Window decal
A newly dated decal can be issued for each qualifying year.
Annual business recognition
Year by year. Visible. Verifiable.
A Franklin Helps mark should show the year—and point to the current truth.
Qualified participating businesses and organizations can build a visible history of annual Franklin Helps participation. Each dated decal or plaque recognizes the year shown; the public Franklin Helps profile verifies whether participation is current now.
Decal or plaque—the public meaning stays the same.
These are demonstration templates only. No real business has been issued a Franklin Helps annual credential.
Wall plaque
A business may display distinct annual plaques or, later, a durable plaque with annual inserts.
The physical credential and digital record do different jobs.
Year is visible
Every annual credential clearly shows the participation year.
QR opens the location profile
The QR is assigned to the specific qualified business/location record, not automatically to every location of a company.
Profile shows current truth
The profile clearly says Active, Renewal Pending or Past and keeps verified participation years separately.
What the mark means—and does not mean
It can mean
- The business/location qualified for Franklin Helps participation for the year displayed.
- Its current status can be checked on FranklinHelps.org.
- Its verified annual participation history can remain visible over time.
It does not mean
- Government approval or legal certification.
- Endorsement of the business's products or services.
- A guarantee that an old plaque represents current participation.
- Public disclosure of exact contribution amounts or private billing information.
See how current, pending and past status will read.
The pages below are synthetic product fixtures, not real participating businesses.