Every country has different ways of recognizing the legal status of charitable, non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
For example, in the United States the government grants tax-exempt status to certain non-profit organizations which indicates the group meets the requirements to be recognized as a charitable organization. Some other countries provide official letters from the government, or an official form that acknowledges that the organization is an official group, and a not-for-profit charity.
To be eligible for the ‘Agents of Change’ AD Challenge, organizations need to be able to provide documentation that they are a recognized organization within their country and that they are a charitable organization.
The partner non-profit organization may be related to AD or dermatology, but this is not a requirement. For example, as part of the 2019 ‘Agents of Change’ AD Challenge, which focused on the bullying experienced by people living with AD, an organization called The Diana Award in the UK whose sole focus is to inspire positive change in the lives of young people received funding to bring their idea to life.

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