Hillary Clinton raised $45 million in just three months after launching her 2016 presidential campaign.

The former secretary of state started fundraising on April 28, with the goal of raising $100 million by the end of the year, ABC News reported.

Clinton went on a fundraising blitz across the country where she attended nearly 50 fundraisers in about 20 states and Washington, D.C. within nine weeks. Each attendee was allowed to donate a maximum of $2,700.

Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook says he plans to continue "building a campaign with the broadest possible base of support, driven by people chipping in what they can."

The presidential candidate raised money for the campaign through grassroots support. Records show 91 percent of Clinton's donations were small donations of $100 or less. In the past few weeks, her campaign runners emailed supporters to ask for donations as small as $1.

Supporters get a chance to enter contests including the chance to have dinner with her or to travel to New York to attend Clinton's official launch.

According to RT, Clinton raised more money in her first quarter than President Barack Obama raised in the first quarter of his 2011 re-election bid.

Clinton's campaign raised an average of $500,000 a day. Back in 2008 when she first tried running for president, she only raised $26 million in the first quarter.

Fellow Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised about $8.3 million so far with donations averaging $37, while other primary Democratic presidential candidates, namely former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, have not been reported.

Meanwhile, Sanders has been gaining ground in Iowa over Clinton, making him one of her leading rivals in the 2016 presidential race, according to The New York Times. He has gained support from Democrats with his promises to cut military spending and to raise taxes on the rich.

But based on the money raised for campaigns, Clinton is still in the lead.

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