FAQ

Michael is deeply grateful for the efforts of our Team Fox fundraisers and wishes he could be part of every event raising funds and awareness for Parkinson's disease research. Despite of his larger-than-life image, Michael is just a person (with a family, an extremely busy schedule and an overwhelming number of requests for his time). For this reason, we are unable to fulfill requests for Michael to personally attend Team Fox events. Team Fox members are not permitted to reach out directly to Michael's management team, publicists or family. These requests are outside of their scope and will come back to MJFF staff. Thank you for your understanding.

All representatives of MJFF appreciate the hard work of our Team Fox members. They believe so strongly in Team Fox that many of our Board, Council and staff members are also a part of Team Fox, and contribute financially to their own events. Many also make financial contributions directly to MJFF each year. For these reasons, we request that you please do not solicit any representatives of MJFF. However, we understand you may have a personal relationship with a Board, Council or staff member. If so, please notify Team Fox staff before soliciting them for your event so we are aware.

Yes, as long as the logo is not redrawn or modified in any way and as long as the items are not being sold. The Team Fox staff can provide you a color logo or black and white version. We must review and approve items before they are made public.

Members are not allowed to use the MJFF logo on their materials. The Foundation holds several large-scale events each year that are organized by Foundation staff, and does not want the public to perceive the hundreds of Team Fox events taking place to be Foundation-sponsored. By using the Team Fox logo instead of the Foundation's logo, it is clear that the member is a part of Team Fox, supporting the Foundation, but that the event is not a Foundation-sponsored event.

All members must notify the Team Fox staff before making requests for a celebrity's involvement. If people ask why, please explain that because Michael J. Fox is a celebrity, we do not want other celebrities confused, thinking the request is coming directly from Michael. And, because the Foundation hosts its own events and has its own celebrity relationships, we don't want the celebrity to think that they are being asked to a Foundation-sponsored event. This is especially important when it comes to celebrities that the Foundation or Michael have worked with or plan to in the future.

The logo may not be used on any item that is to be sold.

Team Fox can send you the following items for use at your event:

Team Fox banners
Team Fox stickers
Team Fox and/or MJFF flyers
MJFF newsletters
Team Fox Donation Envelopes

Team Fox members have had great success asking local companies and the local branch of larger corporations for support. Think about what local companies, stores, restaurants, gyms, etc. would benefit from getting their name out in support of a local philanthropic effort.
If you are planning an event, think about the supplies you need and approach a vendor for in-kind donations to use at your event. You can often request support from companies in exchange for advertising on your flyers, brochures, letters, t-shirts and other event materials. Note that because in-kind donations to your event do not directly benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation, we cannot provide tax receipts for these contributions.

Team Fox and Michael J. Fox Foundation staff members love being at Team Fox events and try their best to attend when possible, but given travel costs and schedules it is impossible for us to have a representative at every event. If Team Fox members request our presence and let us know details of their event at least six weeks in advance we will do our best to try to get a representative to attend, though we can never make any promises. 

Portion of proceed sales are great Team Fox fundraisers. While the Foundation is not set up to help promote the sales of such items, we are greatly appreciative to be the beneficiary of your sale. In all materials related to the sale, please note the exact percent of proceeds (or dollar amount per item) that is going to the Foundation.

Please indicate on all materials that this is a Team Fox event whose proceeds will benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. For written materials, we suggest using the following sentence: "[Insert name of event] is a Team Fox event to benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation."

Team Fox members also have the opportunity to request a formal letter of support, which the Team Fox staff can provide. This document is often helpful for members approaching potential sponsors who want to confirm the association between the Team Fox member and the Foundation. The Team Fox staff can prepare an Acknowledgment Letter to use for these solicitations. Email us at teamfox@michaeljfox.org

The Michael J. Fox Foundation is not responsible for the reimbursement of your fundraising expenses. To keep your expenses down, consider asking local businesses for in-kind donations in exchange for advertising on your flyers, brochures, letters, t-shirts and other event materials. Because in-kind donations to your event do not directly benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation, we cannot provide tax receipts for these contributions.

Every member of a team gets their own personal fundraising page, including the team captain. All fundraising collected on the personal pages will be rolled into the total for the team page.

Team Fox is The Michael J. Fox Foundation's grassroots community fundraising program and is part of the Foundation. Team Fox members fundraise through various events and activities to benefit the Foundation; however, Team Fox members themselves are a part of Team Fox, not representatives of the Foundation. Team Fox provides a common brand and identity for people all over the world raising funds and awareness on behalf of the Foundation.

Yes. You can make a donation to a fundraiser on a team or you can make a general team donation.

All donations should be mailed to:
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777
New York, NY 10163-4777.

Please make all checks payable to: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
Please make sure that in the memo it says Team Fox DIY 2022 and who the donations should be credited to.

Click on the home page and begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.

All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Yes. For Canadian donations made online with a credit card, the amount entered in the online donation form will be in U.S. dollars.

Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed. If you made your donation in installments, you will receive a receipt each time a monthly payment is processed.

Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.

A Tax ID number identifies The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Tax ID number is 13-4141945

When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy."

If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

It is not a good idea to send a cash donation in the mail. You may drop off the cash at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research along with your information or you can deposit the cash into your checking account and send a personal check from your account.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

You can't enter a check online. Please mail all checks to:

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777
New York, NY 10163-4777

A Tax ID number identifies The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. The The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Tax ID number is 13-4141945.

The system is designed to only show the five most recent donations.

Log in with your email and password to visit your headquarters page. Select 'My Fundraising Report' on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your team .

To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right
2. Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar
3. Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)
4. Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"

You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your headquarters and edit your account preferences.

A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://fundraise.michaeljfox.org/tf-2022/ben.

When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".