The Big Day of Giving supporting Sacramento area nonprofits raised a record $15.4 million this year.
The annual event has been a Sacramento region tradition since its launch by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation in 2013 with the idea of providing financial support to organizations dedicated to improving the region.
This Big Day of Giving’s record number of donations this year exceeded last year’s total by $1.6 million.
With Thursday’s totals included, the event has now raised more than $132 million for local nonprofits according to Kerry Wood, the foundation’s chief executive officer, who provided an email update Friday.
A total of 29,000 donors and 886 organizations serving El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties were involved in this year’s event.
Top Big Day of Giving recipients
The foundation’s leaderboard of top recipients:
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services: 769 donations for $418,390CapRadio: 758 donations for $239,349Sacramento SPCA: 921 donations for $234,113PBS KVIE: 1,097 donations for $216,574Sacramento Children’s Home: 279 donations for $160,399Volunteers of America: 132 donations for $153,047Sacramento Zoological Society: 494 donations for $137,352Weave Inc.: 346 donations for $128,530Crocker Art Museum: 157 donations for $105,914Broadway Sacramento: 236 donations for $87,978
The next event is already scheduled for May 6, 2027.
An English angora bunny that was rescued sits in a pen from Sacramento House Rabbit Society as he participates in Sacramento Region Community Foundation’s annual Big Day of Giving in Sacramento on Thursday, May 7, 2026. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com