I Live Here I Give Here works year-round to secure operating support and essential matching funds to incentivize Amplify Austin Day! We’d like to celebrate the local companies and foundations that help make our giving day possible.
Visible provided a generous grant to support the operations of Amplify Austin Day, including training and registration for nonprofit organizations, marketing communications, and Amplify LIVE, and staff support. With Civic Action as a company pillar, since day one, Visible has supported its community by bringing people together, giving back, and inspiring change.
I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund
The I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund fuels Amplify Austin Day by reimbursing nonprofits for the cost to fundraise, providing matching dollars, and funding prizes to fuel the day.
Special thanks to the following sponsors who are supporting all 700 participating nonprofits this year: Austin Community Foundation, Circuit of the Americas, Google, NXP, and Blackbaud. These critical funds support more than 700 local organizations and motivate locals to grow the giving!
Those making donations on AmplifyATX.org have the opportunity to add to this fund by making a small contribution alongside other Amplify Austin Day gifts here. A gift to this fund is a simple way to support every single worthy local nonprofit you find on AmplifyATX.org and to power this incredible day of local generosity.
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Advancing Equity Across the Nonprofit Sector
On Amplify Austin Day 2022, in addition to maintaining our support for several hundred nonprofits across 20 cause categories, I Live Here I Give Here is elevating awareness and raising additional funding for key initiatives to advance equity. We are especially grateful to the following funders who have supported these initiatives as well:
The Black-Led Social Change Nonprofits Fund was created in partnership with the Black Leaders Collective, a group of 90 community leaders committed to advancing Black lives across the Central Texas community. More than $40,000 was raised for Black-Led nonprofit organizations, who are historically underfunded in spite of the daily transformative work they do across the community. This fund initiative was seeded by a local community leader, with contributions from the Shield-Ayres Foundation, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Woollard Nichols & Associates.
For the second year, I Live Here I Give Here is proud to partner with The New Philanthropists (TNP) to introduce The TNP Challenge. Organizations that participate in both Amplify Austin Day and TNP's Board Matching Program will be eligible to receive an additional $20,000 pro-rata match thanks to H-E-B and Expedia Group.
To address disparities in the awareness and resources that drive fundraising, I Live Here I Give Here created a targeted fund for small-and medium-sized nonprofits, with budget sizes of less than $100,000 and between $100,001-$500,000, respectively. These organizations are eligible to receive an additional $20,500 pro-rata match thanks to Expedia Group, Reissa Foundation, K Friese + Associates, and Woollard Nichols & Associates.
The Reissa Foundation is sponsoring the Reissa Relay Prize to recognize collaboration among small- and medium-sizes nonprofits whose work and missions support at-risk children and vulnerable families. During the relay, nonprofit organizations will be selected by a peer organization to receive a $2,000 grant toward their fundraising campaign. A total of 10 prizes will be awarded. The foundation is also giving additional kick-starter grants to benefit all grassroots BIPOC-led organizations, with operating budgets of $100,000 or less.
Cause Category Matches
The Hood Endowment Fund of the Greater Round Rock Community Foundation is providing a generous grant to support Williamson County nonprofits whose missions are in service to military veterans and animal welfare.
An anonymous funder has offered a $25,000 matching grant to be distributed among all participating Animal Care & Services organizations. You can check out all participating Animal Care & Services organizations here!
The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly reduced the operations and revenue for arts and culture nonprofit organizations. In honor of its 25th anniversary, and the arts and culture scene that defines our community, Tito's Handmade Vodka is celebrating Amplify Austin Day by supporting Arts & Culture nonprofit organizations. Tito’s will add $25 to each donation to Arts & Culture nonprofit organizations when donors write #LoveTitos in the public message box of their donation on AmplifyATX.org. The match applies to the first $25,000 in donations in this cause category.
Inspired by the ILHIGH Amplify: Disaster Relief Fund that was created in 2021 after Winter Storm Uri, ETC is supporting organizations whose missions focus on one of the following cause categories: Basic Needs, Disaster Relief & Emergency Response, Human Services, and/or Housing, Shelter & Homelessness.
Longtime residents and active community volunteers Lee & Roger Kintzel are sponsoring the Housing, Shelter & Homelessness cause category with a matching grant. You can check out all participating Housing, Shelter & Homelessness organizations here.
COVID-19 testing and next-generation health care delivery company Curative is the inaugural presenting sponsor of the Health Care & Wellness cause category, supporting nonprofits whose missions are dedicated to a healthy body and mind. Curative believes in bringing together local companies and nonprofits to build a strong, resilient community that serves as a foundation for the health lives of its residents. You can check out all participating Health Care & Wellness organizations here!
Custom Matches
As a sponsor of the ILHIGH Amplify Fund, Dell Technologies is supporting the Austin Area Urban League and Keep Austin Beautiful to advance digital inclusion and sustainability initiatives to deliver enduring results for 1 billion people by 2030.
Netspend is celebrating Amplify Austin Day by offering grants to support their selected nonprofit partners. Through their #NetspendCares initiative, Netspend is proud to support the I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund and engage their entire ATX team in giving back locally.
From youth needing a better path, helping seniors age with grace, and giving dignity to those struggling with homelessness the Unforgotten Match funded by the Tracks Church recognizes nonprofits who provide services that empower people with the skills and support needed to live independent and thriving lives.
AppSumo is providing matching grants to support women-founded nonprofits who serve women entrepreneurs and women in business. This funding is in honor of the company’s Women’s Entrepreneur Week (March 7-13) and in celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8).
Muriel ‘Miki’ Jo White was fond of all animals, with birds, cats, and pigs being among her favorites. The legacy she left behind was to help as many animals and wildlife as possible, and to inspire others to do the same. This year, the Muriel Jo White Trust selected 29 organizations serving animals and wildlife to receive matching grants.
Shop Small, Give Local: Cause Marketing Campaign
On Amplify Austin Day (March 2-3), JuiceLand is supporting LGBTQIA+ nonprofit organizations with up to $10,000 in net sales proceeds at all of the Central Texas locations. You can check out all participating LGBTQIA+ organizations here! Then, be sure to head over to your neighborhood JuiceLand location and amplify your giving.
This quarter, On March 2-7, Kelly Wynne is featuring Amplify Austin Day and the I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund as part of its Beyond the Bag charity initiative. On March 2-7, the company is donating 5% of sales proceeds for all products. And through March 15, shoppers will be able to add an additional gift to their purchase at check out. Make your purchase today!
The Gardeners Wife is donating 5% of sales proceeds to support the ILHIGH Amplify Fund as part of her quarterly "Be the Good" initiative throughout the month of February. Do good while shopping small for plant-inspired, eco-friendly, handmade goods created by women for home and life.
You can see the full list of our incredible sponsors who are committed to local generosity here.