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Minnesota Zoo Foundation Among Top 100 Earners on Give to the Max Day
The foundation ranked 59th in donations received, with nearly $25,000, among the organizations registered with giveMN.org.
On Wednesday, 47,535 donors gave more than $13.5 million to almost 4,000 Minnesota nonprofit organizations for the annual Give to the Max Day, hosted online by giveMN.org.
The Foundation ranked 59th among all the organizations (excluding higher education) in money received, bringing in $24,727.
Ecumen, which operates senior residence in Apple Valley, was a recipient of one of 24 golden tickets awarded during the Wednesday fundraising drive, providing the organization an extra $1,000.
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The Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation, for which the annual event in Apple Valley raises funds, received $3,694 and was 152nd among small nonprofits.
Apple Valley-based organization , took in $1,200.
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The top 10 recipients by dollar amount are listed below, along with how many donations they received and how much money:
1 Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners 608 $319,938 2 Cretin-Derham Hall 581 $268,909 3 Second Harvest Heartland 1700 $256,225 4 The Convent and Academy of the Visitation690 $219,522 5 Academy of Holy Angels
207 $166,501 6 Animal Humane Society 1719 $164,707 7 Jabbok Family Services
16 $103,385 8 Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota 1112 $103,200 9 Catholic Charities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 343 $93,390 10 Mounds Park Academy
350 $79,342
The top three earners were given an additional $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500, respectively. The top four through 10 received $5,000 apiece.
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