GoFundMe unveiled its 2024 12 months in Assist report, celebrating the generosity of people and nonprofits worldwide who helped one another all year long. With a median of two donations made each second, the report showcases essentially the most beneficiant locations globally, vital moments that drove unprecedented assist, and developments shaping the way forward for giving.
“The need to assist one another transcends borders, languages, and cultures. Our world group has proven again and again that assistance is central to our humanity,” mentioned GoFundMe CEO, Tim Cadogan. “This yr, we noticed tens of tens of millions of individuals step as much as assist each other—whether or not by beginning fundraisers, donating to a person or nonprofit, or sharing the causes they care about. Even when people couldn’t give financially, they discovered methods to make a distinction, driving outstanding assist by greater than 55 million shares.”
In 2024, the GoFundMe group responded to vital wants and championed significant causes worldwide. GoFundMe donors helped households combating rising housing prices and supported fundraisers for “important bills”, which quadrupled within the U.S. this yr. GoFundMe’s world group additionally celebrated shared moments just like the Olympics and Paralympics, with greater than 15,500 donors serving to athletes from 34 nations obtain their goals. Over 1.7 million folks globally took motion to strengthen their communities, with the variety of U.S. fundraisers centered on constructing a “brighter future” greater than doubling.
When pure disasters struck, communities got here collectively to assist, elevating almost $235 million globally for reduction and restoration efforts. Apart from Giving Tuesday, October 1st stood out as essentially the most beneficiant day of the yr, as a whole bunch of 1000’s of individuals lent a supporting hand following the devastation of Hurricane Helene. All through 2024, donors from greater than 215 nations got here collectively to boost over $300 million for these impacted by the disaster within the Center East. Mobilizing rapidly in moments of disaster to boost and distribute fast assist for people and communities, GoFundMe’s strategic associate, GoFundMe.org, granted greater than $11 million in its fiscal yr 2024 by funds for pure catastrophe reduction, schooling, climate resilience, and different charitable functions.
This yr’s report celebrates the worldwide spirit of generosity with an in-depth have a look at essentially the most beneficiant areas worldwide whereas highlighting GoFundMe’s enlargement into new markets. With the additions of Mexico and Puerto Rico, GoFundMe unlocked new avenues of assist for tens of millions, extending its mission to much more communities around the globe. The yr additionally marked greater than $1 billion in donations raised for Australian causes on GoFundMe since increasing to the nation in 2015. Eire retained its place because the world’s most beneficiant nation on GoFundMe for the sixth consecutive yr, whereas Vermont led the USA as essentially the most beneficiant state for the third yr working, rating highest in donors per capita.
GoFundMe’s Most Beneficiant U.S. States record:
- Vermont
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Maine
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- Colorado
- Washington
- New York
GoFundMe’s Most Beneficiant U.S. Cities record:
- Marietta, GA
- Sarasota, FL
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Doral, FL
- Alpharetta, GA
- Orlando, FL
- Sandy Springs, GA
- Miami, FL
- Greenville, SC
- Boca Raton, FL
GoFundMe’s world group, now connecting almost 190 million folks and nonprofits, achieved new milestones in 2024 with the launch of progressive instruments designed to make asking for assist, giving, and receiving assist simpler and extra impactful than ever. With a set of AI instruments that assist organizers inform and share their tales, an industry-first integration with Meta, the launch of GoFundMe Profiles to make sharing the causes folks care about simpler, fundraising streaming widgets and a lot extra, this yr of innovation centered on empowering customers to fundraise with confidence, amplifying their affect for the causes that matter most.
The 12 months in Assist report is knowledgeable by the generosity that happened in 2024 by fundraisers on GoFundMe and thru clients supported by its nonprofit fundraising software program enterprise, Stylish from GoFundMe.
Entry the “12 months in Assist 2024” report right here.
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