Matching Gifts Can Double Your Donation
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Donation matching programs: Does your employer match donations to UNICEF USA?
Employee matching gift programs increase the power of your contribution, by adding to the core resources that allow UNICEF to respond quickly and effectively in emergencies while also sustaining essential programs year in and year out.
Making a charitable donation to help UNICEF's lifesaving work to give every child a healthy life and a better future is always a good move. Every dollar counts. But there's a way to make that donation work even harder and reach more children: matching gifts.
Gift matching programs increase the power of your donation
Matching gifts are charitable corporate donations made when an employer matches an employee's gift to an eligible nonprofit. Most companies match their employee's donation dollar for dollar; some companies match at a different, often higher rate.
In a UNICEF USA matching gift campaign, a company, partner or individual donor pledges to match eligible donations — sometimes dollar for dollar, to double your impact, sometimes a different match amount. Terms will vary. To take full advantage, always check the campaign deadline and funding limits.
In both cases, the result is the same: The matching contribution takes your donation further, helping UNICEF reach more children with more services and supplies they need to survive and thrive.
What are unrestricted funds?
Matching gift campaigns help increase UNICEF's unrestricted funding resources. Flexible funding allows UNICEF to act faster and more efficiently to respond to emergencies, meeting the urgent needs of children and families.
Flexible funding — also called regular resources, or core resources — also helps UNICEF sustain ongoing programs and bring proven solutions to scale globally.
Why are core resources vital to UNICEF's work?
UNICEF works with partners all over the world to ensure that children get the support they need to grow up healthy, get a quality education and the opportunity to reach their full potential. While some children are growing up in the midst of high-profile humanitarian crises, others are living in circumstances that rarely make headlines but nevertheless require a longterm commitment.
Core resources are what keep these programs going, year in and year out, to give children the best possible start in life, regardless of where they were born.
To learn more, read UNICEF's Core Resources Annual Report 2025, "The Power Behind the Promise"
For generations, UNICEF has been responding to complex children's issues, refining our understanding of the problems they face and creating innovative solutions. Support from donors and partners has helped UNICEF pioneer new ways of delivering water, sanitation and hygiene services, reach millions with lifesaving vaccines, increase the number of girls in school, transforming communities and strengthening economies.
Double your impact — find out if your employer matches donations
UNICEF has saved more children's lives than any other humanitarian organization. It's a cause everyone can get behind — especially when your donation is matched dollar-for-dollar by your employer.
Employer matching is a separate workplace benefit. Check whether your company matches donations to UNICEF USA
Questions? Contact us at matchinggifts@unicefusa.org or 1-877-294-9166
How to help
There are many ways to make a difference. War, famine, poverty, natural disasters — these threats to the world’s children keep coming. But UNICEF won’t stop working to keep children healthy and safe. And UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories, more places than any other children’s organization.
UNICEF has the world’s largest humanitarian warehouse and, when disaster strikes, can get supplies almost anywhere within 72 hours. Constantly innovating, always advocating for a better world for children, UNICEF works to ensure that every child can grow up healthy, educated, protected and respected.
Would you like to help give all children the opportunity to reach their full potential? There are many ways to get involved — donating is just one of them.
Frequently asked questions about matching gifts
How do UNICEF USA matching gift campaigns work?
During a UNICEF USA matching gift campaign, a company, partner or individual donor pledges to match eligible donations. Usually this means an opportunity to double your donation, but match rates, eligibility and deadlines will vary. Always check the terms to be sure to maximize the impact of your support.
Are matching gift campaigns the same as employer matching?
No. UNICEF USA matching campaigns are supported by a company, partner or individual donor. Employer matching is a separate workplace benefit, with requirements set by your employer. Corporate matching gifts have their own eligibility and request process. For more information, see Corporate Gift Matching
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HOW TO HELP
There are many ways to make a difference
War, famine, poverty, natural disasters — threats to the world's children keep coming. But UNICEF won't stop working to keep children healthy and safe.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories — more places than any other children's organization. UNICEF has the world's largest humanitarian warehouse and, when disaster strikes, can get supplies almost anywhere within 72 hours. Constantly innovating, always advocating for a better world for children, UNICEF works to ensure that every child can grow up healthy, educated, protected and respected.
Would you like to help give all children the opportunity to reach their full potential? There are many ways to get involved.
