Offline & Matching Gifts

Offline & Matching Gifts

New for 2025: More Flexibility. More Transparency. More Ways to Show the Full Picture of Generosity.

New for 2025: More Flexibility. More Transparency. More Ways to Show the Full Picture of Generosity.

What’s an Offline Gift?

An offline gift is a donation made outside of ExtraGive.org (like a check, DAF grant, stock gift, or IRA rollover) that your organization receives on November 21 and is clearly designated by the donor for ExtraGive.

These gifts can now be entered directly by your organization into your ExtraGive admin portal- no Foundation routing required! Just keep donor designation documentation in case of an audit by our finance team.

What’s a Sponsor Match?

A sponsor match (or simply, “match”) is funding your organization secures from a business, donor, or foundation to match other gifts on ExtraGive. It’s a powerful way to encourage other people to give and boost urgency. Think of it as a multiplier for generosity!

You’ll enter sponsor match details in your dashboard, and it shows live on your giving page, fueling excitement as donors see their impact multiply.

Details and Rules:

We’ve lifted the limits on Offline Gifts and Sponsor Matches! Here’s what that means for your organization:

• No dollar limits. There’s no minimum or maximum for offline gifts or sponsor matches. Donations must be designated by the donor for ExtraGive. Keep your backup documentation as we may audit for ethical and fair play.
• No fees on offline gifts/sponsor matches! That’s right—zero fees for offline and sponsor match gifts, whether your organization accepts and enters them directly or the Foundation processes them via the Offline Gifts Form. 
• Reporting and stretch pool. Offline and sponsor match gifts count toward your total dollars raised but do not count toward unique donor totals for the stretch pool, nor are they eligible for prizes. Only credit card gifts made through ExtraGive.org during the 24-hour event are eligible for stretch pool calculation and prizes. 
• Direct entry. You can now enter offline gifts or sponsor matches, in any amount and as many as you’d like, right from your admin portal; no need to route donors through the Foundation. So, if you receive a check, donor advised fund gift, or stock gift at your office from a donor designated for ExtraGive, you can enter it yourself on the admin portal and it will be a part of your total raised! 
• Acknowledgements. Your organization sends the tax acknowledgements for these offline gifts and/or sponsor matches, unless the Foundation processes them (see below). 
• Foundation support still available. If your organization is not equipped to handle donations made via appreciated stock or other assets, the Foundation can still process these donations of $10k or more on your behalf and issue the tax receipt. Use the Offline Gift Form in the Toolkit and route the donation to us, and it will be a part of your total on ExtraGive! 
• Auditing. To ensure ethical and fair play, the Community Foundation may audit offline and sponsor gifts. Keep documentation for all entries. Here are some examples of acceptable and unacceptable uses:
  • Acceptable: A check, stock donation, or Donor advised fund donation is received by your organization that is made payable to your organization and earmarked by the donor for ExtraGive. 
  • Acceptable: You or a donor has an in-person event such as a bake sale/lemonade stand/etc. to specifically raise money for ExtraGive, on or right before ExtraGive, and you enter the proceeds on the platform as an offline gift. 
  • Acceptable: A local business wants to be a sponsor for $5,000 to show up as sponsor match on your ExtraGive page to encourage other donors to give as their gift will be matched. 
  • Not acceptable: You have an annual fundraising campaign for your organization in September and apply all the proceeds to an offline gift. 
  • Not acceptable: You receive a $50,000 grant from another foundation for your capital campaign and enter it as an offline gift. 
  • Not acceptable: You send a communication to donors that all gifts made during September to November are considered “for ExtraGive” and you capture them as offline gifts.

Foundation Fundholders and Legacy Donors 

• If you have a Donor Advised Fund with the Foundation or are a Foundation legacy donor, you can support ExtraGive through your fund or by submitting an offline gift of any amount.
• To allow time for processing, instructions (and the Offline Gift Form and donation, if applicable) must be received by the Foundation no later than Friday, November 14. The form is available in the Toolkit.

What’s an Offline Gift?

An offline gift is a donation made outside of ExtraGive.org (like a check, DAF grant, stock gift, or IRA rollover) that your organization receives on November 21 and is clearly designated by the donor for ExtraGive.

These gifts can now be entered directly by your organization into your ExtraGive admin portal- no Foundation routing required! Just keep donor designation documentation in case of an audit by our finance team.

What’s a Sponsor Match?

A sponsor match (or simply, “match”) is funding your organization secures from a business, donor, or foundation to match other gifts on ExtraGive. It’s a powerful way to encourage other people to give and boost urgency. Think of it as a multiplier for generosity!

You’ll enter sponsor match details in your dashboard, and it shows live on your giving page, fueling excitement as donors see their impact multiply.

Details and Rules:

We’ve lifted the limits on Offline Gifts and Sponsor Matches! Here’s what that means for your organization:

• No dollar limits. There’s no minimum or maximum for offline gifts or sponsor matches. Donations must be designated by the donor for ExtraGive. Keep your backup documentation as we may audit for ethical and fair play.
• No fees on offline gifts/sponsor matches! That’s right—zero fees for offline and sponsor match gifts, whether your organization accepts and enters them directly or the Foundation processes them via the Offline Gifts Form. 
• Reporting and stretch pool. Offline and sponsor match gifts count toward your total dollars raised but do not count toward unique donor totals for the stretch pool, nor are they eligible for prizes. Only credit card gifts made through ExtraGive.org during the 24-hour event are eligible for stretch pool calculation and prizes. 
• Direct entry. You can now enter offline gifts or sponsor matches, in any amount and as many as you’d like, right from your admin portal; no need to route donors through the Foundation. So, if you receive a check, donor advised fund gift, or stock gift at your office from a donor designated for ExtraGive, you can enter it yourself on the admin portal and it will be a part of your total raised! 
• Acknowledgements. Your organization sends the tax acknowledgements for these offline gifts and/or sponsor matches, unless the Foundation processes them (see below). 
• Foundation support still available. If your organization is not equipped to handle donations made via appreciated stock or other assets, the Foundation can still process these donations of $10k or more on your behalf and issue the tax receipt. Use the Offline Gift Form in the Toolkit and route the donation to us, and it will be a part of your total on ExtraGive! 
• Auditing. To ensure ethical and fair play, the Community Foundation may audit offline and sponsor gifts. Keep documentation for all entries. Here are some examples of acceptable and unacceptable uses:
  • Acceptable: A check, stock donation, or Donor advised fund donation is received by your organization that is made payable to your organization and earmarked by the donor for ExtraGive. 
  • Acceptable: You or a donor has an in-person event such as a bake sale/lemonade stand/etc. to specifically raise money for ExtraGive, on or right before ExtraGive, and you enter the proceeds on the platform as an offline gift. 
  • Acceptable: A local business wants to be a sponsor for $5,000 to show up as sponsor match on your ExtraGive page to encourage other donors to give as their gift will be matched. 
  • Not acceptable: You have an annual fundraising campaign for your organization in September and apply all the proceeds to an offline gift. 
  • Not acceptable: You receive a $50,000 grant from another foundation for your capital campaign and enter it as an offline gift. 
  • Not acceptable: You send a communication to donors that all gifts made during September to November are considered “for ExtraGive” and you capture them as offline gifts.

Foundation Fundholders and Legacy Donors 

• If you have a Donor Advised Fund with the Foundation or are a Foundation legacy donor, you can support ExtraGive through your fund or by submitting an offline gift of any amount.
• To allow time for processing, instructions (and the Offline Gift Form and donation, if applicable) must be received by the Foundation no later than Friday, November 14. The form is available in the Toolkit.