UNDATED, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Giving Hearts Day (GHD) 2026 will be held on Thursday, Feb. 12. It runs for 24 hours
from midnight-midnight (central). Early giving is underway through Wednesday, Feb. 11. Giving Hearts Day is one of the nation’s largest and longest-running 24-hour giving events.
Dakota Medical Foundation, along with Impact Foundation and the Alex Stern Family Foundation, is honored to host this joyful celebration of our region’s Giving Hearts. 641 charities are participating in GHD 2026, including 44 new charities. A full list of participating charities can be found here. Giving Hearts Day
Our Giving Hearts Day 2026 goal is to inspire tens of thousands Giving Hearts to support a charity through:
– Donating dollars
– Donating food or goods at a Giving Hearts Day Goods Drive location.
– Pledging to volunteer for a participating charity or reporting an act of volunteerism.
On Giving Hearts Day 2025, 40,127 donors gave 86,590 gifts totaling $31.6 million. Since 2008, hundreds of thousands of generous donors have given $226 million on Giving Hearts Day. Donors give to an average of 2 charities on Giving Hearts Day.
Every Giving Hearts Day, people across the region show what it means to care for their neighbors. Through time,
generosity, and simple acts of kindness, Giving Hearts show up for each other and the important causes around us.
There’s no wrong way to participate: give dollars, goods, or volunteer.
Giving Hearts Day opens the door for people to connect with local charities making a real difference in health and quality of life. Through giving, supporters help nonprofits across North Dakota and northwest Minnesota do even more for the communities they serve.
While the world feels quite divided at the moment, Giving Hearts Day provides an opportunity for us to focus on the
things that bring us together — rallying behind and supporting important charities throughout our region.
At a time when many people feel disconnected, Giving Hearts Day creates a space to slow down, show up for one
another, and remember the power of community. With thousands of volunteer opportunities and hundreds of
participating charities, GHD provides a platform for people to do just that.
Knowing the incredible capacity for kindness in our region, we believe everyone can find a cause that speaks to them.
Giving Hearts Day opens the door to connect with local charities through time, talent, and giving—making it easier than
ever to take that first step. We’re grateful for every Giving Heart who shows up, helping generosity reach farther and
strengthening our communities in lasting ways.
Giving Hearts Day is a great opportunity to not only support a charity yourself but also to introduce a friend, family
member, or coworker to the joy of giving back. Our ask is that everyone who participates also invites at least one other
person to be a Giving Heart alongside them.
Giving Hearts Day has become an annual tradition for many businesses, families, schools, and churches throughout the
region. Whether through volunteering, hosting a goods drive, or sitting down together to make yearly gifts, GHD is a
great reason to slow down, give thanks, and pay it forward to someone else.
By evolving how people give, we’re creating more opportunities for kindness to reach those who need it most. When
generosity grows, so does the impact — across nonprofits, volunteers, and the neighbors they serve every day.