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MATCHING GIFTS!

Employee Corporate Giving Progra ms, often called Matching Gift Programs, are a wonderful way to increase your gift to an organization you support. Companies frequently match or double a monetary gift made to a charity by an employee. Some companies may also contribute financially to match employees’ volunteer efforts.

At Park Slope Geriatric, a member of our B oard of Directors, Bill Oliver has been using his company’s matching gift program for over a decade. At his company, the forms are available online through an internet site and can be downloaded easily.

“The forms are simple to fill out,” Bill noted, “and the company allows us to match any number of contributions up to a dollar limit depending on the employee’s level in the company (ranging from $250-$2,000 annually). At my company, you can give them a cancelled check from any contribution to a charitable organization or send them your check for a contribution with a form, and they will send both checks at the same time.”

How do I get my gift matched?

Ask in your company’s Human Resources Office if they match charitable gifts. Each company has its own guidelines for employees, spouses, retirees, and widows/widowers.

Most corporate procedures are very simple:

1. Request a Matching Form from your company.

2. Complete and submit the form to PSGDC along with your gift.

3. PSGDC will verify the completed form and return it to the company.

4. The company issues a matching gift contribution to PSGDC.

5. You will receive a notice from PSGDC that your company’s matching gift has been received. Please note that this can take 12 months from the date of your gift.

Completed forms can be sent with your personal gift to:
Ms. Marianne Nicolosi, Executive Director
Park Slope Geriatric Day Center, Inc.
199 14th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215

For a list of many companies with Matching Gift programs, click here.

PSGDC UP TO THE CHALLENGE

FJC, a foundation of donor advised funds, has offered PSGDC a challenge grant. PSGDC’s Board of Directors must raise $45,000 in private donations during the period from July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005. (Funds used to purchase event tickets, or for raffles and auctions do not count towards the challenge grant.) If we meet this challenge, they will give us $45,000—the combined $90,000 must be used to reduce the agency’s outstanding debt of $159,000 on a loan taken to renovate and open the Adult Day Services Center at 1 Prospect Park West in 1999.

FJC is offering us a wonderful opportunity, and we will be working very hard to meet this challenge, while also conducting the Annual Fund drive that supports the transportation program.
Since we will be celebrating PSGDC’s 20th Anniversary year starting in Spring 2005, it seems a fitting time to take on and meet yet another challenge.

Consider a Bequest
Naming Park Slope Geriatric Day Center in a will is an effective way to provide for its future without neglecting current responsibilities. Whether you are making a will for the first time or adding a codicil to an existing will be sure to consult an attorney. A bequest to PSGDC is not subject to federal or state inheritance taxes. Your estate receives a tax deduction for the full fair-market value of your bequest. A will is essential if you wish to make a bequest to Park Slope Geriatric Day Center. If you would like more information about how to use your will to accomplish your charitable objectives, please contact Marianne Nicolosi, Executive Director, by email or call her at (718) 499-7701.