More than a million dollars an hour were raised on Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday.
Donors across the state donated a total of $33.8 million to 2,111 non profits in just 24 hours on December 6, 2016.
This is an increase from the $28.5 million raised last year on Colorado Gives Day 2015.
In total, 145,763 donations were made, they range from $10 to $1.48 million. The largest gift was given to the Schlessman Family YMCA on E. Yale Avenue in Denver.
The most donations, 3,000 of them, were given to the Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Inc.
This year, a portion of the money raised came through KidsforColoradoGives.org, a new website aimed at young givers.
“We’re inspired to witness the next generation of Coloradans giving up their allowances and holiday presents to make their neighborhoods better places to live, work and play," Marla J. Williams, the president and CEO of Community First Foundation, said in a release.
Colorado Gives day is an annual statewide movement promoting and celebrating philanthropy in our state.
You can find out more about Colorado Gives Day here.
