Our Company
Chariteez is the charitable fundraising sector of PW Apparel. PW Apparel was first established as Short Bus Tees in 2004, before being named to PW Apparel at the beginning of 2007. PW Apparel, located in North West, Indiana, is a company providing screen printing and embroidery services to its many consumers.
Chariteez Fundraising
The Chariteez portion of PW Apparel, is our charitable fundraising sector. We see that some of our customers, mostly teenagers and young adults, aren't motivated to donate to a charitable organization without some direct incentive. We step in by offering t-shirts at the normal market price, but guarantee that a portion gets donated to the selected charity. PW Apparel has went as far as creating a company policy that says that the greater of either $5 or 50% profit of a 'Chariteez' order must be donated to charity.
Chariteez Goodwill Fund
The Chariteez Goodwill Fund was created in 2008. This fund lets Chariteez pay PW Apparel for the costs of printing shirts for fundraising organizations. We like to sponsor youth based organizations as well as cancer or medical events. If you know of anyone who could use free t-shirts to be sold at an event to help raise funds, please contact us today. PW Apparel is in the processing of creating a scholarship opportunity for high school seniors that have a history of volunteerism and community service.
Non-Profit Status
We are not legally set up as a non-profit organization. Because 'Chariteez' is a fairly new venture for PW Apparel, it is funded by its own profits. In order for us to build a marketing budget to get the word out about our projects, then we must retain a portion of our revenue to be used at a later time by the company. We do try to make distinct partnerships with our selected charities though, so that our customers can be assured that the portion set aside for the charity actually gets to them. We have a very ethical policy when it comes to dispersing charitable funds.
