Today is the 15^th year Coloradans get to show their generous spirit during Colorado Gives Day, a statewide online appeal to benefit more than 4,300 organizations.

Coming a week after the global Giving Tuesday, Colorado’s own version held on the second Tuesday of December since 2010 raised a record $54.8 million last year.

More than 94,000 donors contributed money to nearly 4,500 organizations to causes from human services to arts and education through the Colorado Gives Foundation, at ColoradoGives.org.

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Also sponsored by FirstBank, the movement has raised more than half a billion dollars for local causes since its inception.

This year’s donation period opened Dec. 1, and, as of Tuesday morning, nearly $29 million has been raised from nearly 62,000 donors to 4,315 organizations.

The campaign ends at midnight on Tuesday.

Donors of $100 or more to a single nonprofit today will have a chance to win a Southwest Airlines voucher worth up to $400 in hourly drawings. Another winner will be randomly selected to receive a bonus ticket after midnight.

Every donation through Dec. 9 will be boosted by an incentive fund for further impact.

Last week’s Giving Tuesday on Dec. 2 raised a record $4 billion, with donations coming from 38.1 million Americans, the organization reported. Since being created in 2012, the worldwide online fundraising drive for all kinds of charities has raised $22.billion.