Double your crowdfunding power with match funding!

ioby helps neighbors grow and implement great ideas one block at a time. We believe it should be easy to make meaningful change “in our backyards”—the positive opposite of NIMBY. Neighbors nationwide have raised over $15 million on ioby for projects that make their communities healthier, greener, safer, and more livable. When you post a project on ioby you can collect tax deductible donations, find new donors and volunteers, and receive one-on-one fundraising coaching.

Learn the basics of crowdfunding with ioby

ioby also offers match funding opportunities throughout the year. When you participate in an ioby match program, we’ll double donations in real-time as you fundraise! So when someone donates $20 to your campaign, it will instantly be turned into $40. Match funding can be a great way to accelerate your crowdfunding campaign and make your fundraising work go twice as far.

Not sure if you qualify? When you tell us your idea, a member of our team will automatically check to see if you're eligible to receive matching funds.

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Please note that you cannot participate in multiple match programs at the same time. If you exhaust one program and your project is eligible for another ioby match program, then we may be able to enroll you with that additional match opportunity.

ioby Match Programs Frequently Asked Questions

Current ioby Match Programs:

Cleveland: The Fowler Family Foundation Creative Arts Matching Fund

Up to $2,500 in donations matched for arts and culture projects in Cuyahoga County! Individuals, artists, informal groups of residents, and nonprofits with budgets under $300,000 can all receive one-on-one fundraising coaching and dollar-for-dollar matching to your ioby crowdfunding campaign for a project that brings arts and culture to Cuyahoga County residents. Donors are matched instantly up to $500, and projects can access up to $2,500 until the program ends.

Learn more about The Fowler Family Foundation Creative Arts Matching Fund

Detroit Match Program

Whether you're a student with an amazing idea, urban farmer, social justice activist, artist, or a motivated neighbor looking to make a difference within your own community, ioby’s Detroit Match Fund is a way to double your donations and make a meaningful impact within your own neighborhood. Donors are matched instantly up to $400, and projects can access up to $2,000 in matching funds, until the program ends.

Learn more about the Detroit Match Program

New York Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Match Program

The New York Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Match Program supports BIPOC residents of New York State who crowdfund for community food systems and food justice in neighborhoods across New York State. Participants receive one-on-one crowdfunding support from ioby. The first $1,000 is matched per donor, and participants can access up to $5,000 in matching funds until the program ends.

Learn more about the New York Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Match Program

Northwest Arkansas Neighborhood Match Program

Donations will be matched up to $15,000 for projects that leverage or improve public spaces in Arkansas’ Benton and Washington counties that are led by residents or small local nonprofits. Public spaces include parks, schools, community centers, sidewalks, community gardens, crosswalks, and more. Eligibility is limited to volunteer groups or nonprofits with an annual budget smaller than $250,000.

Learn more about the Northwest Arkansas Neighborhood Match Program

NYC Clean Bay Match Program

Do you have a great idea to restore water quality in the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, or Lower Bay? When you crowdfund with the ioby NYC Clean Bay Match Program for your project, up to $2,000 of your donations will be doubled! We know that neighbors and volunteers are planting rain gardens, installing rain barrels, remediating shoreline pollution, and restoring riparian habitat to improve water quality. Your 2022 project might be eligible for this new ioby match program!

Learn more about the NYC Clean Bay Match Program

Match Funding Opportunities

Questions? Contact ioby Match Programs Director at Matches @ ioby.org