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Founding 25 Communities
Make Your Town a Founding Community
Municipalities, chambers, main streets and neighborhood groups: activate your local businesses, nonprofits and residents around a season of compassion.
Free to apply • Reviewed by our team • Applying does not guarantee acceptance
Momentum so far
Checking the founding roster…
What founding members get
- A public community page showing your participating businesses and nonprofits
- Co-branded launch messaging and a partner toolkit
- Recruitment support for local businesses and nonprofits
- A community referral code that attributes every signup you drive
- A season recap of local impact you can publish and present
What we ask of you
- •You are an organization or group that can convene locally
- •You name a launch contact for the 2026 season
- •You invite local businesses, nonprofits and residents to take part
- •You keep the tone positive and community-centered — never competitive
A founding community is activated once its profile is approved and its community shows at least one participating organization or Elf.