The 2024 ExtraGive is Nov. 22
In less than a month, hundreds of nonprofits serving Lancaster County will take part in the 13th annual ExtraGive.
Held on the Friday before Thanksgiving, this year’s ExtraGive will take place from 12 midnight to 11:59 p.m. Nov. 22. Full details are available on the ExtraGive website.
The ExtraGive is a one-day giving event and and framework for nonprofits to solicit support from the community. It is put on by the Lancaster County Community Foundation.
“ExtraGive celebrates our community coming together to care for Lancaster County,” community foundation Executive Vice President Tracy Cutler said in a statement. “It is a day when we are cheering for each other, supporting vital local causes, and inviting everyone to be part of strengthening our community for today and for our shared future.”
Donors can research organizations and make donations through the ExtraGive website, with a minimum donation of $10. As of Thursday, 428 nonprofits had signed up to participate. To see them, click here.
With support from sponsors, the community foundation provides more than $500,000 toward a “Stretch Pool” to supplement community donations along with various incentive prizes awarded throughout the day.
Capping the day is ExtraGive Fest, which will take place from 7 p.m. to 12 midnight at the Lancaster County Convention Center. It will feature live music, giving stations, interactive art installations and the final donation countdown at midnight.
“Parent pods” are available for nursing and as a quiet are for young children.
The Fest will feature an “all-Lancaster” bar selection as well as a “Glow Dance” glow-stick dance party and Latin dance lessons provided by Mambojaz Dance Co.
Across Penn Square from the convention center, the Griest Building windows will be lit up with the ExtraGive light show from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Many nonprofits hold their own ExtraGive events. Check with individual nonprofits or visit the ExtraGive events page.
In 2023, ExtraGive raised just under $8.9 million, down from $10.1 million in 2022 and the all-time record of $15.8 million set in 2021. Since its inception in 2012, the event has raised more than $100.5 million for more than 500 organizations.
The ExtraGive’s presenting sponsors are High Foundation and Murry Foundation. The Steinman Foundation is the premier plus sponsor and Armstrong World Industries is the premier sponsor.