Cincinnati Gives Challenge Prizes

Cincinnati Magazine is offering up $22,000 in grand prizes and $28,000 in bonus prizes to help further the missions of participating Cincinnati area nonprofits. Keep an eye on the leaderboards to see how your favorite nonprofit stacks up against the competition!

Click the button below to see a complete list of prizes for the Cincinnati Gives Challenge.

Grand Prizes Leaderboard

December 1 at 5:00PM EST through December 11 at 5:00PM EST

Grand Prizes will be awarded to the top 5 organizations who raise the most dollars online through cincinnatigives.org. An organization must have a minimum of 10 unique donors to be eligible to win a Grand Prize. 

1st: $10,000 | 2nd: $6,000 | 3rd: $4,000 | 4th: $1,500 | 5th: $500

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🏆Bonus Challenges:
$28,000 total

Full-Length Challenges

December 1 at 5:00PM EST through December 11 at 5:00PM EST

Cincinnati Gives 10th Anniversary Boost

To qualify for this prize, organizations need to secure 10 unique donors who each make a gift of $10 or more during the Cincinnati Gives Challenge. All organizations that meet this milestone will be entered into a random drawing to win a $400 cash prize. A total of 10 prizes are up for grabs!
Leaderboard tracks the number of unique donors who make a gift of $10 or more.

10th Anniversary Boost

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Small Organization Bonus

The top 4 eligible organizations that raise the most online dollars during the entire length of the Cincinnati Gives Challenge will each take home a cash prize of $1,500.

Small Organizations

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Daily Challenges

Each day of the campaign offers a chance to win bonus prizes based on performance — including total dollars raised or number of donors.

All participating organizations are eligible for these daily prizes. In addition, the top-performing organization who purchased a profile in the Cincinnati Magazine Guide to Giving will also be awarded a daily prize. That means Giving Guide organizations have two opportunities to win each day: the overall prize and the exclusive Giving Guide slot.

For more information about Win Limits, see Challenge Rules below.

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#GivingTuesday Bonus

December 2 | 12 AM - 11:59 PM ET

General: $1,500 / $1,000
Giving Guide: $1,500

On this global day of giving, the stakes are high — and so is the reward. The organizations that raise the most online dollars today will take home additional funding. This is your biggest chance to make a splash and unlock major support by mobilizing your community.

Winners: 2 + 1 Giving Guide

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Bonus 1

December 3 | 12 AM - 11:59 PM ET

General: $1,000
Giving Guide: $1,000

Today’s all about people power! The two organizations that bring in the highest number of unique online donors will win a cash prize. Every single donor counts — so spread the word far and wide.

Winners: 2 + 1 Giving Guide

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Bonus 2

December 4 | 12 AM - 11:59 PM ET

General: $1,000 & 2 Tickets to Savor
Giving Guide: $1,000

Raise the most online dollars today and enjoy more than just the satisfaction of impact. The top two fundraising organizations will each win a cash prize, plus two tickets to Cincinnati Magazine's signature Savor event. Fuel your mission and treat your team!

Winners: 2 + 1 Giving Guide

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Bonus 3

Dec. 5 at 12 AM - Dec. 8 at 11:59 PM ET

General: $1,000 + Full Page Ad in Cincinnati Magazine
Giving Guide: $1,000

This multi-day challenge rewards endurance and momentum. The top two organizations that raise the most online dollars from Friday through Monday will each earn a cash prize and a full-page ad in Cincinnati Magazine — a valuable spotlight for your cause.

Leaderboard only displays organizations still eligible for today’s bonus challenge; those that met their win limit have been removed.

Winners: 2 + 1 Giving Guide

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Bonus 4

December 9 | 12 AM - 11:59 PM ET

General: $1,000
Giving Guide: $1,000

We’re in the home stretch! The two organizations that raise the most online dollars today will each receive additional funding. It’s the perfect time to rally your supporters and finish strong.

Leaderboard only displays organizations still eligible for today’s bonus challenge; those that met their win limit have been removed.

Winners: 2 + 1 Giving Guide

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Bonus 5

December 10 | 12 AM - 11:59 PM ET

General: $1,000 cash + $2,000 in Digital Ad Spend on CincinnatiMagazine.com
Giving Guide: $1,000

Cap off the challenge with a powerful boost. The top organization with the most online dollars raised today will earn a cash prize and $2,000 in digital ad placement on CincinnatiMagazine.com - helping you raise funds now and visibility for the future.

Leaderboard only displays organizations still eligible for today’s bonus challenge; those that met their win limit have been removed.

Winners: 1 + 1 Giving Guide

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Challenge Rules

  1. The Challenge launches at 5:00 p.m. ET on December 1 and runs through 5:00 p.m. ET on December 11. Please see the Bonuses above to see the start and end times of those challenges.
  2. All Cincinnati area 501(c)3 legally IRS registered nonprofit organizations are eligible to participate in this giving event. Only organizations that register with https://www.cincinnatigives.org will be eligible to receive donations. Please note that private non-operating foundations are not eligible to participate.
  3. Organizations will be categorized into two (2) groups for the purposes of prize eligibility: “General Organizations” and “Giving Guide Organizations.” An organization may qualify under both categories.
    1. Organizations in the General Organizations category will be eligible to receive one (1) Grand Prize, any applicable Full-Length Bonus Challenge, and up to two (2) Daily Bonus Challenge prizes. Once an organization has received two (2) Daily Bonus Challenge prizes, it will no longer be eligible for additional Daily Bonus Challenge prizes.
    2. Organizations in the Giving Guide Organizations category are subject to the same rules, with the exception that they may receive up to three (3) Daily Bonus Challenge prizes. 
      1. If a Giving Guide organization wins the General Organization prize + the Giving Guide prize for a particular day, this counts as 2 wins towards their limit. If a Giving Guide organization only wins the General Organization prize OR the Giving Guide prize for a particular day, that counts as 1 win towards their limit.
  4. In the event of a tie for any Grand Prizes, Full Length Challenges, or Daily Challenges, the prize will be awarded based on a secondary metric from the same time period.
    1. If a prize is based on most unique online donors, the tie will be broken by comparing the total online dollars raised during that time frame.
    2. If a prize is based on total online dollars raised, the tie will be broken by the number of unique online donors during that same period.
  5. Donations must be made online by a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, GooglePay, Paypal, or ACH* through the Challenge website in order to count towards a grand prize or bonus challenge (no offline donations - e.g. cash or check).
    1. *ACH payment method does not support Donor Advised Funds
  6. Donations must be made within the Challenge or Bonus Challenge timeframes to count towards that particular prize. Any donations made outside of those timeframes will still be sent to your nonprofit but will not count towards prizes.
  7. An organization may not make a donation to its own campaign to help secure a prize. Proxy donations (employees making donations using the organization's credit card to the campaign page) are also not allowed.
  8. An organization must have a minimum of 10 unique donors to be eligible to win a Grand Prize. An individual that makes more than one donation to a nonprofit's campaign will only count as one unique donor.
  9. All prize winners (for Grand Prizes and Bonus Challenges) will be posted by 12:00pm EST on the day following the completion of the challenge. Any individual may donate. Donations made through https://www.cincinnatigives.org to nonprofit organizations are 100% tax deductible and irrevocable. Donations will not be refunded. Contributions may be made via credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, GooglePay, PayPal, or ACH. Checks and Donor Advised Funds are not accepted for this online giving event.

Matching Grants: This campaign encourages organizations to offer their own dollar-for-dollar matching funds on their individual https://www.cincinnatigives.org pages.

Cincinnati Magazine can modify any restrictions or conditions if, in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, such restriction or condition becomes unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community. As such, Cincinnati Magazine reserves the right to deny or condition the distribution of prize grants if, in the judgment of its Board of Directors, such restriction or condition becomes necessary.

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