Orange Coast College's Foundation received gifts totaling more than $115,000 on Nov. 30 as part of its #GivingTuesday campaign. Additionally, the Foundation received $50,000 in matching funds from an anonymous donor, bringing the total Giving Tuesday fundraising amount to around $166,000.
Foundation Executive Director Doug Bennett writes:
The OCC Foundation received $115,868 in gifts on Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30, 2021. We received 289 separate gifts, and thanks to an anonymous donor to the OCC Foundation, $100,000 of the gifts will be matched at 50 cents on the dollar, which brings the overall total Giving Tuesday support to $165,868.
A total of 103 different Foundation funds received one or more gifts. The fund receiving the most funds was the Peter Christian Hernandez Memorial Scholarship, which received $13,256. OCC’s Men’s Crew received the most individual gifts, at 35.
Giving Tuesday is an international effort to inspire personal philanthropy and charitable giving during the holiday season. Largely fueled by social media, the event takes place on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and widely recognized retail events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many people participate in end-of-year giving.
For more information about Giving Tuesday, contact the Foundation office at (714) 432-5749.