center, Building 223-6N-11
St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
www.3Mgives.com/match
3Mgives@mmm.com
Last Updated 01/02/2024