23 Feb Community Foundation to host eighth annual match event
MCPHERSON, KAN—— The McPherson County Community Foundation’s (MCCF) annual matching event enters its ninth year of helping build the endowments of local partnering non-profits. Match Week, formally known as Match Day, will take place during the week of Mar. 6-10. A total of $385,000 was raised during the event last year, a record for MCCF.
Since beginning in 2014 the event has raised over 1.9 million dollars. The change from a one-day event to an entire week, came after the record-breaking success of 2021. The Foundation determined more time gave organizations more opportunities.
“This event is an opportunity for organizations to build a strong endowment that will help with permanent funding,” Becky Goss, President and CEO of MCCF said, “They will receive immediate funding by leveraging the grant dollars.”
For 2023 $100,000 will be made available from the MCCF Community Fund and the Gaeddert Family Fund.
Matching funds are given to organizations based on a proportional basis. If $300,000 is raised during the week and an organization receives 10% of the total donations, they will receive $10,000 to use for immediate needs. Required Minimum Distribution gifts can be made from your IRA to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution as long as a donation form is filled out by Mar. 10. Funds from IRA accounts do not have to be transferred immediately and will be accepted by the foundation up until Dec. 31.
Donations to participating organizations can be given in-person at the MCCF office located at 1233 N. Main. MCCF holds office hours Mon.-Thu. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Online donations can be made through the Foundations website until midnight of Mar. 10 and mailed donations must be postmarked no later than Mar. 10.
Required Minimum Distribution gifts can be made from your IRA to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution as long as a donation form is filled out by Mar. 10. Funds from IRA accounts do not have to be transferred immediately and will be accepted by the foundation up until Dec. 31.
In 2023 there will be 44 partnering organizations that will benefit from the event:
Ag in the Classroom
Arts After School
Band Fund—McPherson HS
Bethany Village
CASA: A Voice for Children
Canton Township Carnegie Library
Cedars Retirement Community
Community Thanksgiving Dinners
Deanna Zeitlow Crohn’s Assistance
Eagle Power Club
Edwin Stucky Debate Enhancement Fund
Friends of the McPherson Police Association
Giving Hope Cancer Fund
Good Beginnings Preschool
GraceMed Health Clinic
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Keri Lindholm Endowment for Arts
Lindsborg Child Development Center
Marquette Learning Center
Meals on Wheels of McPherson
McPherson Arts Alliance
McPherson Area Habitat for Humanity
McPherson Community Theatre
McPherson County Council on Aging
McPherson County 4-H
McPherson County Food Bank
McPherson County Supports Scouting
McPherson Education Foundation
McPherson Dog Park Endowment
McPherson Family YMCA
McPherson Hospital
McPherson Housing Coalition
McPherson Humane Society
McPherson Museum & Arts Foundation
McPherson Opera House Company
McPherson Parks & Public Land
McPherson Public Library
Monitor Cemetery Association
The Omega Project Endowment
Riverview Estates
School Supply Train
Steps to End Poverty in McPherson County
United Way of McPherson County
Women & Children Combating Cancer