--- description: You've seen the videos of people take on the Ice Bucket Challenge. Apparently, the challenge also has people donating money. title: Here's How Much Money the ALS Ice-Water Stunt Has Collected image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d14fcf907459d24/69869f14e53aba51564d3f39/als-ice-water.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Research](/tag/research/) ## Research Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How Much Money the ALS Ice-Water Stunt Has Collected  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Aug 11, 2014 7:37 PM CUT  Boston City Councillor Tito Jackson, right, leads some 200 people in the ice bucket challenge at Boston's Copley Square, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 to raise funds and awareness for ALS. Boston City Councillor Tito Jackson, right, leads some 200 people in the ice bucket challenge at Boston's Copley Square, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 to raise funds and awareness for ALS.Elise Amendola—AP  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Aug 11, 2014 7:37 PM CUT As people continue to dump ice on their heads, money continues to roll in. The ALS Association national office reported collecting $5.5 million in donations since July 29, compared with $32,00o in the same time period last year. Nearly 150,000 new donors have contributed. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3101166/als-ice-bucket-challenge-fundraising/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3101166/als-ice-bucket-challenge-fundraising/"},"headline":"Here's How Much Money the ALS Ice-Water Stunt Has Collected","datePublished":"2014-08-11T19:37:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:36:09.763Z","description":"More than $1 million was raised over the weekend","url":"https://time.com/3101166/als-ice-bucket-challenge-fundraising/","keywords":["Research","ansel elgort","martha stewart","Lou Gehrig's disease","ALS","Ice Bucket Challenge","als ice bucket challenge"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d14fcf907459d24/69869f14e53aba51564d3f39/als-ice-water.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d14fcf907459d24/69869f14e53aba51564d3f39/als-ice-water.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ice Bucket Challenge","caption":"Ice Bucket Challenge","creditText":"Elise Amendola—AP","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/research/","name":"Research"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3101166/als-ice-bucket-challenge-fundraising/","name":"Here's How Much Money the ALS Ice-Water Stunt Has Collected"}}]}] ```