Charities in Butler County got extra donations Tuesday through the annual Day of Giving.

The fundraising campaign is organized through the Endowment for Butler County as part of the Pittsburgh Foundation’s annual event.

More than $96,000 was donated to charities in the county, an increase from the $73,000 collected last year.

More than 470 donations were made during the day. The minimum Day of Giving gift per organization was $25.

The endowment will provide a matching grant to each organization, up to $1,000. The endowment will determine soon the size of the match, but said it is expected to be about 25 percent.

The matching pool was started with a $10,000 worth of sponsorships by XTO Energy, NexTier Bank, Snyder Group of Companies, and IQC.

The Butler County Community College Education Foundation received the most funding of all county organizations, taking in $16,575.

The Penn Christian Academy, Butler Catholic School and the Community Health Clinic of Butler County each received more than $9,000.

These nonprofits also participated:

Associated Artists of Butler County, Butler Area Public Library, Butler County Against Heroin, Butler County Alliance for Children, Butler County Association for the Blind, Butler County Children’s Center, Butler YMCA, Butler County Symphony Association,

Butler Health System Foundation, Butler Meals on Wheels, Center for Community Resources, Community Care Connections, Computer Reach, Cranberry Public Library, Grapevine Center, Habitat for Humanity — Butler, Lutherlyn, Keystone State Music Theater, Knoch Knights Legacies Foundation, Lifesteps, Lighthouse Foundation, Lutheran SeniorLife Foundation, Mars Public Library Association, Mental Health Association of Butler County, Strand Theater Initiative, United Way of Butler County, Victim Outreach Intervention Center and Wildbird Recovery.