CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS

What is a matching gift?

Matching gift is a philanthropic program in which companies match the employee’s donation to nonprofit organizations, such as Forest Trail Elementary Booster Club! Most big name companies do have matching gift programs and have matching capabilities ranging from 1:1 ratio to 4:1 ratio. Some companies even match gifts of retirees and spouses. 

How does it work?

When you make your donation, if your company has a matching gift program and if you are eligible, it will financially match your donation by also donating to the nonprofit. This means your No Hassle Fundraiser donation of $130 per child could potentially double, and you could give the school $260 in your family name! 

Is Forest Trail Elementary Booster Club a Non-profit?

The FTE Booster Club is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. No goods or services, in whole or in part, are received in exchange for your contribution; therefore, the full value of your contribution is deductible for income tax purposes. Forest Trail Elementary Booster Club's Tax ID Number is 74-2384768.

How do I find out if my company has a matching gift program?

Inquire with your employer’s HR department or a personnel who handles your benefits package if your company offers such a program and what the specific process is. You may be required to fill out a form or your company might have an automatic portal for processing such requests. These require a small additional amount of your time, but the impact you are making is huge! 

Here is a Sample List of Matching Gift Companies 

(Credits: https://austinpbs.org/match)

Numerical

• 3M
• 4Charity Foundation, Inc.

A

• Abbott Fund Matching Gift Program
• Abbott Laboratories
• Adobe Inc
• ADP
• Altria Group
• AMD Matching Gift Program
• American Endowment Foundation
• America’s Charities
• Apple Computer, Inc
• Apple Matching Gifts Program
• Applera Corporation
• Applied Materials Corporate Matching Funds
• AT&T Foundation
• AT&T United Way Employee Giving Campaign
• Austin Community Foundation
• Austin Ventures
• Automatic Data Processing Inc.
• AVP Management Services, Inc.

B

• Baker Botts LLP
• Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
• BNSF Foundation
• BP AMOCO

C

• CA Technology
• CA, Inc. Matching Gift Program
• Capital Sports & Entertainment
• Caterpillar Foundation
• Charles Schwab Foundation
• Chevron Matching Gift Program
• Coca Cola Matching Gifts Program
• ConocoPhillips Company

D

• Dell Direct Giving Campaign
• Deloitte Consulting
• Dynamic Reprographics, Inc.

E

• Electronic Arts Matching Gift Program
• Emerson Matching Gifts Program
• Entropic Communications, Inc.
• Everyone Givvs, Inc
• ExxonMobil Foundation

F

• Farm Credit Bank of Texas Employer Matching Gift Program
• Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
• Fitch Ratings Matching Gifts Program
• Freddie Mac Foundation Matching Gift Program
• Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation
• Freescale

G

• GE Foundation
• Google Gift Matching Program
• Graves, Dougherty, Hearon, & Moody, PC

H

• Hewlett-Packard
• Home Depot
• Hospira Employee Giving Campaign
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• HP Employee Giving

I

• IBM Corporation Matching Grants Program

J

• J&J Instruments
• Johnson & Johnson
• JPMorgan Chase Foundation
• JustGive KPMG Community Giving Campaign

L

• Lincoln Financial Foundation

M

• Macy’s Foundation
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc
• MDM Properties, L.C.
• Merck Partnership for Giving
• Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
• Microsoft Matching Gift Program

N

• National Instruments
• Neiman Marcus
• Network for Good
• Nintendo of America Inc
• Nvidia

O

• ONEOK Foundation, Inc.
• Oracle

P

• Pacific Life Foundation
• Pfizer Foundation
• Precision Castparts
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Progressive Insurance Corporation

Q

• Qualcomm

R

• RBC Dain Rauscher
• RBC Wealth Management
• REI / Recreational Equipment, Inc.
• Rockwell International

S

• Sabre Holdings Give Together Campaign
• Safeway, Inc.
• Salesforce Foundation
• Samsung Austin Semiconductor
• SAP Matching Gift Program
• SBC Foundation
• Shell Oil Company Foundation
• Signature Science, LLC
• Silicon Labs Matching Grants Program
• Sprint Foundation
• Symantec Matching Gift Program

T

• T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc. Matching Gift Program
• Temple-Inland Foundation
• Texas Instruments Foundation
• Texas State Employees Union
• Textron Matching Gift Program
• The John E. Fetzer Institute, Inc.
• The mGive Foundation
• The Pew Charitable Trusts Matching Gift Form
• Thrivent Financial
• Topfer Family Foundation

U

• UBS Foundation USA
• United Way Matching Gifts Program

V

• Verizon
• Visionweb Holding LLC

W

• Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign

X

• Xcel Energy Employee Involvement Programs

Any questions? Please contact our FTE Booster Club Treasurer at alessandra.m.thomas@gmail.com.