Match Madness Record Giving
By Todd Pittenger March 22, 2024
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 13th 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, $721,494.60 was raised. That total includes 3,246 gifts for 100 area nonprofit organizations via donations.
The $721,494.60 is the most money ever pledged at the event, topping $545,331.14 in 2023.
The money pledged was matched from $313,000 in matching available funds.
The total amount gifted is not a final number. Donations made via mail have not yet been received or counted.
Final Leader Board:
| Salina Symphony | 82 | $42,394.46 |
| Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank | 128 | $34,063.07 |
| Rolling Hills Zoo | 121 | $27,589.66 |
| Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas | 69 | $25,516.82 |
| Salina Rescue Mission | 88 | $23,651.30 |
| Friends of the River Foundation | 99 | $22,611.54 |
| St. Mary’s Grade School | 52 | $21,900.03 |
| Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School | 65 | $16,314.66 |
| St. Mary’s Queen of the Universe Catholic Church | 29 | $15,367.95 |
| Salina Area United Way | 24 | $14,980.98 |
| Saint Francis Ministries | 27 | $14,940.99 |
| Child Advocacy & Parenting Services (CAPS) | 77 | $14,607.63 |
| Salina Shares | 110 | $14,012.05 |
| Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas (DVACK) | 53 | $12,638.60 |
| Ashby House | 61 | $12,577.00 |
| Stiefel Theatre – Performing Arts Foundation | 40 | $12,171.42 |
| Women Helping Women Fund | 82 | $11,756.93 |
| Sunflower Adult Day Services, Inc. | 31 | $11,738.00 |
| Kansas State University Salina | 33 | $11,567.03 |
| Meals On Wheels (Salina) | 56 | $11,549.30 |
| AMBUCS – Salina AM Breakfast Bandits | 38 | $10,953.77 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Salina | 14 | $10,948.38 |
| Theatre Salina | 50 | $10,479.29 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina | 49 | $10,266.07 |
| Salina Public Library | 63 | $9,581.54 |
| Salina Heights Christian Church | 10 | $9,336.47 |
| Salina Family YMCA | 66 | $8,858.60 |
| Salina Grace | 46 | $8,715.05 |
| The Temple – Salina Innovation Foundation | 45 | $8,669.21 |
| The Salvation Army (Salina) | 44 | $8,286.19 |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish | 24 | $8,152.84 |
| A Work in Progress | 32 | $7,771.61 |
| North Salina Community Development, Inc. | 38 | $7,571.87 |
| Christ Cathedral | 11 | $7,504.04 |
| Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) | 38 | $7,188.86 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | 32 | $7,166.88 |
| Salina Child Care Association | 19 | $6,704.44 |
| TeenTown Inc. dba The City | 24 | $6,435.99 |
| Salina Art Center | 36 | $6,114.96 |
| Cornerstone Classical School | 15 | $6,002.95 |
| Salina Initiative for Restorative Justice (SIRJ) | 47 | $5,998.30 |
| Smoky Hill River Festival Legacy Fund | 45 | $5,899.22 |
| First Tee – Salina | 46 | $5,878.96 |
| Central Kansas Mental Health Center | 30 | $5,825.86 |
| Saline County 4-H Development Fund | 48 | $5,775.36 |
| Salina Education Foundation | 40 | $5,723.69 |
| Salina Animal Shelter | 58 | $5,620.34 |
| The Land Institute | 50 | $5,569.82 |
| CKF Addiction Treatment | 30 | $5,510.50 |
| Love, Chloe Foundation | 52 | $5,499.90 |
| Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America – The Garage | 25 | $5,180.40 |
| At Stake Ministries | 14 | $4,923.69 |
| Bethany Village | 42 | $4,915.05 |
| Salina Arts & Humanities | 43 | $4,756.79 |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Salina | 19 | $4,694.61 |
| Pregnancy Service Center | 22 | $4,413.39 |
| Nature Conservancy of Kansas | 15 | $4,298.02 |
| Kansas Museums Association | 32 | $4,098.28 |
| Back to School Fair Fund (Saline County) | 9 | $3,839.51 |
| Bethany College | 9 | $3,834.21 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Child Development Center | 14 | $3,603.49 |
| Salina Area Technical College | 16 | $3,522.69 |
| Heartland Early Education | 8 | $3,415.54 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church Foundation | 30 | $3,186.55 |
| Prairieland Market, Inc. | 29 | $3,148.74 |
| Friends of the Smoky Hill Museum | 46 | $3,122.81 |
| Fund for Early Childhood Care, Education & Development | 10 | $2,973.98 |
| Salina Area Young Life | 10 | $2,918.18 |
| The Harvester Foundation | 9 | $2,857.73 |
| OCCK, Inc./Access Foundation of Kansas, Inc. | 24 | $2,853.79 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | 10 | $2,806.29 |
| St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church | 10 | $2,702.57 |
| Coronado Area Council Boy Scouts | 21 | $2,648.86 |
| University United Methodist Church | 11 | $2,624.24 |
| KU School of Medicine – Salina | 13 | $2,525.12 |
| KU School of Nursing- Salina Campus | 12 | $2,402.94 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Kansas | 12 | $2,290.73 |
| Saline County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol & Rescue Squad | 13 | $2,181.65 |
| Belmont Boulevard Christian Church | 12 | $2,154.62 |
| Noon Network Ambucs | 15 | $2,148.95 |
| Salina Family Healthcare Center | 15 | $2,084.55 |
| KIAAA | 12 | $2,073.06 |
| Webster Conference Center | 11 | $2,031.57 |
| Saline County Department of Senior Services | 23 | $1,904.21 |
| Salina Regional Health Foundation | 12 | $1,667.75 |
| Sunrise Presbyterian Church | 18 | $1,581.99 |
| Salina Babe Ruth | 15 | $1,529.00 |
| Church of the Cross – United Methodist | 6 | $1,488.15 |
| Child Care Aware of Kansas | 20 | $1,467.28 |
| Build A Pro Foundation | 19 | $1,460.83 |
| Nex-Generation Round Up for Youth, Inc. | 13 | $1,412.70 |
| Christ the King Lutheran Church | 8 | $1,204.34 |
| Packages for Warriors-Hearts of America, Inc | 12 | $1,034.48 |
| Salina Youth Baseball Fund | 8 | $963.66 |
| Kansas Youth Sports | 8 | $819.88 |
| Independent Connection Inc. | 4 | $788.76 |
| St. John’s Military School Historical Museum | 11 | $626.26 |
| Smoky Hill Education Service Center | 5 | $490.98 |
| YW Legacy Fund | 8 | $387.13 |
| Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas | 2 | $70.00 |
