The Stewart’s Holiday Match collection season ended in December, raising $1.88 million to help area children’s charities.
Company officials said that more than $941,207 was donated by customers and the rest matched by the company. The total was $43,000 higher than last year.
Donations were collected at all Stewart’s Shops from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day.
Holiday Match has zero administrative fees. The program only accepts cash donations which eliminates credit card processing fees and 100 percent of the donations are allocated for children’s charity groups.
Applications for Holiday Match opened on Thanksgiving day. Nonprofit organizations benefiting children are able to apply for funds through Jan. 31. Applications are reviewed, and allocations are made in March. Applications can be found online.
A listing of all the charities that received Holiday Match funding last year is available at stewartsshops.com.
“So many people have relied on Stewart’s through the pandemic as a quick and safe in and out, and we are truly humbled at their generosity to the Holiday Match Program. This money will offer aid to so many organizations in need,” Amy Potter, Stewart’s Shops director of corporate contributions, said in a statement.
Last season, 1,754 children’s organizations received funding from the Holiday Match campaign. According to Stewart’s, there are no administrative costs — 100 percent of the funds benefit local, non-profit children’s organizations.
