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Eye On Boise

‘Idaho Gives’ beat goal, raised nearly $1.4 million for Idaho nonprofits

The fifth annual “Idaho Gives” day yesterday raised a record $1,373,636 for Idaho charities and nonprofits, organizers announced, beating its goal of $1.2 million - $1 for every adult in Idaho. A total of 10,563 donors gave to 628 nonprofits; the biggest haul went to Planned Parenthood, at $40,555. In second place was the Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey, at $39,268; third, the Idaho Humane Society, $26,597.

Next-highest was the Idaho Foodbank, $24,056; followed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, $18,030; and the Idaho Conservation League, $17,955. Friends of Zoo Boise collected $16,449; Boise Bicycle Project, $15,964; and Sage International School, $15,695. 



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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