{"id":40382,"date":"2025-01-20T12:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=40382"},"modified":"2025-01-20T12:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:51:19","slug":"area-non-profits-have-until-january-31-to-apply-for-share-of-stewarts-holiday-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2025\/01\/area-non-profits-have-until-january-31-to-apply-for-share-of-stewarts-holiday-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Area Non-Profits Have Until January 31 To Apply For Share Of Stewart\u2019s Holiday Match"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A customer donates to Stewart\u2019s annual Holiday Match program, which helps fund non-profit organizations in the company\u2019s market area.
Courtesy of Stewart\u2019s Shops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Paul Post<\/p>\n

Area non-profits have until January 31 to apply for a portion of the $1.76 million raised by Stewart\u2019s Shops\u2019 annual Holiday Match program.<\/p>\n

Customers of the company\u2019s more than 350 stores donated over $883,500 between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

The company has doubled those donations, penny for penny with no administrative fees, meaning hundreds of non-profit children\u2019s organizations will benefit as money is distributed in coming months. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really thankful to all of our customers and thankful to all of our shop partners for doing a really great job collecting donations,\u201d said Jennifer Frame, Stewart\u2019s director of corporate philanthropy.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Holiday Match total was down from the more than $2 million raised last year because there were five fewer collection days, as Thanksgiving came later than normal.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut collections per day were really strong considering how tough the economy is,\u201d said Robin Cooper, company spokesman. \u201cIt was tough for a lot of people financially, but they still gave.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>Since its inception in 1986, Holiday Match has raised more than $39 million to support thousands of organizations focused on improving the lives of area children.<\/p>\n

Last year alone, more than 1,800 organizations obtained amounts ranging from $250 to $20,000. To be eligible, recipients must be a registered 501C3 non-profit within Stewart\u2019s market area and must be directly geared toward helping children and\/or have children\u2019s programming.<\/p>\n

Examples include Little League, a YMCA with children\u2019s programs, a library reading program, a museum arts program, Special Olympics\u2019 Young Athletes program and Double-H Ranch in Lake Luzerne, which supports children and families living with chronic illnesses through year-round programs including summer camps and adaptive winter sports.<\/p>\n

Since 2007, Double H Ranch has received more than $100,000 through the Holiday Match program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tell organizations to ask for what they need and we give what we can,\u201d Frame said. \u201cThey must tell us how they plan to utilize funds. Typically, larger funding is used for organizations that benefit hundreds or thousands of children such as community centers or the American Red Cross, which really have programs that are open to the community and benefit a large number of children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Applicants are expected to learn how money is distributed in mid-March.<\/p>\n

Fund-raising goes to organizations in the county where money is donated.<\/p>\n

Last year, for example, the $271,425 raised in Saratoga County went to dozens of organizations from Waterford to Corinth.<\/p>\n

In Warren County, $114,200 went to recipients such as Abraham Wing Elementary School, Caldwell Lake George Library and the North Warren School Parent Teacher Organization.<\/p>\n

The $71,544 raised in Washington County went to non-profits such as the Battenkill Conservancy, Whitehall Wrestling Inc. and Hartford Food Pantry.<\/p>\n

Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York plans to distribute 150,000 meals in six counties from money it receives this year. Holiday Match has given $16,000 to the Food Bank during the past five years.<\/p>\n

Money from last year\u2019s campaign went to stores in 32 counties in New York and western Vermont that comprise Stewart\u2019s market territory.<\/p>\n

During the past year, however, the company made a major expansion, which included New Hampshire for the first time ever. Earlier this month, Stewart\u2019s opened a new shop at the corner of Route 9 and Wellness Way, in Colonie; part of the company\u2019s $50 million capital investment strategy for 2024.<\/p>\n

To apply for funding applicants should go to: www.stewartsshops.com and click on the Holiday Match tab under the heading \u201cSharing With You.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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