Amplify Austin Day 2020: A Story of Record-Breaking Generosity
Our community’s generosity inspires us!
You took action to give back local this Amplify Austin Day. You ignited positive change in your community. You collectively raised $12.3 Million for more than 760 local nonprofit organizations. Bravo, Central Texas!
THANK YOU for coming together to advance the causes that are near and dear to you. Together, we exceeded an audacious $12 million goal, and our community is better for it. Your gifts become healthy meals for families in need, new trees and trails in our public spaces, opportunities for local creatives, activities to empower our community’s youth, forever homes for animals, and so much more.
“Today, I am especially proud to call Central Texas home. Once again, our community met the ambitious Amplify Austin Day challenge. I will never underestimate the power of collective giving around a common cause. Today’s success exemplifies that impact. I am also proud to report that the average gift size increased!” says Courtney Manuel, executive director of I Live Here I Give Here. “Thank you for making today a success and for supporting the critical missions of more than 760 charities. As a next step, I challenge each of you to get to know the nonprofits that you donated to this year and consider getting involved year-round. It’s this generous spirit that makes Central Texas one of the best places to live 365 days a year.”
Amplify Austin Day 2020 by the Numbers:
Dollars Raised: $12.3 Million
Nonprofits Supported: 760+
Participating Community Members: 28,000+
Business Fundraisers: 100+
Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers: 2,250+
Over 8 years, Amplify Austin Day has raised over $69 Million to fuel the Central Texas nonprofit community.
Congratulations to our Nonprofit Prize Recipients:
$5,000 Grand Prizes
Most Raised During Early Giving: Hospice Austin
Large Nonprofit: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area
Medium Nonprofit: Shadow Cats
Small Nonprofit: Austin Dog Rescue
$1,000 Hourly Prizes
Most Dollars Raised
6pm: Hospice Austin
7pm: Manos de Cristo
8pm: Austin Recovery
9pm: Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area
10pm: Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
11pm: AGE of Central Texas
12am: Austin Pets Alive!
1am: The Refuge for DMST
2am: Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
3am: Austin Shakespeare
4am: AIDS Services of Austin
5am: The Missy Project
Most Donors
6am: SoCo Women's Chorus
7am: Thundering Paws
8am: Austin Humane Society
9am: Austin Playhouse
10am: Mobile Loaves & Fishes
11am: Central Texas Food Bank
12pm: House Rabbit Resource Network
1pm: NARAL Pro-Choice Texas
2pm: Shadow Cats
3pm: ACE Academy
4pm: Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas
5pm: SAFE
Congratulations to our Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Golden Ticket Winners!
Thanks to the AlamoGives initiative, 24 lucky donors received $100 each our of Amplify Austin Day to give to the participating nonprofit of their choice on AmplifyATX.org!
“Amplify Austin Day is truly a community-wide movement, and we couldn’t reach our ambitious goals without the support of our generous partners,” says Kathy Smith-Willman, I Live Here I Give Here Board Chair. “St. David’s Foundation once again championed Amplify Austin Day with an incredible $1.3 million matching gift for its nonprofit grant partners, inspiring numerous gifts from the community. We are so grateful for their continued support, as well as the support of our leading corporate and community sponsors including Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Austin Community Foundation, Enverus, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Cirrus Logic, NXP Semiconductors, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Topfer Family Foundation, and more. They position us for success and each serve as a model for philanthropic giving through their inspiring commitment to advancing the important work of Central Texas nonprofits.”