By the end of this years’ 18th annual North Texas Giving Day, 94,700 North Texans had donated more than $76 million to over 3,300 local nonprofits since the start of the annual fundraising season. The amount is the most the initiative, coordinated by Communities Foundation of Texas, has raised by midnight after North Texas Giving Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cNorth Texas Giving Day is a celebration of what makes North Texas so special, people coming together to support the causes and nonprofits that make our communities stronger,” said Wayne White, president and CEO of Communities Foundation of Texas.<\/p>\n
“North Texans once again showed the extraordinary power of collective generosity,” he said.<\/p>\n
North Texas Giving Day was Thursday<\/a>, but the season lasts\u00a0through the end of September. The donations covered more than 25 cause areas.<\/p>\n The annual campaign is the largest regional giving event in the United States, with donors supporting areas of need in food and housing, education, health, the arts, religious causes and animal welfare.\u00a0<\/p>\n Last year, 100,000 individuals donated $78 million throughout the North Texas Giving Day season, and more than $74 million had been raised by midnight on North Texas Giving Day in 2025.<\/p>\n Since North Texas Giving Day launched in 2009,\u00a0the initiative<\/a> has raised over $788 million.<\/p>\n