Match Madness Record Giving
By Todd Pittenger
March 22, 2024
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 13th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday. Preliminary numbers indicate a record amount of money was gifted, crushing the previous record amount.
A tabulation of the final leader board indicates in 24 hours, $721,494.60 was raised. That total includes 3,246 gifts for 100 area nonprofit organizations via donations.
The $721,494.60 is the most money ever pledged at the event, topping $545,331.14 in 2023.
The money pledged was matched from $313,000 in matching available funds.
The total amount gifted is not a final number. Donations made via mail have not yet been received or counted.
Final Leader Board:
| Salina Symphony |
82 |
$42,394.46 |
| Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank |
128 |
$34,063.07 |
| Rolling Hills Zoo |
121 |
$27,589.66 |
| Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas |
69 |
$25,516.82 |
| Salina Rescue Mission |
88 |
$23,651.30 |
| Friends of the River Foundation |
99 |
$22,611.54 |
| St. Mary’s Grade School |
52 |
$21,900.03 |
| Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School |
65 |
$16,314.66 |
| St. Mary’s Queen of the Universe Catholic Church |
29 |
$15,367.95 |
| Salina Area United Way |
24 |
$14,980.98 |
| Saint Francis Ministries |
27 |
$14,940.99 |
| Child Advocacy & Parenting Services (CAPS) |
77 |
$14,607.63 |
| Salina Shares |
110 |
$14,012.05 |
| Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas (DVACK) |
53 |
$12,638.60 |
| Ashby House |
61 |
$12,577.00 |
| Stiefel Theatre – Performing Arts Foundation |
40 |
$12,171.42 |
| Women Helping Women Fund |
82 |
$11,756.93 |
| Sunflower Adult Day Services, Inc. |
31 |
$11,738.00 |
| Kansas State University Salina |
33 |
$11,567.03 |
| Meals On Wheels (Salina) |
56 |
$11,549.30 |
| AMBUCS – Salina AM Breakfast Bandits |
38 |
$10,953.77 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Salina |
14 |
$10,948.38 |
| Theatre Salina |
50 |
$10,479.29 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina |
49 |
$10,266.07 |
| Salina Public Library |
63 |
$9,581.54 |
| Salina Heights Christian Church |
10 |
$9,336.47 |
| Salina Family YMCA |
66 |
$8,858.60 |
| Salina Grace |
46 |
$8,715.05 |
| The Temple – Salina Innovation Foundation |
45 |
$8,669.21 |
| The Salvation Army (Salina) |
44 |
$8,286.19 |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish |
24 |
$8,152.84 |
| A Work in Progress |
32 |
$7,771.61 |
| North Salina Community Development, Inc. |
38 |
$7,571.87 |
| Christ Cathedral |
11 |
$7,504.04 |
| Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) |
38 |
$7,188.86 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University |
32 |
$7,166.88 |
| Salina Child Care Association |
19 |
$6,704.44 |
| TeenTown Inc. dba The City |
24 |
$6,435.99 |
| Salina Art Center |
36 |
$6,114.96 |
| Cornerstone Classical School |
15 |
$6,002.95 |
| Salina Initiative for Restorative Justice (SIRJ) |
47 |
$5,998.30 |
| Smoky Hill River Festival Legacy Fund |
45 |
$5,899.22 |
| First Tee – Salina |
46 |
$5,878.96 |
| Central Kansas Mental Health Center |
30 |
$5,825.86 |
| Saline County 4-H Development Fund |
48 |
$5,775.36 |
| Salina Education Foundation |
40 |
$5,723.69 |
| Salina Animal Shelter |
58 |
$5,620.34 |
| The Land Institute |
50 |
$5,569.82 |
| CKF Addiction Treatment |
30 |
$5,510.50 |
| Love, Chloe Foundation |
52 |
$5,499.90 |
| Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America – The Garage |
25 |
$5,180.40 |
| At Stake Ministries |
14 |
$4,923.69 |
| Bethany Village |
42 |
$4,915.05 |
| Salina Arts & Humanities |
43 |
$4,756.79 |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Salina |
19 |
$4,694.61 |
| Pregnancy Service Center |
22 |
$4,413.39 |
| Nature Conservancy of Kansas |
15 |
$4,298.02 |
| Kansas Museums Association |
32 |
$4,098.28 |
| Back to School Fair Fund (Saline County) |
9 |
$3,839.51 |
| Bethany College |
9 |
$3,834.21 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Child Development Center |
14 |
$3,603.49 |
| Salina Area Technical College |
16 |
$3,522.69 |
| Heartland Early Education |
8 |
$3,415.54 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church Foundation |
30 |
$3,186.55 |
| Prairieland Market, Inc. |
29 |
$3,148.74 |
| Friends of the Smoky Hill Museum |
46 |
$3,122.81 |
| Fund for Early Childhood Care, Education & Development |
10 |
$2,973.98 |
| Salina Area Young Life |
10 |
$2,918.18 |
| The Harvester Foundation |
9 |
$2,857.73 |
| OCCK, Inc./Access Foundation of Kansas, Inc. |
24 |
$2,853.79 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church |
10 |
$2,806.29 |
| St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church |
10 |
$2,702.57 |
| Coronado Area Council Boy Scouts |
21 |
$2,648.86 |
| University United Methodist Church |
11 |
$2,624.24 |
| KU School of Medicine – Salina |
13 |
$2,525.12 |
| KU School of Nursing- Salina Campus |
12 |
$2,402.94 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Kansas |
12 |
$2,290.73 |
| Saline County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol & Rescue Squad |
13 |
$2,181.65 |
| Belmont Boulevard Christian Church |
12 |
$2,154.62 |
| Noon Network Ambucs |
15 |
$2,148.95 |
| Salina Family Healthcare Center |
15 |
$2,084.55 |
| KIAAA |
12 |
$2,073.06 |
| Webster Conference Center |
11 |
$2,031.57 |
| Saline County Department of Senior Services |
23 |
$1,904.21 |
| Salina Regional Health Foundation |
12 |
$1,667.75 |
| Sunrise Presbyterian Church |
18 |
$1,581.99 |
| Salina Babe Ruth |
15 |
$1,529.00 |
| Church of the Cross – United Methodist |
6 |
$1,488.15 |
| Child Care Aware of Kansas |
20 |
$1,467.28 |
| Build A Pro Foundation |
19 |
$1,460.83 |
| Nex-Generation Round Up for Youth, Inc. |
13 |
$1,412.70 |
| Christ the King Lutheran Church |
8 |
$1,204.34 |
| Packages for Warriors-Hearts of America, Inc |
12 |
$1,034.48 |
| Salina Youth Baseball Fund |
8 |
$963.66 |
| Kansas Youth Sports |
8 |
$819.88 |
| Independent Connection Inc. |
4 |
$788.76 |
| St. John’s Military School Historical Museum |
11 |
$626.26 |
| Smoky Hill Education Service Center |
5 |
$490.98 |
| YW Legacy Fund |
8 |
$387.13 |
| Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas |
2 |
$70.00 |
