‘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.