ACFE Foundation Challenge Returns

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As you may know, the ACFE challenges our chapters to donate to the ACFE Foundation. Last year, ACFE chapters raised nearly $110,000 for future anti-fraud professionals. Participating chapters also received some great prizes to share with their members.

The mission of the ACFE Foundation is to increase the body of anti-fraud knowledge and support future anti-fraud professionals worldwide through the funding of scholarships, endowments, research and other educational projects. Donations from ACFE chapters have provided significant support to the Foundation’s mission. Since 2014, donations made by ACFE chapters total more than $470,000! We are excited to announce the return of the Foundation Fundraising Challenge for chapters in 2022.

So far, we have collected $29,405.69 from six chapters and two recently dissolved chapters. Thank you to the following chapters who have already donated:

  • Central Ohio - $10,000

  • Heartland - $10,000

  • Alabama Area - $5,000

  • Greater Pittsburgh Area - $1,000

  • Greater Fort Myers - $500

  • Samoa - $100

Scholarships
The ACFE Foundation administers the Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program, which has given nearly $900,000 to deserving students around the world. Scholarships to students range from $1,000 - $10,000 per student, with a total of $55,000 awarded annually.

ACFE Research Institute
In addition to providing scholarships to students, the ACFE Foundation expanded its scope by merging with the ACFE Research Institute (ARI). The ARI works with academics and practitioners to support research studies on the prevention of fraud and corruption. It provides both funding and data to aid research studies that benefit CFEs and the anti-fraud profession.

How does the challenge work?
There are prize packages awarded to chapters for meeting the following levels of donations:

Bronze: Donations of $500 or more – prize package of assorted books and merchandise

Silver: Donations of $1,000 or more – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including one copy of the CFE Exam Prep Course

Gold: Donations of $2,500 or more – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including two copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course

Diamond: Donations of $5,000 or more – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including four copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course and one registration to the main conference at an ACFE fraud conference*

Platinum: Donations of $7,500 or more – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including four copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course and three registrations to the main conference at an ACFE fraud conference*

Double Platinum: Donations of $10,000 or more – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including five copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course and four registrations to the main conference at an ACFE fraud conference*

* For packages that include one or more complimentary conference registrations, please choose from the ACFE Fraud Conference Middle East, ACFE Fraud Conference Europe, ACFE Global Fraud Conference, ACFE Fraud Conference Canada, or ACFE Fraud Conference Asia-Pacific. The complimentary registrations to an ACFE fraud conference must be redeemed in 2022 or 2023.

All chapters who donate $500 or more will receive an ACFE Yeti Tumbler that is not sold in the ACFE bookstore and is exclusive for chapters.

Chapters will also be recognized on the ACFE Chapter News site and on social media.

The deadline to submit your chapter’s donation is December 31, 2022. Payments can be made by credit card over the phone, or you can mail in a check. For check payments, please send your check, payable to the ACFE Foundation, to:

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Attn: Joe Broccolo
716 West Ave
Austin, TX 78701

The ACFE Foundation is a tax-exempt, charitable organization. Contributions to the ACFE Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.