Corporate Matching Grants

Many employers match charitable contributions made by their employees, and in some cases will also match donations made by spouses, retirees and board members. Some companies will give double or even triple the original donation. Companies may also provide significant financial matching gifts for employees’ volunteer efforts at our school!

While many, many employers do support charities through matching gifts, it takes employee initiative to get the information from the company and submit the match request. Procedures vary with each company. We recommend:

  • Check with your company’s human resources, intranet, or payroll department to see whether it offers a matching gift.
  • Ask for donation guidelines and a list of eligible charities if your company does offer a matching gift program.
  • Submit any forms your employer requires
  • Talk to Eric Foster, HR/Business Manager at Yinghua, for more information
  • Both Yinghua Academy and the Yinghua Academy Foundation (dba YACA) are 501 c(3) charitable organizations

Listed below are some local businesses and organizations known to offer corporate matching programs. (This is not a comprehensive list –please do check with your employer if they are not listed here):

3M

ADC Telecommunications

Alliant Techsystems

Ameriprise

BankAmerica

Best Buy

Bloomingdales

Boeing

Boston Scientific

Caterpillar

Deluxe Corp.

Ecolab

Ford

Gap

GE

General Mills

Gillette

Google

HB Fuller

Home Depot

Honeywell

Houghton Mifflin

Johnson&Johnson

Kaplan

Land O’Lakes

Medtronic

MoneyGram International

Northern Trust

PepsiCo

Pfizer

Piper Jaffray

REI

Securian

Starbucks

TCF

Thomson

Thrivent Financial

Time Warner

Toro

Travelers

US Bancorp

Verizon

Wells Fargo

Xcel Energy

A corporate match is a quick and easy way to increase the impact of your financial and volunteer contributions to Yinghua. Thank you for checking with your employer! A few minutes of investigation can go a long way in helping the school amplify its donations.