MOUNTAIN VIEW — Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund will now match an additional $50,000 in donations to help Haiti and its people recover from the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.
The new matching challenge, provided by The Lieve Roelandt Foundation, a donor advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, means that up to $100,000 in donations to Haiti quake relief will be matched, dollar for dollar.
The first $50,000 match, provided by the Irene S. Scully Fund, was met in less than 24 hours.
Roelandt’s gift ensures that additional contributions from other donors, corporations and the community will also be matched. For every dollar raised, $2 will be sent to organizations working to provide critical assistance to help Haiti following the worst earthquake there in more than 200 years.
Roelandt said she hopes the response to her matching challenge will be as swift as the response was to the initial challenge from the Irene S. Scully Fund.
“I am pleased that our donors have shown such great leadership and generosity. They sparked the creation of this fund to help Haiti in the wake of this enormous human tragedy,” said Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D., CEO and president of the community foundation. “We have received donations both large and small. We’ve heard from students in our region who want to help by pooling small contributions and from donors who want to make large gifts. As a center for philanthropy, we are pleased to help those who want to give at this time.”
In addition to creating the matching fund and extending the impact of individual donations, community foundation staff have researched organizations on the ground in Haiti that are best positioned to provide effective assistance. The community foundation has contributed $10,000 to the fund.
To donate online to the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund, go to www.siliconvalleycf.org and click on Donate Now. Those interested in making a donation can also email donate@siliconvalleycf.org or call 650.450.5444. Checks also can be mailed to Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA, 94040, attn: “Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.”
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