Workplace Giving/Matching Gifts

Increase Your Boy Scout Support Through Your Time and Money!

Many corporations match gifts made by their employees to the Boy Scouts. Some companies even give financial contributions on behalf of the time you give as a volunteer.  Listed below are some companies who have historically matched their employee's generosity.  If you do not see your employer here, please don't assume they do not participate in the matching gifts program; check with your human resources department for more information. Please contact Peter Johnson 301-214-9113 if you're aware of another company that supports matching gifts.

• American Express Financial Advisors
• Bank of America
• Boeing
• Chicago Tribune
• COSTCO
• Dominion Power
• EADS
• ExxonMobil  (SEE LETTER BELOW)
• Ernst and Young
• Freddie Mac Foundation
• Gannett Co., Inc.
• GEICO
• General Dynamics
• The Home Depot
• Honeywell Aerospace
• ITTA
• John Hancock
• Microsoft
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• SAIC
• Sun Microsystems Foundation
• SunTrust Bank
• Thomson Financial Services
• Wachovia Bank
• Verizon Foundation
• If your company is not above, please check this list, which is more extensive

Your Volunteer Time is Money
Numerous local companies recognize volunteer time through the donation of cash grants to non-profits in which their employees volunteer. This means that for each hour of your volunteer time, your employer may donate money to the Boy Scouts of America. Listed below are some companies who participate in this type of program.  Check with your HR department to find out the company requirements.  If you know of more companies who have a program, please contact Peter Johnson 301-214-9113.

• Adobe - Volunteer Request Program
• AT & T Wireless - AT & T CARES
• Bank of America  - Volunteer Grants Program
• Booz Allen Hamilton- Volunteer Service Grant Program
• Citigroup - Volunteer Incentive Program
• ExxonMobil- Volunteer Service
• Freddie Mac Foundation- Dollars for Doers Program
• KPMG - KMPG CARES
• Medtronic, Inc.  - Volunteer Match Program
• Motorola - Volunteer Grants Program
• Nike  - Employee Involvement
• Qwest  - Employee Matching Time
• Safeco - Matching Time Program
• St. Paul Travelers  - St. Paul's Travelers Foundation
• State Farm Insurance  - Good Neighbor Grant Program
• If your company is not above, please check this list, which is more extensive

If you do not see your employer listed and know they participate in this type of program, please contact contact Peter Johnson 301-214-9113 with the necessary  information.  Check with your human resource department for more information about your employer's program.

SAMPLE LETTER for an ExxonMobil EMPLOYEE

Dear Scouters of  ____________ District,for FOS

In your spare time, when you aren't participating in Boy Scout activities, are you an ExxonMobil employee?  Do you know a parent of a scout who is an ExxonMobil employee?

If so, we encourage you to make a donation or ask those parents who are employees to make a donation to the Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council (charity #8046), as part of the "(Year) ExxonMobil Employees' Favorite Charities Campaign".  The dates of the campaign are _____. 

With ExxonMobil's Favorite Charities Campaign, the company matches ~ $0.35 for every $1.00 donated to the charity of your choice.

An illustrative example is an employee donates $100 and the company matches it with a $35 donation for a total of $135. A great way to leverage your donation!

Your donation can also be earmarked for F.O.S. However, to be properly credited to the District and Unit to which the employee/Scouter is a member or would like the credit to go to, you need to pay by check and include the following information on your check:

FOR: 2011 Friends of Scouting/ Unit & District

Example: 2011 Friends of Scouting/ Troop 000000 / (____________)  District

Thanks for your assistance!

YIS,

Volunteer Name

(ExxonMobil employee, and  Unit # )