With the annual Giving Challenge concluded for 2024, hundreds of nonprofits counted new revenue collections and thanked the thousands of donors.
The 24-hour collection effort gathered more than $17 million in contributions Tuesday and Wednesday, which is an $11 million increase from 2022, according to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
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