Alexandria's Spring2Action Donations Surpass Goal In 2021

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Donations for Spring2Action, Alexandria's day of giving, surpassed the 2020 total and the goal for this year.

Spring2Action is an annual event encouraging residents to support their favorite local organizations. ACT for Alexandria aimed to raise $2.5 million through Spring2Action, which started with early giving on Arpil 14 and ended with a 24-hour day of giving on April 28. Donations are still coming in, but the total topped $2.5 million on Thursday morning.

At the time of publication, over 8,200 donors have supported 156 local organizations.

Leading the organizations in donations raised was RunningBrooke, which aims to keep kids physically active at school and home. Donors had raised over $165,000 for RunningBrooke as of Thursday morning. Other organizations in the top five for donations were Casa Chirilagua, Friends of Guest House, ALIVE, and Carpenter's Shelter.

Winners have been announced for various prizes, such as the organizations with the most donors, most dollars, most early giving donors, most early giving dollars, most power hour donors on April 28, and more.

Most Donors Leaderboard Prizes

• Small Organization (Under $100K budget)
  • 1st Place: Alexandria Library Foundation ($1,500 grant)
  • 2nd Place: Alexandria Singers ($750 grant)
  • 3rd Place: UpCycle Creative Reuse Center ($500 grant)
  • 4th Place: Tails High Inc ($250 grant)
  • 5th Place: Wildlife Rescue League ($100 grant)
• Medium Organization ($100K to $500K budget)
  
  • 1st Place: King Street Cats ($1,500 grant)
  • 2nd Place: Alexandria Harmonizers ($750 grant)
  • 3rd Place: Arts on the Horizon ($500 grant)
  • 4th Place: RunningBrooke ($250 grant)
  • 5th Place: Space of Her Own, Inc. ($100 grant)
• Large Organization (above $500K budget)
• 1st Place: Alexandria Soccer Association ($1,500 grant)
• 2nd Place: ALIVE ($750 grant)
• 3rd Place: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc. ($500 grant)
• 4th Place: Carpenter's Shelter ($250 grant)
• 5th Place: Animal Welfare League of Alexandria ($100 grant)

Most Donors - Free Agent Fundraisers Leaderboard Prizes

• 1st Place: Urban Alliance ($1,500 grant)
• 2nd Place: Casa Chirilagua ($750 grant)
• 3rd Place: Nueva Vida (New Life) ($500 grant)
• 4th Place: Capital Youth Empowerment Program ($250 grant)
• 5th Place: Alexandria Little League ($100 grant)

Most Dollars Prizes

• Small Organization (Under $100K budget): Alexandria Library Foundation ($1,000 grant)
• Medium Organization ($100K to $500K budget): RunningBrooke ($1,000 grant)
• Large Organization (Above $500K budget): Casa Chirilagua ($1,000 grant)

Early Giving Donors Prizes

• April 14-27: Nueva Vida (New Life) ($500 grant)
• Early Bird, midnight - 8 a.m.: King Street Cats ($500 grant)

Early Giving Dollars Prizes

• Early Giving, April 14-27: RunningBrooke ($500 grant)
• Early Bird, midnight-8 a.m.: Casa Chirilagua ($500 grant)

Power Hour Prizes - Donors

• 11 a.m.-noon: Casa Chirilagua ($500 grant)
• 3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Alexandria Harmonizers ($500 grant)
• 7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Arts on the Horizon ($500 grant)
• 10 p.m.-11 p.m.: Alexandria Soccer Association ($500 grant)

Power Hour Prizes - Dollars

• 11 a.m.-noon: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc. ($500 grant)
• 3 p.m.-4 p.m.: ALIVE ($500 grant)
• 7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Maury Elementary School PTA ($500 grant)
• 10 p.m.-11 p.m.: Friends of Guest House ($500 grant)

Donor Goal Prizes by Operating Budget

• Small Organization (Under $100K budget) - 25 Donors: Friends of the Alexandria Mental Health Center ($250 grant)
• Medium Organization ($100K-$500K budget) - 25 Donors: Capital Youth Empowerment Program ($250 grant)
• Large Organization (above $500K budget) - 25 Donors: Animal Welfare League of Alexandria ($250 grant)
• Small Organization (under $100K budget) - 50 Donors: UpCycle Creative Reuse Center ($500 grant)
• Medium Organization ($100K-$500K budget) - 50 Donors: Alexandria Tutoring Consortium ($500 grant)
• Large Organization (above $500K budget) - 50 Donors: Together We Bake ($500 grant)