Program Requirements

• Participating athletes must be registered for and race in any of the full distance U.S. Ironman races in 2008.  Race entries are not provided through this program. 
  
• The nonprofit beneficiary must hold tax exempt nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue code (only U.S. based nonprofits hold this status) at the time of registration for the Janus Charity Challenge.  A copy of the nonprofit’s tax exemption letter must be faxed (303-336-4630) or emailed (januscharitychallenge@janus.com) to the JCC organizers prior to registering.  Please include athlete's name and race when sending this documentation. 
  
• The athlete may not be employed by the nonprofit organization for which funds are being raised.

• Athletes may begin fundraising only AFTER they have an official entry into one of the JCC races.
  
• Funds may be raised through pledges, fundraising events or personal donations.  Athletes may use the assistance of other people in collecting/raising funds for their Charity Challenge nonprofit; however, all funds must be collected expressly for the Janus Charity Challenge. 
  
• All donations made offline must be tracked using either through your Kintera donation center, our official athlete donation tracking form (found under the Fundraising Tools tab), or your own spreadsheet.
  
• Only those funds that have been raised/pledged by 2:00 PM (or at the time the athlete village closes, whichever is earliest) the day before the race will be considered for the purposes of identifying the top fundraisers in the Janus Charity Challenge.
  
• All participating athletes must register in person at the race at the Janus booth in the expo area to verify the final amount of funds raised through all sources no later than 2:00 PM (or at the time the athlete village closes, whichever is earliest) the day before the race.  Athletes must submit their official donation tracking form for contributions and pledges received in addition to online donations at this time. 
  
• The top fundraisers will be identified by Janus based on total funds raised for one designated charity as of the day before their race. For the purposes of this program, monies raised by one athlete for multiple charities cannot be viewed as one total contribution. The top fundraisers will be recognized at the athlete awards event following each race.
  
• Janus does not collect any money from the athletes.  All athletes are responsible for sending offline donations directly to their beneficiary within three weeks following the Ironman race. This time period is for collecting pledged funds and submitting funds to the beneficiary.  Any additional funds raised during this time will not qualify toward the official fundraising total of the athlete.
  
• Donations made online via credit card by the fundraising deadline (less administrative fees) will be sent directly to the beneficiaries within two to four weeks following each race.  The entire total raised will be counted towards each athlete’s fundraising total.  Any donations made between the fundraising deadline and when an athlete's fundraising site closes (two months following the race) will be sent to the nonprofit shortly after the site is closed.
  
• If the amount actually received by the beneficiary is lower than the amount stated at the final stage of registration, this could alter the standing of the top fundraisers and affect the level of additional funds that your nonprofit is eligible to receive.
  
• Approximately three weeks following the race, a Janus representative will verify receipt of all contributions with the nonprofit prior to sending the award money to the charity.  If a beneficiary does not respond to our request for verification within a reasonable time period, they will become ineligible to receive the additional funds.

If you have questions about the Janus Charity Challenge, please contact januscharitychallenge@janus.com.