Silver Spring Ranked #3 in GoFundMe’s List of Most Generous Cities in America 2021

GoFundMe released their annual Giving Report, which ranks the most generous cities in America. Silver Spring came in at number three, behind Marietta, GA (2) and Spring, TX (1).

Per GoFundMe:

GoFundMe, the world’s largest fundraising platform, released its annual Giving Report, which includes a list of the most generous states and cities in America. Silver Spring, Maryland is the third most generous city for supporting individuals, causes, and organizations this year. 

Here are some notable fundraisers in the Silver Spring area:
In the report, the company states, “If 2020 was a year in crisis, 2021 was The Year of Gratitude. We saw this sentiment echoed throughout the GoFundMe community, with 15 million messages of thank you to and from the community and millions of donors who stepped up to help others every day. ”
The most generous cities in America, based on the number of donations per capita on GoFundMe, are:
  1. Spring, TX
  2. Marietta, GA
  3. Silver Spring, MD
  4. Miami, FL
  5. Alpharetta, GA
  6. Fort Lauderdale, FL
  7. Minneapolis, MN
  8. Olympia, WA
  9. Sarasota, FL
  10. Bradenton, FL

 

The report also includes the year’s most notable moments, ranging from the Stop Asian Hate movement to providing relief to Hurricane Ida flood victims in Louisiana, the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic.  With a donation being made through GoFundMe every second, the platform serves as a zeitgeist of today’s societal needs and aspirations. Findings include: 
  • 434 donations made by the most generous donor 
  • 15 million messages of thank you to and from the GoFundMe community 
  • 1 in 3 fundraisers are started for someone else 
  • Fastest growing categories: Newlyweds and Animals
  • Ireland is the most generous country, for the third year in a row
  • March 28, 2021:  The most generous day of the year  
  • Texas Storms: Nearly $10 million raised
  • Stop Asian Hate: Fundraisers in Canada, Australia, and the UK raising over $7 million.  
  • India COVID: tens of millions raised 
  • Surfside Condo Collapse: $2.4 million raised
  • Germany floods: millions raised 
  • Wildfires Around the World: millions raised 
  • Hurricane Ida: 250,000 donors 

 

To view the full GoFundMe Giving Report, visit: www.gofundme.com/2021.

 

About GoFundMe:
Since 2010, GoFundMe has become a trusted leader in online fundraising, helping to raise and deliver more than $15 billion from over 200 million donations around the world. With a vision focused on building the largest global community whose common purpose is to help each other, GoFundMe continues to provide an opportunity for people to come to in time of need, normalizing asking for help, becoming the most helpful place on earth. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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