The 13th annual Give to Lincoln Day on May 30 raised more than $8.5 million for 463 local nonprofits – the highest amount raised in the event’s history. The funds are designated to help support charitable organizations that serve Lincoln and Lancaster County. All participating nonprofits will receive a proportional share of a record $650,000 match fund based upon the organization’s percentage of the total dollars raised, provided by the Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF) (lcf.org) and sponsors including Presenting Sponsor, West Gate Bank.
“Give to Lincoln Day is about inspiring our community to give, and Lincoln gave in a big way,” said Alec Gorynski, LCF President/CEO. “This incredible display of generosity for our local nonprofits means more meals, more access, more help and more hope. While setting a new record is to be applauded, it’s the many ways in which our community shows up and lends their support that matter.”
More than 25,000 donations were received for the 13th annual Give to Lincoln Day. The event has raised more than $65.5 million for local nonprofits in its 12-year history.
For more information and to see gifts received for each nonprofit, visit GiveToLincoln.com.
Match Sponsors include: West Gate Bank (Presenting Sponsor), ABC Electric, ALLO Fiber, Assurity Life Foundation, Rich Bailey, Jan & John Blumer, D.A. Davidson & Co., Davis Design, Frontier Bank, Jeff & Judy Greenwald, HBE LLP, The Hsin & Chao Families, Kile & Cuz Johnson, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., Kubly Family Foundation, Lutz, Mail Management Services, Inc., JoAnn & Derrel Martin Charitable Fund, Jim McKee and Linda Hillegass, The Family of J. Gates & Daisy Minnick, Olsson, Pepsi Cola of Lincoln, Pinnacle Bank, Runza National, William J. Mueller & Kim M. Robak, Sampson Construction Company, Inc., Joe W. & Ruth K. Seacrest Foundation Fund, Tom & Lisa Smith, Dr. Gene & Kristen Stohs, Ronald & Camilla Svoboda, Talent Plus Inc, Mark H. Tallman, Bill & Mae Whitmer Family Fund and WRK Family Foundation.
The Lincoln Community Foundation, established in 1955, strives to continually enrich the Lincoln community by promoting and achieving perpetual philanthropic support. The Foundation has distributed more than $238 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that have improved the lives of thousands of residents.