Miami-Dade County

Give Miami Day kicks off Thursday. Here’s how to donate to your favorite charities

Community members cheer during Give Miami Day. 2024 at the Royal Caribbean terminal at PortMiami.
Community members cheer during Give Miami Day. 2024 at the Royal Caribbean terminal at PortMiami.

In just a few hours, Give Miami Day, the largest single-city giving event in the United States, will start and collect what is projected to be thousands of donations for Miami-area nonprofits.

The 24-hour event, hosted by The Miami Foundation, will begin at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and continue until midnight. Donations can be made at www.GiveMiamiDay.org.

In its 14th year, there are over 1,400 participating nonprofits or 10 “issue areas” to donate to, which include animals, community care and education and youth. More than half of the organizations involved have operating budgets under $250,000.

Donations begin at $25. Last year, the event raised $39.5 million from more than 100,000 donations. Early Giving for the 2025 Give Miami Day began on Saturday and will end on Wednesday before the official launch of the event on Thursday.

This year, South Florida’s nonprofit organizations are facing significant budget cuts due to major reductions in federal, state and local government budgets.

READ MORE : Miami area nonprofits reeling from government cuts when need is at record levels

Miami Foundation President and CEO Rebecca Fishman Lipsey celebrates during Give Miami Day 2024 at the Royal Caribbean terminal at PortMiami.
Miami Foundation President and CEO Rebecca Fishman Lipsey celebrates during Give Miami Day 2024 at the Royal Caribbean terminal at PortMiami. The Miami Foundation
Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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