Nonprofits, youth orgs raise $261k from holiday fireworks sales | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California

Nonprofits, youth orgs raise $261k from holiday fireworks sales | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California

Fifteen nonprofit organizations in Gilroy raised more than $260,000 through Safe and Sane fireworks sales surrounding the Fourth of July holiday. According to city officials, the local nonprofits collectively took home $261,038 from temporary vendor booths that were set up throughout the city and in operation from July 1-4. Total retail sales—before program costs and a city “mitigation fee” were subtracted—added up to $522,077 during the four-da…