Does your employer give back?
Many companies pay a nonprofit for the hours you volunteer at a speech meet, and many match what you give. It costs you nothing.
How to claim it
- 1Print your volunteer logJudges find it on the Judging tab of their account; shift volunteers on their “Your shifts” page. It lists only the meets where you volunteered unpaid.
- 2Open your company’s giving siteLook for “volunteer grants”, “Dollars for Doers” or “matching gifts”. Many companies use Benevity or YourCause.
- 3Pick who gets the moneySearch for Michigan Speech Coaches, Inc. (EIN 38-2751416), or for the school that hosted the meet.
- 4Upload the logYour employer may check it at mispeechhub.com/verify with the record number printed on it.
Employers we’ve checked
These 43 companies publish their terms, and we read them on the company’s own pages in November 2026. Programs change every year, so your company’s giving site has the final word.
AbbVie
- Pays for volunteer hours No
- Matches gifts Yes
- AbbVie Foundation matches 1:1 up to $5,000 per employee per year to eligible nonprofits.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Allstate
Portal: CyberGrants- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Helping Hands grants: listing says $500 for 8+ hours with one organization, up to two a year; team grants $5,000-$10,000 for agent/staff groups.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Allstate Foundation matches employee and agent giving dollar-for-dollar; listing: $10 minimum, up to $1,000/yr; full- and part-time, not retirees.
- Public schools can receive Yes
Boeing
Portal: own- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $100 per 10 volunteer hours at one organization; counts toward the $10,000 cap; team match for 5+ employees.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Gift Match: up to $10,000/yr per active employee, combining money and volunteer hours.
- Public schools can receive Yes
Caterpillar
Portal: own- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Volunteer Service Match: $100 per 10 hours, up to $1,000/yr (100 hours), to a charity or school the employee chooses; processed quarterly.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Caterpillar Foundation Matching Gifts for employees, U.S. retirees and board members; listing says 1:1 up to $10,000 (another source says $2,000); requests due Jan 31 of following year.
- Public schools can receive Yes
Cencora
- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $750 for 20 hours, $1,500 for 40 hours (volunteer and board service grants)
- Matches gifts Yes
- Cencora Impact Foundation matches 100% of team member donations to qualified nonprofits (up to 200% in special campaigns such as Season of Giving); Double the Donation lists $10,000 max
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Charter Communications
- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Spectrum Employee Community Grants: after volunteering at a local nonprofit for at least a year, an employee can nominate it for a grant of $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, $7,500 or $10,000 (competitive, not per hour).
- Matches gifts Not stated
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Cisco Systems
Portal: own- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- US$10 per volunteer hour, 1-hour minimum; counts toward the same $10,000 annual limit. Time2Give paid hours not eligible.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Matching gifts up to US$10,000 per employee per calendar year (shared with volunteer match).
- Public schools can receive Yes
CMS Energy / Consumers EnergyMichigan employer
Portal: own (CE Volunteer Portal)- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Volunteer Investment Program (VIP): grants to qualified nonprofits incl. public schools (older sources: 45+ hours in 12 months, $100-$500). Caring for Community: $250 when 5+ employees/retirees volunteer as a team.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Consumers Energy Foundation matches 1:1, gifts of $25 or more, up to $1,000 per year (cap per employee giving page per search; not on volunteerism page); current employees and retirees.
- Public schools can receive Yes
Coca-Cola
- Pays for volunteer hours Not stated
- Matches gifts Yes
- Company matches donations to US nonprofits; third-party lists 2:1 up to $10,000, full-time employees and retirees.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Comcast
Portal: CyberGrants- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $10/hour volunteered, 1-hour minimum; cap not stated (secondary)
- Matches gifts Yes
- Comcast NBCUniversal Matching Gift Program: 1:1 up to $1,000 per employee per calendar year, $10 minimum; union, PEP, daily hires, pages, interns and Sky employees excluded
- Public schools can receive Not stated
ConocoPhillips
Portal: CyberGrants- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $500 per 20 hours individual; $1,000 per 40 hours for a team of 4+.
- Matches gifts Yes
- 1:1 up to $10,000 per employee per year to qualified 501(c)(3)s; full-time employees (third-party says part-time not eligible; retiree terms conflict).
- Public schools can receive Not stated
CVS Health
Portal: own- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Volunteer Challenge Grants (CVS Health Foundation): 2021 guidelines say $500-$5,000; Double the Donation lists individual $150 after 10 hours up to $2,500 at 125+ hours, team (5+ employees, 24+ hours) $1,500-$3,000
- Matches gifts Yes
- 1:1, up to $5,000/year, $10 minimum, full- and part-time (not retirees)
- Public schools can receive Yes
Elevance Health
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Dollars for Doers: $10/hour volunteered; reportedly up to $1,000/year
- Matches gifts Yes
- Dollars for Dollars: 100% match via Elevance Health Foundation; Double the Donation lists up to $5,000/year, $10 minimum, full- and part-time (not retirees)
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Eli Lilly
Portal: CyberGrants- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Grant after 30 hours volunteered outside the workday; amount not published.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Lilly Foundation: 1:1, $25 minimum, up to $30,000/yr for active U.S. employees ($7,500 for retirees); educational, cultural, health nonprofits.
- Public schools can receive Yes
FedEx
- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- FedEx Cares volunteer grant (U.S. team members) to offset costs of volunteer events; forms accepted June 1-30; listing says $10/hour. Top volunteers earn named grants ($7,500-$25,000).
- Matches gifts No
- Public schools can receive Not stated
HCA Healthcare
Portal: YourCause- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Listing: $200 per 10 hours logged. HCA reports $2.2M+ in volunteer grants in 2024.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Matches gifts to any U.S. 501(c)(3) (company magazine); listing: 1:1, $25 minimum, up to $500/yr; full- and part-time, not retirees or PRN.
- Public schools can receive Yes
Home Depot
Portal: CyberGrants- Pays for volunteer hours No
- Matches gifts Yes
- Home Depot Foundation: 1:1, $25 minimum, up to $1,000 per organization and $3,000 per associate per calendar year; full- and part-time (not retirees); US 501(c)(3) or designated Canadian charity; deadline Jan 31 following year
- Public schools can receive Not stated
HP Inc.
- Pays for volunteer hours Not stated
- Matches gifts Yes
- HP Foundation Employee Cash Match up to $5,000 per employee per year while funds last (company); third-party lists 1:1, $2,500.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Humana
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Dollars for Difference (since Apr 2023): donation dollars for volunteer hours; reportedly $10/hour
- Matches gifts Yes
- Humana Foundation matching gifts (Humana Together); Double the Donation lists 1:1 up to $500/year for associates (higher for executives); 2:1 on annual Double Match Day
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Intel
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $10 per volunteer hour after at least 20 hours in a year to a qualified nonprofit or school (Intel Involved).
- Matches gifts Yes
- Intel Foundation matches US employee and retiree donations to eligible nonprofits or schools, up to $10,000 per employee per year.
- Public schools can receive Yes
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
Portal: own- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Torchbearers: employees who log volunteer time enter a quarterly drawing for a $500 mini-grant to a qualified nonprofit (not per hour).
- Matches gifts Yes
- Give with Liberty: 100% match on qualified gifts, no upper limit (company page), US and Canada employees; third-party lists $25,000 cap tied to a campaign window.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
MascoMichigan employer
- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- A 'Dollars for Doers Volunteer Grant Program' is named in the 2024 Giving Report; rate and cap not stated. Separate Masco Cares Volunteer Award: quarterly $5,000 gift to a winning employee's nonprofit
- Matches gifts Yes
- 1:1, up to $5,000 in donations per employee per year (enterprise cap $500,000); employees at U.S. business units
- Public schools can receive Not stated
McKesson
- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $500 grant after 10 hours (secondary); individual and team volunteer grants (company)
- Matches gifts Yes
- 1:1 via McKesson Foundation, up to $2,500/year per employee, $10 minimum, full- and part-time (not retirees)
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Merck
Portal: CyberGrants- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $500 for 40 hours or $1,000 for 80 hours.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Partnership for Giving (P4G): 1:1, $25 minimum, up to $30,000/yr; U.S. and Puerto Rico employees (some legacy retirees); request within 180 days.
- Public schools can receive Yes
Microsoft
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $25/hour, counts toward the $15,000 combined limit
- Matches gifts Yes
- 1:1, combined limit $15,000 per eligible employee per calendar year (money + volunteer time); requests for gifts within last 12 months
- Public schools can receive Not stated
MillerKnollMichigan employer
- Pays for volunteer hours Not stated
- Matches gifts Yes
- MillerKnoll Foundation matches individual employee donations to qualifying nonprofits and team fundraising (Associate Team Fundraising, up to $1,000 per match); ratio and annual cap for individual gifts not stated.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Nationwide
- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Listing: $100 grant after 25 logged hours.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Nationwide Foundation matches 1:1 associate gifts through the Nationwide Cares campaign and gifts to accredited colleges (education match up to $5,000/yr).
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Nike
Portal: own- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $10 credit per volunteer hour (in person or virtual), up to $2,500 per year, donated to the cause of the employee's choice.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Give Your Best: matches cash donations up to $25,000 per employee per calendar year (company; older guideline said $2,500 FT / $1,000 PT).
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Oracle
- Pays for volunteer hours No
- Matches gifts Yes
- Oracle matches employee donations to eligible charities worldwide (company). Third-party lists 1:1, $20 min, $1,000 max, 6 months to submit, select nonprofits incl. K-12.
- Public schools can receive Yes
Publix Super Markets
Portal: own- Pays for volunteer hours No
- Matches gifts Yes
- Publix Super Markets Charities matches gifts to education $25 to $5,000 per associate per year ($10,000 over two years); register on PASSport. Third-party says 1 year of service required.
- Public schools can receive Yes
RTX
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Team volunteer grants: $1,000 (5+ employees), $2,500 (10+), $5,000 (15+); awarded twice a year; an employee champion applies.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Connect Up: 1:1 (RTX nonprofit guide); listing: $25 minimum, up to $25,000/yr; full- and part-time, not retirees; only through rtx.benevity.org.
- Public schools can receive Yes
State Farm Insurance
- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Good Neighbor Grant individual and team programs; grant after 40+ hours/year (amount reportedly $500, unconfirmed)
- Matches gifts Yes
- State Farm Companies Foundation: 1:1 matches of $25 to $4,500 per calendar year per associate; employees and agents; retirees no longer eligible (since 2023)
- Public schools can receive Yes
SteelcaseMichigan employer
Portal: Benevity (Steelcase Changemaker Hub)- Pays for volunteer hours No
- Matches gifts Yes
- 1:1 up to $10,000 per year to qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits; US-based employees and retirees. Excludes private K-12 schools (to support public education), United Way pledges, group-collected money.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
StoneX Group
Portal: Bright Funds- Pays for volunteer hours Not stated
- Matches gifts Yes
- Collective Giving (launched 2022): company matches employee donations; ratio/cap not published (first year $1.2M employee giving matched to $2.4M total)
- Public schools can receive Not stated
TIAA
- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $50 grant after a 5-hour minimum (third-party listing).
- Matches gifts Yes
- Matches employee donations to nonprofits up to $3,500 per year (company careers page); 1:1.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Travelers
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- Volunteer Rewards: up to $1,000 in rewards credits per year for logged hours; third-party says $20 per hour. Separate Community Connections team volunteer grants benefit local schools and nonprofits.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Up to $500 per employee per year for donations through the online portal (company).
- Public schools can receive Yes
Tyson Foods
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $12 per volunteer hour, 1-hour minimum (third-party; a Tyson 2023 post describes $12/hour for Hunger Action Month).
- Matches gifts Yes
- Giving Together: 1:1 up to $1,000 per team member per year via online giving platform.
- Public schools can receive Yes
UnitedHealth Group
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $10/hour, up to 50 hours, $500/year cap
- Matches gifts Yes
- 1:1 via United Health Foundation to nearly all nonprofits; Double the Donation lists $15,000 annual cap, $1 minimum, full- and part-time (not retirees)
- Public schools can receive Not stated
USAA
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $200 grant after at least 24 volunteer hours (employees and retirees). Plus 16 paid volunteer hours per year.
- Matches gifts Yes
- 1:1 on the first $1,000 donated per employee per year, through the Benevity giving portal only.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Verizon Communications
Portal: CyberGrants- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- After 50 hours with an eligible charity: $750 grant; up to two grants/year ($1,500 max); hours outside business hours; log by Jan 31; org limit $25,000/year
- Matches gifts Yes
- Verizon Matching Incentive Program: 1:1, up to $6,000/calendar year per employee, of which up to $1,000 to 'Eligible Organizations And Schools' and up to $5,000 to higher education; $25 minimum; full- and part-time; retirees matched only to higher ed (up to $5,000)
- Public schools can receive Not stated
WalmartMichigan employer
Portal: Spark Good Associate Platform (powered by Deed)- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- $10 per eligible off-the-clock volunteer hour, up to 100 hours per fiscal year ($1,000 max), paid via PayPal Giving Fund.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Seasonal Spark Good match campaigns: in FY26 eligible associates may have up to $10,000 of personal donations matched (on-platform, during campaign periods, Walmart.org approval). Active US/Puerto Rico full- and part-time associates; not temps.
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Walt Disney
Portal: CyberGrants- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- VoluntEARS grants by hours: listing says 10-24 hours = $100, up to $2,000 for 150+ hours.
- Matches gifts Yes
- Disney Employee Matching Gifts matches donations to charities worldwide; cap not published (Hulu, a Disney company, lists 1:1 up to $25,000).
- Public schools can receive Not stated
ZoetisMichigan employer
Portal: Benevity- Pays for volunteer hours Yes
- U.S. Dollars for Doers: $10 per hour volunteered, up to $1,000 per colleague per year
- Matches gifts Yes
- Zoetis Foundation matches colleague donations up to $1,000 per colleague per year (ratio not stated on company page; listing says 1:1); U.S. program
- Public schools can receive Not stated
Don’t see yours?
Ask HR about “volunteer grants” or “matching gifts”. Many more companies have programs than this list shows; we only list the ones whose terms we could read ourselves.
Questions about a volunteer log: michiganspeechcoachesinc@gmail.com. Need your hours? Your account’s Judging tab.