Millennium Challenge Project
In 2000, we were issued a challenge by an anonymous donor to increase our undesignated permanent endowment fund by $150,000 before December 31, 2002. As we were very successful in meeting this challenge, the anonymous donor donated a matching amount of $150,000 to us to make immediate charitable grants of $50,000 per year for three years to qualified recipients in our community.
Talk about a win/win situation! All the anonymous donor asked is that our communities continue to support the Community Foundation of Portage and District by increasing our undesignated permanent endowment fund. In doing that, the anonymous donor doubled our money by matching what we had donated.
All donors received a certificate in recognition of their donation, categories were as follows:
Platinum $5000 and up
Gold $1000 - 4999
Silver $ 500 - 999
Bronze $ 100 - 499
