Donors supported Greater Salina Community Foundation’s Match Madness 2015 in a big way. The event set record numbers for participating charities: 60, donors: 449 and contributions: $201,137!
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 10, GSCF hosted nonprofit representatives and donors at the on-site event at Martinelli’s Little Italy in downtown Salina. Out-of-town donors were able to contribute online through the GSCF website from 12:01 a.m. through midnight.
Eligible donations received a 40.66% match from a $75,000 match pool. This was the largest match pool in the event’s 4-year history.
Bonus grants were awarded on the hour throughout the day at Martinelli’s. At the end of every hour, a donation sheet was drawn and an extra $100 was added to that donor’s contribution.
In addition, Women Helping Women received a $500 bonus grant for having the most donors. Second place in the donor count went to Child Care Aware, which received a $200 bonus grant, and third place went to Circles of the Heartland, which received a $100 bonus grant.
Match Madness makes giving to endowment easy. Contributions were matched up to $2,000 per donor per charity. Some donors took the opportunity to contribute more than the eligible matching amount to their favorite charity, and others elected to contribute to funds that were not part of the event. Non-matched donations totaled $16,700.
With all donations, the matching grants, and the hourly and bonus grants awarded, the total charitable benefit from the event was $278,137.35.
GSCF attributed the event’s success to the great work of the participating charities to promote the opportunity to their donors, and to a very generous community. GSCF also thanks Martinelli’s for donating the space.
This was the fourth year for Match Madness. The event was designed to give local nonprofits an easy way to share the value of endowed giving with their donors. Match Madness generates new gifts to the charities’ endowed funds for long-term support, and provides matching cash grants to help meet immediate needs.
Watch for Match Madness again next year on March 8, 2016!