Over 1.1 Million People on Facebook Raised $120 Million on GivingTuesday

Donations went to some 97,000 nonprofits

Another GivingTuesday is in the books, and a lot of the giving that went on Tuesday came from people on Facebook.

Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said in a Facebook post Wednesday that more than 1.1 million people raised roughly $120 million Tuesday, with donations going to “97,000 nonprofits supporting disaster relief, animal shelters, cancer research and so much more.”

Facebook added that some $20 million was raised in the week leading up to Dec. 3.

The social network’s holiday pop-ups in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago will be open to the public through Sunday (Dec.

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