Give Miami Day
Hosted by The Miami Foundation and Supported by Amazon, Give Miami Day raised $34.1 million for local non-profits.
Give Miami Day 2023 will stand as Miami’s boldest day of giving in the community’s history with $34.1 million raised, thanks to more than 96,000 donations, making this year its biggest and boldest effort to date. Event host, The Miami Foundation,one of the largest philanthropic institutions in South Florida, welcomed the final numbers at midnight Thursday, in a show of support that reinforces Give Miami Day as one of the fastest-growing, online charitable giving programs in the U.S. The 12th annual event surpassed last year’s fundraising finish by $2M, and increased unique donations by almost 15,000. The result is funding and support for 1,176 registered organizations.
“Give Miami Day 2023 was an exceptional day with 46,619 people stepping up to say they care about Miami so much that they were willing to share a part of their own treasure for the greater good,” said Miami Foundation, board chair, Sheldon Anderson, CEO of Grove Bank and Trust. “Each and every donor has just empowered community nonprofits, plus their employees, to move boldly into the next year fueled to face whatever the year ahead brings. The success of Give Miami Day is a testament to Rebecca Fishman Lipsey’s bold leadership and The Miami Foundation’s staff who are steadfast in their commitment and enthusiasm for its mission.”
Give Miami Day is a fundraising engine for 1,176 area nonprofits that serve various nonprofit sectors: Animals, Arts and Culture, Community Care, Economic and Community Development, Education and Youth, Environment, Faith-based, Health and Wellness, Inclusion, and Human Rights, Advocacy and Civic Engagement. Big or small, new or established, on this day, they all come together to increase generosity in Greater Miami through one simple, easy-to-use online giving platform at www.givemiamiday.org.
“We set ambitious goals, and we’re so thankful to see that Miami stood together and gave like never before,” said Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation. “Nonprofits work so hard to keep this community strong for everybody and they deserve to feel the surround sound of support. I am so proud to be able to look them in the eyes and say we’ve got your back, this year and every year to come!”
Top Three Fundraisers
Achieve Miami – $2,861,325
Greater Miami Jewish Federation – $1,661,566
Lehrman Community Day School Inc – $1,105,343
The Top Three Organizations with the Most Unique Donations
Small Organizations
Kendall Christian School – 777 unique donors
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center PTA – 390 unique donors
Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library, Inc. – 390 unique donors
Medium Organizations
The Children’s Movement of Florida – 1,201 unique donors
Miami Waterkeeper – 959 unique donors
Pelican Harbor Seabird Station – 792 unique donors
Large Organizations
True North Classical Academy – 2,803 unique donors
Alper JCC Miami – 902 unique donors
Achieve Miami – 584 unique donors
Miami’s most generous day of the year is led by The Miami Foundation and supported by its sponsors including Amazon, Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation, The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation, Ken O’Keefe & Jason Stephens, The Simkins Family, Citadel, Leslie Miller Saiontz, and various anonymous donors and media supporters.
Registration for next year’s Give Miami Day will begin in the summer of 2024.
About The Miami Foundation
The Miami Foundation builds the philanthropic, civic, and leadership backbone for Greater Miami. Since 1967, the Foundation has invested over half a billion dollars to strengthen our community with partnerships and contributions from more than 1,000 fundholders and 35,000 donors. The Miami Foundation, which currently manages over $425 million in assets, mobilizes donors, nonprofits, leaders, and locals to set a bold vision for our community’s future and to invest in a stronger, more equitable, more resilient Greater Miami.
