MIAMI, FL — The 2019 installment of Give Miami Day raised a record $14,478,840 in one-day donations, according to preliminary figures released by the Miami Foundation, which organizes the annual fundraising spectacle.
This year's total represents 39,922 separate donations to 834 organizations compared with last year's event that raised $11.6 million in 33,064 separate contributions.
"Give Miami Day is a 24-hour online giving event, where for 24 hours on Thursday, Nov. 21 ... anyone can go to GiveMiamiDay.org, search through one of over 800 organizations and find a nonprofit you support that works on a cause that they care about," declared Matthew Beatty of the Miami Foundation.
The Miami Foundation and its partners — including the Knight Foundation and William R. Watts Foundation — will make a bonus gift for every donation raised, which makes the event unique.
"Give Miami Day is one of those efforts that abide by the concept of rising tides lift all boats," Beatty explained. "I think everyone who participates understands that when one or two of us do better, everyone does better."
Beatty likens Give Miami Day to the Super Bowl of giving.
"Over the years, organizations have seen the power of Give Miami Day as a way to raise unrestricted dollars to support the bottom-line operations of the organization," Beatty told Patch. "They understand it's important to have that kind of flexible funding and to be able to do it on a day when the shared experience adds and enhances the engagement of donors."
Patch compiled a list of the 100 charities around Miami that took in the greatest number of single donations during Thursday's Give Miami Day.
These weren't necessarily the charities that raised the most money. Other organizations that did not make the list may have raised larger — but fewer — donations.
All of the organizations on our list represent local nonprofits covering a wide spectrum of interests from arts and housing to science and technology.
The following organizations are among the top 100 based on preliminary figures from Thursday's event:
| Nonprofit | Number Gifts | Total Raised |
| Give Miami Day Bonus Pool | 1,535 | $91,453 |
| The Children's Movement of Florida | 727 | $247,666 |
| Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, Inc. | 511 | $61,190 |
| Friends of North Beach Elementary | 428 | $38,692 |
Junior League of Miami, Inc.
| 348 | $50,166 |
| Casa Valentina, Inc. | 347 | $70,659 |
| Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La, Inc. | 338 | $42,066 |
| Congregation Beth David | 322 | $203,847 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation | 321 | $669,854 |
| Teach For America, Inc. | 311 | $210,105 |
| Achieve Miami Inc. | 304 | $433,907 |
The Cushman School
| 292 | $159,828 |
Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida
| 268 | $92,346 |
| Friends of WLRN | 257 | $35,686 |
| The Thomas Armour Youth, Inc. | 245 | $56,780 |
| Friends of The Underline, Inc. | 230 | $189,310 |
| Miami Rescue Mission | 226 | $53,016 |
| Palmtrail, Inc | 223 | $52,209 |
| Gang Alternative, Inc. | 222 | $30,668 |
| Gulliver Schools | 221 | $148,006 |
| Humane Society of Greater Miami POCTA | 220 | $53,337 |
| Guitars Over Guns Operation, Inc. | 216 | $85,402 |
| The WOW Center | 208 | $19,438 |
| Miami Country Day School | 207 | $263,089 |
| Kristi House, Inc | 204 | $61,037 |
| O, Miami | 204 | $16,131 |
| Lehrman Community Day School Inc | 202 | $285,799 |
| The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment, Inc. | 202 | $58,073 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Academy | 200 | $25,383 |
| Camillus House | 196 | $179,970 |
| Miami Beach Senior High PTSA | 196 | $38,277 |
| Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida, Inc. | 193 | $50,391 |
| The Learning Experience School | 189 | $29,812 |
| Lotus House | 187 | $113,080 |
| Touching Miami with Love Ministries, Inc | 181 | $53,685 |
| Opa-locka Community Development Corporation | 177 | $20,619 |
| Catalyst Miami Inc. | 176 | $21,065 |
| Jewish Community Services of South Florida, Inc. | 175 | $103,934 |
| Shake-A-Leg Miami, Inc. | 175 | $60,129 |
| Unity on the Bay | 174 | $52,551 |
| PAWS4you Rescue | 172 | $44,094 |
| Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library, Inc. | 169 | $9,931 |
| Miami Waterkeeper | 168 | $51,736 |
| Miami Lighthouse for the Blind | 164 | $207,459 |
| ICU Baby | 161 | $48,486 |
| Breakthrough Miami | 159 | $102,012 |
| 100 Plus Animal Rescue Inc | 158 | $12,208 |
| Zoo Miami Foundation | 157 | $75,097 |
| NAMI Miami-Dade County, Inc. | 155 | $16,191 |
| Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden | 154 | $332,155 |
| Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County | 152 | $175,421 |
| CARE Elementary School, Inc. | 152 | $84,725 |
| Family Action Network Movement | 152 | $26,174 |
| Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School | 150 | $11,371 |
| Westminster Christian Private School | 147 | $77,607
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| Genesis Hopeful Haven Inc. | 145 | $46,111 |
| Coconut Grove Elementary P.T.A. | 141 | $11,953 |
| Americans for Immigrant Justice | 137 | $43,312 |
| Tropical Audubon Society | 135 | $33,659 |
| New World School of the Arts | 131 | $45,970 |
| The Education Fund | 128 | $62,003 |
| GW Carver Middle PTSA | 127 | $11,204 |
| Barry University Inc | 126 | $34,166 |
| Temple Beth Am | 124 | $46,181 |
| Exchange for Change | 124 | $23,128 |
| His House, Inc. | 124 | $22,434 |
| Ladies Empowerment & Action Progam, Inc | 124 | $18,780 |
| Miami Jewish Health Foundation | 123 | $155,694 |
| Educate Tomorrow | 122 | $32,374 |
| French International Program Association | 122 | $10,377 |
| Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. | 121 | $65,079 |
| Whispering Manes Therapeutic Riding Center | 121 | $35,358 |
| South Florida National Parks Trust | 120 | $27,542 |
| Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School | 120 | $20,686 |
| Florida International University Foundation Inc | 119 | $10,961 |
| Our Pride Academy, Inc. | 116 | $41,225 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami | 116 | $37,592 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida Inc | 116 | $15,168 |
| Coastal Boxer Rescue of Florida, Inc. | 115 | $7,016 |
| League of Women Voters of Miami-Dade County Education Fund Inc | 113 | $8,919 |
| Gene Spotlight Inc. | 112 | $182,965 |
| Miami New Drama, Inc. | 112 | $120,753 |
| St. Thomas University | 112 | $50,267 |
| Miami Diaper Bank | 112 | $23,680 |
| Haitian American Nurses Association of Florida, Inc. | 112 | $9,223 |
| Overtown Youth Center | 111 | $42,131 |
| St. John Neumann Catholic School | 111 | $16,211 |
| Chapman Partnership | 109 | $34,163 |
| MorningStar Renewal Center, Inc | 109 | $13,474 |
| South Florida SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) | 108 | $18,973 |
| Fanm Saj, Inc | 108 | $4,135 |
| Young Designers Scholarship Fund | 107 | $51,409 |
| Feeding South Florida | 107 | $48,530 |
| The Dance NOW! Ensemble, Inc. | 107 | $16,607 |
| Cristo Rey Miami High School | 106 | $43,032 |
| Lauren's Kids, Inc. | 105 | $38,293 |
| The CLEO Institute | 105 | $23,574 |
| Honey Shine, Inc. | 105 | $20,358 |
| Miami-Dade Transit Alliance | 104 | $10,353 |
| New World Symphony, Inc. | 103 | $48,606 |
