Lexington Community Foundation, Courtesy
LEXINGTON — The 13th annual Give BIG Lexington Giving Day event hosted by the Lexington Community Foundation concluded on November 10th. More than $635,000 was raised by donors for area nonprofits.
Donors showed up to impact the causes they were passionate about within their communities.
For the 13th year, the five participating communities wove together their common strengths to build success for all. Communities were strengthened, and Lexington Community Foundation expresses sincere gratitude for the efforts of many.
The Give BIG initiative started in 2011 and was expanded in 2019 to include area foundations.
This year Cozad, Elwood, Gothenburg, and Overton each held giving days for their communities in conjunction with Give BIG Lexington. In all, there were 188 causes participating.
While the Lexington Community Foundation is preparing finalized totals, preliminary results indicate that $635,000 in donations was received for all causes, including those of our partnering campaigns. A total, with match funds and prize money of $53,600, of $688,600 will be distributed to the causes.
Through Give BIG, individuals, businesses, and organizations come together to invest in advancing the missions of our local nonprofits, expanding the impact of programs, and moving our projects forward to completion. The results illustrate the phenomenal display of community generosity in this area of the State.
The Foundation recognizes our volunteers’ important role in the giving day’s success. Thanks are expressed to LCF Event and Golden Ticket Sponsors, Give BIG Lexington media sponsors, the local businesses that promoted Give BIG on their marquees, and the businesses/organizations that shared their employees to help at the office. We are grateful for your support of our efforts!
GIVE BIG LEXINGTON: By the Numbers
Lexington Community Foundation is pleased to present the following report of the Give BIG Lexington’s preliminary results:
- TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED: $415,000
- TOTAL DISTRIBUTED TO NONPROFITS: $468,600
- TOTAL MATCH POOL: $50,000
- GOLDEN TICKET PRIZES: $1,600
- 13th HOUR POWER HOUR PRIZE: $1,300
- # DONATIONS MADE: 2,738
- # ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING DONATIONS: 80
Results of Partnering Campaigns:
- Give Big Cozad $77,170 33 causes
- Give Big Elwood $64,180 33 causes
- Give Big Gothenburg $26,026 31 causes
- Give Big Overton $15,505 11 causes
TOP 10 ORGANIZATIONS (by amount raised):
- 1. Orthman Community YMCA – $54,390
- 2. Volunteer Fire Department – $25,897
- 3. Dawson County Cancer Care – $22,669
- 4. Johnson Lake EMS – $22,495
- 5. UNIFUT – $16,915
- 6. Micah’s House – $13,225
- 7. Dawson County Historical Society & Museum – $12,130
- 8. Lexington Regional Health Center Charitable Fund – $11,563
- 9. Operation Santa Claus – $11,060
- 10. Johnson Lake Playgrounds – $10,135
13TH HOUR POWER HOUR PRIZE WINNER:
(Donation randomly drawn by MightyCause between the hours of 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to give
one $1,300 prize grant to organization)
- 1. Amy Hill – Minuteman Fine Arts Association
GOLDEN TICKET WINNERS:
($100 to a nonprofit randomly drawn by MightyCause each hour)
- 1. Darr Feedlot, Inc. – Livestock Premium Fund
- 2. Nicole Thorell – Lexington Booster Club
- 3. Bianei Hurtado – Dawson/Gosper Co. CASA
- 4. Anonymous – Shining Star Preschool
- 5. Sucely Arias – Minuteman Fine Arts Association
- 6. Tara Lawless – UNIFUT
- 7. Anonymous – Central Community College Foundation
- 8. Lexington Community Choir – Lexington Veteran Pavilion
- 9. Rob Kuefner – Lexington Baseball Association
- 10. Nancy Norwood – Johnson Lake Carp Removal
- 11. Sheila Rowe – Johnson Lake Fireworks
- 12. Kris Tepley – Paw Prints
- 13. Skyler Roemmich – TeamMates of Lexington
- 14. Bryan Kuntz – Lexington Regional Health Center Charitable Fund
- 15. Yolanda Chavez Nuncio – United by Culture Media
- 16. Josey Blessin – Micah’s House
