Contribution Forms

AHEC competes with more than 40 other agricultural commodity groups for funding from the USDA based on a series of evaluation criteria, and of those contribution levels and success stories are considered two of the most important. In order to maintain our funding levels it is crucial that we are able to document the hardwood industry's commitment to exporting and participation in AHEC promotional programs. We need to demonstrate that the industry is willing to put its own resources behind exporting, and we are required to show a minimum of 80 cents of industry “contributions” for each $1.00 of taxpayer money we receive. These contributions are not cash contributions to AHEC, rather they the resources that each individual company puts toward exporting.

Contribution Forms detail your export-related expenditures (overseas office/staff costs, sales trips, trade shows) as well as costs incurred by attending AHEC events (plane tickets, trade show costs, attending member's meetings, employee time, etc.).

Success Stories are short descriptions of how AHEC programs have helped your business in a quantifiable way (ideally - value of sales from AHEC events, jobs created through opening a new facility, long-term impacts, etc. Your company name is not needed, but city and state should be included so they can reach the appropriate Congressional district.

It's crucial that we have your support to continue AHEC programs. To the right you can download the Contribution Level Form and Success Stories Template and send them to tpryor [at] ahec.org (subject: Contribution%20Form%2FSuccess%20Story) . All information received through these forms is confidential.

Sorted by date

Matching Fund Reporting Form 2022 for Meetings, Sales Trips, and Trade Shows

Date:
01/01/2022

Description:

Expenditures such as travel costs, trade shows, attendance at AHEC events, etc.
Success Story Template

Date:
12/28/2015

Description:

Quantifiable description of how AHEC programs have helped your business. A concise paragraph that identifies what happened and why, all parties contributing to the success, and the success's specific economic impact (i.e. amount of sales or number of jobs created or saved).
Matching Fund Reporting Form 2022 for Staff Overhead, Overseas Offices (Form #2)

Date:
01/01/2022

Description:

Form #2 details a companies' costs of exporting outside of travel. This includes production overhead for hardwood products destined for export, international marketing expenses, and the salaries of sales staff who focus on exports.

Matching Fund Reporting Form 2022 for Meetings, Sales Trips, and Trade Shows

Success Story Template

Matching Fund Reporting Form 2022 for Staff Overhead, Overseas Offices (Form #2)