America's Giving Challenge

The Challenge: By the Numbers

Parade Magazine and the Case Foundation, together with their donation partners Network for Good and GlobalGiving, are proud to present some final facts and figures for America’s Giving Challenge.

Network for Good, the Internet’s leading charitable resource, helps individuals donate to more than 1 million U.S. charities. GlobalGiving, an online marketplace for global philanthropy, enables individuals, corporations, and other organizations to find and direct their funds to more than 450 high-impact grassroots projects worldwide.

Campaign Totals

Statistic Network for Good GlobalGiving
Total Number of Donations 35,348 13,363
Number of “Charity Badges” Created 1,810 672
Average Donation Amount $24.50 $25.07
Highest Number of Donations (in one day) 5,408 2,837
Highest Number of Donations (in one week) 19,545 8,891
Nonprofits/Projects Who Received Donations 481 125
(using charity badges)

Fun Facts

Organization with Highest Number of Unique Donations
Network for Good: Engineers Without Borders (2,979)
GlobalGiving: Route Out of Poverty for Cambodian Children (1,650)

Shortest Existing Charity Badges to Reach Final Four
Network for Good: Engineers Without Borders (10 days)
GlobalGiving: Fuel Efficient Stove for 300 Hondurans in Need (9 days)

Longest Existing Charity Badges to Reach Final Four
Network for Good: 11th Hour Animal Rescue (47 days)
GlobalGiving: Invest in International Development (47 days)

Activity During First 10 Days
Network for Good: 779 donations totaling $34,235
GlobalGiving: 273 donations totaling $16, 612

Activity During Last 10 Days
Network for Good: 23,717 donations totaling $531,465
GlobalGiving: 10,177 donations totaling $229,165

Most Money Raised in a 24-hour Period
Network for Good: $157,561 (Jan. 30, 3:00 p.m.—Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.)
GlobalGiving: $80,605 (Jan. 30, 3:00 p.m.—Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.)

Most Donors in a 24-hour Period
Network for Good: 7,778 (Jan. 30, 3:00 p.m.—Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.)
GlobalGiving: 4,013 (Jan. 30, 3:00 p.m.—Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.)

Largest Single Donation
Network for Good: $9,700
GlobalGiving: $5,000

Most Popular Day of the Week to Donate
Network for Good: Thursday
GlobalGiving: Thursday

Most Popular Week to Donate
Network for Good: Jan. 24 to Jan 31
GlobalGiving: Jan. 24 to Jan. 31