- Last Updated on Sunday, 01 September 2013 00:15
“WCCF Gives” Day Goal Set at $500,000
Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) announced that it has set a fundraising goal of $500,000 for “WCCF Gives”, its community-wide day of giving on September 10.
Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) announced that it has set a fundraising goal of $500,000 for “WCCF Gives”, its community-wide day of giving on September 10.
During this 12-hour event, which runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., the WCCF will enhance contributions made to participating charities via www.wccfgives.org by a percentage of a $100,000 match pool. The match pool will be distributed on a pro rata basis, so the more money designated by donors to a specific charity, the greater the amount that charity will receive from the match pool. All contributions received through WCCF Gives, including the match pool, will be awarded to the charities as unrestricted grants. The match pool sponsors include Washington Financial Bank, Chapman Corporation, Alex Paris Contracting, Observer-Reporter, rose plastic, Toyota of Washington, anonymous Foundation contributors, and a grant from the Benedum Foundation.
There are more than 100 local charities from all across Washington County registered to participate in the day of giving, and the mix of charitable causes is very diverse. All WCCF Gives participants are registered 501(c)(3) charities with a physical presence in Washington County, and all have agreed to use the money raised through WCCF Gives for charitable purposes in Washington County.
Qualifying WCCF Gives day donations must be made using either MasterCard or Visa through www.wccfgives.org. The minimum gift is $25 but donors are welcome to give as much, and to as many charities as they would like, during the event. Donors wishing to make particularly generous gifts are encouraged to contact their credit card companies prior to making their contributions on September 10. In an effort to enable charities of all sizes to benefit from the match pool, the maximum amount a donor may give to a single charity and be eligible for the match pool is $10,000 per donor, per charity. There is no limit to what each charity may receive.
The WCCF is not charging any fees to facilitate WCCF Gives and will provide to each charity a list of its donors, unless the donor has requested anonymity. Early in October, each charity will receive one check from the Foundation, for the total of its contributions, plus its share of the match pool.
Throughout the day on September 10, the WCCF will post progress reports on its website, Facebook, and Twitter. Real-time information will be available at www.wccfgives.org, so that community members and charities will be able to track the incoming contributions.
For more information, including the list of participating charities, please visit www.wccfgives.org.
