{"id":1028,"date":"2026-05-08T18:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/sacramento-region-nonprofits-raise-record-amount-for-big-day-of-giving\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:32:33","slug":"sacramento-region-nonprofits-raise-record-amount-for-big-day-of-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/sacramento-region-nonprofits-raise-record-amount-for-big-day-of-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento region nonprofits raise record amount for Big Day of Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Big Day of Giving supporting Sacramento area nonprofits raised a record $15.4 million this year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/california-to-offer-newborn-parents-a-months-supply-of-this-new-free-benefit\/\">California to offer newborn parents a month\u2019s supply of this new, free benefit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>This Big Day of Giving\u2019s record number of donations this year exceeded last year\u2019s total by $1.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/another-salmonella-threat-recall-snack-mixes-including-targets-store-brand-2\/\">Another salmonella threat recall: Snack mixes, including Target\u2019s store brand<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>With Thursday\u2019s totals included, the event has now raised more than $132 million for local nonprofits according to Kerry Wood, the foundation\u2019s chief executive officer, who provided an email update Friday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A total of 29,000 donors and 886 organizations serving El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties were involved in this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/fix-50-road-work-continues-as-busy-sacramento-freeway-on-ramp-closing-for-11-days-7\/\">Fix 50 road work continues as busy Sacramento freeway on-ramp closing for 11 days<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h3>Top Big Day of Giving recipients<\/h3>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The foundation\u2019s leaderboard of top recipients:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sacramento Food Bank &amp; Family Services: 769 donations for $418,390<\/li>\n<li>CapRadio: 758 donations for $239,349<\/li>\n<li>Sacramento SPCA: 921 donations for $234,113<\/li>\n<li>PBS KVIE: 1,097 donations for $216,574<\/li>\n<li>Sacramento Children\u2019s Home: 279 donations for $160,399<\/li>\n<li>Volunteers of America: 132 donations for $153,047<\/li>\n<li>Sacramento Zoological Society: 494 donations for $137,352<\/li>\n<li>Weave Inc.: 346 donations for $128,530<\/li>\n<li>Crocker Art Museum: 157 donations for $105,914<\/li>\n<li>Broadway Sacramento: 236 donations for $87,978<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The next event is already scheduled for May 6, 2027.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 24-hour Big Day of Giving raised $15.4 million for Sacramento area nonprofits, involving 29,000 donors and 886 organizations across four counties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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