Employee Matching Gift Program
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Employee Matching gifts are employee-designated HCR ManorCare contributions in amounts equal to those made by eligible employees to approved U.S. colleges, universities, primary and secondary schools, and artistic/cultural organizations. HCR ManorCare matches an employee’s contribution dollar-for-dollar up to $2,000 in total per calendar year, in any combination, to educational, artistic and/or cultural organizations.
EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY
You are eligible to participate in the program if you are in a full-time managerial position (Benefit Level 3 or 17) or a corporate headquarters employee of HCR ManorCare and have at least one full year of continuous service.
ELIGIBLE GIFTS
Gifts must be personal contributions made, not merely pledged, directly to an approved school or organization in cash or securities having a quoted market value. The value of the securities will be determined by the date of the gift or the last published price prior to the date of the gift. HCR ManorCare reserves the right to request proof of an employee gift. You can request a contribution match for as many schools and organizations as you wish, providing that the total of the combined matches does not exceed $2,000 in any calendar year. Gifts must be made to an educational institution or artistic/cultural organization that qualifies for gifts that are deductible under federal income tax laws. You may direct your gift for a specific use, provided that use is tax deductible. The company’s match will be directed to this same use. The company will not match a gift designated for the benefit of an individual. The minimum that the company will match is $25.
ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS
EDUCATION
Degree-granting graduate and professional schools, universities, four-and two-year colleges, technical institutes, and public and private primary and secondary schools are eligible if they are fully accredited by the appropriate regional or professional association and are recognized as tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service. The program will also match employee gifts to state and national fundraising organizations that support U.S. colleges (e.g. the United Negro College Fund, the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges). An alumni fund or foundation is eligible if it is an integral part of the institution it represents.
Exclusions include:
- Payments for tuition, books or other student fees
- Amounts payable as subscription fees or for publications
- Bequests
- Insurance premium payments
- Gifts intended to fulfill a person’s pledges, tithes or other church-related financial commitments
ARTS/CULTURE
Examples of artistic/cultural organizations that are eligible include:
- Theater groups
- Dance companies
- Symphony orchestras
- PBS radio/television stations
- Libraries
- Opera companies
- Art galleries
- Museums
- Historic preservation/restoration societies
- Zoos
Organizations that return a benefit to donors in the form of memberships, admission fees or complimentary tickets are ineligible. The organization must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity as described by the IRS Code Section 501 (c) (3). Deductibility will be determined, but not limited to, by reference to the IRS publication, Cumulative List of Organizations, described in section 107 (c) of the IRS Code of 1954, including all supplements. In some cases, the company may request an IRS letter certifying the tax-exempt status of an organization under IRS Code Section 501 (c) (3). In all cases, HCR ManorCare will make the final determination of eligibility and the interpretation, application and administration of the provisions of the program. The HCR ManorCare Employee Matching Gifts Program may be suspended, modified or terminated at any time by the company.
HOW IT WORKS
To request an employee matching gift contribution, submit your application online. Once completed, print out the form and mail it with your contribution to the educational or artistic/cultural organization. Do not send the form or your contribution directly to HCR ManorCare. The organization will complete its portion of the application and return the completed application to HCR ManorCare. The date of the employee’s contribution, not the date HCR ManorCare receives the returned application, will be used as a basis for computing whether an employee has attained the maximum match for the calendar year.
After receiving the completed application, employee and organizational eligibility will be verified. Employees making contributions will be notified when their gifts are matched. The program will match any qualified gift made within a calendar year, provided the completed application is received by the HCR ManorCare Community Relations Department no later than April 1 of the following year.
For the online application, click here