The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 9th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday.It was a “virtual day of giving”.

In 24 hours $233,010.37 was raised for 74 area nonprofit organizations through donations. A total of 1,387 unique gifts were made by donors.

Th money pledged will be matched from $150,000 in matching available funds.

Match madness was a little different this year. Because of health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 global pandemic there was no large public gathering, but instead nearly everything happened online.