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Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the Polaris Music Prize. Polaris will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with its purpose and mission.

No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.

Polaris will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.

Polaris will accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of the Polaris.

Certain other gifts, real property, personal property, in-kind gifts, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent or whose use is restricted in some manner, must be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for Polaris.

Polaris will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the Polaris will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.

Polaris will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the organization.

Polaris is a non-profit organization and any donations to us are not tax deductible. Therefore any donation receipts from us is used for record keeping.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel to let us know at info AT polarismusicprize.ca