Matching Gifts

The Oak Grove School Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, making your donations tax deductible to the full amount allowed by law.

Additionally, many area employers such as Abbott, AbbVie, Baxter, Discover, Kraft, Bank of America, and others will match employee contributions. Your company’s matching gifts program could double or even triple the value of your contribution, further increasing opportunities for educational enhancement at Oak Grove. Many employers have online contribution applications to simplify the matching gift process.

The three companies mentioned above and many others use EasyMatch™. Employees of these organizations can make their matched contributions by linking through their Easymatch™ portal. Read below to obtain the links and get more information about programs and participating area companies.

What Are Matching Gifts?
Generally speaking, employers “match” contributions made by their employees to nonprofit organizations dollar for dollar. However some programs will double or even triple the employee contribution.

How Do I Find Out If My Company Has A Matching Gift Program?
Programs available through several local employers are listed below. If your company is not on the list, ask your Human Resources representative or supervisor if you have a Matching Gift Program.

How Do I Participate?
  1. Ask your employer for a contribution/matching gift form.
  2. Complete and sign the form.
  3. Send your check and the form to the Oak Grove School Education Foundation (OGSEF).
  4. If you contribute online, still send the form to the Foundation and we will follow up with your employer to meet their guidelines.

Note: Download a copy of our 501(c)3 form at the bottom of this page if your employer requires one.

Some local employers with matching gift programs include:
  • Abbott
    ​Abbott has an excellent program with an online donation option. You may log in and obtain the form by providing your employee number and social security number. Information can be found at: www.easymatch.com/abbottfund

  • Allstate
    ​Allstate no longer provides matching contributions, but the Allstate Foundation awards $500 grants to nonprofit organizations where Allstate agents volunteer. By contributing your time you may be eligible to earn a substantial gift to Oak Grove School. More information about the Allstate program is available at: http://www.allstate.com/foundation/contact-us.aspx
    ​For more information on volunteering at the Oak Grove School Educational Foundation.

  • Baxter
    Baxter offers a 2-1 match for participating employees. An excellent explanation of the program and more information is available at:
    ​https://www.easymatch.com/baxter

  • Grainger
    Through Grainger's Matching Charitable Gifts Program, each calendar year, Grainger will match up to $2,500 of an eligible participant's personal contributions. The match ratio is $3 for every $1 contributed by the eligible participant. Each gift must be a minimum of $25. Grainger is one of the few companies that match at a 3-1 ratio. For more information on the program guidelines, go to: https://www.easymatch.com/grainger


  • Motorola
    The Motorola Foundation matches gifts from full-time and retired employees and directors and their spouses to four-year colleges and universities, graduate and professional schools, K-12 public and private schools, public television and radio, and handicapped educational institutions. Gifts may range from $25 to $10,000 per employee, per year, and are matched on a one-to-one basis. More information is available at http://www.motorola.com/MotorolaFoundation .

Many other local employers have programs. Among the companies known to have programs include:
  • Hewitt
  • Hollister
  • Pactiv
  • Supervalu (Jewel)
  • Safeway (Dominick’s)
  • Takeda

Do you know any other companies with programs? If your employer has a program that should be listed here, please let us know!
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