The Arkansas Community Foundation on Monday announced certified results of the ArkansasGives program, a one-day online giving event held on April 6. A total of $6.1 million was collected for more than 930 nonprofits statewide.
Checks will be mailed to them by early May, according to a news release.
There were 14,968 donors who made 23,178 online contributions through ArkansasGives.org. Additional prize money came from First Security Bank and Jane Hunt Meade. The foundation provided another $400,000; each nonprofit was awarded a percentage of that pool equal to the percentage of the total donations they received.
Click here to see a master list of participating nonprofits and the amounts they raised.
"The generosity of Arkansans continues to inspire and amaze us," Heather Larkin, CEO of the Community Foundation, said in the news release. "The average donation size was $250, but many of the gifts were near the $25 minimum level. And 24 percent of the donors made gifts to more than one charity."
First Security Bank contributed $60,000 for the nonprofits that raised the most dollars and received the most individual donations.
The winners are:
Small Nonprofit – Most Dollars
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Arkansas Emergency Medical Foundation - $5,000
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Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts - $3,000
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A-Camp, Inc. - $2,000
Small Nonprofit – Most Donations
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Lucie’s Place - $5,000
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Central Arkansas Library System Foundation - $3,000
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Cornerstone Transition Home - $2,000
Mid-size Nonprofit – Most Dollars
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Maggie House - $5,000
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Haven House - $3,000
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UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary - $2,000
Mid-size Nonprofit – Most Donations
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Maggie House - $5,000
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The CALL - $3,000
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Humane Society of Pulaski County - $2,000
Large Nonprofit – Most Dollars
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Arkansas Symphony Orchestra - $5,000
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St. Joseph School - $3,000
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Women & Children First: The Center Against Family Violence - $2,000
Large Nonprofit – Most Donations
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KUAR 89.1 & KLRE Classical 90.5 UA Little Rock Public Radio - $5,000
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Arkansas Foodbank - $3,000
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Arkansas Symphony Orchestra - $2,000
Also, a new set of prizes for most donations by region were awarded this year to:
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Southwest: Southern Arkansas University Foundation - $200
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Northwest: Maggie House - $200
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Southeast: Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services - $200
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Northeast: Food Banks of North Central Arkansas - $200
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Central: KUAR 89.1 & KLRE Classical 90.5 UA Little Rock Public Radio - $200
More prizes were awarded to organizations that raised the most dollars in their categories of service:
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Faith-Based: Searcy Children’s Home - $1,000
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Animal Welfare: Humane Society of Pulaski County - $1,000
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Economic Development: Freedom 5:one Ministries - $1,000
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Environment: The Nature Conservancy of Arkansas - $1,000
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Human Services: Maggie House - $1,000
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Education: St. Joseph School - $1,000
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Health: Arkansas Emergency Medical Foundation - $1,000
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Community & Civic Engagement/Public & Social Benefit: Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families - $1,000
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Arts & Humanities: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra - $1,000
This was the third and final year for ArkansasGives.