MATCH REQUEST PROGRAM: DOUBLING YOUR IMPACT
HOW THE MATCH PROGRAM WORKS
The Gray Reed Match Program allows Gray Reed attorneys and staff to double their contribution to the eligible charities of their choice.
As an example of our match program – John Doe makes a $500 donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. John submits a request for the Foundation to match it. Once approved the Foundation will send a donation equal to the same amount to the charity.
If a Gray Reed attorney or staff member requests a match donation to a charitable entity, they should submit the request using the Match Request Form. You will be notified once the Foundation directors review the request.
LIMITATIONS
Individuals can donate up to $2,000 in matched donations per year. There is a minimum of $100 for the match donations.
If the individual makes multiple contributions to the same charity throughout the year and want all of those contributions matched, it is required they compile those donations and request a combined total gift at the end of the year.
The donation to the charity (both the original gift and the Foundation’s gift) must be 100% deductible. If a portion of the donation is non-deductible (such as gala tickets or golf tournament spots), then that request will be sent to the BDC, Department Chair, or Industry Team Chair (pending the type of request) and cannot be funded through the Gray Reed Foundation.
The gift from the donor to the charity must have been made within 120 of the request to the Foundation (unless it is a compiling of multiple contributions to that charity).
The gift from the Foundation to the charity will be made within 60 days of request.
INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS
Eligible charitable organizations must be recognized by and registered with the United States I.R.S. as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. To confirm eligibility, please run a search on the IRS’s Non-Profit Database. In addtion, organizations that are not supported by our Match Request Program include:
Political organizations (partisan organizations or those supporting specific candidates or legislation).
Schools, universities and/or athletic programs (unless there is the creation of a scholarship or endowment).
Religious organizations (churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship), or other organizations primarily promoting religious purposes. Other faith-based community service organizations or schools may be considered eligible if their programs: a. are open to all individuals in the community regardless of religious belief; b. serve a secular purpose, such as homelessness projects, food banks, shelters and literacy programs; c. do not require participation in prayer, worship or other religious activities as a condition of receiving service(s) offered; and d. do not use the individual donation or resulting match for religious purposes.
Donor-advised funds, private foundations, personal trusts.
Organizations that do not comply with Gray Reed’s non-discrimination policy (for example, organizations that discriminate on the basis of a person’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic(s) protected by law).
Organizations that do not comply with the USA Patriot Act (or other applicable anti-terrorism rules/laws). The Foundation Directors will make the final decision with regards to whether an organization or charity is eligible for a gift.