Record Match Madness Giving
By Todd Pittenger
March 13, 2026
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 15th 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, $847,751.65 was raised. That total includes 3,646 gifts for 109 area nonprofit organizations via donations.
The $847,751.65 is the most money ever pledged at the event, topping $818,100.01 in 2025.
According to the foundation with the $315,000 in matching funds, over $1.1 million was raised for 109 local nonprofits making the 15th year of Match Madness one for the highlight reel.
Since 2012, the community has come together to raise over $8 million to benefit 123 local nonprofits.
The money pledged was matched from $313,000 in matching available funds.
Final Leader Board:
| Nonprofit |
# Gifts |
Total |
| A Better Smile |
63 |
$30,686.13 |
| A Work in Progress |
22 |
$9,465.19 |
| AMBUCS – Salina AM Breakfast Bandits |
37 |
$8,678.22 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Kansas |
16 |
$3,261.63 |
| Ashby House |
60 |
$9,354.02 |
| At Stake Ministries |
15 |
$4,589.16 |
| Back to School Fair Fund (Saline County) |
9 |
$3,912.17 |
| Belmont Boulevard Christian Church |
9 |
$2,225.00 |
| Bethany College |
12 |
$4,015.53 |
| Bethany Village |
21 |
$5,337.30 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina |
50 |
$7,366.62 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Salina |
68 |
$21,334.75 |
| Brookville Community Foundation Legacy Fund |
21 |
$3,577.89 |
| Build A Pro Foundation |
24 |
$6,058.08 |
| Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas |
72 |
$26,744.67 |
| Central Kansas Mental Health Center |
27 |
$4,492.83 |
| Central Kansas United Soccer Initiative |
21 |
$13,204.04 |
| Child Advocacy & Parenting Services (CAPS) |
61 |
$16,820.85 |
| Child Care Aware of Kansas |
6 |
$293.36 |
| Christ the King Lutheran Church |
8 |
$1,410.78 |
| Church of the Cross – United Methodist |
18 |
$2,774.95 |
| CKF Addiction Treatment |
33 |
$5,494.16 |
| Community Housing Development Corporation of Central Kansas |
13 |
$2,802.54 |
| Cornerstone Classical School |
18 |
$15,831.26 |
| Coronado Area Council Boy Scouts |
21 |
$3,103.51 |
| Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas (DVACK) |
83 |
$20,788.87 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Salina |
11 |
$4,562.11 |
| First Tee – Salina |
45 |
$7,781.99 |
| Friends of the River Foundation |
86 |
$16,349.98 |
| Fund for Early Childhood Care, Education & Development |
10 |
$1,967.59 |
| Gypsum Valley Community Foundation |
8 |
$2,854.75 |
| Heartland Early Education |
27 |
$5,916.28 |
| Homestead Ministries |
16 |
$1,738.70 |
| Independent Connection Inc. |
15 |
$1,063.14 |
| Kansas Legal Services |
20 |
$14,459.79 |
| Kansas Museums Association |
28 |
$4,057.22 |
| Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) |
30 |
$6,668.67 |
| Kansas State University Salina |
19 |
$3,122.49 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University |
23 |
$4,545.13 |
| Kansas Youth Sports |
4 |
$278.59 |
| KIAAA |
9 |
$1,765.01 |
| KU School of Medicine – Salina |
13 |
$3,203.22 |
| KU School of Nursing- Salina Campus |
20 |
$3,405.28 |
| Love, Chloe Foundation |
78 |
$8,594.85 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Child Development Center |
14 |
$4,145.39 |
| Meals On Wheels (Salina) |
85 |
$18,278.07 |
| Nature Conservancy of Kansas |
10 |
$609.38 |
| Nex-Generation Round Up for Youth, Inc. |
4 |
$242.66 |
| Noon Network Ambucs |
23 |
$2,511.63 |
| North Salina Community Development, Inc. |
35 |
$7,346.81 |
| OCCK, Inc./Access Foundation of Kansas, Inc. |
24 |
$2,661.43 |
| Packages for Warriors-Hearts of America, Inc |
14 |
$598.11 |
| Prairieland Market, Inc. |
26 |
$6,514.96 |
| Pregnancy Service Center |
22 |
$4,683.25 |
| Revive Community |
7 |
$1,770.56 |
| Rolling Hills Zoo |
127 |
$25,163.14 |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral |
15 |
$9,015.61 |
| Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School |
90 |
$16,686.51 |
| Saint Francis Ministries |
26 |
$12,001.62 |
| Salina Animal Shelter |
35 |
$4,906.47 |
| Salina Area Technical College |
15 |
$4,764.38 |
| Salina Area United Way |
20 |
$2,878.73 |
| Salina Area Young Life |
15 |
$2,513.25 |
| Salina Art Center |
38 |
$6,014.70 |
| Salina Arts & Humanities |
32 |
$2,149.49 |
| Salina Child Care Association |
12 |
$3,386.66 |
| Salina Education Foundation |
48 |
$5,589.03 |
| Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank |
133 |
$36,136.30 |
| Salina Family Healthcare Center |
24 |
$9,075.69 |
| Salina Family YMCA |
31 |
$8,677.66 |
| Salina Grace |
66 |
$15,582.86 |
| Salina Heights Christian Church |
9 |
$11,538.55 |
| Salina Initiative for Restorative Justice (SIRJ) |
30 |
$5,657.85 |
| Salina Presbyterian Manor |
38 |
$6,915.51 |
| Salina Public Library |
73 |
$10,810.75 |
| Salina Regional Health Foundation |
17 |
$1,946.40 |
| Salina Rescue Mission |
80 |
$20,513.51 |
| Salina Shares |
88 |
$11,774.82 |
| Salina Symphony |
82 |
$56,439.50 |
| Salina Youth Baseball Fund |
9 |
$1,143.48 |
| Saline County 4-H Development Fund |
52 |
$6,576.32 |
| Saline County Department of Senior Services |
22 |
$2,135.66 |
| Saline County Fair Association |
21 |
$3,042.18 |
| Saline County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol & Rescue Squad |
16 |
$3,037.60 |
| Smoky Hill Education Foundation |
5 |
$1,278.77 |
| Smoky Hill Equality Coalition |
9 |
$372.16 |
| Smoky Hill Museum Friends Inc. |
55 |
$5,490.82 |
| Smoky Hill River Festival Legacy Fund |
52 |
$11,777.08 |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish |
19 |
$12,168.60 |
| St. John’s Military School Historical Museum |
11 |
$1,354.98 |
| St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church |
6 |
$2,200.98 |
| St. Mary Queen of the Universe Catholic Church |
29 |
$12,113.97 |
| St. Mary’s Grade School |
190 |
$23,200.95 |
| Stiefel Theatre – Performing Arts Foundation |
34 |
$9,874.18 |
| Sunflower Adult Day Services, Inc. |
36 |
$11,448.17 |
| TeenTown Inc. dba The City |
26 |
$4,483.76 |
| The Garage – Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America |
25 |
$4,168.17 |
| The Harvester Foundation |
6 |
$331.26 |
| The Land Institute |
40 |
$2,847.38 |
| The Salvation Army (Salina) |
46 |
$13,054.10 |
| The Temple – Salina Innovation Foundation |
40 |
$8,768.04 |
| Theatre Salina |
58 |
$10,598.65 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church |
9 |
$882.06 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church Foundation |
23 |
$2,216.36 |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Salina |
11 |
$4,252.36 |
| University United Methodist Church |
13 |
$5,270.85 |
| Webster Conference Center |
6 |
$1,695.00 |
| Women Helping Women Fund |
93 |
$16,184.57 |
| YW Legacy Fund |
6 |
$323.65 |
