FARGO (KFGO) – Giving Hearts Day has broken a record again.
Preliminary figures show 30,615 people gave $16.26 million to more than 450 nonprofit organizations across North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, topping last year’s total of just over $13 million from 28,044 people.
Giving Hearts Day started in 2008, raising just over $479,000. The event is hosted by the Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Institute and the Alex Stern Family Foundation.