Jackson nonprofits raise nearly $20,000 on Great Give Day
The Community Foundation of Jackson County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, is excited to announce that Jackson County nonprofits raised over $19,819 on this year’s Great Give Day, which was held May 15.
The total includes a $2,500 matching gift from the Community Foundation of Jackson County, which provided a $250 match for participating nonprofits that raised $250.
The following local nonprofits participated:
- Bellevue Community School District
- Bellevue Public Library
- Bellevue Rotary Club Scholarship Fund
- Community Foundation of Jackson County
- Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Jackson County
- Dream Bellevue Endowment Fund
- Friends of Jackson County Conservation
- Jackson Co. 4-H Endowment
- Jackson County Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
- John & Orpha Wise Family Vision To Learn
- Maquoketa Area Family YMCA
- Maquoketa Art Experience
- Maquoketa Community Cupboard
- Maquoketa Community Schools Education Fund
- Marquette Catholic Schools
- Preston Area Betterment Fund
- Preston Public Library
- Sacred Heart School Maquoketa Ia
- The Ohnward Fine Arts Center
- Together We Build - Jackson Co. Fair & ISU Extension/4-H Outreach Center
The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque hosts Great Give Day each year as part of its mission to strengthen local nonprofits and inspire giving. The May 15 event gave a major boost to area nonprofits by bringing in 2,397 gifts and over $450,000 for organizations across the Community Foundation’s seven-county service region.
“Nonprofits do incredible work serving local communities, and it is our privilege to support them in many ways,” said Peter Supple, director of nonprofits at the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. “We organize Great Give Day for their benefit and the benefit of our region, and it makes us proud to see the show of support from community members year after year. Every gift makes a difference.”
This year, a record 212 organizations participated, representing Dubuque, Allamakee, Clinton, Clayton, Delaware, Jackson and Jones Counties. Since 2014, Great Give Day has raised over $3.6 million for local nonprofits.
Throughout the day, participating organizations competed for $28,750 in bonus prizes contributed by corporate sponsors, including Avantax, Dubuque Bank & Trust, First Community Trust, Bill Klauer/Klaur Manufacturing, Mason Investments, MidwestOne, Ohnward Bancshares/Maquoketa State Bank, Theisen’s Home * Farm * Auto, and the Vogt Group. In-kind sponsors include Radio Dubuque and the Telegraph Herald.
The Community Foundation thanks the many generous sponsors, donors and participating nonprofits that made Great Give Day 2024 a success.
To view the final results and a full list of sponsors, visit greatgiveday.org.