MatchMadness! March 10 & 11, 2015

Match Madness was a new event created by the Community Foundation to promote 25 hours of giving to grow the endowments for 10 local nonprofit agencies. In celebration of its 25th birthday, the Community Foundation offered $150,000 in match dollars to help the 10 local nonprofits. Agencies participating in Match Madness included:

  • Area 10 Agency on Aging
  • Bloomington Community Band
  • Bloomington Community Radio-WFHB
  • Boys and Girls Club
  • Community Kitchen
  • Hoosier Youth Philharmonic
  • LifeDesigns
  • Lotus
  • Monroe County United Ministries
  • Volunteers in Medicine.
mm LOGO REDUCED FOR SLIDER

The Giving Madness tipped off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10th, and ended when the final buzzer sounded at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11th.  Donors were able to give through the online giving platform throughout the 25 hour period and at the live event at Assembly Hall from 4 – 7 p.m.
Overall, the agencies raised $141,762.84! When combined with the match dollars provided by the Community Foundation, this resulted in total endowment growth of $287,968.84!