Microgiving made its mark on justice and equality fundraisers, with people most commonly giving $20 apiece to these causes, according to a GoFundMe spokesperson. You can still donate to Breonna Taylor's family here (Opens in a new tab). More than 200,000 donors gave, making it the second-largest fundraiser in 2020 based on number of donations, after the George Floyd memorial fund. This pushed the Justice for Breonna Taylor fund (Opens in a new tab) into the top five biggest GoFundMe fundraisers of 2020. Donors on GoFundMe raised $6.7 million (and counting) for Breonna Taylor's family after the 26-year-old Black woman was fatally shot by Louisville police officers in March. More than 500,000 donors contributed.įundraisers to address racial injustice didn't stop with Floyd. The Official George Floyd Memorial Fund (Opens in a new tab) received more donations than any other fundraiser ever in GoFundMe's history. Donations poured in, resulting in a total of more than $14 million raised. Two days after the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, started a memorial fund to provide for costs including holding a funeral for Floyd, burying him, and providing mental and grief counseling for Floyd's family. 2020 has been quite the tumultuous year, from the COVID-19 pandemic to an unprecedented wildfire and hurricane season and the reckoning for racial justice.īut people from around the world stepped up to donate to those in need - contributing to some historic records (Opens in a new tab) for the fundraising platform GoFundMe, now in its 10th year.

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