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Cynthia White

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – California is officially the most generous state in America according to GoFundMe’s 2025 Year in Help report.

GoFundMe released the report celebrating the generosity of individuals and nonprofits worldwide who helped each other throughout the year.

This is the first time California has topped the list for the most generous state in the U.S. In addition, California is home to 5 of the top 10 most generous communities in the U.S. this year, with Los Angeles, Marin, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and Ventura all making the list.

Locally, Coachella Valley communities came together in 2025 on GoFundMe. Notable fundraisers in valley were Restoring The Velvet Rope, a business that sustained heavy damages when a powerful explosion rocked downtown Palm Springs, and Save Oscar’s Palm Springs, a downtown restaurant that needed support to keep its doors open.

California had more repeat donors than any other state across the country. The outpouring of support was evident after wildfires swept through Altadena and Pacific Palisades at the beginning of the year – resulting in the most generous day of the year globally on Jan. 10, 2025, amid those wildfires.

An average of one in every five California households donated to a GoFundMe this year.

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CARPINTERIA, Calif. -  Miri Mara Ceramics in Carpinteria is celebrating 12 years of business on Friday

“Ceramics is a passion of mine that has fulfilled half of my life,” says Miri, “Inspiration comes from everything around me - it can be looking at a bridge, hardware, a door handle, it is truly everywhere. Every piece is unique to my personal style, at once an original and a part of the bigger concept.” 

Mara's work is a testament to his life of resilience and how changing career paths can persevere at any age or time in one's life. Mara's work pushed through the global pandemic and shares how anyone can start a new chapter no matter where they are in life, just as he did at Santa Barbara City College.

"Before doing ceramics, I was a fashion designer in Italy, in Milano, and I worked in fashion for 20 years. then I decided to close that kind of business, and I moved to California, and I never thought even about ceramics." said Mara, owner of Miri Mara Ceramics in Carpinteria. "It was something I had never contemplated doing when I moved here, I started taking some classes. The (Santa Barbara) city college of ceramics, and, I just loved it immediately. It was a big passion."

Guests can celebrate on Friday with Miri Mara at his Ceramics studio in Caprinteria at 5292 B Carpinteria Avenue. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with refreshments, a celebratory toast and 20% off ceramic items.

Find out more at Miri Mara Ceramics.

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