Capital Campaign · Matching Challenge

The $1 Million
Match Challenge

Double your impact. Invest in the future of Freedom now.

Secure giving · The Freedom Institute, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) · EIN 65-0232400

$751,033

raised of our $1,000,000 goal

75% funded 62 supporters
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until the match closes

Every gift is doubled. A $1 million matching grant is live through the end of the campaign. Every gift is doubled. A $1 million matching grant is live through the end of the campaign. Every gift is doubled. A $1 million matching grant is live through the end of the campaign.
How It Works

A match is not a donation. It is a dare.

The money is already committed. It simply will not move until you move first.

Step One

$1,000,000 is on the table.

A matching grant of one million dollars has been pledged to The Freedom Institute. It is real, it is committed, and it is reserved for this campaign alone.

Step Two

Your gift unlocks its twin.

The grant releases dollar for dollar against what our community raises. Give $500 and $1,000 reaches our students. Give $25,000 and $50,000 does. Your gift is the key, not the whole.

Step Three

What is not matched stays behind.

We have raised $751,033 of the million so far. The remainder is only ours if we reach it before the campaign closes, which is why the date on this page matters as much as the number.

Gift Levels

Pick a number. Watch it double.

Every level below is matched dollar for dollar. Choose one to give a one-time gift, or set up a monthly gift at checkout.

Giving on behalf of a company, or from a donor-advised fund? Both are supported at checkout, or reach Eva Aspegren directly.

Credit & debit card Apple Pay Google Pay PayPal Venmo Cash App Pay Donor-advised fund U.S. bank transfer (ACH)
Designations

Where your gift goes.

Give where the need is greatest, or direct your gift to the work that matters most to you. You choose at checkout.

Where Needed Most

The default, and the most useful gift you can make. It lets us move dollars to whichever campus, classroom, or student need is most urgent the week it arrives.

Freedom Scholarship Fund

Supplemental scholarships that make our already affordable tuition fully accessible for the families who need it most.

Freedom Ave Maria

Our Ave Maria campus, from classroom build-out to the coaching and programming that serve the students enrolled there.

Freedom AI®

The personalized, AI-supported model at the center of our program, including curriculum, tools, and Success Coaching at a 30:1 ratio.

The Ledger

Sixty-two have already answered.

Individuals, families, and businesses across Southwest Florida and beyond. Here are the most recent.

$25kAnonymous6 days ago
$100Anonymous10 days ago
$500Blake Chapman, State Insurance USA Team11 days ago
$1.5kLee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC)13 days ago
$558Germain Honda of Naples Service17 days ago
$1kCato Institute25 days ago
$500Jose Roqueabout 1 month ago

See every supporter and leave a note of your own on our campaign wall ›

Other Ways to Give

Not every gift arrives by card.

Each of these counts toward the match exactly the same.

Check

Make checks payable to The Freedom Institute, Inc. and mail to:

The Freedom Institute
2706 Horseshoe Dr. S.
Naples, FL 34104

Gift of Securities

Donating appreciated stock can offer meaningful tax benefits. Contact Eva Aspegren for transfer details.

Donor-Advised Fund

Recommend a grant straight from your DAF at checkout, or ask your sponsor to send it to The Freedom Institute, Inc., EIN 65-0232400.

Employer Match

Many employers match charitable gifts, which would triple your dollar during this campaign. Ask Eva Aspegren whether yours qualifies.

Make Your Gift

Give once. Count twice.

The match is live and the clock is running. Whatever you give today reaches our students doubled.

Talk to a person

Eva Aspegren, Director of Growth

Eva.Aspegren@freedominstitute.net

(239) 913-9599

Tax information

The Freedom Institute, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

EIN: 65-0232400. Your gift may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. A receipt is emailed immediately after checkout.

See the results

Where last year’s giving actually went, in detail.

View the 2025–26 Annual Impact Report ›

$751,033 raised of $1M Give now