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ALEXANDRIA, Va - Alexandria's 16th annual Spring2ACTion had already pulled in $912,810 from 2,925 donors by dawn Wednesday, putting ACT for Alexandria's 24-hour giving day more than a third of the way to its $2.5 million goal with most of the scheduled window still ahead.
As of roughly 5:30 a.m., the campaign's public dashboard showed 4,119 individual donations spread across 165 of the 196 participating nonprofits. The total includes gifts made during the early giving period that opened April 8 at spring2action.org.
Casa Chirilagua led the early dollar leaderboard at $50,803 from 53 donors, followed by the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association at $40,200 and the Alexandria Singers at $25,246. ALIVE! ($24,435), King Street Cats ($21,668), Housing Alexandria ($20,945), Dream Project Inc. ($15,495), Alexandria Seaport Foundation ($15,095), Tall Ship Providence Foundation ($13,262) and Space of Her Own ($12,445) rounded out the top 10.
Spring2ACTion also ranks nonprofits by donor count within three budget-based tiers. Among the 106 small organizations with annual budgets under $250,000, the Alexandria Singers led at 279 donors — the highest tally of any participant citywide — followed by the Alexandria A Cappella Collective and Titan Robotics. In the medium tier, covering 35 groups with $250,000 to $1 million budgets, King Street Cats paced the field at 184 donors, with Nueva Vida (New Life) and Alexandria Seaport Foundation close behind. Housing Alexandria topped the 55-organization large tier at 215 donors, ahead of Dream Project Inc. and Homeward Trails Animal Rescue.
The strong early tally keeps Spring2ACTion on pace to challenge last year's record $3.1 million from nearly 8,000 donors, though organizers set a more measured $2.5 million target for 2026 as local nonprofits navigate rising demand for services alongside funding challenges and reduced capacity, according to ACT for Alexandria.
Since its founding in 2011, the only citywide giving day in the region has raised more than $26 million for the Alexandria nonprofit sector, covering housing and food assistance, workforce development, healthcare, arts and culture, animal care and environmental conservation.
Heather Peeler, president and CEO of ACT for Alexandria, said ahead of the campaign that Spring2ACTion illustrates how the community rallies behind organizations serving its neighbors. "Every gift matters, no matter the size," she said in announcing the 2026 campaign earlier this month.
Last year, one in four donations came in at $25 or less — a benchmark organizers cite to underscore how small gifts compound across the community.
Donations are open through midnight at spring2action.org, where givers can search by cause or organization and give from any device.
Amazon and the city of Alexandria are returning as presenting sponsors. The Alexandria Brief is a media partner for Spring2ACTion.
