Workplace Giving

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING:

Thank you to everyone who continues to submit for matched volunteer hours. Every bit helps The Mountaineers! Don’t forget that virtual committee meetings, planning future courses, preparing online curriculum, hosting virtual events, and more can be submitted for matching hours with your employer. 

Leverage the impact of your volunteer commitment by submitting for a match today!

Get your donations and volunteer hours matched

Many companies sponsor generous Workplace Giving Programs to support their employee’s charitable contributions and volunteer commitments to the community. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all donations and membership dues are 100% tax-deductible and eligible for match.

As the foremost outdoor recreation organization of the Pacific Northwest, The Mountaineers is dedicated to educating and inspiring people of all ages to explore the outdoors and conserve and steward public lands and waters. When you take advantage of your employer’s Workplace Giving Program, you maximize the impact of your volunteer hours, membership dues and charitable donations, and can double, sometimes triple your impact.

What's Matched in A workplace Giving Program

Depending on your companies Workplace Giving Program, the following may be eligible to be matched by your employer: 

• Volunteer hours for courses, activities and committees. Virtual committee meetings, planning future courses, preparing online curriculum, and hosting virtual events are also matched! With nearly 2,800 volunteers contributing over 54,000 reported volunteer hours in the last fiscal year, the potential support from employer matching is huge!
  
  
• Individual donations made on our website, through automatic payroll deductions, or at any of our fundraising events. A $200 gift can become $400; a $50 donation can become $100. When every dollar makes a difference just imagine what doubling your gift can do! If you are considering a year-end gift and submitting it for matching, you can give online here. 
  
  
• Annual membership. All Mountaineers membership types are 100% tax-deductible and eligible for matching by many employers.

Many companies will match donations 1 to 1, doubling an employee’s donation. Some businesses, like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have match ratios as high as 3 to 1, tripling an employee’s contribution! Organizations like Microsoft not only match dollar for dollar, but also provide grants to nonprofits donating $25 per volunteer hour. Other companies like Boeing will offer team volunteer grants to recognize groups of employees, scaling the gift by the number of employees who volunteer together.

MATCHING IS EASY! HERE'S HOW TO SUBMIT:

To find out if your company matches, simply contact your Human Resources department. They can tell you what benefits you have and how to participate. 

If your volunteer hours and charitable contributions are eligible for a corporate match, please reference: 

Organization: The Mountaineers
Tax ID: 27-3009280
Address: 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Email: development@mountaineers.org

Protip: Using our Tax ID is especially important for companies with online-based verification systems. Some volunteers have shared that it can be tricky to find “The Mountaineers” since other organizations or groups with similar names may be listed. By using our Tax ID, you ensure that your gift will be directed to “The Mountaineers”.     

After you submit for a corporate match, please email us or forward your confirmation email to development@mountaineers.org to let us know. We have recently experienced increased instances of corporate matches accidentally going to incorrect organizations, so this will help us verify that your match will be successfully directed to The Mountaineers.

How to Record Volunteer Hours

As a volunteer-driven organization, our unique tradition of outdoor education is only possible through your time and talent. Thank you!

Accurately recording your hours has a number of benefits. Beyond employer matched donations, volunteer hours are central to The Mountaineers volunteer benefits and recognition programs, and they help us paint a strong picture of volunteerism to prospective donors and grant funders.

Learn more about how to record your volunteer hours then submit for matching gifts to double your impact.

For days you’re not out recreating responsibly, be sure to check out the many upcoming virtual events hosted by The Mountaineers!

Need more info?

If you have any questions about matching gifts or would like to serve as a Workplace Ambassador for your company’s matching gift program, please email email our Development team or call 206-521-6006. We'd love to have your support! 

The Mountaineers® is a 501(c)(3) organization supported through earned revenue and elevated through charitable contributions, tax ID:27-3009280, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.