WILLMAR — Tens of thousands of donors from all 87 Minnesota counties, all 50 states and 36 countries took part in GiveMN's 16th annual Give to the Max Day on Thursday, Nov. 21, contributing funds to a record 6,556 organizations and 11 Native nations across the state, according to a news release from the organization.
Early giving opened Nov. 1, and total funds raised were $37,086,034.
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GiveMN launched in 2009 as a collaborative venture led by the Minnesota Community Foundation. Its annual event aims to gather organizations under one roof — or in this case, on a single webpage — and encourage Minnesotans to donate to their favorite organizations on a single day.
With the 2024 campaign under its belt, GiveMN announced that Give to the Max Day has raised more than $365 million over its first 16 years.
In addition to local, statewide and out-of-state donations, GiveMN also drew lotteries for prizes throughout the day, including a $10,000 super-sized Golden Ticket, 24 $1,000 hourly Golden Tickets and 96 $500 Golden Tickets drawn every 15 minutes.
The 2024 recipient of the Super-Sized Golden Ticket was Our Justice, of Minneapolis. Our Justice provides abortion assistance funding and lodging for those seeking treatment, curbside Plan B, and safer sex kits. The organization also advocates to ensure that "all people and communities have the power and resources to make sexual and reproductive health decisions with self-determination," according to its GiveMN profile.
The organizations receiving $1,000 Golden Tickets are as follows:
- 12 a.m., Camp Odayin
- 1 a.m., herARTS in Action
- 2 a.m., Becker County Food Pantry
- 3 a.m., Pioneer PBS
- 4 a.m., Morris Area Child Care Center
- 5 a.m., Gifts for Seniors
- 6 a.m., Heavens Table Food Shelf
- 7 a.m., Citizens for Backus/AB Inc.
- 8 a.m., YMCA Camp Olson
- 9 a.m., Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
- 10 a.m., Safe Hands Rescue
- 11 a.m., TC Feeds Foundation
- 12 p.m., Saint Paul Urban Tennis
- 1 p.m., Cannon Falls Rotary Foundation
- 2 p.m., The Bond Between (formerly Secondhand Hounds)
- 3 p.m., Alive & Kickin
- 4 p.m., Save-A-Bull Rescue of Minnesota
- 5 p.m., Tubman
- 6 p.m., YWCA Minneapolis
- 7 p.m., Duluth Newman Catholic Campus Ministry
- 8 p.m., Minnesota Interfaith Coalition on Immigration
- 9 p.m., Planned Parenthood North Central States
- 10 p.m., Animal Human Society
- 11 p.m., Elevier Women's Center
Five organizations partnered with GiveMN this year as regional amplifiers with the goal of distributing additional dollars to rural communities.
Those regional amplifiers — the Initiative Foundation , Northwest Minnesota Foundation, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation , Southwest Initiative Foundation and West Central Initiative — added an additional $1,000 to an organization in each of the five regions for a total of $5,000.
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Organizations receiving $1,000 regional boosts include:
- Central Minnesota, sponsored by Initiative Foundation — Brainerd Public Schools Foundation
- Northwest Minnesota, sponsored by Northwest Minnesota Foundation — Great River Rescue
- Southern Minnesota, sponsored by Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation — Brown County Humane Society
- Southwest Minnesota, sponsored by Southwest Initiative Foundation — Tracy Animal Rescue
- West Central Minnesota, sponsored by West Central Initiative — Someplace Safe
To view a list of the $500 Golden Tickets awarded throughout the day, visit www.givemn.org/gtmd/prize-winners-2024.
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