GBU Foundation Day of Giving 2023
Monday, October 23 will be GBU Foundation's Inaugural Day of Giving
GBU Foundation is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2023 and will launch a Day of Giving campaign on October 23 its official founding day, to mark the occasion.
ON THIS ONE DAY, we encourage GBU’s 70,000 members throughout the United States to unite and donate to increase the GBU Foundation’s impact on their communities.
You can support two GBU Foundation programs on the GBU Foundation Day of Giving
GBU Foundation Scholarships Program
The GBU Foundation’s 60-year focus has been providing scholarships to members to help them achieve success in life by furthering their education. The firm belief that every applicant should receive some financial award guides the GBU Foundation. In 2023, the Foundation is providing $196,750 in scholarships and grants to 244 students, but not all eligible applicants received a financial award because of limited funding.
Your Day of Giving donation can fund 2024 Day of Giving Educational Grants and help the Foundation reach the goal of granting every eligible applicant a financial award.
GBU Foundation Community Grants Program
This fall, GBU Foundation is launching a new initiative to award community grants in each of GBU’s four Community Pillars — Wellness, Education, Charitable Giving, and Hometown Hero Support to nonprofit organizations enriching their communities.
Your Day of Giving donation will help determine the number and amount of GBU Foundation Community Grants to be awarded in 2024.
Give Online on the GBU Foundation Day of Giving
- Don’t worry about writing a check, getting a stamp, and mailing it with an October 23 postmark to be included in the Day of Giving total.
- GBU Foundation covers all processing fees, so your full donation will be used for 2024 Day of Giving Educational Grants and GBU Foundation Community Grants.
Join the GBU Foundation 60th Anniversary Club on the GBU Foundation Day of Giving
When you give $60 or more during the Day of Giving campaign, you will join the GBU Foundation 60th Anniversary Club and be eligible to receive GBU Foundation 60th Anniversary Club gifts as tokens of appreciation for your generosity.
All donations are tax deductible. You will receive an electronic tax receipt when you give online or a mailed tax receipt when you give by check.
How Does the Day of Giving Work?
How Can I Participate?
Give online at gbu.org/foundation
on Monday, October 23, 2023, from 12:00 AM ET to 11:59 PM ET.
Pay by Check
- Make your check payable to GBU Foundation.
- Mail it, along with your completed GBU Foundation Day of Giving Form to GBU Foundation, 4254 Saw Mill Run Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15227-3394.
- Your check must be postmarked by October 23, 2023, to count in the total for the GBU bonus funds.
District, Business and Corporate Donations
- Give online or mail a check with the GBU Foundation Day of Giving Form.
- Contact Ken Elliott, Charitable Giving and PR Specialist, at kenneth.elliott@gbu.org by October 23, 2023.
Employer-Matching Program
- Your employer may have a matching gift program that would match your Day of Giving donation, resulting in an even bigger donation to the GBU Foundation.
- Talk with your employer about whether there is a matching gift program, eligibility guidelines and next steps to secure your matching gift.
IRA-Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
- Your RMD may count as a Day of Giving donation.
- Make a direct transfer from your IRA to the GBU Foundation no later than 11:59 PM ET on October 23, 2023, or have your IRA administrator send a check from your account payable to GBU Foundation and postmarked by October 23, 2023.
GBU Bonus Funds—Bonus of 10% of Funds Raised
- GBU will provide a 10% bonus match on every dollar raised on the GBU Foundation Day of Giving.
- Watch the Day of Giving Thermometer in real time as your gift is added to the tally and helps the Foundation secure GBU bonus funds!
