Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs Edition | March 2022

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AmplifyAustinDay

TOP EARNERS Amplify Austin Day raised money for more than 700 nonprofits. Below are the organizations that raised the most in 2022:

BY GLORIE MARTINEZ More than $12.6M raised for 700+ local nonprofits Mi Madre, which raised $970,000 during the event. I Live Here I Give Here also matched donations to Black-led nonprofits through its

I n March, the annual fundraising event Amplify Austin Day raised over $12.6 million for more than 700 nonprofits across Central Texas. I Live Here I Give Here, the non- profit that founded Amplify Austin Day in 2013, reported the 2022 event was its most successful to date. Since its inception 10 years ago, Amplify Austin Day has raised $82 million in donations. The 24-hour donation drive began at 6 p.m. March 2 and ended at 6 p.m. March 3. “More than 30,000 Central Texans demonstrated that giving back locally is a community priority,” said Elaine Garza, I Live Here I Give Here board chair. In 2022, I Live Here I Give Here emphasized making Amplify Austin Day accessible to organizations led by people of color, such as nonprof- its Asian Family Support Services, Voces Oral History Center and Con

Number of donors

Amount of money raised

Central Texas Food Bank

$402K

1,976

Amplify Fund, raising $40,500. Support for the match came from the Shield-Ayres Foundation, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Woollard Nichols & Associates and an anonymous community leader. Nearly 2,000 Central Texans led their own fundraisers, raising $1.47 million for more than 700 nonprofit organizations. “Everyone has something to give, and by giving together we can shape the future of our community,” Garza said.

567

$378K

Hospice Austin

Mobile Loaves & Fishes

861

$316K

1,719

Austin Pets Alive!

$184K

537

$175K

Shadow Cats

619

Valor Public Schools

$150K

454

Any Baby Can

$142K

121

$134K

TreeFolks

Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas

731

$122K

I LiveHere I GiveHere 1310 S. First St., Ste. 210, Austin 512-717-4190 www.ilivehereigivehere.org Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily

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The Caring Place

$116K

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SOURCE: I LIVE HERE I GIVE HERE/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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