(KAIR)--The third annual “All Aboard Atchison” Match Day Event is set for next month, with $125,000 in matching grant funds being offered to fund holders of the Atchison Area Community Foundation, with all 47 of the participating fund holders now made public.

• Amberwell Health

• The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

• The Amelia Earhart Festival Endowment

• The Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation

• The Atchison Area Community Foundation General Fund

• The Atchison Area Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC)

• The Atchison Area United Way

• The Atchison Art Association

• The Atchison Child Care Association

• The Atchison Community Education Foundation

• The Atchison Community Health Clinic

• The Atchison County Community Schools Education Foundation

• The Atchison County Extension Educational Programs Fund

• The Atchison County Food Pantry

• The Atchison County Historical Society

• The Atchison County Kansas Genealogy Society

• The Atchison Public Library

• The Atchison Public Library Building Improvement Fund

• The Atchison Riverfront Foundation

• The Atchison Rotary Foundation Fund

• The Atchison United Methodist Church - Good News Fund

• The Boys & Girls Club of Atchison Fund

• Circle of Art Atchison

• Clubs for Kids Scholarship Fund

• The Delbert “Dub” Ehret Scholarship Fund

• Effingham Union Church

• The First Judicial District CASA Association

• The First Presbyterian Church of Atchison

• The Highland Community College Foundation

• HOPE Family Therapy, Inc.

• Live Well Live Atchison, Inc.

• The Mary Lea Johanning Scholarship Foundation

• The Muscotah Cemetery

• Phoenix Performing Arts Booster Club

• Pony Express Council, Boy Scouts of America

• Project Atchison

• Project Concern, Inc.

• Riverbend Habitat for Humanity

• The Salvation Army Red Shield Center

• The Skate High with Hope Joshua Kinsman Foundation

• Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Benedictine College Chapter)

• Swim Atchison Project

• The Guidance Center

• Theatre Atchison / Fox Theatre

• USD 409 Soccer Field Renovation

• The Valley Hope Foundation - Atchison Facility Improvements Fund

Last year's Match Day event drew 40 participating nonprofit organizations, with the Foundation collecting local gifts totaling $245,253, with a total of $338,935 raised after matching funds were calculated.

According to a release from the Foundation, $125,000 in matching grant funds are available to provide a 60-percent match for funds raised by participating fundholders.

The release explains how Match Day works, saying a $1,000 contribution to a selected charity will be supplemented with a $600 grant from the Foundation for a net contribution of $1,600.
Matching funds are first come, first serve, and max out at $5,000 in match provided per organization.

The Atchison Area Community Foundation's “All Aboard Match Day” 2023 is scheduled for Friday, August 18, from 4 until 6:30, at the Atchison Event Center.