The Congressional Sportsmen Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit is conducting this raffle under authorization from the District of Columbia Secretary of State.

Eighty (80) potential winners (each a “Potential Winner”) from the Entries received during the Entry Period will be randomly selected in an electronic drawing (the “Drawing”) conducted by CSF on November 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.

The odds of winning are 1 in 1,250.

Ticket Purchase Deadline:  November 3rd, 2024 at
11:59PM (EST)

Drawing:
November 5th, 2024

Within five (5) business days following the drawing, CSF shall attempt to contact each of the Potential Winners selected in the Drawing (each a “Top Eighty Winner” and collectively the “Top Eighty Winners”) by phone and email using the contact information provided to CSF at the time of ticket purchase.  Within seven (7) days of contact, each Top Eighty Winner will be required to provide CSF with each of the following (collectively the “Paperwork”):

            (i) a copy of a valid driver’s license or other valid government issued identification confirming their identity;

            (ii) an executed Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release, in such form as is provided by CSF; and

            (iii) a completed and signed W-9 tax form.

Within five (5) business days following the drawing, CSF shall attempt to contact each of the Potential Winners selected in the Drawing (each a “Top Eighty Winner” and collectively the “Top Eighty Winners”) by phone and email using the contact information provided to CSF at the time of ticket purchase.  Within seven (7) days of contact, each Top Eighty Winner will be required to provide CSF with each of the following (collectively the “Paperwork”):

            (i) a copy of a valid driver’s license or other valid government issued identification confirming their identity;

            (ii) an executed Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release, in such form as is provided by CSF; and

            (iii) a completed and signed W-9 tax form.

No. There is only one drawing. Every ticket sold will be eligible for all of the prizes.

Yes. If you purchase more than one ticket, you are eligible to win more than one prize. Each ticket is assigned a unique identification number and every remaining ticket number is eligible to be drawn after the previous winning number is drawn.

No. You do not need to be present to win.

No. There are no cash alternatives to the prizes won. If a winner does not accept the prize, another winner will be drawn from the remaining tickets.

Upon CSF’s verification of: (i) the Top Eighty Winner’s eligibility and compliance with these Rules; and (ii) verification of receipt of the Paperwork by the Top Eighty Winner within the allocated time frame, CSF will coordinate to make available the applicable Top Eighty Prize; provided, however, that CSF, in its sole discretion, shall make the final determination of the pickup date and location of each Prize.

If any Top Eighty Winner: (i) fails to respond to CSF within seven days of CSF’s first contact, or is unable to be contacted by CSF using the information provided at the time of ticket;  (ii) declines to accept his or her Prize; (iii) fails to return the Paperwork as described above within the time designated by CSF (iv) is found to be ineligible pursuant to, or fails to meet the requirements of, these Rules; (v) does not comply with these Rules; (vi) is ineligible to receive the Prize he or she selected; or (vii) fails to claim his or her Prize within the allotted time set forth by CSF, such Top Eighty Winner and his or her Entry will be disqualified and another winner will be randomly selected from the remaining Entries received.

No.

If you still have questions after the FAQ, you can email us
at support@pop4conservation.com. Our staff will contact you within two (2) business
days.

Transactions between 8/19/24 and 11/3/24 will show as a charge from "Congressional Sportsmen’s
Foundation..." on credit/debit card statements.

No. The IRS’s position is that amounts paid for chances to win in raffles, lotteries, or similar drawings for valuable prizes are wagers, and consequently do not qualify as deductible charitable contributions.

CSF will issue a W-2G tax form for Prizes where appropriate. Such tax forms will be issued to the extent required by applicable law. CSF will not provide tax advice or assistance to any Potential Winner concerning the taxable nature of any Prize that is won. Each Potential Winner is responsible for any payment of all local, state and federal taxes resulting from the income attributable to the receipt of any Prize, and should consult a legal, tax, and/or accounting professional(s) regarding the tax implications of his or her respective Prize(s). CSF and its employees and agents are not tax and/or legal professionals and cannot provide legal or tax advice.

Any Eligible Participant that wins a prize, as part of a wager, worth in excess of $600 and 300 times the amount of the raffle ticket(s) purchased but less than $4,999.99 will be issued a W2-G for their prize and will be required to report the value of their prize to the Internal Revenue Service.   Any Eligible Participant that wins a prize that's value exceeds $5,000 (minus the amount of the raffle ticket(s) purchased) will be issued an IRS W-2G form and be required to remit all applicable taxes (24%) to the organization as a condition of receipt of the prize.  Failure to pay the taxes on the prize will result in automatic forfeiture of the prize.

As part of this raffle CSF provides an estimated value for the prizes, however, it is the responsibility of each and Potential Winner to determine, to his or her satisfaction, the value of his or her respective Prize(s), and the tax effect and liabilities associated with each of them, in light of his or her personal financial circumstances.

Pursuant to section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, amounts paid for chances to participate in raffles, or other similar drawings, are not gifts and do not qualify as deductible charitable contributions. Eligible individuals are encouraged to a legal, tax, and/or accounting professional regarding claiming charitable contributions.

Raffle tickets are $20 each, 3 for $50, or 10 for $100.

You may purchase as many tickets as you wish.

After your ticket(s) are purchased, you will receive an email confirming your
purchase. You will then receive a second email from "POP4Conservation
Raffle" <support@pop4conservation.com> with the subject line
"Your POP4Conservation Raffle Tickets Are Here!" Your ticket
number(s) are attached to this email as a PDF. If you do not receive a confirmation or follow-up ticket email, please be sure to check your SPAM/JUNK Folders.

We will cap the number of tickets sold at 100,000 tickets.