Valley Gave Generously Once Again for The 2024 Great Give!
Valley nonprofits raised more than $507,000 during the 2024 Great
Give last week, making the 36-hour online giving event one of its most successful.
VALLEY GAVE GENEROUSLY ONCE AGAIN FOR THE 2024 GREAT GIVE!
DERBY, CT (May 07, 2024 – Valley nonprofits raised more than $507,000 during the 2024 Great Give last week, making the 36-hour online giving event one of its most successful.
In all, donors gave more than $3.8 million supporting 550 nonprofits throughout
the Valley and Greater New Haven region. Of that total, just over $431,000 was
donated to nonprofit organizations in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and
Shelton.
By the end of the fundraising event, 58 Valley-based organizations had
participated, and 1,440 individual donations were made by people who live
and/or work in the Valley. Also, more than $234,000 of the Valley total was
donated by 25 Valley Community Foundation (VCF) Donor Advised fundholders.
“I am always amazed when the totals come in from the Great Give,” said Sharon
Closius, VCF’s President and CEO. “To say our Valley is generous is an
understatement. The extraordinary support our nonprofits received is absolute
and pure proof of the caring and giving nature that is truly engrained in our
community.”
Three Valley organizations were in the top 10 of nonprofits that received the most
money during the Great Give. They were: BHcare ($68,344); TEAM, Inc. ($54,439);
and The Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley ($49,181). Also,
Shelton’s Center Stage Theatre made the top 25 list of the most money raised out
of the 550 organizations that participated.
The 36-hour online-giving event was started in 2010 by The Community
Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF) to promote local philanthropy and
support area nonprofits. In the last 14 years, The Great Give has raised more than
$28.6 million for nonprofits throughout the region.
About the Valley Community Foundation:
Established in 2004, each year the Valley Community Foundation (VCF) distributes
approximately $2 million in grants that support local nonprofits and people they
serve. In addition to grantmaking, VCF works in strong partnership with The
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF) to promote philanthropy in
Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton. VCF receives funding from The
Gates Fund and other preference funds at TCF that benefit the Valley. For more
information, visit www.valleyfoundation.org. Valley Community Foundation, 253-
A Elizabeth Street, Derby CT, 06418. Office: (203) 751-9162.
