Matching Gifts

What are corporate matching gift programs?

Many companies want to support the causes that their employees care about, so they set up charitable giving programs through which they match employee donations to eligible nonprofits.

An example of a matching gift in action would be a donor, who works for Bank of America, who donates $250 to an eligible 501(c)(3) organization (i.e. a nonprofit). The donor then submits the proper matching gift forms to his employer’s HR department or through an exclusive employee portal. Bank of America receives the request and matches the donation 1:1 by writing a check for $250 to the same nonprofit. The $250 check written by Bank of America is the matching gift, and it’s an example of how corporate giving can provide a major boost to any fundraising campaign.