Three Simple Steps:
- Find or Start Your Ring – Join an existing Ring in your area or based on your interests, or gather just two other cigar enthusiasts to start your own.ͭ
- Contribute and Connect – Make your annual commitment* and connect with your community.
- Vote and Give Together – Discussᛪ potential nonprofits and causes with your fellow Ring members, vote democratically on which cause to support⑈, and watch your collective gift create real impact.
Connect with your Ring through your dedicated online community and join international forums to discuss cigars, philanthropy, and everything in between with premium cigar enthusiasts worldwide.
This isn’t charity by committee. This is fellowship with purpose…and a cigar.
Light Up Change.
Together.
.ͭ You may join as many Cigar Rings as you would like, but Rings, beyond those hosted by Cigar Rings International, will have their own membership giving and participation requirements. Gifts made to one Ring cannot be counted toward nor transferred to another Ring.
* Pooled charitable giving is foundational for each Ring. Each Ring sets its own giving threshold for membership, and Rings may opt for membership levels based on giving amounts and/or activity. However, the annual charitable gift requirement cannot be less than $180 nor greater than $12,000. Learn more here.
ᛪ Each Ring determines participation requirements and may offer different membership levels for different levels of participation. Each Ring sets its own standards for how it will meet as a Ring – in-person, online, by conference call, or a hybrid approach.
⑈ Cigar Rings award recipients must be a 501(c)(3) recognized nonprofit. Further, all awards must be made in full compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, as well as the Internal Revenue Service statutes and codes.