An annual fundraiser for charitable organizations and schools Minnesota has broken its record for donations after it received $37 million in just 24 hours.
The donations will be sent to 6,556 charities, non-profit firms, and schools.
GiveMN, the fundraiser’s organizers, launched in 2009 as a collaborative venture led by Minnesota Community Foundation and other associations committed to helping make the state a better place.
They organized something called Give to the Max Day. That spark touched off an outpouring of generosity—$14 million in 24 hours. Since that trial run in 2009, Give to the Max Day has become an annual tradition. Every year thousands of organizations raise money to improve the quality of life in Minnesota and communities around the world.
CBS News, covering the marathon give-away day, spoke with organizers at the Prop Food Shelf, who had a fundraising goal of $125,000 for that period, but were struggling to meet it.
Then, an anonymous check of $50,000 arrived in the mail, and check and check followed during the fundraising period, until a quarter million had come through the door.
GiveMN has said this is a record for donations received, which came in from more than 150,000 people, all 87 counties of MN, all 50 states in the US, and, if it can be believed, 36 different countries around the world.
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“I think what we’re seeing right now in our communities is an interest to try and support one another, have a place where we can come together and give together,” said Jake Blumberg, executive director of GiveMN. “That is a lot of people giving $5, $10, $100 where they can.”
Over the last 16 years, the St. Paul non-profit has channeled $350 million during Give to the Max Days.
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