Miami Foundation’s “Give Miami Day 2022”
Generosity was on full display as The Miami Foundation raised more than $32 million to benefit 1078 non-profit organizations.
Generosity was on full display on Give Miami Day 2022 as The Miami Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic institutions in South Florida, raised more than $32 million to impact a record number of participating nonprofits. This show of support reinforces Give Miami Day as one of the largest and fastest-growing 24-hour online charitable giving events in the U.S. The 11th annual event raised $32,007,359, 82,640 unique donations to benefit 1,078 registered nonprofits. In an impressive show of new generosity, the Foundation saw 20,000 new donations – a 32 percent increase in unique donations – for a total of 41,134 gift givers.
“I am beyond thankful for the tremendous generosity of those who live and work in Miami, said Miami Foundation Board Chair, Julie Neitzel. “Thirty-two million and 82,640 donations prove we have an enormous number of businesses and individuals that truly care about our community’s growth, its diversity, and future. My hope is we can continue to grow the base of donors exponentially to further support the important work of local nonprofits.”
Held annually on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, the initiative hosted by The Miami Foundation, and sponsored by Amazon, enables anyone to be a philanthropist. It has raised close to $145 million for local organizations active in every sector in the 11 years since it started. It brings together nonprofits – big and small, new and established – to celebrate and increase generosity in Greater Miami through one simple, easy-to-use online giving platform.
Donations from the November 17 event support various nonprofit sectors: animals, arts and culture, community care, economic and community development, education and youth, environment, equity advocacy and community engagement, faith-based, and health and wellness. In addition to these categories, special filters allow donors to support nonprofits in the areas of diversity and equity.
“Miami shined brightly on Give Miami Day,” said Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation. “Our nonprofits will feel the impact of every single donation made and every volunteer hour contributed. Give Miami Day is truly the most unifying, inspiring, and impactful day of the year!”
Fundraising Feats
Achieve Miami, which closes opportunity gaps for students in Miami-Dade, was this year’s highest fundraiser with more than $2.6 million in donations and over 450 donors. Here is a look at the top three fundraisers:
Small Organizations
The College Assistance Program (CAP, Inc.) – $241,545
Gene Spotlight – $200,894
Evolutionary Arts Life Foundation – $150,939
Medium Organizations
Achieve Miami – $2,602,813
The Venture Miami Scholarship Fund – $1,345,450
The Children’s Movement of Florida – $621,670
Large Organizations
Greater Miami Jewish Federation – $878,650
Americans for Immigrant Justice – $630,449
Lehrman Community Day School, Inc. – $526,663
The top three organizations with the most unique donations include:
Small Organizations
Ada Merritt Elementary School – 290 unique donors
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 – 271 unique donors
Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library, Inc. – 266 unique donors
Medium Organizations
The Children’s Movement of Florida – 1,428 unique donors
Miami Waterkeeper – 655 unique donors
Pelican Harbor Seabird Station – 574 unique donors
Large Organizations
True North Classical Academy – 2,067 unique donors
Alper JCC Miami – 569 unique donors
Haitian Neighborhood Center Sant La Inc. – 480 unique donors
The 24-hour day of giving is led by The Miami Foundation and supported by its sponsors: Amazon, Knight Foundation, Nomi Health, The Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation, the Related Philanthropic Foundation, Blackstone Charitable Foundation, Greer Family Giving Fund, William R. Watts Foundation, Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation, SEI, Richard A. Berkowitz Philanthropic Fund, Berkowitz Pollack Brant, UKG, Provenance Wealth Advisors, Miami HEAT and many other donors, including various anonymous and media sponsors.
Registration for next year’s Give Miami Day will begin in the summer of 2023. For more information about the nonprofits that participated in Give Miami Day and total gift amounts, please visit GiveMiamiDay.org.
About The Miami Foundation
The Miami Foundation builds the philanthropic, civic and leadership backbone for Greater Miami. Since 1967, the Foundation has invested half a billion dollars to strengthen our community with partnerships and contributions from more than 1000 fundholders and 35,000 donors. The Miami Foundation, which currently manages more than $427 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. Learn more at MiamiFoundation.org.
Editor’s Note: Leaderboard data is available here and can be broken down into sub-categories such as most unique donations, area of the county, etc. Media inquiries should go to Lisa Mozloom, lisa@m.network, or Lauren Rigau, Lauren@m.network, at 305-571-1455.
