Wildfire donations to Austin-area nonprofits: $3.8 million and counting

When wildfires hit Central Texas, donors opened their wallets to help survivors by giving more than $3.8 million in cash.

The donations ended up mostly in the hands of six nonprofit organizations and church groups, led by the Austin Community Foundation with $1.2 million. The groups began distributing some of that money immediately after the fires began Labor Day weekend.

The majority of the donations, however, will go toward long-term relief for hundreds of residents in Bastrop and Travis counties.