Donations Galore

It is the time of year when corporations and foundations announce their giving. Here are the first couple that have made their ways into our inbox.

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Holiday Match Update: Over $516k Going to Local Charities So Far 

From Stewart’s Shops: The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program is showing the true spirit of the holidays with giving; customer donations have reached over $258,983 through Thursday, Dec. 2. That’s over $516,000 with the Stewart’s match so far, and there’s over three weeks left to collect!

The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program has no administrative fees and donates 100% of donations received to charities in their market areas. Stewart’s Shops matches each donation penny for penny and dollar for dollar and has been doing so for the past 35 years, raising over $32 million for local charities. These donations stay local and support local nonprofits; funding may go to a little league team, a local food pantry or an arts program at the library. 

This week, Crossroads Center for Children, a nonprofit school serving children diagnosed with autism is featured, here. Holiday Match funds are collected from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day in each of the 354 shops. 

Local children’s organizations are encouraged to apply for funding here. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2022. All groups applying must be locally based, benefit children under 18, and be a qualified, charitable 501c3 organization.

Saratoga Casino Hotel Makes A Difference with $110,000 in Donations

From Saratoga Casino and Hotel (see the photo above): Saratoga Casino Hotel celebrated ‘Giving Tuesday’ by donating $110,000 to eleven Capital Region non-profit organizations during their ‘Make A Difference’ holiday luncheon in Vapor.

The following eleven organizations each received a $10,000 donation:

  • The Donna M. Crandall Memorial Foundation
  • Franklin Community Center
  • Jake's Help from Heaven
  • LifePath Supportive Services for Older Adults
  • The Joseph C. and Anne T. Palamountain Scholarship Fund
  • Saratoga Community Health Center
  • Saratoga Performing Arts Center
  • Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar
  • SNACpack Program (Saratoga Nutrition Assistance for Children)
  • Wellspring
  • The Wesley Foundation

“It was a natural fit to align our annual ‘Make A Difference’ event with ‘Giving Tuesday’,” said Skip Carlson, Vice President of External Affairs at Saratoga Casino Hotel. “We’re so fortunate to have these organizations in our community and we’re happy to provide them with some assistance so they can continue to make a difference every day to so many.”

"For Jake’s Help From Heaven, receiving a ‘Make A Difference’ grant from Saratoga Casino Hotel truly does make a difference - especially now,” said Heather Straughter, President of Jake’s Help From Heaven. “Over the last 20 months, the need for support of our families has increased tremendously yet our ability to fundraise has decreased.”

Over the last 16 years, Saratoga Casino Hotel has donated over $3 million to different charitable groups in the Capital Region. Their ‘Make a Difference’ initiative that started in 2004 has since been their main charitable event to honor and provide funding to local non-profit organizations.