Matching Gifts
What are Matching Gifts?
Matching Gifts FAQ
What are Matching Gifts?
Multiplying donations dollar-for-dollar
A lot of companies match their employees' charitable donations. These companies will match your friend's donation and double it, more or less, depending on the company. To find out if a company has a matching gift policy, click here or check with the company's HR department.
Parts of a matching gift:
- A donation.
- Online donation: Make a copy of the donation receipt.
- Offline donation: Make a copy of the check and send the check to Paycor.
- The form. Most companies have an online or paper form LLS
must complete to confirm receipt of the donation. The donor must obtain
this form from his/her company (usually, the human resources
department).
- If the form is online, the donor completes and submits it online. LLS gets a copy.
- If the form is paper, the donor completes it and gives it to you. You mail, fax or email this with the donation receipt to your team manager at LLS.
- A copy of the donation receipt/check copy must accompany the matching gift form.
Matching Gifts process
Once the donation is received at Paycor and LLS receives the matching gift paperwork, we'll communicate with the company to get the matching donation.
Most matching companies have a proven history with our office and we'll credit your account total with the matching gift as soon as we process the form.
If a company is new to our office, we'll have to wait until LLS gets the actual matching check from the company before we can update your total. In some cases, this could take months—don't wait to submit your paperwork! If we don't receive the matching check before your final fundraising deadline and you haven't met your minimum, we must ask you to make a personal contribution to meet your minimum at that time. (You'll be eligible to request reimbursement for that amount as soon as we receive the matching check.)
Tips
- Begin the process as quickly as possible! Some companies match annually or quarterly and you'll want us to get the matching check before your final fundraising deadline.
- Ensure the matching gift requests you submit comply with your company's guidelines.
- Before you submit a matching gift form, your sign in to your eFundraising page and make sure the information on your My Account tab matches what you put on your matching gift form. If the information doesn't match up, we'll have a hard time assigning the match to you and the process will be delayed.
Frequently asked questions about matching gifts
How do I submit a matching gift?
When will the match hit my webpage/fundraising
total?
Tax ID number
How do I submit a matching gift?
Complete your part of the matching gift form (see above) and send it with a copy of the donation to:
LLS Matching Gifts
221 Main St Ste 1650
San Francisco, CA 94105
The Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter finance department will complete our part of the matching gift form, and we'll process it from there.
When will the match hit my webpage/fundraising total?
Most matching companies have a proven history with our office and we'll credit your account total with the matching gift as soon as we process the form (usually takes 1-3 weeks).
If a company is new to our office, we'll have to wait until LLS gets the actual matching check from the company before we can update your total (in some cases, this could take months—check with your company for details).
Tax ID number
It's 13-5644916. Check the Tax ID page for more info.
