Donation Request
The University of Maine Department of Athletics will consider requests from not-for-profit organizations for donations of various department services. We will make our best efforts to fulfill charity requests within institutional and departmental policies, and NCAA, conference, and university rules and regulations.
Maine Athletics CANNOT donate to the following organizations:
- High schools, preparatory schools or two-year college institutions
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, national origin
- Organizations or programs designed to influence legislation or elect candidates to public office
- Organizations that do not adhere to NCAA rules and regulations
- For-profit entities
Maine Athletics Donation Guidelines:
All organizations receiving donations/autographs must be registered as a 501c (3) charity or "not-for-profit" entity. Items donated by the Department of Athletics shall not be loaned, donated, sold or otherwise transferred to a high school, prep school or junior college; including (1) any staff member of such an institution, (2) any booster organization of such an institution, or (3) any parent/guardian or sibling of a prospective student-athlete.
Donations and autographs from the University of Maine Department of Athletics, or the proceeds generated from such donations, cannot be used to fundraise for high schools, high school organizations (e.g., student council, yearbook club, etc.), or if the high school is raising the funds for a charity or educational project. (Please note that a high school is defined as grades 9-12).
* All money derived from the item/autograph must go directly to the organization submitting the request.
* Items/autographs donated by the University of Maine Department of Athletics shall not be sold, auctioned or traded without the expressed written consent of the Department of Athletics.
* Maine Athletics reserves the right to request the return of any item.
* Maine Athletics cannot provide balls, sticks, or jerseys to be autographed.
* Completion of the Donations Request Form above does not guarantee that the request will be fulfilled.
* All requests will be fulfilled based on recommendations from Maine Athletics, and availability.
* Past donations made by the University of Maine Department of Athletics do not guarantee subsequent donations.
* Please allow 7-10 days for the request to be evaluated and approved.
