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A Matching Gift is…

Friday, August 7th, 2009

A matching gift is a donation that an individual or foundation pledges to a nonprofit if they can raise the sum of the proposed matching gift from other sources. For example, if the Ford Foundation pledges a $500,000 matching gift to Amnesty International, Amnesty must raise an additional $500,00 to receive the $500,000 matching grant from Ford.