Fundraising
Corporate Matching
If your employer offers corporate gift matching, please let our FRC know! Together, we can double your impact just by filling out a form.
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Please download this PDF if you would like a copy of instructions detailing how to utilize Disney and Warner Brothers' matching programs. Or scroll down and bookmark this page!
Disney Employee Matching Program
The Walt Disney Company and most of its affiliates will match its employee’s charitable donations of up to $25,000 a year. The minimum donation for matching is $25. Employees needs to have completed 90 days of consecutive
service with Disney prior to donation date and donations need to be requested within one year of donation date.
Here's how:
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Logon to http://MatchingGifts.Disney.com
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Click “Apply Now.”
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Search for Thomas Edison Elementary in Burbank, California.
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Under Terms and Conditions click “Select”, then “I Accept”
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Enter the amount you donated to Edison, the date of your donation, and the amount you are asking Disney to match, up to $25,000 per year.
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Under designation enter specific fundraiser: ie. Fundraising Committee Direct Donation or Fun Run, etc. then click “Save and Proceed." If you do not enter the correct designation, FRC may not receive the match.
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Once you have verified your information, hit “Submit” and wait for confirmation.
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Look for an email from Disney with the donation confirmation instructions you will need to follow.
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Email FundraisingEdison@gmail.com, once all steps have been completed to inform us of the pending Disney
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Company donation. Please include your name, the date and amount of the donation, and the gift ID#.​
Get Money for Volunteering!
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Did you know that Disney will donate money to Edison for your volunteer hours? Volunteer hours you log for an
approved Disney VoluntEAR project or with an approved organization can be converted to a Disney VoluntEARS Grant.
To learn more, please visit: Volunteering | Employee Giving (cybergrants.com)
Once your hours have been logged and verified, you can redeem these hours for a Grant to Edison!
You can log up to 200 hours of volunteering annual which can mean $2000 in grants.
Questions? Visit: https://MatchingGifts.Disney.com.
WB Discovery Employee Matching Program
WB Discovery. and most of its affiliates will match its employee’s charitable donations of up to $1,000 a year. The minimum donation for matching is $10. Full time and Part Time employees are eligible.
Here's how:
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Access the Warner Bros. Discovery employee grant matching program via Behind the Shield using the Impact Giving Program.
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Log onto http://wbd.benevity.org.
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Click on the Search function for Thomas A. Edison Elementary School PTA in Burbank, CA
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Click “Donate Now.”
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Enter your donation amount and fill out the form.
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Click the Leave a Comment box and inform them that your donation is to be assigned to enter specific fundraiser: ie. Fundraising Committee Direct Donation or Fun Run, etc. If you do not do this, FRC may not receive the match.
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Click “Confirm Donation.”
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Look for an email confirmation.
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Email FundraisingEdison@gmail.com, once all steps have been completed to inform us of the pending WB
Company donation. Please include your name, the date and amount of the donation, and the gift ID#.​
Get Money for Volunteering!
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Did you know that Warner Bros. Discovery will donate money to Edison for your school volunteer hours. Employees can track volunteer hours, and earn up to $1,000 in volunteer rewards (up to 100 hours per year). Additional details are
available at https://wbd.com/esg/our-community/. Matching Gifts and Volunteer grants - up to $1,000 per year. Warner Bros. Discovery’s employees should log their volunteer hours and request their volunteer grant requests electronically at https://wbd.benevity.org/user/login.
Questions? Contact: impact@wbd.com