Giving Day raises $3.54 million for area nonprofits

Giving Day raises $3.54 million for area nonprofits News Staff Thu, 05/02/2024 - 05:20 Image Body

Nonprofits in East Texas benefited from the generosity of 5,903 donors during East Texas Giving Day, the region’s recognized day of giving to support local nonprofits. The online fundraising effort began at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, and ended at midnight.

Based on preliminary results, donors contributed $3,541,298 to support the causes they care about in 32 East Texas counties.

“East Texas residents stepped in a big way,” said Kyle Penney, President of East Texas Communities Foundation, which host the online event. “Nonprofit organizations spent countless hours getting the word out about the needs facing our region. Donors across East Texas responded generously to meet the call. It’s a community effort we can all be proud of.”

This year, $1.1 million in match was available on the East Texas Giving Day website.

East Texas Giving Day benefited nonprofits of all sizes. Preliminary results show, for the third year in a row, Titus County nonprofit Northeast Texas Community College Foundation claimed the top spot raising $255,534. Breckenridge Village of Tyler followed with $222,559. Bowie County nonprofit, Texas A&M University, Texarkana Campus, secured third place by raising $198,216.

Northeast Texas Community College Foundation also received the most overall donations. Their 194 separate donations helped the nonprofit meet their match.