Kentuckians showed their support for nonprofit organizations during the 13th annual Kentucky Gives Day fundraiser Tuesday, and Central Kentucky Community Foundation Communications and Projects Coordinator Erin Hahn says this year’s event was the most successful Gives Day in the ten years the community foundation has been the regional sponsor.
“We had 24 nonprofit organizations participating in our region that we service, our nine county region, so we brought in $206,000 for those local nonprofits,” Hahn said.
This year marked a milestone for the community foundation, as over the last ten years more than $1 million has been raised for area nonprofits through Kentucky Gives Day.
Hahn says donors on Kentucky Gives Day come from all walks of life.
“Just alone for our area, we had 688 donors contribute 982 gifts, so if you think about that, these aren’t huge dollar amounts that are being sent to these nonprofits,” Hahn said. “It could be $5, it could be $10, but in some cases, some organizations even had matches offered that allowed them to kind of double their dollars.”
If you missed out on Kentucky Gives Day, there are still ways to contribute.
“They can go to our website www.ckcf4people.org, or give us a call at 270-737-8393, and we can get you connected to any of our local nonprofits,” Hahn said.
Hahn says as another testament to the local community’s support, five area nonprofits made it onto the Kentucky Gives Day leaderboard’s top ten.
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