MIAMI – Today may be Giving Tuesday, but with so many nonprofits around the Miami area, it's always difficult to know where to send your donations. Patch compiled a list of the 100 charities around Miami that took in the greatest number of single donations during The Miami Foundation's recent Give Miami Day.
These weren't necessarily the charities that raised the most money, but we think they are worthy of your consideration given the sheer volume of gifts they received.
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This year's event generated a total of 33,064 separate gifts totaling $11.6 million, more than in any of the six previous years.
Other organizations that did not make our 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.
"It's one of the biggest annual giving events in the United States, allowing every Miamian to unify and support the important work nonprofits do every day to improve our South Florida communities," explained The Miami Foundation's Matthew Beatty. "Everyone can be a philanthropist during those 24 hours. Just click, find an organization working on a cause you care about, and make a donation to help build a better Greater Miami.
For more information on the event visit GiveMiamiDay.org.
Here is the list of 100 organizations that received the greatest number of donations:
| Non-Profit | Number Gifts | Total Raised |
| Community Arts Program (CAP) | 674 | $38,933 |
| The Children's Movement of Florida | 667 | $142,974 |
| Friends of North Beach Elementary | 453 | $86,039 |
| Pelican Harbor Seabird Station | 379 | $38,692 |
Beth David Congregation & The Gordon School
| 329 | $192,184 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation | 318 | $747,431 |
| Gene Spotlight Inc. | 311 | $264,300 |
| WLRN | 304 | $49,242 |
| PAWS4you Rescue | 290 | $40,366 |
| Fairchild Garden | 262 | $300,329 |
| Gulliver Schools | 255 | $77,352 |
Camillus House, Inc.
| 251 | $162,144 |
JCS
| 250 | $140,446 |
| Humane Society of Greater Miami | 247 | $54,226 |
| Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida | 247 | $66,339 |
| Junior League of Miami | 240 | $31,415 |
| Thomas Armour Youth Ballet | 234 | $45,446 |
| Lotus House Women's Shelter | 225 | $70,430 |
| The Cushman School | 221 | $94,441 |
| Temple Beth Am | 218 | $25,713 |
| Unity on the Bay | 215 | $52,533 |
| Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School | 205 | $14,490 |
| Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | 203 | $140,260 |
| Sant La | 200 | $25,120 |
| Miami Learning Experience School | 197 | $22,806 |
| Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library | 193 | $11,680 |
| The Underline | 191 | $126,516 |
| Catalyst Miami | 183 | $25,790 |
| Miami Rescue Mission | 180 | $68,250 |
| Sunset Elementary PTA | 178 | $12,730 |
| Miami Country Day School | 177 | $148,958 |
| South Florida SPCA | 177 | $23,273 |
| The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention & Treatment | 177 | $51,575 |
| Dibia DREAM | 176 | $17,573 |
| Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impairedl | 176 | $148,355 |
| 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida | 172 | $10,276 |
| ICU baby | 170 | $44,519 |
| Touching Miami with Love | 169 | $39,550 |
| Miami Waterkeeper | 168 | $40,835 |
| League of Women Voters of Miami-Dade County | 165 | $11,751 |
| Achieve Miami | 163 | $100,135 |
| Casa Valentina | 162 | $44,130 |
| Zoo Miami Foundation | 160 | $66,240 |
| Guitars Over Guns | 155 | $82,482 |
| O, Miami | 155 | $11,527 |
| Breakthrough Miami | 151 | $80,025 |
| Educate Tomorrow | 150 | $25,268 |
| MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH PTSA | 150 | $21,342 |
| The Tina Dailey Foundation | 146 | $13,105 |
| Genesis Hopeful Haven | 144 | $36,070 |
| Teach For America Miami-Dade | 142 | $158,988 |
| PROSPERA | 141 | $31,135 |
| Shake-A-Leg Miami | 141 | $31,475 |
| Whispering Manes Therapeutic Riding Center | 138 | $34,224 |
| Barry University | 136 | $31,965
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| Exchange for Change | 136 | $26,175 |
| FANM | 136 | $13,244 |
| South Florida National Parks Trust | 136 | $37,355 |
| LEAP | 135 | $15,375 |
| KIPP Miami | 133 | $197,075 |
| Americans for Immigrant Justice | 132 | $26,525 |
| Colony Theatre | Miami New Drama | 129 | $109,950 |
| SBC CDC | 129 | $9,194 |
| Miami Diaper Bank | 128 | $14,162 |
| Tropical Audubon Society | 127 | $30,450 |
| New World Symphony | 122 | $74,940 |
| Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores | 120 | $12,202 |
| New World School of the Arts | 119 | $24,811 |
| YWCA of Greater Miami-Dade, Inc. | 118 | $9,196 |
| Haitian American Nurses Association of Florida | 113 | $5,655 |
| Florida Immigrant Coalition - FLIC | 112 | $9,086 |
| GW Carver Middle School PTSA | 112 | $7,760 |
| ACLU of Florida | 109 | $23,895 |
| Overtown Youth Center | 109 | $51,261 |
| Westminster Christian School | 109 | $38,050 |
| Kristi House | 106 | $21,935 |
| CARE Elementary School | 105 | $88,697 |
| Gang Alternative, Inc. | 105 | $17,085 |
| Honey Shine, Inc. | 105 | $18,335 |
| Miami Habitat | 105 | $54,105 |
| The Cat Network | 105 | $13,507 |
| Feeding South Florida | 104 | $51,616 |
| NAMI Miami-Dade | 104 | $21,912 |
| The WOW Center | 104 | $10,155 |
| Greater Miami Youth Symphony | 103 | $13,662 |
| FIU Foundation, Inc. | 102 | $21,170 |
| MUJER, Inc. | 102 | $11,307 |
| The Women's Fund Miami-Dade | 99 | $29,031 |
| TDA Miami (Tabernaculo de Adoracion) | 97 | $11,565 |
| Wellspring Counseling | 97 | $17,747 |
| Nautilus Middle School PTSA | 96 | $11,010 |
| Florida Foster Care Review | 95 | $12,000 |
| The Social Cog | 94 | $29,534 |
| St. Thomas University | 93 | $43,705 |
| His House Children's Home | 92 | $33,215 |
| Alan Epstein "Reach for the Stars" Scholarship | 91 | $13,144 |
| Chapman Partnership | 91 | $36,735 |
| Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator | 91 | $9,990 |
| Key Clubhouse of South Florida | 90 | $26,496 |
| Miami City Ballet Inc. | 90 | $13,908 |
Volunteers pose at a past Give Miami Day. Image courtesy The Miami Foundation.
