SPRINGFIELD, MA – Western Massachusetts-based nonprofits sent out the call and in 24 hours, 14,189 donors made 28,824 gifts for a grand total of $2,676,595 raised.
In addition, a prize pool of $225,000 was distributed to the following participating nonprofits:
Nonprofits in three budget categories competed for bonus grants presented to the top three slots for ‘Most Unique Donors.’ (First place $5,000, Second place $4,000 and Third place $3,000). In keeping with our 12.12 theme, nonprofits in 12th place in each category were awarded a $1,200 bonus grant.
Most Unique Donors:
Large Nonprofits
NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC RADIO FOUNDATION INC 839 Donors
DAKIN HUMANE SOCIETY 739 Donors
THE FOOD BANK OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC 696 Donors
Medium Nonprofits
NEW SPIRIT, INC 641 Donors
WHOLE CHILDREN 632 Donors
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 384 Donors
Small Nonprofits
FRIENDS OF THE HILLTOWN COOPERATIVE CHARTER SCHOOL INC 437 Donors
GROW FOOD NORTHAMPTON INC 342 Donors
JACKSON STREET SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION INC 299 Donors
First Time Participating; Most Money Raised
1st JACKSON STREET SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION INC $24,356
5th TECH FOUNDRY, INC. $23,334
10th Place SPRINGFIELD NO ONE LEAVES $6,387
The full list of nonprofits and their totals raised is available at www.valleygivesday.org.
Valley Gives was spearheaded and hosted by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. Joining this effort were partners including the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts, Jewish Endowment Foundation, Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, United Way of Hampshire County, United Way of Franklin County, United Way of Pioneer Valley, Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation, and The Beveridge Family Foundation.
Media sponsors included WWLP-22News, Daily Hampshire Gazette, The Republican/masslive.com, Lazer 99.3, Northampton Community Television, WRSI, The Westfield Newsgroup, Lamar, The Reminder Publications and WMAS.
Valley Gives is powered by Razoo, the crowdfunding platform for causes. To date, Razoo has helped Massachusetts-based organizations raise more than $52 million through secure, easy-to-use, online fundraisers.
