Certificate Worksheet (PDF)
Participation Form (PDF)

Business Gives is an excellent way for local businesses to receive recognition from their Greater Mankato peers and community for the many contributions that they make to their regional marketplace.

Participation in Business Gives, sponsored by the Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. and coordinated by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, provides an opportunity to present a uniform and comprehensive picture of how businesses contribute to the quality of life in our community.

Greater Mankato Growth member businesses are recognized for giving cash and/or in-kind contributions to charitable organizations amounting to 2 % or more of their pretax earnings. Because recognition is based on the percent of income given in cash and in-kind donations, a small business that gives $1,000 each year can receive the same recognition as one that contributes $10,000.

Member businesses are encouraged to participate by completing the Participation Form (see link above) and submitting it to Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. On the form the business certifies that during its most recently completed fiscal year it gave at least 2 % of its pretax earnings in cash and/or in-kind contributions to charitable organizations. (A Worksheet (see link above) is available to help with calculating the 2 %.)

The only information about participants that is publicly released is the name, type of business and business location. Greater Mankato Business Gives does not report contributed amounts, nor does it audit for compliance. The honor system prevails.