GoFundMe 2017: A Year in Giving

2017: A Year of Big and Small

In 2017, there were big news events that shook us and resulted in waves of compassion. But there were also small acts of kindness that added up to something much bigger.

A Seattle dad named Jeff wanted every kid in his local school to have a hot lunch—and he helped kids all across his state. An aspiring astronaut named Taylor wanted other girls to follow their passion for science—and she inspired hundreds. And some social media stars took a crazy idea and turned it into a Love Army.

2017 was a year of big leaps for GoFundMe. Our giving community grew to 50 million and raised over $5 billion to date. But it all came down to each person who took that first small step to start a GoFundMe. Thank you.

Top 10 Campaigns of 2017

Top 10 States by Donor Numbers

How Generous Is Your State

Data from January 1 through November 30, 2017

California
Texas
Florida
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Washington
Massachusetts
Michigan
Ohio
North Carolina
Virginia
Colorado
Arizona
Maryland
Minnesota
Oregon
Tennessee
Nevada
Missouri
Indiana
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Utah
South Carolina
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Alabama
Kentucky
Kansas
New Mexico
Iowa
Puerto Rico
Idaho
Arkansas
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Maine
Mississippi
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Alaska
Montana
Vermont
West Virginia
Delaware
North Dakota
Virgin Islands
South Dakota
Wyoming
2,392,873
Donors
1,487,281
Donors
1,109,405
Donors
1,014,204
Donors
595,930
Donors
553,328
Donors
472,790
Donors
495,906
Donors
394,039
Donors
428,359
Donors
422,450
Donors
454,867
Donors
427,437
Donors
402,947
Donors
340,542
Donors
346,255
Donors
317,078
Donors
286,928
Donors
256,555
Donors
282,342
Donors
248,991
Donors
245,499
Donors
246,237
Donors
195,992
Donors
203,316
Donors
192,832
Donors
185,939
Donors
165,907
Donors
141,019
Donors
162,252
Donors
157,320
Donors
125,970
Donors
89,386
Donors
101,756
Donors
76,971
Donors
80,900
Donors
91,077
Donors
81,667
Donors
64,685
Donors
78,868
Donors
77,109
Donors
68,688
Donors
70,097
Donors
62,551
Donors
48,036
Donors
49,105
Donors
46,139
Donors
51,870
Donors
35,856
Donors
30,442
Donors
18,538
Donors
28,477
Donors
22,879
Donors

GoFundMe Heroes

GoFundMe Heroes celebrates the everyday people who do extraordinary things on GoFundMe. Here’s how our giving community helped these changemakers have an even greater impact.

Braden Baker
Braden Baker
The Story

10-year-old Braden Baker started a GoFundMe to help other kids like him who are living with hearing loss afford their own hearing aids.

How Donors Helped

Braden raised enough money to give hearing aids to kids in his local community and send hearing equipment to victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Read more

Strangers Helping Strangers

Some of them have called it kismet. Others credit divine intervention. But whatever brings strangers like these together through a GoFundMe, the result is always an unforgettable story.

International Highlights

GoFundMe is now in 18 countries and 7 languages, with donors from 150+ countries.

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

GoFundMe Milestones

How will you make a difference in 2018?

GoFundMe / 2018