Matt is a very giving person who volunteers both in the Cornell community, as well as in his hometown. For the past two years, Matt has taken a leadership role as co-coordinator of the Save The Day Program. The program, which the men’s lacrosse team began in 2004, partners with local businesses and members of the Ithaca community to raise money for The Dream Factory of Central N.Y. During the course of the season, for each save a Cornell goalie makes (and for the past three seasons, that goalie has been Matt), a donation is made to the Dream Factory, which grants the wishes of chronically and critically ill children.

Matt has also served as the Philanthropy Chairman for the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and has directed the fraternity’s Daffodil Days fundraiser, a program that has raised over $60,000 for the American Cancer Society. Matt is a member of the Red Key Society, a group whose purpose is to honor outstanding undergraduate contributors to both Cornell Athletics and the Cornell community. He has been involved in the program’s two major service projects, participating in “Into the Streets” and helping to organize an athlete spring formal. He is the Co-Publicity Chair for the 21 Run, an annual 5k run organized by the men’s lacrosse team, in conjunction with Alpha Tau Omega. Last year, the 21 Run raised more than $10,000 to support and promote children's literacy in the Ithaca community through the Family Reading Partnership.