Hello Fellow EP Community Supporters and Philanthropists:
I write today to thank you for your amazing support for the Paso del Norte Community Foundation’s 5th annual El Paso Giving Day! Thanks to your overwhelming response and generosity, more than 5,700 unique donors gave 7,619 gifts to 216 registered organizations. $1,915,572 was raised by October 15th at 11:59 PM, including $300,000 in matching funds and more than $31,000 in incentive prizes.
Matching funds definitely went fast! More than 350 donors were online at midnight on October 15th ready to give! This excitement and steadfastness resulted in 82 organizations receiving matching funds within minutes. You can find a list of organizations here.
A huge thank you to our sponsors and supporters of our 5th anniversary of El Paso Giving Day: Walmart, El Paso Electric, Diageo Americas, Inc./Glazer’s Beer and Beverage, United Healthcare, Lauterbach, Borschow & Co., Microsoft, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Southwest Land Development Services, Bank of America, The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation, Hoy Family Auto, WestStar, the NMSU Arrowhead Center, Texas Gas Service, Pack & Ship Express, Trade Border Logistics, KempSmith Law and The Postal Solution. With the generous support from these sponsors, the Paso del Norte Community Foundation was able to provide more than $31,000 in incentive prizes. Visit our Prize page to view the winners.
El Paso Giving Day not only helped nonprofit organizations reach their fundraising goals, but also reach new donors and share messaging about their vital programming. The El Paso Giving Day team and I thank you all for your support. This giving season we proved that even in a pandemic, we are El Paso Strong and ready to support one another.
Casie Pedregon, Development Coordinator