With your support, qualified sanctuaries and rescue centers providing rehabilitation or long-term care for apes throughout Africa, Asia, and North America will be able to compete for prizes funded by our sponsors.
Leaderboards will be live for 24 hours on October 8, 2024, from 12:00 AM EDT to 11:59 PM EDT. Donations made during the specific times listed below will count towards Golden Ticket and Power Hour opportunities.
Only online donations through the Mightycause platform will count towards prize opportunities. In the event of any tie, the amount for that prize will be divided evenly among the winners.
With your support, qualified sanctuaries and rescue centers providing rehabilitation or long-term care for apes throughout Africa, Asia, and North America will be able to compete for prizes funded by our sponsors.
Leaderboards will be live for 24 hours on October 8, 2024, from 12:00 AM EDT to 11:59 PM EDT. Donations made during the specific times listed below will count towards Golden Ticket and Power Hour opportunities.
Only online donations through the Mightycause platform will count towards prize opportunities. In the event of any tie, the amount for that prize will be divided evenly among the winners.
The following information is current as of August 15, 2024.
The following information is current as of August 15, 2024.
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Early Giving Golden Tickets
Early Giving Golden Tickets - $250 each
Fourteen (14) Early Giving Golden Tickets will be randomly awarded to participating organizations that have received at least one online donation during the Early Giving period (September 17 at midnight EDT through October 7 at 11:59 pm EDT).
Participants are limited to a maximum of three (3) Early Giving Golden Tickets.
Golden Tickets
Golden Tickets - $500 each
A total of 40 Golden Tickets will be awarded as follows:
During the timeframes listed below, a donation that was received will be randomly selected and the receiving organization awarded a prize as indicated in the categories above. All Golden Ticket timeframes are listed in Eastern Daylight Time. The winning sanctuary will be posted at the start of the following timeframe. Note that some Golden Tickets will be restricted to certain categories, so that only participants in those categories are eligible to win. General Tickets are not restricted, so that any participant is eligible for a chance to win.
(North America Golden Tickets sponsored by American Anti-Vivisection Society)
Participants will be limited to winning six total Golden Tickets. This limitation is separate from the Early Giving Golden Tickets.
Power Hours - $2,500 each
During the hours listed below on October 8, 2024, participating sanctuaries can compete to win $2,500 by either raising the most dollars or bringing in the most unique donors during that hour. Because Giving Day for Apes has sanctuaries participating from all over the globe, Power Hours are separated by continent so every region has a chance to win. Only sanctuaries from the specified regions are able to win that Power Hour. The times listed below for each Power Hour are when the Power Hour begins and ends, and the winning sanctuary will be posted at the start of the following hour.
Power Hours are listed in Eastern Daylight Time, as well as other non-U.S. time zones. To find out when a Power Hour is occurring in your local time, you may convert from EDT using this link:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html
Africa:
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | Eastern Africa Time (EAT) | Contest |
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | 6 - 7 p.m. | Most Dollars Raised |
3 - 4 p.m. | 10 - 11 p.m. | Most Unique Donors |
Asia:
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | Western Indonesia Time (WIB) | Contest |
10 – 11 a.m. | 9 – 10 p.m. | Most Unique Donors |
5 - 6 p.m. | 4 - 5 a.m. (Oct. 4th) | Most Dollars Raised |
North America:
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | Contest |
1- 2 p.m. | Most Dollars Raised |
6 - 7 p.m. | Most Unique Donors |
(North America Power Hours sponsored by the David Bohnett Foundation)
There are four leaderboards on which participating organizations will be competing. Early donations for Giving Day for Apes will begin on September 17, 2024, and all online donations made from September 17 - October 8 (EDT) will be reflected in leaderboard totals. The top performing organizations in each of the leaderboards will win:
Power Hours - $2,500 each
During the hours listed below on October 8, 2024, participating sanctuaries can compete to win $2,500 by either raising the most dollars or bringing in the most unique donors during that hour. Because Giving Day for Apes has sanctuaries participating from all over the globe, Power Hours are separated by continent so every region has a chance to win. Only sanctuaries from the specified regions are able to win that Power Hour. The times listed below for each Power Hour are when the Power Hour begins and ends, and the winning sanctuary will be posted at the start of the following hour.
Power Hours are listed in Eastern Daylight Time, as well as other non-U.S. time zones. To find out when a Power Hour is occurring in your local time, you may convert from EDT using this link:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html
Africa:
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | Eastern Africa Time (EAT) | Contest |
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | 6 - 7 p.m. | Most Dollars Raised |
3 - 4 p.m. | 10 - 11 p.m. | Most Unique Donors |
Asia:
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | Western Indonesia Time (WIB) | Contest |
10 – 11 a.m. | 9 – 10 p.m. | Most Unique Donors |
5 - 6 p.m. | 4 - 5 a.m. (Oct. 4th) | Most Dollars Raised |
North America:
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | Contest |
1- 2 p.m. | Most Dollars Raised |
6 - 7 p.m. | Most Unique Donors |
(North America Power Hours sponsored by the David Bohnett Foundation)
There are four leaderboards on which participating organizations will be competing. Early donations for Giving Day for Apes will begin on September 17, 2024, and all online donations made from September 17 - October 8 (EDT) will be reflected in leaderboard totals. The top performing organizations in each of the leaderboards will win:
End of the Night Prize - $500
This prize will be awarded to the organization that receives the last online donation of the event on October 8th.
End of the Night Prize - $500
This prize will be awarded to the organization that receives the last online donation of the event on October 8th.