The igivearod2025 totals are in! This drive in honor of Quince Mountain’s Iditarod run brought in a record $138,646, breaking the previous 2019 record of $127,500. This brings the sum total of all igivearod drives to an amazing $525,720 to support Alaska school projects and organizations.
For the 2025 igivearod, $74,219 went to DonorsChoose to support 137 projects in 61 schools serving rural and low income areas, funding chairs, rugs, snacks, robots, sensory items, cameras, health supplies, pens, books, and far more. (we saw you sneak one more over the line to finish the list 😉)
For the 2025 igivearod drive, over $15,000 supported animal-related charities including ARVO, to fund vaccines, spay/neuter, and medical care for pets, retired sled dogs, and strays. Nearly $2,000 went to support arts charities, to support students learning story telling and writing.
In the 2025 igivearod, $12,777 was donated to support housing & essential medical care for LGBTQ+ people in Alaska. $11,619 went to organizations providing domestic violence shelters & prevention services. Over $15k supported other selected causes including ReRun Kennel and their rescue dog team.
Thank you for all the support as together we achieved a new record total of funds to support these schools and organizations! We thank everyone that contributed to & shared this amazing community initiative in such a challenging year.