Students form teams of up to 4 people to create an initial presentation for a non-profit (which can refer to the organization as a whole or a particular program or project by the organization) of their choice. The non-profit must fit into one of the following three areas:

1. Community asset development - encourage, sustain and develop economic self-reliance
2. Youth education - help young people succeed in life and in work
3. Community life - enrich communities with sponsorships and events focused on arts and culture

Teams must make the business, cultural, and social case for the investment.
Teams should submit the following documents for review:

1. PowerPoint presentation, limited to 10 slides (including appendices).  Only the first 10 slides of the presentation will be reviewed.
2. An executive summary of up to five pages (including appendices) with 1 inch margins and 10, 11 or 12 point font. There should be a cover page with each team member's name, school, graduation date, e-mail, mailing addresses and phone number. The cover page will not count against the five-page limit.  Only the first five pages (excluding the cover page) will be reviewed.
3. One document that includes personal statements from each member of the team (limit 200 words) describing what motivated him or her to enter this competition.
4. A one-page resumé/cv for each team member.

In selecting the finalists, teams will be judged based on the quality of the submissions provided, given the parameters outlined below. JPMorgan reserves the right to make all final decisions.
Teams that are chosen for the finals may be given direction for additional information that will need to be included in their presentation during the final event.
Teams are expected to provide responses that answer the following questions:

1. Why the non-profit can be trusted to put the money to good use
2. Why the investment matches JPMorgan’s culture and philosophy for philanthropy
3. Why the non-profit’s mission is beneficial

More specifically, teams must address the following:

1. Background information (can be the organization as a whole or a particular project or program):
1. Non-profit name
2. Non-profit’s address (Street; City, Country, State, Zip/Post code; Telephone; Fax number; Organization’s website)
3. Non-profit’s Tax ID #
4. Non-profit’s mission
5. Project/program within non-profit (if applicable)
6. Brief description of the organization’s history (including programs, services and recent accomplishments)
7. The role the organization plays in the community in which it is located, and the audiences it serves
8. Non-profit’s structure
9. Non-profit’s total revenues and expenses for the most recently completed fiscal year
10. The total cost of the program/project (if applicable) as well as the additional sources involved in its funding
2. Information on where the requested funds will be used
1. Non-profit area (The non-profit must fit into one of the following three areas)
1. Community asset development - encourage, sustain and develop economic self-reliance
2. Youth education - help young people succeed in life and in work
3. Community life - enrich communities with sponsorships and events focused on arts and culture
2. The primary purpose of the non-profit
3. The population served by and the geographic reach of the non-profit
4. How the mission of the non-profit will be implemented
5. The specific outcomes expected from the funding of this request
6. The tools that the non-profit has in place to measure its success