Record-Breaking Give to Lincoln Day Raises Nearly $8M for Local Nonprofits
The 10th annual Give to Lincoln Day on May 25 raised a record-breaking $7,928,241, almost $1 million over the previous record set last year. The funds are designated to help support 456 local nonprofits that serve Lincoln and Lancaster County. All participating nonprofits will receive a proportional share of a $500,000 match fund based upon the organization’s percentage of the total dollars raised, thanks to many generous sponsors including the Presenting Sponsor, West Gate Bank. Nearly 30,000 donations were received for the event, which has raised more than $40 million for local nonprofits in its 10-year history.
“We’ve seen from the past 10 years that when Lincoln comes together, records can be broken,” said Barbara Bartle, Lincoln Community Foundation (www.LCF.org) president. “Our nonprofits have been on the front line serving our most vulnerable for over a year. To surpass last year’s record-breaking event shows the compassion of our community.”
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 $168 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that have improved the lives of thousands of residents. For more information, visit www.LCF.org.