GIVING IN THE GRAND CANYON STATE Arizona Gives Day takes place April 4

Arizona Gives Day has become one of the state’s most important fundraising events, having raised more than $36 million for Arizona nonprofits over the past decade, including more than $6 million in 2022. This year, Arizona Gives Day takes place on Tuesday, April 4, and approximately 1,000 Arizonabased nonprofits are expected to participate.

Arizona Gives Day unites nonprofits, big and small, new and established, to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Arizona through online giving at azgives. org. Arizona Gives Day helps raise awareness about the critical role Arizona nonprofits play in our communities and inspires people to give generously to create a thriving and stronger Arizona for all. For those who can’t wait, donors can show their support for Arizona nonprofits as early as March 14.

Contributions to Arizona Gives Day are tax-deductible and, in some cases, can count toward the Arizona Qualified Charitable, Qualified Foster Care, or Public School Tax Credits.

For interested donors, AzGives.org offers an advanced search filter to find nonprofits by specific criteria, area of focus, and which donations may qualify as an Arizona tax credit. Donors also can create an account to set up recurring donations, allowing them to make changes to their giving throughout the year, track their donations, and create a fundraiser page for their favorite nonprofit.

The Arizona Gives program is run by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum. FirstBank has been the event’s presenting partner since its inception. The event was started in 2013 to connect people with causes they believe in and build a lasting, stronger spirit of philanthropy.

“We are already seeing a tremendous amount of interest in this year’s Arizona Gives Day and we’re excited about the weeks to come leading up to April 4,” says Kristen Wilson, CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits + Arizona Grantmakers Forum.

Arizona Gives Day 2022 raised more than $6 million for nonprofit organizations across the state during the 24-hour online fundraising event. More than 32,000 donations were made to 918 of the 1006 participating nonprofits to bring the grand total raised since the event began in 2013 to $36,406,062. During the 2022 event, 955 volunteers pledged a total of 36,269 hours to their favorite nonprofit organizations.

To learn more and donate, visit azgives.org.