FOUNDATION DONORS EXTEND A GENEROUS OFFER TO NEW MEMBERS

This generous “challenge” is being offered by Foundation donors and local philanthropists, Charles and Mary Heider. When you open a new charitable account with the Omaha Community Foundation by December 1, we’ll match 10 percent of your initial contribution, up to $1,000. Their gift is yet another example of their own commitment to this community and to ensuring that others join them in their philanthropic journey. Matching funds are limited, so take the opportunity to give more while it lasts.

 

TERMS

·         Available August 1 through December 1, 2010

·         Open a new charitable account and receive a match of 10 percent of your contribution up to a maximum of $1,000 per account

·         Matching funds are deposited in the account you established for your charitable use

 

ELIGIBILITY

·         New individual or corporate donors to the Foundation

·         Current donors that have personal accounts with the Foundation who open corporate accounts

·         Current donors that have corporate accounts with the Foundation who open personal accounts

·         Nonprofit organizations or places of worship that start endowment accounts

 

TYPES OF ACCOUNTS

·         Charitable Checkbook

·         Corporate Charitable Checkbook

·         Charitable Savings Account

·         Donor Advised Fund

·         Corporate Donor Advised Fund

·         Agency Endowment

·         Designated Fund

·         Field of Interest Fund

·         Supporting Organizations

 

CURRENT DONORS

·         OCF donors who have personal accounts may take advantage of the matching funds by opening corporate accounts and vice versa.

·         OCF donors may want to start accounts for their family or tell their family, friends, and colleagues about the opportunity for them to get matching funds.

·         OCF donors may also want to encourage the nonprofits they support to start endowment accounts that qualify for matching funds.

 

NEW DONORS

·         New donors may take advantage of the matching funds by opening personal and/or corporate accounts starting at $1,000 or more.

·         New donors may want to start accounts for their family or tell their family, friends, and colleagues about the opportunity for them to get matching funds.

·         New donors may also want to encourage the nonprofits they support to start endowment accounts that qualify for matching funds.

 

CORPORATE GIVERS

·         Local companies can take advantage of matching funds by starting a corporate giving account that with as little as $1,000.

·         Corporate givers may want to start an account to begin an employee matching gift program for their company.

·         Corporate givers may also want to encourage the nonprofit organizations they support to start endowment accounts that qualify for matching funds.

 

NONPROFITS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP

·         Nonprofits and places of worship may qualify for the matching funds if they choose to start an endowment account for a minimum of $10,000.

·         Nonprofits or places of worship may want to encourage their donors and volunteers to start accounts and to send the matching funds these donors and volunteers receive as a result back to their organization.

 

To get started contact us at (402) 342-3458 or giving@omahafoundation.org.