Matching Gifts
The Matching Gifts program is designed to encourage our employees and retirees of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas to actively support nonprofit organizations within our communities.
We will match $1 for each $1 of eligible employee and retiree donations. The minimum employee or retiree contribution to any one organization that will be matched is $50. The maximum match per fiscal year ending Dec. 31 is $10,000 per employee and $2,000 per retiree.
A completed on-line application is required for a matching gift along with a receipt or letter of acknowledgement. A receipt in the employee’s or retiree’s name from the nonprofit organization, indicating the donation amount, organization’s federal tax ID number, and no goods or services were received, is required to process your matching gift request. A copy of a check or cancelled check is not sufficient.
Contributions can be made in the form of cash, a check, credit card or stock in a publicly traded company.
Eligible contributions
Contributions to organizations in the categories below may be eligible for matching funds. Each organization must be located within the company's operating territory (with the exception of post-secondary educational institutions) or where the employee lives and must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Arts and culture
- Community and neighborhood development
- Education (including accredited K-12 and post-secondary educational institutions in the U.S.)
- Environment
- Human services and health
Ineligible contributions
Because our companies have so many opportunities to give, and limited funding, the Matching Gifts program cannot support contributions to these types of organizations at this time:
- United Way and other combined appeals
- Civic groups, including fraternal, social or union organizations
- Religious or political organizations
- Organizations whose philosophy and mission conflict with company positions
- Private foundations
- Gifts to individuals
- In-kind gifts
- Pooled contributions by more than one individual
- Gifts fixed by a school as a condition for student enrollment, payment for tuition, books or other student fees
- Gifts to youth or school sports teams will not be accepted where any benefit has been received, or to cover fees for enrollment, registration, uniforms, tournaments or traveling for children, relatives or friends of employees or retirees.
The company reserves the right to amend, suspend or terminate its Matching Gifts program at any time without prior notice.
All forms must be submitted by Dec. 1. Any application received after Dec. 1 will be processed in the first quarter of the following year.
Applications
To apply, choose the application for your respective company:
Contact
Matching Gift Coordinator
312-240-4930
Email