Dearborn Comm. Foundation 2x Your Donation

Friday, March 30, 2012 at 7:29 AM

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - More than 66 percent of the $170,000 in funds available during the Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc.’s (DCF) Double Your Donation endowment matching program have already been matched.

For the fifth straight year, DCF is matching contributions to new or existing endowment funds $1-for-$1 during the Double Your Donation program. Thanks to the generosity of the City of Lawrenceburg and Dearborn County Council, the Foundation has set aside $170,000 for the endowment matching program in 2012. As of March 27, a total of $112,729 in contributions has been matched – leaving $57,271 in matching funds available.

“We are proud to be able to offer the Double Your Donation endowment matching program once again in 2012,” said Fred McCarter, DCF Executive Director. “Our hope is this unique opportunity will encourage more individuals, organizations and businesses in our community to participate in philanthropy through endowment at the Foundation. What better way to involve more folks in philanthropy than by matching their contributions to endowments that support their favorite cause or provide a scholarship to a student?”

Through the endowment matching program, which began March 1, 2012, the Foundation will match contributions to new or existing endowments $1-for-$1 up to a maximum of $25,000 per donor. It’s important to note contributions will be matched on a first-come, first-served basis as long as matching funds are available.

The $108,658 already donated during the 2012 Double Your Donation endowment matching program, includes contributions to new and existing endowments at DCF. So far three new endowments have been established:

Carnegie Hall Fund – provides support to the Carnegie Historic Landmarks Preservation Society, Inc. Moores Hill.

Pregnancy Care Center Fund – provides support to the Pregnancy Care Center, Lawrenceburg.

Moores Hill Parks & Recreation Fund – provides support to the Town of Moores Hill’s Parks & Recreation Department.

To learn more about the Double Your Donation program, contact DCF Executive Director Fred McCarter at 812-539-4115 or by email at fmccarter@dearborncf.org.