Employee Matching Gift

Corporate Giving Policy Employer Matching Gift and Volunteer Grant Program 

What is it?

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees. Volunteer grants are another option that many employers offer as part of their corporate giving programs. This program encourage volunteerism in communities where employees live and work. Through these programs, companies provide monetary grants to organizations where employees regularly volunteer. Many nonprofits are eligible to receive volunteer grants, and these programs effectively turn supporter time and effort into tangible funds.

To find out if a company has a corporate giving policy, please check this list of local companies. If you are unable to find your company, feel free to email at TmatsumotoPTA@gmail.com and we will be happy to check for you.

How?

Though each program is unique, the steps for collecting matching gifts are actually quite uniform. The process consists of the following five steps:

1. An employee makes the initial donation: The first step is always that initial donation. There can be no matching gift without an initial gift to match!

2. Employee submits matching gift request: This is the most crucial step in the process. A donor must take the few minutes to request the matching gift from their employer. A nonprofit organization or educational institution can not make that request, even when they know that a donor is eligible. 

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3. Employer checks donation eligibility: Often companies will have someone on staff who is dedicated to matching gifts. This person (or team) will make sure that a donation is within the specified minimum and maximum amounts, check the employee’s employment status, and make sure that the organization itself is covered by the program guidelines.

4. Employer verifies donation: Once the donation is verified as match-eligible, the company will contact the nonprofit organization or educational institution to confirm the donation amount, date, and donor.

5. The organization collects the matching gift: The last stage, of course, is when the organization receives that matching gift from a company.

The process is really quite simple and quick.

If the program is available with your employer, help us request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it completed and signed to:

Tom Matsumoto 4121 Mackin Woods Lane San Jose, CA 95135 Or TmatsumotoPTA@gmail.com

Once we receive it, we will be happy to complete the rest of the form