Good questions! Both GivingEdge and Big Day of Giving are programs of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation that aim to connect local people with local causes and foster our community's philanthropic spirit.

• GivingEdge is this website — which is accessible via givingedge.org and bigdayofgiving.org! GivingEdge is a year-round resource for information on hundreds of local nonprofits, and the backbone of our region's annual giving day, Big Day of Giving. We built GivingEdge to help everyone in our community discover organizations that match their interests. The nonprofit profiles in the searchable database are updated annually and include information on each organization's programs, governance, financial management, impact, and more. 
• Big Day of Giving is a once-annual, day-long celebration of giving to local causes that matter to you and your loved ones! GivingEdge is the hub of activity during Big Day of Giving. Not only is it easy to find and give to participating nonprofits, but all gifts made through the website are eligible for prizes and match funds, and they're tallied in real-time! It's a super-fun 24 hours that engages our entire community. Since the first giving day in 2013, more than 50,000 donors have helped hundreds of local nonprofits raise millions of dollars through the effort. The next Big Day of Giving is Thursday, May 1, 2025! You can register to receive an email or text message reminder on the Foundation's website.

You can search GivingEdge in a number of ways. You can use the "Find a cause to support" field on the front page or browse and filter the complete list of organizations straight from the Search for a Cause page. If you choose to make a gift, the minimum donation on GivingEdge is $10 and all major credit cards (Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express) are accepted, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Venmo.

Every profile on GivingEdge conveniently has a donate button! Find an organization you want to support and click "Donate." If you'd like to give to more than one nonprofit, you can fill out the amount and select "Add to cart and checkout later," then continue exploring more organizations to support. Once you've added all of your donations to your cart, you can click the shopping cart icon in the top right corner of the screen and enter your payment information once. 

The minimum donation is $10 and all major credit cards (Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express) are accepted, as well as payment via PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. A technology and processing fee is assessed on all donations, which you have the option to cover.

Credit Card, Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay

Giving via these options is the easiest and quickest way to donate during Big Day of Giving and year-round! Each gift counts toward Big Day of Giving tallies, prizes, goals, and matching funds that the organizations you support may have.

Donor Advised Fund or Other Managed Account 

To donate through your Donor Advised Fund or other managed account, click on the downward carrot in the Payment Method area of the donation form and provide the requested information. Gifts made this way count toward Big Day of Giving tallies, goals, and matching funds. If you're giving through your personalized Donor Advised Fund at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation or the Yolo Community Foundation, we'll handle the rest! You can also contact us to learn about other exclusive and hassle-free ways to support nonprofits on Big Day of Giving. 

If you are giving through a different account, we'll immediately email you the list of your committed donations to fulfill through your external account.

Check 

To best capture the generosity that occurs during Big Day of Giving, nonprofits are welcome to reflect "offline" gifts (typically checks mailed directly to the nonprofits during the giving window) in their Big Day of Giving donation tallies. Please contact nonprofits directly to make offline gifts.

The Sacramento Region Community Foundation retains a 5.2% fee on transactions to offset associated technology and processing costs. When making a donation, you have the option to cover this fee. For complete information on donation fees and additional disclosures about how our team at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation processes your gifts, please visit GivingEdge Fees & Disclosures.

Yes! An official donation tax receipt is emailed to you within minutes of the donation. If you do not receive the email or you're in need of a duplicate receipt, you can log in to your donor account to access the receipt, or contact us to request a copy at givingedge@sacregcf.org or (916) 921-7723.

If you made an error in your donation or made a donation in error, please contact the Sacramento Region Community Foundation's team at bdog@sacregcf.org.

While we encourage you to give to your favorite causes throughout the year, when you give during Big Day of Giving, you join a community-wide movement, a day-long effort to rally together and do something positive — collectively — for our region. Plus, when you give through this website on Big Day of Giving, your gifts have the chance to be boosted with match funds and prize dollars. That's how a $10 gift can turn into $500 on Big Day of Giving!

It's easy to give. Anytime from now until May 1, 2025, search for local organizations working on causes that matter most to you. This website makes it easy to discover Sacramento area nonprofits and to make multiple gifts in one simple, secure transaction. Only the causes listed on this website are participating in Big Day of Giving.

The minimum gift is $10 and all major credit cards are accepted on this website, as well as other payment methods. In addition to giving, we encourage you to spread the word and encourage others to donate, too!

When you donate during Big Day of Giving using a Golden 1 Credit Union debit or credit card, your gift can be matched by Golden 1 Credit Union! After the giving day, Golden 1 Credit Union will share $100,000 among participating nonprofits, based on how much their members gave. To qualify, you must:

• Donate at bigdayofgiving.org during the Big Day of Giving donation window (April 17 through May 1)

• Complete the transaction using your Golden 1 Credit Union card, whether directly or via Apple Pay or Google Pay

Please note that donations made via Venmo or PayPal won’t qualify for the match. 

Big Day of Giving began with the launch of GivingEdge, this website, which houses all of the region's nonprofit profiles. Since the first local giving day that the Sacramento Region Community Foundation hosted on GivingEdge in 2013, area donors have helped raise millions of dollars for local nonprofits:

Arts Day of Giving 2013: $500,000 for 78 arts nonprofits
Big Day of Giving 2014: $3.0 million for 394 nonprofits
Big Day of Giving 2015: $5.6 million for 529 nonprofits
Big Day of Giving 2016: $7.1 million for 570 nonprofits
Big Day of Giving 2017: $7.2 million for 599 nonprofits
Big Day of Giving 2018: $7.4 million for 587 nonprofits
Big Day of Giving 2019: $8.4 million for 601 nonprofits
Big Day of Giving 2020: $12.0 million for 615 nonprofits (Report to the Community)
Big Day of Giving 2021: $13.3 million for 688 nonprofits (Report to the Community)
Big Day of Giving 2022: $13.4 million for 718 nonprofits (Report to the Community)
Big Day of Giving 2023: $13.8 million for 762 nonprofits (Report to the Community)
Big Day of Giving 2024: $13.2 million for 826 nonprofits (Report to the Community)

Discover more on the Sacramento Region Community Foundation's website.

Our team at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation has been the engine behind Big Day of Giving since the giving day's inception in 2013! To learn more about our philanthropic services, impact initiatives, and the community-driven nature of our work, visit About Us.

Profile information is provided by each nonprofit, which is required to update the information annually. The Sacramento Region Community Foundation reviews the information, but does not guarantee the accuracy of that data, or make any representation or warranties with regard to nonprofits in the database.

Yes, the nonprofits you support will receive your contact information. If you'd like, when you make a donation on the website, you can hide your name and donation amount from public display.