--- ---  # ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Raises $8.6 Million in a Single Day  by [Dan Kedmey](https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Aug 20, 2014 2:15 PM UTC  Cornerback Justin Gilbert of the Cleveland Browns tenses up as ice is dumped on him as part of the "Ice bucket Challenge" on August 15, 2014 at the Cleveland Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio. Cornerback Justin Gilbert of the Cleveland Browns tenses up as ice is dumped on him as part of the "Ice bucket Challenge" on August 15, 2014 at the Cleveland Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio.Nick Cammett—Diamond Images/Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Aug 20, 2014 2:15 PM UTC The ALS Association received $8.6 million in donations Tuesday as proceeds from the [ice bucket challenge](https://www.google.com/url?q=http://time.com/3139602/als-ice-bucket-challenge-fundraising-change/&sa=U&ei=h6n0U6HCEoTD8QGvrIHwBQ&ved=0CA4QFjAE&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNGUyEfiRsMvwp8Q3iJVU7Khxdm4aQ) continued to pour in at record rates. The association has begun posting daily tallies from the fundraiser on its website, [stating](http://www.alsa.org/news/media/press-releases/ice-bucket-challenge-082014.html) on Wednesday that since July 29 it had raised $31.5 million. That’s an $8.6 million jump over the previous day’s tally, and more than 16 times the amount it had received over the same period last year. “Increased awareness and unprecedented financial support will enable us to think outside the box,” the ALS Association [said](http://www.alsa.org/news/archive/whats-next-for-als.html) in a statement. Celebrities, athletes and politicians ranging from the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl to former President George W. Bush have taken the challenge, pouring buckets of ice water over their heads to raise ALS awareness. The group added that it would use the donations to scale up research into the disease, including a recent pledge of $3.5 million to fund 21 new research projects, and provide more services to people currently suffering from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Raises $8.6 Million in a Single Day ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3148314/als-ice-bucket-challenge-million/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3148314/als-ice-bucket-challenge-million/"},"headline":"ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Raises $8.6 Million in a Single Day","datePublished":"2014-08-20T14:15:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:45:49.304Z","description":"'Unprecedented financial support will enable us to think outside the box'","url":"https://time.com/3148314/als-ice-bucket-challenge-million/","keywords":["Developmental Disorders","Lou Gehrig's disease","ALS","Ice Bucket Challenge"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cf177fc87e09fec/6986a02a1eebf77f0f37250c/453665054.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cf177fc87e09fec/6986a02a1eebf77f0f37250c/453665054.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 Cleveland Browns Training Camp Practice","caption":"2014 Cleveland Browns Training Camp Practice","creditText":"Nick Cammett—Diamond Images/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/developmental-disorders/","name":"Developmental Disorders"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3148314/als-ice-bucket-challenge-million/","name":"ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Raises $8.6 Million in a Single Day"}}]}] ```