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 |
