East Texas Giving Day set

East Texas Giving Day is set for Tuesday, April 28, with early giving already open for donors across the region. (easttexasgivingday.org) The fundraiser runs for 18 hours online and is organized by East Texas Communities Foundation, which says donors can browse more than 300 nonprofits on the event website. (easttexasgivingday.org) East Texas Communities Foundation says the campaign serves a 32-county area and gives residents one platform to support local charities working in their communities. (etcf.org) KETK reported on March 24 that about 245 organizations had already registered for the 2026 event before the March 31 deadline, showing how much of the region’s nonprofit sector uses the day as a shared fundraiser. (ketk.com) The event is built to concentrate giving into a single day, with real-time donation totals, prize money from the foundation, and matching funds raised by some nonprofits. (easttexasgivingday.org; ketk.com) That structure turns dozens of separate fundraising appeals into one regional push, and it gives smaller charities the same public storefront as larger institutions on the same website. (etcf.org; easttexasgivingday.org) The scale was visible last year: the 2026 campaign site says 362 nonprofits took part in 2025 and raised more than $3.5 million in donations, matching funds, and prize money. (easttexasgivingday.org) Local outlets are also treating the event as part of the spring civic calendar. Kilgore News Herald listed East Texas Giving Day in its April 11 local news lineup, alongside college and community announcements. (kilgorenewsherald.com) For donors, the next key date is April 28, when the region-wide giving window opens and nonprofits make their final push for gifts on one shared platform. (easttexasgivingday.org)