Big Day of Giving

Our Report to the Community for Big Day of Giving 2026 is here! This snapshot highlights all of the work that went into making a success—from donor statistics, nonprofit highlights, Mentor information, sponsor contributions, and more.⁠
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Some interesting data points to shout out:⁠
🌟 51% of Big Day of Giving donations were $50 or less.
🌟 123 nonprofits participated in Big Day of Giving for the first time this year.
🌟 ⁠In the days following May 7, donors gave an additional $255,919 to nonprofits on the website. While these donations aren't added to leaderboard tallies, they illustrate the residual impact of nonprofits' Big Day of Giving outreach — and donors' enduring generosity!
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See the full report here: https://www.sacregcf.org/big-day-of-giving-2026-report-to-the-community/

Snapshots from the best day of the year! 🧡

📸 Pictured here: Photos from the Big Day of Giving Command Center at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation by Rosita Patterson, Chelsea Fahr, Naomi Wilson

Thank you to the 29,000 donors who gave during yesterday's Big Day of Giving!

Thanks to your generosity, 886 nonprofits received 62,000 donations, raising a record-breaking $15.4 million. We can't thank you enough!

Check out some of the numbers behind yesterday's Big Day of Giving at BigDayofGiving.org.

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Our team at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation is so proud to organize this community-wide event each year. We want to thank our partners who made possible!

💚 Lead Sponsor 💚
Western Health Advantage

💛 Gold Sponsors 💛
The Athletics
CapRadio
Nugget Markets

🩶 Silver Sponsors 🩶
Golden 1 Credit Union
The James and Susan McClatchy Fund
Keller Family Pathway Fund
PBS KVIE

🧡 Bronze Sponsors 🧡
Bay Alarm Company
Better Business Bureau Serving Sacramento & Northeast California
Boutin Jones Inc.
Comcast
The Nonprofit Podcast Network
SMUD
Sacramento Venture Philanthropy

Mark your calendars! 📅 The next Big Day of Giving is on Thursday, May 6, 2027. ❤️

Thank you, thank you, thank you! From all of us at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation: We are so grateful. We can't say it enough!

Because of you, 886 area nonprofits raised a record $15.4 million AND we reached raised over $132 million since 2013...all to keep the Sacramento region healthy and strong. This would be impossible without the support of our region's generous donors and nonprofit champions, and all of our sponsors!

Within that, 62 donors gave $22,312 to the Foundation. We are so grateful for your support!

Learn more at www.BigDayofGiving.org. ❤️❤️❤️

One hour left to give where your heart is for ! Over 900 nonprofits are participating in Big Day of Giving this year and need our support. Give before midnight tonight at BigDayOfGiving.org!

Thank you to all of our sponsors for . Our team at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation couldn't have done it without you!
💚 Lead Sponsor 💚
Western Health Advantage

💛 Gold Sponsors 💛
The Athletics
CapRadio
Nugget Markets

🩶 Silver Sponsors 🩶
Golden 1 Credit Union
The James and Susan McClatchy Fund
Keller Family Pathway Fund
PBS KVIE

And thank you to everyone who has given so far today! There is still plenty of time to give where your heart is!

Congratulations to today's 916 Prize winners, courtesy of Sacramento Republic FC!

🎉 Sacramento SPCA
🎉 Sacramento Roller Derby

Check out the winners of all of today's prizes on GivingEdge: https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/p/prizes

Congratulations to the Best Business Partnership Prize winners!

🎉 Sacramento Valley Conservancy and the Deer Creek Hills Preserve
🎉 Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode and World's Best Cat Litter
🎉 916 Ink and Oak Park Brewing Co.

Huge thanks to our lead sponsor, Western Health Advantage, for making this prize and many others possible!

Here are the winning entries for this year's Challenge!
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Pictured in order: ⁠
💚 Ohana Dance Group
🧡 Iu Mien Community Services
💛 Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC)
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Thank you for making time to show 💛💛💛 to local nonprofits during !⁠
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Reminder: Every gift you make through www.bigdayofgiving.org has a chance to be boosted by prizes, thanks to our partners, including lead sponsor Western Health Advantage. 🎁 There are plenty of prizes and matches to go around — let's keep showing up for local nonprofits before midnight tonight!