Matching donations from public-works agencies have brought in another $100,000.
It even declines money such companies make to match donations from their employees.
Last month the president signed a bill reauthorizing the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, whereby the federal government matches donations from sportsmen, state wildlife agencies, conservationists and landowners who pledge to protect millions of acres of wetlands.
When John Shea, a longtime resident and actor best know for playing Lex Luthor in the 1990s television series "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," approached her a few years ago about producing a play for the Theater Workshop of Nantucket, where he is artistic director, Ms. Schmidt instead offered to match donations from other backers up to $15,000.
The Stanford School of Medicine is matching donations from students, faculty and staff to the Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti.
Yahoo! is matching donations from its employees up to $1,000 per person.
To support this work and raise awareness of the need for more of it, Bloomberg Philanthropies has created a $3 million grant for these organizations and is matching donations from the public.
Cantor Fitzgerald has matched donations since December.
"We are still getting information to folks for matching donations, gifts from donor-advised funds, and even stock transfers," she told me.
With 47 days left, it's now well past the $1 million mark and that's before matching donations come in from Bill Gates and Microsoft, Reid Hoffman, Salesforce, Google, and others.
