While your kids may be looking ahead to Hanukkah or Christmas, area non-profits hope last Tuesday offers non-stop presents for their organizations. According to GivingTuesday.org, over $3.6 billion was donated to non-profits across the United States on Giving Tuesday in 2024, marking a 16.1 percent increase from 2023 thanks to donations from 36.1 million individuals.

Since the coordinated effort to raise money for non-profits began in 2012, more than $18.5 billion has been raised in the United States, with countries around the world joining in the effort to support their own organizations. Door County YMCA Mission Advancement Executive Brett Cleveland says Giving Tuesday is a great opportunity to showcase what an organization does the other 364 days of the year.

Cleveland says whether it’s a five-figure donation or the cost of a pint of soup at the Door County YMCA’s Soup Day in Sturgeon Bay on December 8th, every little bit helps. You can listen to our Y Wednesday podcast here.