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Giving Opportunities

Donations to Close Up directly support our mission to inform, inspire, and empower young people to become active, engaged citizens!

 

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, more than 24 percent of Close Up participants receive financial assistance for their program experience. Within our nonprofit civic organization, our development team works with individuals, local organizations, small businesses, and global corporations to ensure that Close Up programs, resources, and experiences are available to students and teachers from all communities.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities for special events or how to support Close Up students in your area, please contact us at support@closeup.org. 

Close Up is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our tax ID # is 23-7122882. Please consult your tax advisor to see if your contribution may be tax-deductible.

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Matching Gifts

Did you know that many employers sponsor matching gift programs to double the charitable contributions made by employees, retirees, and/or employees’ spouses? To find out whether your employer has a matching gift program, search for your company below or contact your human resources department. 

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Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)

Federal employees can make contributions to Close Up through a workplace giving campaign called the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Each year, the CFC conducts a donation pledge period from September until January through anonline portal. Close Up’s CFC number is 20601. 

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We would like to acknowledge the following donors for their commitment to Close Up and civic education: 

Corporations and Foundations
  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • Adobe
  • Aetna Foundation
  • Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
  • Alaska Community Foundation
  • America First Credit Union
  • American Bar Association
  • Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
  • APCO Worldwide
  • Apple, Inc.
  • Bank of America Charitable Foundation
  • Baxter International Foundation
  • Bianca Fund
  • Bicycle Bridge Foundation
  • Book My Group
  • Bridgestone Bandag, LLC
  • Burke and Herbert
  • California Community Foundation
  • Caribbean Reservations, Inc.
  • Carmax Foundation
  • CEB
  • Chugach Heritage Foundation
  • Claude Pepper Foundation
  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
  • Consumers Energy Foundation
  • Crystal City Hilton
  • C-SPAN Education Foundation
  • Dell Employee Engagement Fund
  • Diversified Tire, Inc.
  • Diversity Institute – Freedom Forum
  • Eaton Charitable Fund
  • Equifax
  • Eyre Bus Service
  • Freeport-McMoRan Foundation
  • Genentech, Inc.
  • Graham Holdings Matching Gifts
  • Grainger
  • Heller-Hinds Award Trust Fund
  • Henka Worldwide
  • Hilton Doubletree Silver Spring
  • Hospital Corporation of America
  • Illinois Tool Works Foundation
  • Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation
  • Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation
  • Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc.
  • Laurence T. Ginsburg Family Fund
  • Liane Ginsberg Family Fund
  • Lifetime Products, Inc.
  • Lori A. Chozen Trust
  • Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation
  • Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
  • Maryland Coach, Inc.
  • Maxine & Jack Zarrow Family Foundation
  • Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Microsoft
  • Monsanto Fund
  • NASDAQ
  • Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Inc.
  • Nelnet
  • Network for Good
  • Newfield Exploration Company
  • Newseum Institute
  • NUCOR Steel Utah
  • Occidental Fire and Casualty Company
  • Odlays
  • Omron Foundation
  • Oracle
  • Outerwall
  • Piper Jaffray
  • Pitney Bowes
  • Quintiles
  • R & R Enterprise
  • RGM Advisors
  • Ridgeview Industries
  • RPP Advisors
  • Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Simon Youth Foundation
  • Sprinkler Fitters Local 483
  • Stanley Black and Decker
  • SYTA Youth Foundation
  • The GE Foundation
  • The Roosevelt Group
  • Thomas Reuters
  • Time Warner
  • Time Warner Cable
  • Travel On
  • US Bank
  • Verizon
  • Visa
  • Volkswagen Group of America
  • Walmart
  • Washakie Renewable Energy, LLC
  • Western Union
  • Young Women’s Leadership Network
  • Your Cause (NIVIDIA)
Individual Donors
  • Aaron Polkey
  • Alia Dedhar
  • Allison Culhane
  • Alvic Ricon
  • Amanda Insleep
  • Amanda Miculka
  • Ameenah Pridgen
  • Amneris Ferrer
  • Angela Harmon
  • Ann Barrow & Jeffrey Goldstein
  • Ann VanHoose
  • Ann Veneman
  • Audrey Stillerman
  • Barbara Roberts
  • Barry and Carmel Chiswick
  • Beatriz Gomez Rutmann
  • Bill Frymoyer
  • Brian Bohne
  • Bruce and Barbara Jentleson
  • Bruce Jentleson
  • Carrie Gonzalez
  • Cecilia Grant
  • Christina Hernandez
  • Christine Ruiz
  • Christopher Whitehead
  • Commissioner Rebeca Sosa
  • Cynthia Sjoberg
  • Dale Kummer
  • Daniel Moss
  • David Greenberg
  • David Pollack
  • Debbie and Leo Jardot
  • Deborah A Baum
  • Denise Miranda
  • Dirk Peters
  • E. Ivan Zapien
  • Earle S Irwin
  • Emily Schwartz
  • Eran Stone
  • Eric Adydan
  • Evelyn Abayaah
  • Frank C. Damrell, Jr.
  • Gabriel Garrido
  • Genaro Diaz
  • Gene Green Congressional Campaign
  • Georelis Napoles
  • George Woons
  • Haley Bilow
  • Heather Arnold
  • Henry & Elizabeth Fuhs
  • Hye Joo
  • Imma Hernandez
  • J Muir Whitehead
  • James Sheehan
  • Jane Amdahl
  • Janet Hale
  • Janet Price
  • Jason Wilson
  • Jennifer Hammond
  • Jherrica Spikes
  • Jodi Miteva
  • Jody Granstrom
  • Joe Geraghty
  • John Sturm
  • Jolene Nelson
  • Juan Munilla
  • Julene Milton
  • Joel & Carol Jankowsky
  • Justin & Alison Andersen
  • Karen Donovan
  • Kathleen Statz
  • Kenneth Moton
  • Kimberly Pond
  • Kristin Contois
  • Larry Camm
  • Linda & Vincent McMahon
  • Lorna Poetter
  • Luis Rey
  • Luiz Garcia
  • Madeline Leonard
  • Marcus Faust
  • Margery Kraus
  • Margo Brilliant
  • Marie Manganelli
  • Marina Lopez
  • Marvin & Carol Goldstein
  • Mary Donovan
  • Mary Sue Harris
  • Meena Sanders
  • Melissa Williams
  • Mia Charity
  • Michaek & Sherryl Despres
  • Michael Korenblit
  • Milaig Morgado
  • Natasha Grider
  • Norma Kingery
  • Obie Reed
  • Osamah Naim
  • Patricia Lamson
  • Patrick Collins
  • Paul White & Co. Inc.
  • Penny & Jim Guest
  • Phil Rosenfeld
  • Richard Chen
  • Richard Horton
  • Richard Jaffe
  • Robert & Jeralynn Bishop
  • Robert & Karen Goldberg
  • Robert Bishop
  • Robyn Bailey Bason
  • Ronald Keohler
  • Ronald Natalie
  • Sam Sippl
  • Sandra Hadley
  • Sandra Scotton
  • Sanita Kumar
  • Sara Walkup
  • Shannon Ahrens
  • Sharon D. Smith Hunter
  • Sheila Jacobs
  • Sofia Prada
  • Stefani Reoh
  • Stephanie Stuck
  • Steven Jachimak
  • Susan Peters
  • Susan Van Wickler
  • Theresa Fariello
  • Thomas Spulak
  • Tiana Brown
  • Tiffany Gray
  • Timothy S. Davis
  • Tisha Finniff
  • Todd Bernstein
  • Tony Selznick
  • Tonya Brady
  • Tonyette Bables
  • Traci Krial
  • Waldemar Pflepsen
  • William Koutsky
  • William Zoller
Local Donors
  • Alameda Kiwanis Club 
  • Alexandra Johnson 
  • Almaden Super Lions Club 
  • American Legion Post 237 (Pleasanton, CA) 
  • Ameropean 
  • Antone & Marie Raymus Foundation 
  • Bellevue Kiwanis Club 
  • Building Dreams Foundation 
  • Capt. Sanders 
  • Cen Construction 
  • Coconut Grove Rotary 
  • Community Bookstore 
  • Continental 
  • Coral Gables Community Foundation 
  • Danet Linares 
  • Deborah Thomas 
  • Downtown Los Angeles Rotary Club 
  • Drive Development 
  • Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation – Wirtanen Family Fund 
  • Eastern Bank Foundation  
  • Federal Realty Investment Trust 
  • Fontenot Equities, LLC
  • Four Bears Casino & Lodge 
  • Franklin Avenue Church
  • Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau 
  • Gulf Coast Bank 
  • Jerome Morgan 
  • Katy Rotary Club 
  • Keller Family Foundation 
  • Kerr Foundation 
  • Kiwanis Club of Aquidneck Island 
  • Laura Marcoux 
  • League of Women Voters of Rhode Island 
  • Livermore Joint Rotary Foundation 
  • Manteca Kiwanis Club 
  • Marin County Board of Supervisors 
  • Mary Kay Fowler 
  • Menlo Park Rotary Club 
  • Mercer Island Rotary Club 
  • Mesa East Rotary Club 
  • Michael C. Finn 
  • Native Americans in Philanthropy 
  • Nellie Mae Education Foundation 
  • North Pleasanton Rotary Club 
  • North Suburban St. Paul Kiwanis Club 
  • OneOK 
  • Oyster on the Half Shell 
  • Pinnacle Housing Group 
  • Port Orchard Rotary Club 
  • Portsmouth Lions Club 
  • Rhode Island Council of the Humanities 
  • Richmond Rotary Club 
  • RosaMary Foundation 
  • Roseville Rotary Club 
  • Roslindale-West Roxbury Kiwanis Club 
  • Roy and Ida Eagle Foundation 
  • San Lorenzo Optimist Club 
  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 
  • Solano County Association of Realtors 
  • Solano Sunset Rotary 
  • State Farm 
  • Swire Properties 
  • Sylvia M. Crier 
  • Terra Group 
  • Third District Kiwanis Club 
  • Towbes Foundation 
  • Union City Lions Club 
  • Vallejo Rotary Club 
  • Valley Foundation 
  • Venture 
  • Women’s Club of Orange 
  • XTO Energy 
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