Matching Gifts

Did you know that many companies match employees’ donations to charitable causes like the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County? Gifts may include monthly payroll deductions, as well as annual gifts. Some companies will even match gifts made by retirees and spouses of employees! Most of these programs match contributions dollar for dollar, and some will even double or triple the amount of the gift!

In addition to providing greater support for the Jewish community, your matching-gifts donation offers other benefits:

For employees: You will be acknowledged at the recognition level that includes your employer’s match. For example, if you make a donation of $500 to Federation and your employer’s matching gift brings the total contribution to $1,000, you will be recognized at the $1,000 level and therefore be eligible to attend an event that requests a minimum suggested gift of $1,000.

For employers: Donations received from employers through their matching-gift programs are fully tax-deductible by the employer providing the matching gift. 

How to Acquire Matching Gifts

1. Check with your company’s Human Resources department to see if a charitable Matching Gift Program exists.
2. If the answer is "yes," ask for a Matching Gift Form and complete your portion. (If the answer is “no,” talk to your HR Director and suggest the company consider such a program.)
3. Complete the Matching Gift Form and submit to Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County, attn.: Accounting, 230 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River, NJ 08882, email us at info@jf-gmc.org or call 786.866.8474.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The IRS does not consider Federation to be a religious organization. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, we are required to file a 990 form, and we do so annually.

If you have further questions or concerns, please contact the Federation at (732) 588-1800.

Partial List of Matching Gift Employers

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
• CNA Foundation
• Home Depot Foundation
• Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Matching Gifts Program
• JP Morgan Chase Foundation Matching Gift & Volunteer Grant Programs
• Merck Partnership for Giving
• Pfizer Foundation Mathching Gifts Program
• Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts
• Sun Microsystems, Inc.
• UBS Foundation USA
• Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program 

For more information about Matching Gifts:

Contact our controller, Leslie Kornfeld at (732) 588-1812 or lkornfeld@jf-gmc.org.