More than 1,300 donors raised a record-breaking $406,219 for Operation Kindness as a part of North Texas Giving Day — helping us provide even more food, shelter and lifesaving medical care for animals in need.
North Texas Giving Day, an online gift-giving event presented by the Communities Foundation of Texas, raised over $68 million for local organizations, including Operation Kindness. Operation Kindness received 16% more in donations than on North Texas Giving Day last year. All money raised from the campaign will continue quality care for dogs and cats by providing fostering and adoption programs, lifesaving care, food, shelter, medication and other resources to benefit animals in need.
Even More Generosity in 2024
In total we received 1,409 total gifts, or donations, with the average amount per gift coming in at around $186. A total of 3,266 organizations participated in the fundraising event this year. Operation Kindness ranked 12th in revenue among organizations considered “large,” organizations with operating budgets above $1 million.
The total revenue raised could not have been possible without the generous matching funds of $141,000 from a special friend to the Operation Kindness animals, Dallas St. Clair and a group of generous donors. This number of matching funds is record-breaking for Operation Kindness as well, compared to the $85,000 in funds from 2023.
Looking Forward
North Texas Giving Day is the single most significant fundraising day of the year for Operation Kindness’ animals and programs. Funds from the giving day also help support Operation Kindness’ Community Initiatives program, providing accessible and affordable veterinary services to community pets.
For those who missed out on North Texas Giving Day and would still like to support our work, the shelter accepts monetary donations as well as supplies, food and toy donations for all animals in the organization’s care. Donations are collected from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, left at the nonprofit’s front door, located at 3201 Earhart Drive, Carrollton, TX 75006. Operation Kindness also has an updated Amazon wish list in which donors can ship purchased items directly to the shelter.
