On Tuesday, May 5, our community will come together for Silicon Valley Gives, and we need YOU to join us. It’s your chance make a real difference, right here in San Benito County.
Following a successful day of giving last spring, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation will host its second day of giving to benefit nonprofit organizations in Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Benito counties. On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, Silicon Valley Gives (svgives.org) will raise money for local nonprofits starting at midnight and continuing for a 24-hour period through a single online donation platform, svgives.org
SV Gives is an event aimed at inspiring and uniting our local community to support philanthropic causes, providing a simple way to connect donors to the charitable causes they care about most and encourage them to take action. There is a $10 minimum donation for any cause, which provides an opportunity for donors of all different capacities to be involved.
As an added bonus, the Community Foundation for San Benito County is excited to offer a 1:1 match up to $50,000 from donations made through SV Gives to participating nonprofit endowment funds. San Benito County nonprofits can double their SV Gives contributions by adding to their endowment funds held at the Community Foundation for San Benito County.
Participating Funds:
– Aromas-San Juan Bautista Community Schools Foundation Endowment
– Baler Education Foundation Endowment
– CASA of SBC Endowment
– Chamberlain’s Children Center Endowment
– Community Food Bank of SBC Endowment
– Community Foundation for San Benito County Impact Grants Fund
– Downtown Endowment
– Emmaus House Endowment
– Friends of SBC Free Library Endowment
– Gabilan Chapter Kinship Center Endowment
– Girl Scouts of CA’s Central Coast Endowment
– Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation Endowment
– Latino Generations Endowment
– Pet Friends Endowment
– R.E.A.C.H. San Benito Foundation Endowment
– San Benito County Arts Council Endowment
– San Benito County Historical Society Endowment
– San Benito Stage Company Endowment
– Teressie White Memorial Scholarship Foundation Endowment
– United Way of San Benito County Endowment
– Women’s Fund
– YMCA of SBC Endowment
– Youth Alliance Endowment
Donations may also be made to the following San Benito County nonprofit organizations:
– CASA of SBC
– Chamberlain’s Children Center
– Dreams & Visions
– Emmaus House
– Gabilan Chapter Kinship Center
– Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast
– Girls Inc. of San Benito
– Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation
– Pet Friends
– Pinnacles Partnership
– R.E.A.C.H. San Benito Foundation
– Rotary Club of San Juan Bautista
– San Benito County Arts Council
– San Benito County Historical Society
– San Benito Olive Festival
– San Benito Stage Company
– San Juan-Aromas Tennis & Fitness
– San Juan Committee
– South County Cal-SOAP
– Teressie White Memorial Scholarship
– United Way of San Benito County
– YMCA
– Youth Alliance
To donate, go to svgives.org on May 5. From there, search for your favorite fund or nonprofit to be linked directly to their donation page.
Any individual may donate. Donations through Silicon Valley Gives to nonprofit organizations are tax-deductible. Contributions may be made via credit and debit card only. Donations will be received and receipted by Razoo Foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity. Razoo is the world’s fastest-growing crowdfunding site for causes, and is committed to creating a more generous world.
For more information on the Community Foundation for San Benito County, visit our website at cffsbc.org.
Jamie Frusetta is communications coordinator for Community Foundation for San Benito County.
