Celebrating the Power of Community
How One Special Donor Energized Remarkable Success
In May an anonymous donor presented the Moorings New Hope Scholarship Committee with an incredible challenge! If the committee could raise $50,000 for their 2021 fundraising campaign, the donor would match all donations dollar for dollar up to $50,000.
Over the past several years, the scholarship committee had seen a dramatic increase in the number of scholarship applications. While donations to the fund had increased, they have not kept pace with the scholarship requests received, which resulted in limiting awards by 50% for two semesters in 2020.
The committee's goal is to fund scholarships at the maximum level. If they could meet the goal of this matching campaign, the fund would no longer be in a vulnerable position. Thus, they accepted the anonymous donor challenge. Every contribution or pledge made to the Geneva Foundation designated for the Moorings New Hope Scholarship Campaign by July 31st would be matched dollar for dollar.
It was an active campaign with many moving parts, but the Moorings community rallied around the challenge and raised a whopping $71,750! The anonymous donor was overjoyed and so enthusiastic about the response that they decided to increase their contribution and match dollar for dollar all of the amount raised during the campaign. A gift of $71,750 was made by the anonymous donor which brought the campaign total to $143,500.
A "Thank You Reception" was held on August 4th to express gratitude to the Moorings community for reaching this monumental challenge. Congratulations to the Moorings Scholarship Committee on a well-executed campaign. Thank you to the many scholarship friends who contributed to the campaign. Most of all, thank you to the anonymous donor who changed the trajectory of the Scholarship Fund.
Scholarships are available to Presbyterian Homes employees through the generosity of donors to the Geneva Foundation. Contact Lisa M. Schiro, CFRE at (847) 979-3922 or lschiro@presbyterianhomes.org to learn about your giving options and how you can help.