Century Fund
Barber Law Firm Century Fund Overview
For over a century, the Barber Law Firm has prided itself on being a forward-thinking organization — a leader in our profession. To honor our 100th year in practice, we committed to giving back for the next century with the formation of the Barber Law Firm Century Fund.
With annual contributions from the firm for the next century, each year the Barber Law Firm Century Fund will distribute a portion of its annual earnings to a designated nonprofit partner. Designed to generate approximately $8 million in charitable contributions over the next century, the fund will produce a greater impact each year with total annual distributions of approximately $250,000 by 2110.
Nomination Form for Nonprofit Partner Contribution
The Barber Law Firm Century Fund is our firm's way of giving back to the communities in which we live and serve. Nominations for the Barber Law Firm Century Fund’s designated Nonprofit Partner of the Year will be accepted yearly from June 15 to August 15.
Selection Process
Nominations for the Barber Law Firm Century Fund's nonprofit partner are made annually through an online nomination process. Nominations will be accepted from June 15 to August 15 of each year. Qualified nominees will be considered by the Barber Law Firm Century Fund Committee, which will make a recommendation to the Members of the Barber Law Firm. The firm's Members will select the grant recipient in early September. The recipient nonprofit organization will be announced in mid- to late-September.
The selected nonprofit organization will receive a $5,000 contribution by the Barber Law Firm Century Fund. Plus, the firm will seek to create awareness of the nonprofit and its mission with both a public announcement event seeking media coverage and by placing information and a link to the nonprofit's website on www.barberlawfirm.com.
Guidelines For Nonprofit Partner Nominations
With so many outstanding nonprofit organizations making an impact in the state, the Barber Law Firm has established the following guidelines and suggestions to help evaluate the nominations received and to ultimately select one designated nonprofit partner each year:
- Must be a qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization;
- Must be based in Arkansas or make a significant contribution or impact in Arkansas;
- Must contribute to a social, educational, medical, cultural, or philanthropic mission that enhances the overall quality of life in Arkansas;
- Must complete and submit nomination form through the online nomination process by the annual deadline of August 15.
Suggestions For Nonprofit Partner Nominations - Consideration
- Provide detailed examples of how the nominated organization impacts the lives of those it serves, and how the service or mission benefits society as a whole;
- Provide information about how the nominated organization plans to use the contribution from the Barber Law Firm Century Fund and the difference this contribution will make or benefits it will deliver;
- Consider and outline options for possible projects or events that the Barber Law Firm could participate in to help create awareness for the Century Fund as well as the nominated organization and its mission;
- Describe how discrete, unique projects/programs with greatest impact are favored.
Past Barber Law Firm Century Fund partners
Nominate a Nonprofit Partner
To nominate a qualified nonprofit organization, please submit the form by clicking on the button below — Nominations must be complete, on time, and online.
Nominations will be accepted for the Barber Law Firm Century Fund’s nonprofit yearly between June 15 and August 15.