Record Giving at Match Madness
By Todd Pittenger
March 25, 2022
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 11th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday. Preliminary numbers indicate a record amount of money was gifted, crushing the previous record amount.
In 24 hours, $487,373.70 was raised for 89 area nonprofit organizations through donations. A total of 2,516 unique gifts were made by donors.
The $487,373.70 is the most money ever pledged at the event, topping $375,564.57 in 2021.
The money pledged will be matched from $250,000 in matching available funds.
The total amount gifted is not a final number. Donations made via mail have not yet been received or counted.
Match Madness Preliminary Final Numbers:
| Nonprofit |
# Gifts |
Total |
| Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank |
102 |
$32,698.46 |
| Salina Rescue Mission |
70 |
$27,915.62 |
| Rolling Hills Zoo |
131 |
$24,670.17 |
| Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America-The Garage |
35 |
$21,013.96 |
| Sacred Heart Jr. Sr. High School |
70 |
$19,834.21 |
| St. Mary’s Queen of the Universe Catholic Church |
26 |
$18,145.47 |
| St. Mary’s Grade School |
56 |
$17,129.58 |
| Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas |
55 |
$15,220.16 |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish |
21 |
$13,283.22 |
| Friends of the River Foundation |
76 |
$12,791.82 |
| Child Advocacy & Parenting Services (CAPS) |
78 |
$12,743.56 |
| Salina Shares |
91 |
$12,439.62 |
| Saint Francis Ministries |
24 |
$12,273.06 |
| Salina Symphony |
49 |
$10,995.77 |
| Sunflower Adult Day Services, Inc. |
33 |
$10,465.19 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina |
53 |
$9,451.13 |
| Salina Heights Christian Church |
12 |
$9,196.06 |
| Women Helping Women Fund |
64 |
$9,008.73 |
| AMBUCS – Salina AM Breakfast Bandits |
29 |
$8,402.93 |
| Ashby House |
67 |
$7,907.87 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University |
29 |
$6,879.74 |
| Salina Community Theatre |
43 |
$6,484.71 |
| The Temple – Salina Innovation Foundation |
35 |
$6,413.94 |
| Saline County 4-H Development Fund |
38 |
$5,828.37 |
| Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) |
32 |
$5,666.93 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church Foundation |
31 |
$5,647.89 |
| Salina Art Center |
36 |
$5,378.29 |
| Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas (DVACK) |
58 |
$5,333.50 |
| Meals On Wheels (Salina) |
53 |
$5,328.38 |
| Kansas Youth Sports |
13 |
$5,292.28 |
| Nature Conservancy of Kansas |
12 |
$4,786.34 |
| Smoky Hill River Festival Legacy Fund |
27 |
$4,539.16 |
| Bethany Village |
30 |
$4,442.92 |
| North Salina Community Development, Inc. |
32 |
$4,389.31 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Salina |
8 |
$4,303.02 |
| Salina Initiative for Restorative Justice (SIRJ) |
37 |
$3,850.42 |
| Stiefel Theatre – Performing Arts Foundation |
30 |
$3,806.04 |
| Salina Arts & Humanities |
34 |
$3,760.54 |
| Salina Area United Way |
21 |
$3,663.64 |
| Salina Regional Health Foundation |
17 |
$3,382.01 |
| The Salvation Army (Salina) |
30 |
$3,272.90 |
| Love, Chole Foundation |
37 |
$3,190.78 |
| Salina Family YMCA |
18 |
$3,168.04 |
| OCCK, Inc./Access Foundation of Kansas, Inc. |
29 |
$2,993.32 |
| Cornerstone Classical School |
10 |
$2,835.22 |
| Fund for Early Childhood Care, Education & Development |
5 |
$2,804.57 |
| Salina Education Foundation |
38 |
$2,768.25 |
| KU School of Medicine – Salina |
23 |
$2,686.17 |
| The Land Institute |
36 |
$2,679.46 |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Salina |
15 |
$2,550.95 |
| Child Care Aware of Kansas |
27 |
$2,506.03 |
| CKF Addiction Treatment |
21 |
$2,467.22 |
| First Tee – Salina |
22 |
$2,372.67 |
| Central Kansas Mental Health Center |
15 |
$2,330.52 |
| Kansas Museums Association |
30 |
$2,206.51 |
| Kansas State University Salina |
19 |
$2,042.37 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Child Development Center |
12 |
$1,984.61 |
| Salina Area Technical College |
11 |
$1,959.21 |
| Church of the Cross – United Methodist |
12 |
$1,958.34 |
| Sunrise Presbyterian Church |
21 |
$1,949.51 |
| Coronado Area Council Boy Scouts |
15 |
$1,906.27 |
| Salina Public Library |
29 |
$1,838.62 |
| Salina Area Young Life |
11 |
$1,769.31 |
| St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church |
10 |
$1,761.81 |
| The Harvester Foundation |
8 |
$1,757.13 |
| University United Methodist Church |
8 |
$1,690.76 |
| At Stake Ministries |
14 |
$1,680.83 |
| TeenTown Inc. dba The City |
20 |
$1,668.84 |
| Friends of the Smoky Hill Museum |
37 |
$1,652.59 |
| American Red Cross Central and Western KS Chapter |
19 |
$1,547.92 |
| Salina Family Healthcare Center |
15 |
$1,541.93 |
| Bethany College |
12 |
$1,421.45 |
| Salina Child Care Association |
10 |
$1,419.14 |
| Saline County Department of Senior Services |
16 |
$1,237.87 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church |
9 |
$1,072.09 |
| Hospice of Salina |
16 |
$1,058.77 |
| Independent Connection Inc. |
6 |
$792.86 |
| Christ the King Lutheran Church |
9 |
$740.91 |
| Salina Youth Baseball Fund |
3 |
$703.02 |
| Webster Conference Center |
6 |
$691.60 |
| Back to School Fair Fund (Saline County) |
11 |
$670.99 |
| YW Legacy Fund |
3 |
$628.82 |
| Noon Network Ambucs |
11 |
$601.76 |
| Smoky Hill Education Service Center |
9 |
$591.39 |
| Saline County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol & Rescue Squad |
7 |
$539.36 |
| Belmont Boulevard Christian Church |
3 |
$375.91 |
| Packages for Warriors-Hearts of America, Inc |
5 |
$275.02 |
| Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas |
3 |
$170.00 |
| Nex-Generation Round Up for Youth, Inc. |
2 |
$76.06 |
