MATCHING GIFTS

Do you work for a company with a matching gift program? If so, both your runner and the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) would love to benefit from this program!

For tax reasons, to qualify for a matching gift, you must donate directly to PBHA. Donations made through Harvard College Marathon Challenge (HCMC) unfortunately cannot qualify for matching gift status.

Here are the simple steps to follow to make a matching gift:

1. You must donate via the DONATE button on this PBHA donation page, being sure to enter all of the following information in the relevant fields on that webpage:
2. In the "Designation" box, please type the following: "For Boston Marathon runner [NAME OF SPONSORED RUNNER]. Matching donation from [COMPANY NAME] will follow. Please notify marathon@harvard.edu and credit all funds to PBHA SUP."
3. Complete the relevant portion of your company's matching gift form and mail that form to the following address and/or email it to Louise Wills at:

   Louise Wills c/o PBHA Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA 02138

4. E-mail marathon@harvard.edu with subject line "HCMC Matching Gift for (Runner's Name)." In your e-mail, tell us the amount of your donation(s) to PBHA. That'll alert us to your initial donation and to the upcoming matching gift, so we can track them both. This is very important, to ensure your runner receives the credit after PBHA receives each donation (your initial donation and then your company's matching donation)!
5. PBHA will submit your matching gift form to your company and will notify HCMC of whatever matching gift your company subsequently provides. HCMC will then credit to your runner whatever matching gift your company has made.