Matching Gifts
What is a matching gift?
Concordia is blessed to receive the additional support of its donors who direct matching gifts to the University. Many companies offer matching gift programs for their employees and their spouses. Some companies will match half of your charitable contribution. Most will match dollar for dollar and some will even double or triple the amount. Participating companies may also match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses. Generally, a matching gift will go toward the same program as your gift, unless your company's policy requires otherwise.
If you are unsure if your company matches gifts, contact your HR office or Wendy Leivan at (949) 214-3186 or wendy.leivan@cui.edu.
Matching Gifts Supporters
The following is a list of just some of the companies that actively support Concordia University Irvine each year with matching gifts. Add impact to your gift, and ask if your employer will match it today!
- 3M
- Alcoa
- Allstate
- American Express
- American Fidelity
- AMGEN
- Aramark
- Bank of America
- Baxter
- Boeing
- BP Amoco
- Caterpillar
- ChevronTexaco
- Citigroup
- Dow Chemical
- E & J Gallo Winery
- Emerson
- Exxon
- Fresh Start Bakeries
- General Electric
- IBM International
- John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
- Johnson & Johnson
- MetLife
- The Merck Company
- Nissan North America
- Northrop Grumman
- Ratheon Company
- Sempra Energy
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- Toyota
- Verizon California
- Wellpoint, Inc.
- Xerox Corp.
Thrivent Choice Dollars
The Choice Dollars part of Thrivent Choice lets eligible benefit members help direct Choice Dollars to Lutheran organizations they care about – such as congregations, schools and camps.
As a reminder, to be able to direct Choice Dollars, benefit members (age 16 or older) will be eligible if they meet one or more of the following:
- Have $800 or more in annual premiums of qualifying insurance products.
- Have $20,000 or more in contract value on qualifying products.
- Hold a qualifying Thrivent Financial volunteer leadership position.
For more information about this program and how to direct your dollars to Concordia, visit www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice.