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Give More 24! Donation Drive Raises $3.3 Million for Southwest Washington and Portland Area Nonprofits

Friends of the Children-Portland is always awestruck by our kind donors, and today we’d like to highlight a grant from the James & Shirley Rippey Family Foundation. We received the grant earlier this year and are grateful for the deep impact it will have for our program and the youth we serve. “We are so grateful to have received generous support from the James and Shirley Rippey Family Foundation for the past ten years,” said Traci Rossi, Executive Director of Friends of the Children-Portland. “These funds will lend stability to our operations and help ensure that we can remain responsive to the needs of our youth and families now and in the future.” The Rippey Family Foundation was founded in Oregon in 1993 and has a long history of helping Friends of the Children-Portland. We value our continued partnership and aligned goal to build community through comprehensive support for youth services and education.

Vancouver, WA. Organizers say the Give More 24! campaign surpassed their goal and raised $3.3 million. “By giving as one, on one day, we made a monumental difference…Together, we pushed the limits of generosity. It may have taken us to the limit (surpassing our goal at 11:56 p.m.), but WE DID IT!” 6,603 people donated to 207 nonprofits during the 24-hour fundraiser. Friends of the Children-Portland (seen above) is one of many nonprofits which benefit.

Give More 24! is a philanthropic hub, linking community dollars to community needs. By giving at the same time, and boosting donations through match dollars and nonprofit prizes, supporters made a big impact. The fund drive took place on September 23rd.

Literacy is one of the many cause areas featured during Give More 24!

Over the years, the Community Foundation has supported high school and college students in SW Washington.

Give 24! has a few awards for students in specific areas like firefighting.

Food is a daily need, so it’s not surprising that local food banks and pantries are on the forefront of COVID-19 relief efforts. A grant from the COVID Response Fund is helping One Life Food Pantry provide residents with pre-made food boxes every Saturday morning.

Donors can also give to arts organizations.

From Give 24!:

We receive and manage funds to build a permanent endowment that addresses the unmet needs of our community. We grant funds to support worthy projects in the areas of social and human services, arts and culture, education, and quality of life.

We provide flexible ways of giving for donors with varied philanthropic desires, which allows them to effect positive changes in their particular areas of interest.

We act as a leader in the local philanthropic community, identifying and exploring important issues and concerns, and shaping effective responses. Discover why we are one of our nation’s fastest-growing sectors of philanthropy and how we can transform your personal giving today.

Together, our potential is Boundless.

Here’s a list of some of the top recipients:

Share Inc. $109,426.002512.

Clark County Food Bank $97,128.002143.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School $91,060.002114.

FISH of Vancouver $78,474.001195.

iUrban Teen $76,310.001966.

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington $74,732.561257.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington $73,124.001358.

Seton Catholic College Prep $70,185.001059.

Open House Ministries $69,385.0013910.

Council for the Homeless $69,255.0015811.

North County Community Food Bank $63,443.005912.

Options360 Women’s Clinic $62,306.0010413.

Family Promise of Clark County $61,900.0016514.

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette $60,987.0020915.

Lighthouse Financial Foundation $60,780.002316.

Northwest Association for Blind Athletes $60,198.0012317.

Children’s Center $60,037.566118.

Agape Christian Academy $55,120.1533319.

St Vincent de Paul Society Vancouver Conference $54,885.009820.

Columbia River Mental Health Services $54,199.1111021.

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity $53,856.0014222.

Battle Ground HealthCare $50,626.007623.

St. Joseph Catholic School $47,270.009924.

Teach One to Lead One $45,987.007625.

Meals on Wheels People $44,560.0014526.

Lower Columbia School Gardens $38,770.0023327.

Humane Society for Southwest Washington $38,505.7617828.

YWCA Clark County $36,015.0011129.

FISH of Cowlitz County $35,665.004530.

Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools$34,737.569231.

Southwest Washington Symphony $34,540.0010932.

Friends of the Children – SW Washington $33,390.004933.

Clark County REALTORS® Foundation $32,945.0015534.

MarriageTeam $32,241.673835.

The Giving Closet $31,428.005836.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest $30,210.001237.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest $30,113.8813138.

Community Foundation for Southwest Washington $29,945.005239.

NAMI Southwest Washington $29,540.257940.

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation $28,780.004841.

Columbia Land Trust $27,588.0010842.

Emergency Support Shelter $25,855.006843.

Family Promise of Cowlitz County $25,305.0011244.

Friends of the Carpenter $24,010.009745.

Clark College Foundation $22,851.288046.

St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. John the Evangelist $21,625.006147.

Educational Opportunities for Children and Families (EOCF) $20,979.004648.

Pink Lemonade Project $20,968.005549.

Lower Columbia College Foundation $20,380.0011550.

Greater Clark County Rotary Foundation $20,160.005651.

Bike Clark County $18,855.006452.

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.