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15 years, $85M: See how Give to Lincoln Day has grown since Day 1

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15 years, $85M: See how Give to Lincoln Day has grown since Day 1

SUSIE BOVAIRD Lincoln Journal Star
Jun 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago
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In the 15-year history of Give to Lincoln Day, the Lincoln Community Foundation has raised over $85 million in donations for local nonprofit organizations.

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Generosity on display: See photos from the 2026 Give to Lincoln nonprofit festival

Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — Guests tour the nonprofit booths that line the walkways around Tower Square during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — Guests tour the nonprofit booths that line the walkways around Tower Square during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — Lincoln Southwest students Garytt Brown, left, dressed as Lord Farquaad, and Noah Hendrickson, dressed as Shrek, promote raising money for their school's theater program at the Give to Lincoln Day nonprofit festival Thursday at Tower Square in downtown Lincoln.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — Kelcie Keeling, from left, executive director for Hearts United for Animals, speaks with Lincoln Board of Education member Annie Mumgaard during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — June Daniel, left, gives a Linked2Literacy wildflower packet flyer to Chloe Burgett, museum educator at the Sheldon Museum of Art, during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — Mia Vander Zwagg holds 5-week-old kitten Lilly, while visiting The Purrpose booth during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — Kelsie Kerps helps zip Aubrey Luebbe into a inflatable cat suit at The Purrpose booth during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — Nonprofit booths line the sidewalks around Tower Square during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — Kelcie Keeling, executive director for Hearts united for Animals, holds Hank Carter, a 10-year-old chihuahua, during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
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Give to Lincoln Day, 5.28 — People tour booths at the Give to Lincoln Day nonprofit festival Thursday at Tower Square.
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Reach the writer at 402-473-7248 or sbovaird@journalstar.com. On X @susie-bovaird

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