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A BIG thank you for donating $5.3 million to nearly 900 Arizona nonprofits as part of the 2023 Arizona Gives Day, a 24-hour fundraising event held on April 4.
More than 26,000 donations were made to 876 of the 986 participating nonprofits to bring the grand total raised since the event began in 2013 to $42 million.
Also during the event, 1,366 volunteers pledged a total of 59,110 hours to their favorite nonprofit organizations.
Nonprofits also had the opportunity to win one of 116 cash incentive prizes. The complete list of results can be found at www.AZGives.org/prizes.
The final numbers for the year event, organized by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum and presented by FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good.”
“This event has become a critical source of funding for Arizona nonprofits, many of which are struggling amid the pressures of inflation, economic uncertainty, a shrinking labor pool and an overall decrease in charitable giving,” said Kristen Wilson, CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits + Arizona Grantmakers Forum. “The results of Arizona Gives Day give us so many reasons to be hopeful. The people of Arizona showed up and showed their commitment to fund the causes they care most about, even in a challenging economic climate. On behalf of all of those nonprofits, we are deeply grateful.”
“Nonprofits play a crucial part in supporting a growing Arizona, and it’s great to see the community champion these organizations on Arizona Gives Day,” said Joel Johnson, FirstBank East Valley Market President. “We hope to see the spirit of giving continue throughout the year and into next year’s Arizona Gives Day.”
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