Challenge Matches

HELP – By Accepting the Challenge

The generous support of challenge grant sponsors multiplies the impact of your investment in United Way by matching your contribution (up to a specified amount). Challenge grants are available to match all or part of almost any United Way gift.

Individual Gifts

Assurant Health Foundation Healthcare Challenge - $50,000

Matches new and increased gifts from employees in the health care industry.

Double Your Difference Challenge - $300,000

Matches new and increased gifts below the $1,200 level.

Ralph Evinrude Foundation Leadership Challenge - $50,000

Matches new and increased leadership level gifts ($1,200 - $9,999).

Mellowes Community Impact Challenge - $125,000

Matches all new or increased contributions from Tocqueville Society members to the Community Impact Fund, including Safety Net Services and Breaking the Cycle of Poverty focus areas.

Special Incentives

Asset Building Challenge - $1,000,000

All gifts are matched dollar for dollar by both the United Way and a federal grant to assist participants in saving to obtain postsecondary education or home ownership.

Aurora Health Care Healthy Girls Challenge - $50,000

Matches new and increased contributions to the Healthy Girls initiative.

Manpower Inc. Job Training Challenge - $50,000

Matches new and increased contributions to the Job Training initiative.

Fleck Foundation Education Challenge - $200,000

Matches new and increased contributions to the Early Childhood Education initiative.

Corporate Gifts

Northwestern Mutual Corporate Challenge - $150,000

To promote new and increased giving from the business community on its 150-year anniversary, Northwestern Mutual will provide a $3 for $1 match on new and increased corporate contributions in 2007.

Johnson Controls Diversity and Inclusion Business Challenge - $25,000

Matches all new and increased corporate gifts from female- and minority-led businesses three to one, up to $5,000 per company.

How a Match Works:

If you are . . .

a new leadership giver ($1,200 - $9,999) and your gift is $1,200, it is matched by the Ralph Evinrude Foundation grant and your total actual gift to the community is $2,400.

a current donor and you increase your gift, the Double Your Difference Challenge Grant will match the amount of your net increase. So if you increased your gift by $100 from last year, a match of $100 is provided, in essence doubling your increase to $200.