One week after Hurricane Harvey first came ashore, donations for hurricane relief and recovery continue to grow. The latest list of donors may be found, in pdf format, at this link.
$232,182,556
as of 10 pm
Today’s notes:
- The ABC / Disney “Day of Giving” has brought in $14,300,000 according to reports. This includes both business and individual donations, which I have tried to separate on the list.
- The JJ Watts site on YouCaring has raised just over $16 million. Reports are that the money will be directed to the tiny JJ Watt Foundation. Its tax records show revenues of just $1.4 million in 2016, so the amount raised is a HUGE increase. I hope they are capable of managing it.
- The Dell Foundation (Dell Computers) is announcing a $36 million contribution to a Rebuild Texas fund. This pledge includes a matching fund drive so, as best as I can determine, $18 million belongs on the list at this time.
- Houston Mayor Turner has announced that the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund has received $29 million, $11.5 million in donations, with an additional $17.5 million in commitments. I have listed the difference between $29 million and the amounts already credited to the fund on my list under the Foundations category.
| Corporate | $127,638,523 | |
| Foundation | $15,100,000 | |
| Personal | Telethons in this category raised $22,694,102 | $70,424,033 |
| In-kind and cash | $19,020,000 | |
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| $232,182,556 |
