Spring2ACTion
Alexandrians opened their wallets in a big way this month, including on Spring2ACTion day Wednesday.
Final results are still being tabulated, but as of Thursday morning, ACT for Alexandria reported that residents and people across the country donated $2,835,391 to 187 organizations and nonprofits. The donations came from 7,708 people giving 12,154 individual gifts.
The total amount smashes last year's record of more than $2.53 million from 7,173 individuals.
This was the 13th year of Spring2ACTion, a city-wide fundraiser organized by ACT for Alexandria, the community's foundation. It was the fourth year in a row that Spring2ACTion broke its own previous records.
Spring2ACTion is the only citywide giving day in the region designed to strengthen the impact of local nonprofits. Since its inception in 2011, Spring2ACTion has raised more than $20 million for local nonprofits.
The top 10 nonprofits in terms of receiving funds were:
Move2Learn | Powered by RunningBrooke $170,400
Casa Chirilagua $167,974
Carpenter's Shelter $91,788
Art League$83,114
The Alexandria Harmonizers $77,264
ALIVE! $74,731
Alexandria Tutoring Consortium $72,907
Alexandria Seaport Foundation $66,577
Together We Bake $62,658
King Street Cats $62,110
