Raise Your Match 2

Overview:

Raise Your Match 2 is the follow-up matching grant program for camps that completed Create Your Match 2. This program is intended to help camps continue to cultivate and motivate their donors.

Key Guidelines:

In Phase 1 (May 1, 2009 - October 30, 2009), each camp raises minimum gifts of $25,000 from donors (up to a $50,000 maximum). These gifts are matched 1:1 by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation to create a pool of matching funds of up to $100,000. Pledges must be paid in full by January 29, 2010. To be eligible, camps must have an active Fundraising Committee and a Fundraising Plan completed by August 31, 2009. The plan should propose the Phase 2 match ratio, amount of minimum gift, camp's fundraising strategy, and intended use of the Raise Your Match 2 funds.

In Phase 2 (ending April 30, 2010), the pool of matching funds of up to $100,000 is used to match 1:2 or 1:3 all eligible gifts of $3,600 or more. Gifts in both phases may come from new or previous donors and from individuals, families (spouse, parents, grandparents, siblings, and children), foundations or corporations. Gifts from a Jewish Federation or the Foundation for Jewish Camp are not eligible. To be eligible for matching funds, at least one-third of each pledge amount must be paid within 60 days of submission of the pledge application to the Harold Grinspoon Foundation; the remaining pledge amount must be paid in full by April 30, 2012.

Camps may use Raise Your Match 2 funds for capital, annual, scholarship, endowment or other purposes.

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