Matching Gifts

Many corporations will match charitable donations made by their employees. You can make your gift to the Vermont Foodbank go further by having your employer match your contribution, which may double or even triple the value of your gift. Some companies even match gifts made by employees’ spouses or retirees. There is no additional cost to you and the matching gift counts toward your total giving.

Is my gift too small?

Most matching gift programs do have a minimum and maximum amount that they will match each year. Many start at the $25 level and some go as high as $10,000. Find out the particulars for your program from your Human Resources department.

Will my employer like this idea?

Matching gift programs are set up as a way for a company to encourage community engagement and support organizations that are important to their employees. The company sets money aside for this purpose, but you have to ask for the match to be made. Having your gift matched is one of the benefits you receive as an employee- take advantage of it and increase the amount of support you are able to give a cause that you care about!

I’m retired. Will my company still match my gift?

Many companies continue to match gifts from their retired employees. Give your former Human Resources office a call to find out.

How long will it take for the Foodbank to get my matching gift?

Our verification process can take days, weeks or months.  It depends on the company and how they manage their matching gift program.  You can check the status of the gift through your company’s online system or simply follow-up with the Vermont Foodbank.

After I submit the matching gift form, will all my future contributions be matched too?

No. You must submit a matching gift form with each contribution that you make to the Vermont Foodbank.

How To Have Your Gift Matched

Requesting a matching gift from your employer is easy. First, make your gift to the Vermont Foodbank as you normally would. Then look for your employer’s name on the list below to see if your company has a matching gift program.

If they do, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it, completed and signed, with your gift. If you donate online, check the matching gift box on the donation page and then submit the completed form from your employer separately. You may be able to submit these forms electronically, as more companies are moving to a paperless system and using the internet to process matching gift requests.

Matching Companies

Even if your company is not listed here, please check with your Human Resources Department to see whether your gift to the Vermont Foodbank can be matched. And let us know if your employer matches gifts but is not on our list! Please email your company’s name to Mary Wrisley at  mwrisley@vtfoodbank.org. Thank you!

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A
Abbott Fund
ADC Foundation
Adobe Systems
Aetna
AIG Matching Grants Program
Altria
AllianceBernstein
Allstate Insurance
American Airlines
American Express
Amgen
Ameriprise Financial
Anheuser-Busch Foundation
Aramark
Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation
Autumn Harp, Inc.
Avon
AXA Foundation

B
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Bankers Trust Company
The Baupost Group, LLC
BD
Becton Dickinson and Company
Belden Wire & Cable Company
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Boeing
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.

C
C.R. Bard Foundation
CA Technologies
Cadence Design Systems
Carter & Mary Louise Lockwood Charitable Fund
Casey Matching Gifts Program
Caterpillar Foundation
Chevron
Choice Hotels International Foundation
The Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation
CIGNA
Cisco Systems
Citizens Charitable Foundation
Claneil Enterprises, Inc.
Coca-Cola
Compaq Computer Corp
ConAgra Foods
Costco Wholesale
Creative Pages, Inc.
CSX, Inc.

D
Darby Stearns Thorndike Kolter & Ware, LLP
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Dell Corporation
Delta Airlines
Deutsche Bank
Diageo North America
Digital Equipment Corporation
Dow Chemical Company
Duke Energy

E
Eastern Mountain Sports
Eating Well Media Group
Eaton Vance Investment Managers
eBay
Eisai Corporate Matching Gift Program
El Paso Corporation
Ernst & Young
ExxonMobil

F
FairPoint Communications
FM Global
Ford Foundation

G
The Gap
Gardener’s Supply Company
GE Foundation
GEICO
General Mills
GlaxoSmithKline
Goldman Sachs and Co.
Goodrich
Google
Grainger
Granite State Electric
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Guinness UDV North America

H
Halliburton
Home Depot
Houghton Mifflin Matching Gift Company OR Houghton Mifflin Matching Gift Company
Hormel Foods
HP Company Foundation
HSBC

I
International Data Group
ISO

J
John Hancock
Johnson & Johnson
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Juniper Networks

K
Kaplan Inc.
KeyBank
King Arthur Flour Company
Kraft Foods

L
Lake Champlain Chocolates
Liberty Mutual- Give With Liberty program
Lockheed Martin

M
Macy’s
Mascoma Savings Bank Foundation
MassMutual
Mastercard
McDonald’s
Merck
Merrill Lynch
Microsoft Corporation
Monsanto
Moody’s Corporation
Morgan Stanley
Motorola Inc.

N
Nash Foundation
National Grid
New Chapter, Inc.
North Pacific
Northfield Savings Bank
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

O
OppenheimerFunds
Oracle

P
PepsiCo
Pfizer Foundation
Pitney Bowes
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Procter & Gamble
Progressive Matching Gift Program
Prudential
Putnam Investments Matching Gifts Program

Q
Qimonda NA Foundation
Quest Diagnostics

R
Right Now Technologies

S
Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation
Sallie Mae
Sapient
Sara Lee Foundation Matching Grants Program
Sherwin-Williams
The Snell Group
Sovernet Communications
Stanley Works
State Farm
State Street

T
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Textron
The Home Depot
The J. Paul Getty Trust
The Mony Group
The Quaker Chemical Foundation
The Times Mirror Foundation
The Washington Post
Thrivent Financial

U
UBS
Unilever
Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company
United Technologies
Unitil
UPS

V
Vanguard Group
Verizon
Vermont Community Loan Fund
The Vermont Country Store
Vermont Mutual Insurance Company
VMware Foundation

W
Waste Management
Wellington Management Company, LLP
Wells Fargo/Wachovia
Wellpoint Foundation
West Marine Products
Wiley Rein LLP
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Workday