Cy Pres Awards:
Cy Pres is a doctrine that permits a court to award any unallocated, unclaimed, or undeliverable funds from a settlement or judgement to a non-profit organization. As a national nonprofit organization, Persevere is eligible to receive nominations and awards for cy pres funding.
Persevere is an ideal choice for a cy pres award, as evidenced by our work to empower justice-impacted men and women to rebuild their lives with dignity and opportunity. Cy pres awards can directly support the work of the Persevere program. If you’re involved in a legal settlement, please consider directing a cy pres award to Persevere.
Connection to many classes:
Because Persevere delivers vital reentry services to individuals and families in many substantive areas (such as employment, housing, transportation, healthcare, education,etc.), we have a nexus to most types of class action cases. Our work is conducted nationally, so we are eligible to be nominated in federal courts as well as state courts throughout the country. To help support our mission through cy pres, please add Persevere to your firm’s list of eligible cy pres recipients. Please contact Jane Rowland, Persevere’s Director of Operations, at jrowland@perseverenow.org if you have any questions about Persevere’s work or the cy pres process.