Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Only a Quarter-Century Society Member, or a deceased member's surviving spouse or dependents are eligible to apply for a grant.
Please contact the Executive Director to determine if you are a member of the QCS. Use the form located on the "Contact Us" drop down menu of our homepage. An employee who completes twenty-five years of vested service with International Paper Company or a qualified subsidiary is eligible to be a member of The Quarter-Century Society, Inc. Note this is an abbreviated version of the definition of membership contained in the Constitution of the Quarter-Century Society and in the Society's Rules and Regulations.
Please contact the Executive Director using the form located on the "Contact Us" drop down menu on the homepage. We assign membership to a chapter based on your current home address. Typically if you live within a 50-mile radius of a chapter you are assigned to that chapter. If multiple chapters exist in an area we try to assign you to the one associated with the location where you last worked. About 60% of our membership does not reside near a chapter. Those members are assigned to the Unaffiliated Chapter and are administered by the QCS Board of Directors.
The Quarter-Century Society does not have a life insurance policy. International Paper employees, retirees or beneficiaries should contact the IP Employee Service Center with benefit-related questions.
The Quarter-Century Society, Inc. is a separate legal entity from International Paper. It is managed by a Board of Directors, consisting of 12 members who serve three-year terms. An Executive Director manages its day-to-day affairs. The Society has tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service.
Income from the Society's investments provide funding for our grants. In 1936 a trust fund was started by some of our early founding members. That fund has grown over time and provides the income necessary to run the Society.