Image courtesy of All In Service.

The disputed number of attendees at Donald Trump’s inauguration still comes up with disturbing frequency, and we never really got great answers about exactly how many people came to the Women’s March. But suffice it to say, the District was packed—and all those people had to eat.

A group of restaurant industry veterans banded together to direct some of those profits to local organizations. It grew from less than two dozen participating restaurants to more than 130 by the time inauguration weekend finally rolled around. And now the numbers are in: they collectively donated $80,000.

The overall concept wasn’t overtly political—organizers said the whole point was to foster a spirit of inclusiveness and remind out-of-towners that D.C. is a community rather than a swamp in needing of draining.

“During election cycles, Washington becomes synonymous with the government and people forget there’s a real community here with real people,” one of the organizers, Sarah Massey, told DCist when the initiative launched. “We have this opportunity with national attention being placed on District of Columbia to share what’s important in our community.”

But the restaurants were free to choose which organization gets the donation and how much, and many picked groups that are serving people most likely to be impacted by the new administration’s policies. Americans for Immigrant Justice, Ayuda, CASA, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and the DC Center were among the dozens of recipients.

“We’ve seen proof yet again that D.C.’s ever expanding service industry can leverage its place in the local economy to support those that are foundational to our community’s well-being,” said All In Service DC co-founder Alaina Dyne in a statement. “With many local businesses expressing their interest in staying engaged now even as the hum of inauguration business has settled, we are confident in saying that this is just the beginning.”

Meanwhile, thousands of out-of-towners sent in their SmarTrip cards to the local non-profits Miriam’s Kitchen and Martha’s Table.