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Make the most of your gift for the Lakota (Sioux) children!
Q: How can you make your gift to the Lakota boys and girls go even farther?
A: Many companies match their employee’s charitable gifts. Does yours? Keep reading!
![Lisa in her home at St. Joseph's Indian School.](https://www.stjo.org/wp-content/Media/Images/Posts/Make-the-most-your-gift-for-Lakota-children/most-of-your-gift-1.jpg)
Thanks to you, St. Joseph’s is able to provide a safe, loving home-away-from-home for Native American children in need.
Can you add a corporate match to make your gift go even farther?
If you are a current employee, retired employee or even the spouse of a deceased employee, you may be eligible to have your donation matched. For more information, contact your company’s Human Resources Department!
- St. Joseph’s Indian School is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
- The Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center, located on St. Joseph’s campus, qualifies as a cultural organization.
![St. Joseph's students love to participate in sports.](https://www.stjo.org/wp-content/Media/Images/Posts/Make-the-most-your-gift-for-Lakota-children/most-of-your-gift-2.jpg)
Sports help students learn team work and build self-esteem.
Where do I start?
- You must initiate the process by filling out a form provided by your company, which is often available online.
- Once St. Joseph’s receives your gift along with the matching gift form, we’ll take it from there!
Wopila tanka — many thanks — for sharing your blessings with the Lakota boys and girls and asking your company to do the same!
![Lakota student at St. Joseph's annual powwow.](https://www.stjo.org/wp-content/Media/Images/Posts/Make-the-most-your-gift-for-Lakota-children/most-of-your-gift-3.jpg)
Your generosity helps the Lakota children learn about the rich heritage of their people.
A few corporations we have worked with in the past include:
Abbott
AIG
Bank of America
Boeing
Chevron
Colgate-Palmolive
Dominion
ExxonMobil
FM Global
Gap
General Electric
General Mills
GlaxoSmithKline
IBM
JPMorgan Chase
Eli Lilly
MasterCard
Merck
Nike
Pfizer
Progressive
Prudential
Raytheon
Saint-Gobain
Stanley
Verizon
Wells Fargo
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Xcel Energy