The Erie community is coming together to celebrate this year's Erie Gives Day. Erie Gives is a day where everyone can be a philanthropist by donating to local nonprofit organizations. 

The Erie Community Foundation said Erie Gives is an important part of their mission to empower donors and communities to create a united region.

Nonprofit organizations will be collecting Erie Gives Day donations until 8 p.m. Tuesday night. 

Over 500 nonprofit organizations are participating in Erie Gives Day. A full list can be found below: 

 

As of 10 a.m. over $883,000 has been raised. Current leader boards (as of 10 a.m.): 

Nonprofit Amount Raised Gifts
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic medicine (LECOM) $37,650 27
Erie City Mission  $26,300 122
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania  $24,265 120
Erie Philharmonic $19,425 53
Erie's Black Wall Street $15,985 10
Erie United Methodist Alliance  $15,753 71
Emmaus Ministries  $15,515 62
Camp Judson  $15,048 33
Autism Society of NWPA  $13,655 19
Mercy Center for Women $13,492 78

Credit: ErieGives.org

Ways to Donate: 

Anyone interested in donating can so on ErieGives.org from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Online donations can be made via credit card with a $25 minimum donation. 

Additionally donations can be received via phone at 814-454-0843. 

More information on Erie Gives Day can be found here.