Big Day of Giving: Latest fundraising totals for Sacramento nonprofits aiming for record drive

Big Day of Giving 2022 is underway, and organizers are hoping to break fundraising records for Sacramento-area charities and nonprofit groups for the fourth year in a row.

Hosted by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, the 24-hour charity drive now in its 10th year aims to grow local philanthropy and shed light on lesser-known agencies in the area. A record-breaking total of 719 organizations are participating this year.

As of 7 p.m. Thursday, donors had poured in nearly $11.1 million to 705 participating nonprofits, according to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, which organizes the event. The fundraising runs through midnight with groups having until noon Friday to report Thursday’s donations given outside the Big Day of Giving website.

The drive also organizes volunteer work and, as of 7 p.m., 1,027 volunteers have pledged to give 12,180 hours of work across the four-county capital region.

Last year, nearly 65,000 donations were given totaling $13.3 million, and 1,500 volunteers pledged nearly 70,000 hours of their time to the nonprofits. That surpassed the 2020 total of $11.9 million and eclipsed the 2019 total of $8.4 million — both record-setting years, as well.

Here are the leaderboards as of 7 p.m., according to the foundation:

Large nonprofits

Budget: $1 million and above

1. The Salvation Army: 207 donations totaling $310,946.
2. Yolo Food Bank: 543 donations totaling $295,612.
3. ACC Senior Services: 466 donations totaling $206,221.
4. Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services: 858 donations totaling $161,406.
5. Sacramento Children’s Home: 320 donations totaling $127,442.
6. Sacramento SPCA: 813 donations totaling $125,150.
7. The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre: 246 donations totaling $113,221.
8. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento: 293 donations totaling $106,126.
9. CapRadio: 857 donations totaling $104,107.
10. Sacramento Zoological Society: 476 donations totaling $100,609.

Medium nonprofits

Budget: $100,000 to $1 million

1. Kiwanis Family House: 109 donations totaling $131,028.
2. First Tee - Greater Sacramento: 299 donations totaling $117,558.
3. Acres of Hope: 191 donations totaling $89,954.
4. Front Street Animal Shelter: 937 donations totaling $88,427.
5. Friends of the Sacramento Public Library: 428 donations totaling $87,254.
6. Wellness Within: 147 donations totaling $75,760.
7. Twin Lakes Food Bank: 108 donations totaling $57,850.
8. 916 Ink: 211 donations totaling $56,085.
9. Stanford Settlement Neighborhood Center: 256 donations totaling $52,047.
10. Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra: 88 donations totaling $51,866.

Small nonprofits

Budget: Under $100,000

1. Divine Mercy Human Development Foundation: 96 donations totaling $38,114.
2. Lincoln Hills Foundation: 115 donations totaling $37,427.
3. Joshua’s House Volunteer Hospice: 96 donations totaling $32,827.
4. Greater California German Shepherd Rescue: 71 donations totaling $23,259.
5. 350 Sacramento: 152 donations totaling $22,412.
6. Sisters of Nia, Inc.: 199 donations totaling $19,924.
7. Kiwanis Club of Carmichael: 77 donations totaling $17,453.
8. Sisters Animal Sanctuary: 37 donations totaling $15,505.
9. Girls Rock Sacramento: 126 donations totaling $15,337.
10. Friends of the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary: 110 donations totaling $14,113.

Sacramento County nonprofits

1. The Salvation Army: 207 donations totaling $310,946.
2. ACC Senior Services: 466 donations totaling $206,221.
3. Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services: 858 donations totaling $161,406.
4. Kiwanis Family House: 109 donations totaling $131,028.
5. Sacramento Children’s Home: 320 donations totaling $127,442.
6. Sacramento SPCA: 813 donations totaling $125,150.
7. First Tee - Greater Sacramento: 299 donations totaling $117,558.
8. The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre: 246 donations totaling $113,221.
9. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento: 293 donations totaling $106,126.
10. CapRadio: 857 donations totaling $104,107.

El Dorado County nonprofits

1. Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference: 182 donations totaling $42,460.
2. 3Strands Global Foundation: 58 donations totaling $41,525.
3. CASA El Dorado: 81 donations totaling $38,388.
4. American River Conservancy: 111 donations totaling $37,386.
5. EL DORADO MUSICAL THEATRE: 50 donations totaling $32,189.
6. Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode: 228 donations totaling $25,353.
7. All About Equine Animal Rescue: 110 donations totaling $23,406.
8. Fat Kitty City Humane Society: 119 donations totaling $16,333.
9. NorCal Cocker Rescue: 77 donations totaling $11,568.
10. Foothill Dog Rescue: 66 donations totaling $10,096.

Placer County nonprofits

1. Acres of Hope: 191 donations totaling $89,954.
2. Gold Country Wildlife Rescue: 433 donations totaling $76,287.
3. Wellness Within: 147 donations totaling $75,760.
4. Placer Land Trust: 311 donations totaling $64,834.
5. Placer Food Bank: 279 donations totaling $49,710.
6. Placer SPCA: 262 donations totaling $45,255.
7. FieldHaven Feline Center: 262 donations totaling $45,111.
8. Lincoln Hills Foundation: 115 donations totaling $37,427.
9. Child Advocates of Placer County: 84 donations totaling $35,083.
10. Auburn Symphony: 79 donations totaling $33,756.

Yolo County nonprofits

1. Yolo Food Bank: 543 donations totaling $295,612.
2. Meals on Wheels Yolo County: 243 donations totaling $58,787.
3. Center for Land-Based Learning: 189 donations totaling $46,454.
4. Yolo Crisis Nursery: 147 donations totaling $45,675.
5. Empower Yolo: 139 donations totaling $40,625.
6. Yolo Basin Foundation: 184 donations totaling $32,435.
7. Woodland Opera House Inc: 151 donations totaling $28,737.
8. Yolo County CASA: 126 donations totaling $26,035.
9. Yolo County SPCA: 136 donations totaling $22,432.
10. Davis Musical Theatre Company: 96 donations totaling $20,276.

This story was originally published May 5, 2022 at 10:41 AM.

Michael McGough

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Michael McGough is a sports and local editor for The Sacramento Bee. He previously covered breaking news and COVID-19 for The Bee, which he joined in 2016. He is a Sacramento native and graduate of Sacramento State.