Donations on a GoFundMe page set up to cover Talladega College's Marching Tornadoes band expenses for the Trump inaugural parade trip went over $500,000 this weekend.

The fund, which originally set a goal of $75,000, stood at $580,000 as of early Tuesday morning.

The Marching Tornadoes from Talladega College performed at the 13th annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase on Jan. 24, 2015.

More than $300,000 in donations poured in last Friday, after Talladega College President Billy Hawkins appeared on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" Thursday night.

Approximately 3 million viewers tune into O'Reilly each night, making it one of the top rated cable shows on American television, according to Media Life Magazine. The donations continued through the weekend.

In a Friday news conference, Hawkins called the response "probably the single-greatest fundraising effort" for the school. Almost 10,000 donors have contributed on the GoFundMe page, many of the donations coming in relatively small amounts of $10, $20, $50 and $100.

"Just another deplorable helping out a great cause! Thank you for standing up to all the hypocrites!" wrote George Rodman with one $10 contribution. "Rock the Capitol down, enjoy this historical experience. We will look for the Tornados!" was a comment left by Elizabeth Hunter.

Students talk on the campus of Talladega College Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.

"It's been phenomenal," Hawkins said last Friday. "And we've had several other individuals before this who were ready to make out a check." Hawkins said he hopes to engage those people in conversations about other fundraising efforts beyond the band trip.

Hawkins said the band could use new uniforms, there's the possibility of scholarships and other uses around campus. In a few weeks, the administration expects to break ground on a new dormitory, a new student center, and announce plans for a museum for the school's historic Amistad murals.

About 225 members of the band are expected to take part in the trip. The band applied to participate in the parade before the election, but took heat on social media by some, including alumni, who said performing would be tantamount to an endorsement of Trump. Hawkins said he and his family have received death threats as a result of making the decision to allow the band trip.