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Why I Give
Donors Double Their Impact with Matching Gifts
St. Philip’s is grateful for the generous and compassionate support of hundreds of donors and volunteers each year. Every gift of time and treasure counts! It is exciting to see donors take advantage of corporate matching gift opportunities. Many people are unaware that their employer may match financial and even volunteer contributions to local non-profits. A matching gift is an easy way to double your impact on an organization close to your heart.
Luther Harris, a former St. Philip’s board chair and alumni parent, has participated in his company’s matching gift program for well over a decade. Each year, he makes his annual gift to St. Philip’s and Texas Instrument’s happily matches it 1:1. Some corporations may match up to 2:1. Former trustee and longtime friend of St. Philip’s, Ginger Brown, also has her annual donation matched by her company, Wells Fargo, every year. Finally, alumni parent and active volunteer in our Community Center’s athletic program, Belinda Averette’s company, Blue Cross Blue Shield, matched her significant volunteer hours each year. Her devoted volunteer hours translated into a four figure donation to St. Philip’s annually.
“We give to St. Philip’s because it is like no other place,” says Luther Harris. “Unmatched educational environment? Check! Extracurricular activities? Name it. Football? Dance? Music? Basketball? Lacrosse? Absolutely! But what makes it the place worthy of our investment? In St. Philip’s, my wife and I see the absolute embodiment of God’s love, children and community. Our support for St. Philip’s reflects our personal commitment to the academic and spiritual development of Dallas - the place where we live and work. We believe in St. Philip’s!”
To see if your employer offers a matching gift program, speak to your HR representative or visit www.doubletheimpact.com or www.matchinggifts.com.
Ginger Brown
Why We Support St. Philip’s Family Annual Fund – The Lax Family
“Our children are academically strong, and we are confident that it is the result of many prayers, work at home and the foundation they receive here at St. Philip’s. The cost of tuition may be a sacrifice, but I feel that to know about this opportunity and forsake our children of it, would be sacrificing their future…GOD FIRST, Academics SECOND, is why I GIVE.”30 FALL MAGAZINE 2016 www.stphilips1600.org
ST. PHILIP’S FAMILY ANNUAL FUND / NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY PARTICIPATION BY THE NUMBERS
Faculty/Staff Students Trustees Parents 100% 100% 100% 80%
To close out our 70th Anniversary year of ministry, St. Philip’s challenged its community to help the organization reach a $70,000 Platinum goal on North Texas Giving Day. Thanks to the support of so many of our friends, faculty/staff, trustees, parents, and even students, we exceeded our hefty goal, raising $79,686 toward our Family Annual Fund! For the first time, our student body was invited to participate by making a contribution of 70 cents to their wonderful school for its 70th Anniversary. We are starting today to teach them the value of “giving back”.
We held a block party the afternoon of North Texas Giving Day and raised $7,000 in seven minutes, with the support of a matching gift from trustees Abigail and Andrew Sinwell. All in all, the St. Philip’s community showed their love for St. Philip’s in a generous and significant way. Additional matching gifts were made by Pennie and Robert Pitre, alumni parents and current grandparents; Andrea and Luther Harris, alumni parents; and Dr. Demetra Jones, parent of a current student and St. Philip’s alum.
First year parents, Nichole and Antoine Rogers, enthusiastically showed their support of their daughter’s new school by making a contribution to St. Philip’s on North Texas Giving Day. They also had their gift matched by their employer the same week – thus doubling their impact! “We love St. Philip’s and want the teachers to keep up the good work,” Mrs. Rogers says.
We had a dynamic group of parent captains this year that included:
#TeamEarlyChildhood
Chaka DeSouza
Katrina and William Keyes Rosalind and Anthony Lewis
#TeamLowerSchool
Latasha and Kyle Vaughn Corine Adams-Watts
#TeamMiddleSchool
Tominko and James Musco Farrah and Quentin Draper Sharon and Michael Butler
