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Give for Good | 10 lucky donations boosted during Greatest 2 Minutes of Giving on WHAS11

Two extra lucky donations were boosted to $20,000! Here's where the money went to.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thursday is all about giving in the Louisville area, but some online donations went even further -- much further -- Thursday evening.

Give for Good Louisville runs all day. However during the Greatest Two Minutes in Giving from 5:15-5:17 p.m. on WHAS11, 10 people saw their donations boosted by thousands of dollars.

Five donors received a boost of $5,000, three received a boost of $10,000 and two lucky donors saw their gift increased by $20,000. 

Here's where the boosted donations went:

$5,000

  • Louisville Regional Science & Engineering Fair - The group has celebrating 60 years of inspiring Kentucky students to pursue STEM research.
  • SPARC Hope -- Sparc provides hope, encouragement and guidance to single parents.
  • Freedom Lake Inc. - The nonprofit works inside and outside the prison system to help men in recovery.

$10,000

  • Louisville Classical Academy - Experience hands on, and minds on, learning all day at the academy.
  • Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies - The nonprofit provides physical, occupational and speech therapies for children with special needs.
  • Women Who Write - They welcome inspiring writers from all genres across Louisville.

$20,000

  • Greater Louisville Youth for Christ - empowering today's youth to change their community for Christ.
  • Center for Accessible Living - It's an independent living center offering five independent living services.

How to donate

There's still time to donate to Give for Good! Hosted by the Community Foundation of Louisville, 553 non-profits are participating in this year's Give for Good Louisville.

Be the spark that ignites change in our region by donating to your favorite community causes between midnight and 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, September 14.  

To date, the fundraiser has inspired more than 137,300 people to invest $50.6 million into local organizations.

RELATED: 5 lesser-known nonprofits looking for your donation this Give for Good

During the 24-hours of Give for Good, you can see your donations boosted substantially thanks to sponsors who've turned the day into a race of sorts. You can find all the dollar for dollar matches and prizes involved here.

Community members across an 8-county region in Kentucky and southern Indiana will come together to support hundreds of organizations by making a gift online.

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