Nonprofits around Minnesota raised more than $37.8 million on Thursday, breaking records for the annual Give to the Max Day campaign.

Donors from every Minnesota county and every U.S. state helped break last year’s record of $37.1 million, according to GiveMN, the nonprofit that organizes the event.

“That leaves me feeling overwhelmingly and abundantly grateful,” GiveMN Executive Director and CEO Jenna Ray said on Friday morning.

GiveMN said about 6,000 organizations received donations, with the number of donors estimated in the tens of thousands.

Many of those nonprofits reported tight budgets this year, Ray said. In research from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits earlier this year, organization leaders noted higher costs, increased demand for services and disruptions to federal fun

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