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(TEXOMA GIVES | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) In September will be the final 16-hour, online giving event Texoma Gives which has provided for Young County and other organizations arcross Texas and Oklahoma.
Since 2016, the Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation has hosted the online fundraising day Texoma Gives. Their final event will be held in September this year benefiting Young County and other area nonprofits.
Last year, the 16-hour, online event raised over $215,000 for nine Young County nonprofits, with the majority of donations made to Olney organizations. Over 200 organizations across 24 counties in North Texas and Southwest Oklahoma took part in the event in 2024.
The 10th annual fundraiser will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, with the nonprofit registration opening Thursday, June 5.
“The 10th and final Texoma Gives will be a great day to celebrate all that has been accomplished together since 2016,” WFACF said in a release. “We look forward to new opportunities to partner with nonprofits and to share in their success as they benefit from their Texoma Gives experiences for years to come.”
Nonprofit organizations are required to create and complete a profile online at texomagives.org. The profile includes the name of the organization, description of the nonprofit, organization’s brand or logo, link to the nonprofit website and social media links.
Participating organizations must have been classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and located in the region covered by the organization, with 18 counties in Texas and six in Oklahoma.
Churches are not eligible to participate in the program, but private schools, school foundations and tax-deductible scholarship funds can participate. Eligible organizations must provide substantial services to the Texoma and immediate surrounding areas.
Young County organizations that participated in last year’s event were the Olney Christian Community Center – The Refuge, Olney Education Foundation, Young County Olney Senior Cub Center, Humane Society of Young County, Olney Volunteer Fire Department, House of Mercy Enterprises, Olney Community Library and Arts Center, Keep Olney Beautiful and Graham Crisis Center.
WFACF announced that just under $13 million has been raised by participating organizations through the event since 2016.
“The Community Foundation is grateful for the way the community has supported nonprofits through Texoma Gives,” WFACF said in the release. “We are confident that nonprofits have the tools to successfully fundraise through online giving and support and promote their missions.”
