Frequently Asked Questions

The Coastal Bend Day of Giving is a 24-hour, online opportunity to donate to local charities at the forefront of assisting those most at risk in our region. This year in 2024, donations made on the Coastal Bend Day of Giving website, currently up to $24,000 for each of the participating nonprofits, will be doubled so each nonprofit has the opportunity to raise at least $48,000 for much-needed services!

To participate, simply visit www.coastalbenddayofgiving.org on November 12 (12:00AM - 11:59PM), complete a few fields, select your nonprofit(s) using the shopping cart feature, and make a donation using your credit or, debit card, or utilize eChecks ($10 minimum).

Each of the participating nonprofits will be contacting their volunteers, prior donors, friends, and family to contribute. Additionally, the general public will be invited through KIII-TV3, radio, newspapers, and other media to give. You may donate to any of the nonprofits through the website on that day and every donation makes a difference. Because the matching funders' match is currently $1.5 million ($24,000 per charity), each donation is doubled allowing matching contributions up to $48,000 per charity.

Donations can be made on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 (12:00AM - 11:59PM) and are also accepted during Early Giving, November 4 - 11, and will be process on the day made; both for matching purposes.  Of course, contributions made directly to the nonprofits at other times are always welcome.

Only gifts by credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.) or via eCheck. Cashier's checks, brokerage checks, and money orders are not acceptable as an eCheck form of payment.

No.  To receive matching credit, all gifts must be made directly through the Coastal Bend Day of Giving website at www.coastalbenddayofgiving.org or through a Coastal Bend Day of Giving connected link on a participating nonprofit's website.
Contact the nonprofit to which you wish to donate if you are having computer difficulties or if you have questions and they will be able to assist you.  If you are unable to reach them, please call Coastal Bend Community Foundation office at 361.882.9745.

The minimum gift is $10.00. There is no maximum amount, but matching grants will only be made up to the first $24,000 donated to each nonprofit in the Coastal Bend Day of Giving.

The employer matching gift can earn a match but only if it is made through the Coastal Bend Day of Giving website, is made before the close of the 24-hour Day of Giving, and otherwise meets the eligibility rules of the employer's programs.

Yes, the maximum is currently $24,000.

The participating charities are listed, with a brief description and link to their websites where applicable, on this website.

The nonprofits participating this year were selected because they are on the front line, providing basic services to at-risk populations in our communities.  Additionally, many of the matching funders are restricted to whom they can donate by their individual charters.  Focusing on these charities also permits the matching funders to spread their normal grant-making to additional charities in the community.  Of course, you can make donations to your favorite nonprofits at any time.

If you want your donation to be distributed equally among all the participating nonprofits, simply select Coastal Bend Community Foundation - DONATE TO ALL and your donation will be divided among all the participating nonprofits.  Otherwise, you may select the nonprofits and amount to each you wish to donate and complete your donation in one transaction, similar to the "shopping cart" method used by most online vendors.

Yes! Our website is powered by Neon One and is a secure PCI-compliant site for donating to your favorite charities. You can be sure your personal information is protected when you donate. The number one way we protect consumer data is by not actually touching your credit card information. Our website security is intentionally separated from the security of your sensitive information. Our credit card processor is Neon Pay.

Credit card donations are subject to a combined fee of 4.9%. This includes a 2.2% credit card processing fee and 2.7% technology services fee from this site. In addition, each credit card transaction is charged a .30 cent transaction fee. (If multiple donations to different nonprofits are included in the donation cart as part of a single transaction, there is only one .30 cent charge for the transaction). eCheck donations are subject to a combined fee of 3.7%. This includes a 1% processing fee and 2.7% technology services fee from this site. In addition, each eCheck transaction is charged a $1.25 transaction fee. American Express transactions will have an additional 1% surcharge. No other costs are deducted from the donation. Coastal Bend Community Foundation underwrites 100% of the Day of Giving administrative costs including the development of the website, the development of e-mail, posters, and other marketing material, and training costs.

All gifts made through the Coastal Bend Day of Giving website are processed by Neon Pay.  Donors will receive an email receipt for tax purposes noted as "From: Coastal Bend Community Foundation" - you should not also receive a tax receipt from the nonprofit.  The nonprofits do, however, receive the contact information for each of their donors, unless the donor requets that the contribution remain anonymous.

Of course! We're excited to offer you that opportunity. Individuals and businesses can be fundraisers. You pick your own fundraising goal for a chosen nonprofit and accept donations on your fundraising campaign page on www.coastalbenddayofgiving.org.

After the Day of Giving, Coastal Bend Community Foundation will provide a grant to each of the nonprofits for their individual donations and matching funds earned.  The financial and public charity status of all nonprofits were preapproved prior to their participation. In the unlikely event that a participating nonprofit should lose its tax-empt status or close prior to the distribution of grants from the Coastal Bend Day of Giving, donations collected will be divided equally among the remaining participating nonprofits.