Giving Tuesday 2017: 100 Nonprofits Around Miami

MIAMI – Today may be Giving Tuesday, but with so many nonprofits around the Miami area, it's difficult to know where to send your donations. The following list represents 100 charities around Miami that received the greatest number of donations during The Miami Foundation's recent Give Miami Day. The event generated a total of 31,820 separate gifts totaling $10.1 million, more than in any of the five previous years, according to organizers.

Other organizations that did not make our list may have raised larger — but fewer — donations. All of the organizations on our list represent local non profits covering a wide spectrum of interests from arts and housing to science and technology.

“Miami came through for our local non-profits like never before,” said Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation. “It is inspiring to see people want to give no matter the amount."

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation was at the top of the Give Miami Day Leaderboard, raising the largest amount with donations totaling $507,123. The Community Arts Program received the highest number of individual gifts, an impressive 623 donations, totaling $33,738.

Among the medium-sized organizations that participated, CHAP (Community Hebrew Afterschool Program) topped their fundraising category with $217,889, while among small-sized organizations, Gene Spotlight, Inc. raised the largest amount at $262,325 with 263 gifts.

The Miami Film Festival received the largest individual gift of $55,250.

The Miami Foundation and its partners made a bonus gift for every donation between $25 and $10,000 received thanks to the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, William R. Watts Foundation, Health Foundation of South Florida, the Miami Marlins, Stearns Weaver Miller and dozens of other community donors.

For more information on the event visit GiveMiamiDay.org.

Personal-finance website WalletHub released a report on 2017’s Most Charitable States on Tuesday along with its Charity Calculator to help donors decide whether to give time or money for maximum philanthropic impact.

Volunteers react below as donations reach the $5 million mark at Marlins Park during the Miami Foundation's recent Give Miami Day:

Here is the list of 100 organizations that received the greatest number of donations:

Image courtesy The Miami Foundation