Corporate Matching Gifts

Many employers believe in the value of a college degree and understand the importance of investing in their employee's educational endeavors. There are many companies that offer matching gift programs that can double, or in some cases, triple the gifts that their employees contribute to education. In 2007, Empire State College received an amount exceeding $17,000 from matching gift companies.

It only takes a few minutes to have your gift matched. First, you need to determine whether or not you (or your spouse) work for a matching gift company. Not sure whether or not you work for a matching gift company?

                Contact the Annual Fund office at (800) 847-3000 ext. 2773 or

                                          email Heidi.Lazare@esc.edu

Contact your company’s Human Resource department to obtain the forms necessary to complete and send to Empire State College for processing. It’s that simple to double, or even triple, the difference you make in your contribution to Empire State College.

Below is just a sample listing of the nearly 9,000 companies that match charitable contributions to institutions of higher education.

Sample Listing of Matching Gift Companies AT&T Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company Carrier Corporation Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. General Electric Company/GE Fund General Motors Corporation Grumman Corporation International Business Machines (IBM) Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Verizon Communications Xerox Corporation