About Perfect Pair

Perfect Pair creates intentional, one-on-one connections between older adults and college students. Through these relationships, we aim to foster a shared sense of purpose, belonging, and community—core to our mission of reducing loneliness and improving overall well-being.

Each match is thoughtfully made based on shared interests, identities, and life experiences, allowing relationships to grow naturally and authentically. We also support our pairs through accessible, interest-based programming that encourages both generations to stay engaged in the activities they love.

At its heart, Perfect Pair is about connection and ensuring that both older adults and students feel seen, valued, and meaningfully impacted by their time together.

How you can help

Your support helps make these connections possible. As a majority volunteer-run organization, 100% of donations go directly toward supporting our program, including funding activities, transportation, and resources for our pairs.

Explore the impact of your donation and ways to get involved below.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Perfect Pair?

Perfect Pair is a program that creates one-on-one connections between older adults and college students. Student volunteers and senior participants are paired based on similar hobbies and interests. Through shared laughs, conversation, and fun activities, our members will have the opportunity to foster meaningful and long-lasting relationships with their Perfect Pair.

How do we pair students and older adults?

We create Perfect Pair matches by reading through applications and matching students and older adults based on mutual interests, shared backgrounds, and similar hobbies. For example, we have a pair that both grew up in NYC, another that both share veteran/military experiences, and one that both studied engineering.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

Perfect Pair is recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the IRS, EIN: 85-3712412. Donations made are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by U.S. law.

I'm donating from a country outside of the U.S. Is my donation secure? Is my donation tax-deductible?

Your donation is secure, but not eligible for tax deduction outside of the US at this time.

What is a Perfect Pair team and how can I join one?

A Perfect Pair team is a group of 2 or more supporters who have teamed up to fundraise and participate in our efforts. Every fundraiser can set their own personal goal and funds raised on your team member’s pages will contribute to your team page goal. You can join a team by heading to any team page and clicking “Join a Team.” Share your team page with others to invite them to join.

What do I do if I receive cash or check donations?

If you are collecting checks, please have them made out to Perfect Pair, and mail them together by the end of December. It is essential that these are postmarked by December 31st at the latest in order for the donation to be tax-deductible for that year. Checks received in January will count as the next year’s contribution. Make sure you include your full name as you are registered on the campaign site, or your Perfect Pair Team name, if applicable.

Please mail checks to:

Perfect Pair

29556 Mullane Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

If you receive cash donations, you can also mail us a check for the amount of the cash and let us know the campaign page to receive credit, as well as the names & addresses of donors; this will also allow us to send the donor a contribution receipt. In the past some fundraisers have received cash and then just made a credit card contribution online to their pages. We want you to understand that by doing that it does not allow us to get a contribution receipt to the donor, which denies the donor the ability to take a tax deduction.

How does Perfect Pair raise money, and where does the money go?

We run on donations from individuals and organizations. All of our funds go towards bringing individual programming and connection to older adults and students across the country. Some of our expenses that are critical to our program include volunteer transportation costs, activity supplies, community events, and program welcome kits.

Have more questions? Contact us!

Perfect Pair | Connecting Generations, Strengthening Communities

Creating one-on-one relationships that reduce isolation, break down age barriers, and bring shared stories to life.

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