Giving Hearts Day2026 · Date · History · Messages
Current Giving Hearts Day and Dakota Medical Foundation material identifies the event as a 24-hour giving day for charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, founded in 2008 and held each year on the second Thursday of February. The official site lists 11 February 2027 for the next edition.
About Giving Hearts Day
Giving Hearts Day is a 24-hour giving event for participating charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. It is held on the second Thursday in February.
The official site lists February 11, 2027 for the next Giving Hearts Day. People can support participating organizations through giving, volunteering or donating goods, depending on current programme options.
Why Giving Hearts Day matters
The event is designed to connect people with regional charitable organizations and help those organizations build lasting community support.
Giving is voluntary. A listing or participation in the event should not be treated as a blanket endorsement, guarantee of tax treatment or substitute for a donor’s own due diligence.
History of Giving Hearts Day
Giving Hearts Day began in 2008. Official history says the inaugural year included 39 participating charities.
Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact Foundation have been involved since the beginning, and current Giving Hearts Day material identifies Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation and the Alex Stern Family Foundation as co-hosts.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact Foundation
Official Giving Hearts Day history says the event arose in 2008 from Dakota Medical Foundation and identifies Impact Foundation as a co-host since 2008.
First documented observance
The official About page labels 2008 as the inaugural year.
Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation and Alex Stern Family Foundation
Current Giving Hearts Day FAQs identify these organizations as co-hosts.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
5 fields not established in reviewed sources
How to Observe Giving Hearts Day
Use the current official Giving Hearts Day platform to review participating charities and the available ways to help.
Choose a cause voluntarily and consider the organization’s current information before donating money, goods or time.
Do not pressure other people to donate or disclose how much they gave. Protect donor and beneficiary privacy when sharing stories or screenshots.
For receipts, eligibility, payment security or tax questions, use the current official platform and the relevant charity or professional guidance rather than assuming every contribution is treated the same way.
Giving Hearts Day Facts
Giving Hearts Day began in 2008.
It serves charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.
The event is held on the second Thursday in February.
For Giving Hearts Day, the official site lists February 11, 2027 for the next Giving Hearts Day.
Giving Hearts Day Messages
Giving Hearts Day is a chance to support a regional cause in the way that fits you best.
Celebrating generosity while respecting donor choice, privacy and each organization’s current information.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Confirm the date again before carrying it into a new year.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
Dakota Medical Foundation — Giving Hearts Day (opens in a new tab)
Co Host First Party
Giving Hearts Day — About / history (opens in a new tab)
Organizer History
Giving Hearts Day — FAQs (opens in a new tab)
Organizer Current Rules
Giving Hearts Day — official site (opens in a new tab)
Organizer First Party
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is Giving Hearts Day?
Second Thursday in February; 11 February 2027 verified The documented recurrence rule is: Second Thursday in February.
Does Giving Hearts Day fall on the same date every year?
It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.
Is Giving Hearts Day an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: North Dakota and northwest Minnesota / regional nonprofit giving event. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Giving Hearts Day?
The documented basis is: Current Giving Hearts Day and Dakota Medical Foundation material identifies the event as a 24-hour giving day for charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, founded in 2008 and held each year on the second Thursday of February. The official site lists 11 February 2027 for the next edition.. Supporting evidence includes Giving Hearts Day — official site. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Giving Hearts Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this observance. Its documented scope is: North Dakota and northwest Minnesota / regional nonprofit giving event. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-10-04.
When is Giving Hearts Day?
It is held on the second Thursday in February. The official site lists February 11, 2027 for the next edition.
Where is Giving Hearts Day focused?
The event focuses on participating charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.
When did Giving Hearts Day begin?
Official event history identifies 2008 as the inaugural year.
Who hosts Giving Hearts Day?
Current official material identifies Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation and the Alex Stern Family Foundation as co-hosts.
Does participation guarantee that every donation is tax-deductible or risk-free?
No blanket guarantee should be assumed. Check the current official platform, the participating organization and relevant tax or payment guidance for your situation.
Other observances on February 11
These observances are also listed on February 11, 2027.
112 Day
The Finnish Government states that 112 Day is observed every year on 11 February to raise awareness about safety and correct use of the emergency number.
Digital Learning Day
All4Ed launched the first national Digital Learning Day on 1 February 2012 and currently marks the campaign on the second Thursday in February.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
A/RES/70/212
National Foundation Day
Prime Minister’s Office of Japan
National Inventors’ Day
Primary federal records show that Public Law 95-463 designated February 11, 1979 as National Inventors’ Day and authorized a Carter proclamation; later federal instruments again designated…
Peppermint Patty Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list Peppermint Patty Day on 11 February.