Happy Giving Tuesday!
A year ago, I penned a post entitled Help Me Give Away $10,000. To my surprise, that title apparently wasn’t grabbing enough. It got fewer views than most posts despite the fact that I was literally offering to donate $100 to a public charity of the reader’s choosing.
I’m doing it again this year, and this is that post.
Just like last year, I want to remain impartial and apolitical, so please do not request donations to organizations that are primarily religious or political, and please avoid gray areas.
All requested recipients of the $100 donation must be a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization. No Gofundme campaigns. No giving to individuals. These are the rules laid down by the IRS, not me.
I will be giving from our donor advised fund, a fund that you have helped contribute to as a fan or reader of this website. I’ll explain in more detail below.
A Gift on Giving Tuesday: $100 to 100 of Your Favorite Charities
Last year, I reached out to my advertisers and affiliate partners and asked for their recommendations, donating $100 to each of the 28 charities recommended. I opened up the remaining 72 $100 donations to readers in the comments section.
This year, I’m feeling a bit more generous. I will be donating $3,000 on the behalf of 30 of our advertising partners, but will also grant $100 to an additional 100 charities as requested by you, the readers.
I am hoping for a stronger response this year. In 2018, the apathy was palpable (or would it be non-palpable? Thready???). While my average email announcing a new post is clicked by 15% to 20% of recipients, only 4% who got the email last year actually read the article.
In other words, 96% of my subscribers didn’t seem to care about the fact that I was giving away a decent chunk of money, or how. Eight of them decided they never wanted to receive another email from me again. At least one of the metrics was above average!
I had expected to have the 72 donations spoken for in the first few hours. It took all day. We can do better that. I am opening it up to 100 charities this time around, and I’ll be disappointed if we don’t have that number by noon. This is my telethon of sorts and I want those pretend telephones ringing off the hook!
UPDATE: Over 100 Charities have been requested as of 10:15 Central Time. Thank you!
The Charities funded in 2018
Those of you who did make that call by leaving a comment and request made my day, however. We were able to support dozens of great charities and many of you shared why the recipient held a special place in your heart. Thank you.
The 2018 version of this experiment resulted in donations to the following charitable organizations:
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How to Choose a Charity
Giving is personal. Some choose to give to organizations that are making a noticeable impact in their own communies. A charity that you’re already involved with is an obvious choice.
Others prefer organizations with a nationwide or international focus. The Red Cross, United Way, and Salvation Army are a few that immediately come to mind.
You may have a more global perspective. The goal of organizations like GiveWell is to direct the money where it will have the greatest impact on humankind. Think clean water, vaccination programs, and antibiotics for curable diseases.
Your charity of choice may be selected based more on the cause rather than the location or impact. A focus on education, animals, or the environment may appeal most to you.
With well over a million registered charities in the USA alone, you should have no trouble coming up with one request from the heart.
Charities Chosen by Our Partners
I am donating $3,000 to 30 worthy causes chosen by our advertising and affiliate partners. The following are the charities they have chosen to be the recipient of our goodwill. A number of them are repeats from last year, but we also are supporting about a dozen new charities.
Set For Life Insurance: $100 to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Policy Genius: $100 to Puppies Behind Bars
CommonBond: $100 to Pencils of Promise
Contract Diagnostics: $100 to Northland Miracles
CMG Financial Consulting: $100 to Ronald McDonald House
Fulton Mortgage Company: $100 to Central Virginia Alzheimer’s Association
Integrity Wealth Solutions: $100 to The Wild Animal Sanctuary
Physician Family Financial Advisors: $100 to National Women’s Law Center
Dr. Disability Quotes: $100 to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital
Laurel Road: $100 to Scholarship America
Wellington Retirement Solutions: $100 to Special Olympics Texas
IQVIA: $100 to American Cancer Society
Wealthkeel Financial Advisors: $100 to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital
PKA Insurance: $100 to Homes for Our Troops
Aptus Financial: $100 to Women’s Foundation of Arkansas
Hospital Recruiting: $100 to Foundation for Youth of Bartholomew County
Education Loan Finance (ELFI): $100 to Teach for America
RFK Capital Management: $100 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area
Kaplan Financial: $100 to The Cameron Boyce Foundation
Roofstock: $100 to Rebuilding Together
ShearWater Capital: $100 to Autism Speaks
Doug Crouse of UMB: $100 to The National Humane Society
DiversyFund: $100 to Alpha Project for the Homeless
Splash Financial: $100 to Values-in-Action Foundation
Pattern: $100 to World Medical Mission
SwitchPoint Financial: $100 to Children’s Miracle Network.
LocumStory: $100 to Make A Wish
Paul Rainer of Synovus: $100 to Safehouse Ministries, Inc.
Origin Investments: $100 to Sarah’s Circle
SoFi: $100 to Donor Network West
Information I Will Need in the Comments Section
A great place to find an IRS-qualified public charity is Guidestar’s search engine. Ideally, a link in the comments to the Guidestar profile will give me all the information I need to instruct Fidelity Charitable (the DAF I will be using) to make the anonymous donation.
If you are unable to find the charity there, please share the following information with me (this form comes from Fidelity).
In the comments section, please enter as much information as possible to allow me to easily support the charity of your choice. The first 100 recommendations that fit the criteria above will receive $100 in the form of an anonymous grant from our donor advised fund.
If you don’t have all the information right now, please enter the name of the charity now to reserve a spot and come back before midnight Wednesday night and reply to your comment with the remaining details and preferably a Guidestar link if available.
If you would like the grant to be made “in honor of” or “in memory of” an individual, including yourself, please also mention that in the comments.
If you’re recommending a charity that you are not already supporting with your own funds, please consider making a matching or larger grant, now or in the future.
Supporting Our Charitable Mission
How can you support the site’s charitable mission? I like to refer to it as our charitable mission because without readers, there’s no profit and no mission.
I’ve been very transparent in how this site makes money. Since I donate half of my profits, the best thing you can do is to help grow the site’s profit.
You can support our mutual charitable mission in the following ways:
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Funding Your Own Charitable Mission
You don’t have to have a profitable website to have a well-funded charitable mission. I started our first donor advised fund (DAF) several years before I started a blog, and one of the first blog posts I wrote was about the benefits of utilizing a DAF.
In summary, a DAF allows you to donate cash or appreciated assets like stocks and mutual funds to an account with a charitable organization like Fidelity Charitable and Vanguard Charitable.
One of the reasons I plan to make this post an annual event is to highlight just how easy it is to make donations from a DAF. They allow you to make the donations anonymous, which means I can support hundreds of charities and not receive any followup marketing mail, emails, or phone calls.
Once donated to the DAF, the money is no longer yours, but you have considerable control over the funds. You decide how to invest the money in the account, when to grant from the account, and of course the recipients of your grants.
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You receive a tax deduction when you donate to the DAF (assuming you’re itemizing deductions), and you don’t have to keep track of any receipts from the hundreds of grants you’re able to make from it. You only report the money that goes to the DAF (typically once per year or once every few years).
With the new higher standard deduction introduced in 2018, using a DAF to bunch itemized deductions into one year while granting from the DAF in non-itemizing years is a strategy of increased importance. The end result is not to save as much as you can on your income taxes but rather to get the most money to charity for every dollar you part with.
Based on feedback I’ve gotten from individuals who were inspired to start DAFs of their own after reading my writing (often starting with a six-figure sum), we’ve had a 7-figure impact on the world of charitable giving. To learn more about my favorite charitable giving vehicle, see the following articles of mine on the topic:
Help Me Help You Help the World
Which charity would you like me to support with a $100 donation? If there are fewer than 100 comments recommending charities, please enter the required info for your chosen charity. There are so many great causes that could use our help.
Again, a link to the search results in Guidestar would be helpful. If you cannot find your top choice that way and you’re certain it’s a bona fide public charity in the eyes of the IRS, enter as much as you can based on the image from Fidelity above. One recommendation per person, please.
If you only have time to name the charity now, please return by the stroke of midnight Wednesday, 12/3 to fill in all remaining details in a reply to your initial comment. No e-mail, Twitter, or Facebook requests will be honored. I’ll only be looking in the comments section here on this article.
Update: We now have more than enough requests to make the 100 donations. I will leave comments open for those who need to return with more information on charities already requested.
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We have reached our quota of 100 charities by 10:15 Central. Thank you for all who have made these excellent requests!
Angelman syndrome foundation
My niece, Bethany, has Angelman syndrome.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/59-3092842
For Bethany and other individuals and families afflicted:
One tail at a time is a charity I’ve volunteered for in the past and the only recurring donation set up out of my DAF. They are one of Chicago’s largest and best run animal rescue organizations, helping adopt about 1,000 dogs and cats each year out of kill shelters. They are heavily involved in the local community, as well as taking in dogs from around the country after natural disasters like hurricane Harvey.
I fostered 6 dogs for them during college, and watching those pups get adopted was one of the happiest days of my life. If this impassioned plea isn’t enough- I can spam you with adorable dog photos until the end of time to prove how worthy they are!!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/26-2125306
Done!
Thanks Leif, and the dogs of Chicago thank you too!
How about the Friends of Paraguay? https://www.guidestar.org/profile/54-1496465
I was a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Paraguay 25 years ago and know very well how far a simple $100 donation can go. Generous American students provided funds for the construction of a classroom in my village that allowed teenagers to attend high school.
Jajotopata ha rohayhu Paraguay.
Happy to help our Paraguayan friends. Thank you for your volunteer service!
The humane society of the United States
1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 450
Washington, DC 20037 USA
EIN
53-0225390
You got it!
Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/52-2031287
Jumpstarting financial literacy. I like it!
Journey House Inc
Journey House empowers families on Milwaukee’s near Southside to move out of poverty by offering adult education, youth development, workforce readiness, and family engagement.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/39-1203539
Thanks, PoF! Very generous!
Glad to support Journey House again this year.
Please consider donating to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN). My sister passed away at age 37 due to this awful disease. Thank you for your consideration to this awesome charity that helps patients, families and friends learn, survive, thrive, and fight this horrible cancer.
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7608
I am so sorry to hear about your sister. A surgical intern and former Army ranger that I worked with as a med student succumbed to this disease as a resident.
Another one of my favorite charities is Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. They are critical in fighting inhumane experiments on both humans and animals and they promote higher standards for ethical and effective education.
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=6633
Thank you.
With over 100 requests, I’ve got to limit the grants to one per person, but I appreciate you highlighting the cause!
Team Gleason
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/45-3689316
Former NFL Saints player, Steve Gleason, afflicted with ALS, started foundation to help others afflicted with ALS. Great story, great organization. If you choose to donate $100, I will double match your donation.
$100 donated. Thank you for matching — such a devastating disease.
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Merry Christmas!
Crossroads – mental health/addiction recovery.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/86-0182987
Merry Christmas to you, yours, and anyone struggling with recovery. $100 to the crossroads again this year!
Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council serves the Appalachian region and could really use the donation. I’ve been a volunteer there for several years and some of our girls can’t even afford the $8 sash.
Thanks!
Deb
Principal Officer
ELIZABETH CASEY
Main Address
321 VIRGINIA ST W
CHARLESTON, WV 25302
EIN
55-0420373
12.5 sashes for the girls:
Thank you so much!!!
Fish of San Cap
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-8892375
Thanks!
For my island peeps!
Thanks so much and happy holidays!
https://ripmedicaldebt.org/
https://nonprofitdirectory.guidestar.org/profile?appKey=FAAF72CF5B744145BF1BBC40DC6E96A0&buttons=false&ein=47-1442997
Truly impact giving. $100 of giving forgives $10000 of medical debt. This changes peoples financial lives. ChooseFI did a great podcast with the founders of this nonprofit recently.
I support animal charities, but especially Pets & People who rescue animals from death row and help them get a second chance at a loving home. I’m a donor, adopted mom and former foster mom. I’d like the donation in honor of my P&P alums – Macaria, Persephone, Sunshine and Honey.
Pets & People Humane Society, Inc. – GuideStar Profile
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/73-1435577
Thanks for doing these donations (even if my charity is not picked :))
Project Angel Hugs 307 E Mill St #1 Plymouth Wisconsin. Thank you for you generosity!
Hugs to you and yours! Happy to support the project again this year.
Thank you for taking care of Macaria, Persephone, Sunshine and Honey.
Thanks for the donation to P&P! I’m sure the cats and dogs are purring for you tonight! 🙂
Love it when a gift has a much larger impact!
HOPE INTERNATIONAL
Lancaster, PA | EIN: 23-2836648 | bridge Number: 8579166745
Makes loans to help poverty alleviation …
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/23-2836648
HOPE this helps!
Nepal Seeds
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/91-1838689
S.E.E.D.S. PROVIDES GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR VILLAGE INITIATED RELIEF PROJECTS IN NEPAL, INCLUDING EDUCATION, MEDICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.
$100 for the Nepalese
Thank you so much!
Food for the hungry
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/95-2680390
Thank you, Tm. A few hungry people will be fed thanks to your comment.
CureSMA to support patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy or Muscular Dystrophy Association to support patients with all types of muscular and nerve disease. As a pediatric neurologist I see the impact of both of these organizations, they fund our clinics, research and camps for kids, among other things.
https://secure2.convio.net/fsma/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app263a?idb=118984682&DONATION_LEVEL_ID_SELECTED=1&df_id=6883&mfc_pref=T&6883.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=8AB16807BEC75DBB2F91D57CA008EDD0&idb=0
https://mda.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=858&referrer=TNBGoogle&utm_campaign=TN&utm_medium=PaidSearch&utm_source=Brand_Google&gclid=CjwKCAiArJjvBRACEiwA-Wiqq6hzcQNLR3PvubQ-Shd7Kf2Bati2TgKclNhUvy6UQocake_nI4Oy1RoCiOUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
You got it, cuz. Thank you for the work you do with these patients!
https://nonprofitdirectory.guidestar.org/profile?appKey=FAAF72CF5B744145BF1BBC40DC6E96A0&buttons=false&ein=92-0057621
Juneau Animal Rescue. Wonderful Shelter in Juneau, AK run by great people.
Visited Juneau on our honeymoon. Beautiful place!
https://www.physicianonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/daf17.png
Hillside Healthcare International
Health care organization and clinic for the past 19 years in Belize working alongside the Ministry of Heath to provide free healthcare, medications, physical therapy services and health education to approximately 10,000 people a year . Great, sustainable set up with long term and short term volunteers (MD/DO/NP, DPT, PharmD, MPH) and students participating in 1 month long global health rotations.
Sounds like a fantastic setup. Happy to help the people of Belize!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/38-2781170
The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan
Nothing is worse than a sick child.
I’ve done some locums work in Western Michigan. Happy to lend a hand to the little ones.
THANK YOU ❣️
First time commenter here, love your blog. We have been giving to HOPE International for 21 years (since I was 16).
https://www.hopeinternational.org/what-we-do
HOPE works to alleviate global poverty through microenterprise development and savings groups, and business training and resources. Offering a hand up, not a hand out. We believe that people in developing countries have skills, abilities, and dreams, and want to provide for their families, but don’t always have the capital to do so.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/23-2836648
Thank you for your decades of giving!
Strong museum of play.
This is a fantastic children’s museum in Rochester NY. They offer free and discounted rate for people in need.
My kids loved it. It really is a great place for kids of any age. Actually I know I would have a good time there as an adult.
We donate yearly and buy the fancy membership that helps find the charity side.
If your slow traveling gets you to upstate NY you and your kids could easily spend a whole day in this place and not see half of it.
Thank you!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/16-0954168
Sounds amazing! We’ve visited and donated to other Children’s Museums in the past. Happy to support the Strong Museum!
Great idea-thanks for taking the time to do this!!!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/48-1108359
Heart to Heart International strengthens communities through improving health access, providing humanitarian development and administering crisis relief worldwide. We engage volunteers, collaborate with partners and deploy resources to achieve this mission.
I take our charitable mission to heart, Brian. Thank you for the request!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/81-2835262
PARCA is Pennsylvania Rhino Conservation Advocates, an organization founded to support efforts to protect the rhino from extinction. Funds not only support the care of the animals but for the ecosystem and economy in areas where tourism is essential to the lives of people and families in that area.
Thank you!
They are huge, majestic animals. We took our boys to the zoo in Mexico CIty the other day, and we’re happy to support the creatures.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/27-2486860
Friends of Pulaski
Elementary school fundraising vehicle in Chicago
A friend of Pulaski is a friend of mine.
POF –
Think what you do is absolutely fabulous! I’m a believer that the
existential threat to the world, including the most vulnerable countries,
is environmental. So one of my favorite charities is The Nature Conservancy
which purchases land to protect the environment.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/53-0242652
Request granted, naturally. Happy to support them again in 2019!
Since Bill beat me to RIP Medical debt, let’s roll with Medicare Rights Center, INC.
I have worked with Medicare for over 10 years and it is a pretty complex system. I often see patients struggle understanding its nuances. Let’s help people understand their benefits and keep their Max out-of-pocket costs down.
“The Medicare Rights Center is a national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs and public policy initiatives.”
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-3505372
It is a mess out there. Thank you for doing what you can to help!
Doc, I’d be honored if you’d consider my wife’s charity, Freedom For Fido (https://www.guidestar.org/profile/83-3854220), based in our mountain retirement town of Blue Ridge, GA.
We build free fences for low income families who keep their dogs on a chain. Rewarding work. Thanks for your generosity!
It’s wonderful that your wife started up a charity of her own. For los perros!
LEAD with Horses. They help troubled kids with equine therapy; nothing like a 2000lb animal to instill confidence. Right now there is a corporate match of 3X, plus I will match…so $100 becomes $800!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/36-4818132
Thank you for LEADing the way! I hope the match is still on when the check arrrives.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/31-0538511
The Cincinnati association for the blind and visually impaired provides provides comprehensive vision rehabilitation services for people of all ages. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you for the suggestion! $100 is on its way.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/83-2734278
The MD1 Program is a non-profit that provides physician level prehospital care, including life-saving whole blood transfusions in the field, at no cost to the patient.
Excellent — common in other developed countries, but rare in the USA.
The Helping Center. This organization provides food and emergency funding for those in need. They are currently in a capital campaign that will provide a building for those needing food to experience a “super-market” experience where they will be able to pick what foods they desire rather than just receiving a bag of food. The new facility will also have classrooms to teach financial literacy and other appropriate topics.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/74-2476594
Sounds like a great concept — I wonder how much food is wasted when the recipient has no choice in what they take home.
Thanks for your generosity and making charitable giving a normal thing for your audience.
The Preemptive Love Coalition
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/26-2450109
Sounds like a great organization. “We provide essential relief—food, water, shelter, and medical care—for families on the front lines of conflict and empower refugees and IDPs in Iraq and Syria, survivors of war, violence, and disaster, through business grants so they can rebuild their lives.” Thank you for highlighting them!
The Livestock Conservancy : )
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/03-0270281
“The Livestock Conservancy was founded in 1977 to conserve rare breeds of cattle, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. Today’s rare breeds are quite different from the “factory farm” stocks, which are very productive but require intensive husbandry. The rare breeds retain survival qualities such as disease resistance, foraging efficiency, maternal abilities, and longevity, which make them a perfect fit for organic, grass-based, and humane sustainable agriculture. As well as being useful to farmers today, rare breeds represent the genetic diversity essential for domestic animals to adapt to changing environmental conditions in the future.”
Nice!
Long live the rare livestock breeds!
Appreciate your generosity last year. Thanks for doing this again this year.
Compassion International Incorporated
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/36-2423707
Thank you once again for your compassionate request!
Make-A-Wish Mid Atlantic
Making a difference in children with critical illness in their greatest time in need including my wife years ago. Alot of publicity with Make-A-Wish are children that are terminal but many like my wife survive and go on to do great things in the world.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/52-1306075
https://midatlantic.wish.org/
Happy to support them again! The last was a request for a donation from a student loan refinancee this summer.
Arizona Pug Adoption and Rescue Network
EIN 86-1030655
Thank you so much!
Pugs are great! We’ve seen a lot of them in Mexico, and we’re happy to support them again in 2019.
Thank you for doing this, it is a fantastic effort.
This year I would like to put forward GASP, the Group Against Smog and Pollution.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-0011194
A clever acronym! $100 towards better breathing.
This a great thing you’re doing, and I hope the rest of your readers recognize you for your generosity as much as I do!
I had reached out to you earlier this year about our project to build a memorial playground for our son, Aaron, who passed away last year. We’ve now raised over $90,000 towards our goal of $100,000, getting closer to reaching this milestone each day. We would be very appreciative if you could donate towards it through the following organization:
Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation
Aaron’s Playground Fund (important to specify this)
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-3487091
https://gwblcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?setc=1&funit_id=1036
A great cause with a heartbreaking story. I’m pleased to hear you’re within 10% of that goal. This gets you a little bit closer.
Imperial Foundation in Imperial, NE
https://www.imperialfoundation.org
Administered by residents of my tiny home town to help with many worthwhile projects, and also quietly helps individuals in need during difficult times.
Thank you!
Karen Hatch
Thank you for the suggestion, Karen. I’m a fan of imperial IPAs, imperial stouts, and now the Imperial Foundation.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/39-1642648
Peter’s Pantry is the local food bank in my community. I started donating there after I heard from several of my patients how they were a life-saver for them in times of need.
Fun fact: My wife and I took our required pre-marital classes in Manitowoc and she took a sushi-making class / evening with Chef Marcel Biro there, as well.
PTA Texas Congress
7716 – Northrich Elementary PTA
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/75-6062890
When I used Fidelity Chartiable to grant to this organization, they made the check out to PTA Texas Congress. The Treasurer was not able to add the check to the PTA account. I had to call in and ask a rep at Fidelity Charitable to make the check out to “7716 – Northrich Elementary” in order for the PTA Treasurer to be able to add it to the PTA account.
Please add the charity details to your Fidelity Charitable DAF account and call Fidelity Charitable in order to specify the check be made out to “7716 – Northrich Elementary”.
Would you make this donation in honor of Kris, our current PTA President?
I added the instructions, but was not also able to make the donation “in honor of.” It’s one or the other, it seems. Hopefully it works out — the PTA may want to change something on their end to make accepting donations easier. $100 should be on its way!
Thank you for doing this!!
Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM).
Bridge No.: 7896168564
3502 Parmenter Street
Middleton, WI 53562
http://www.momhelps.org
They are a local food bank focusing on preventing homelessness and ending hunger. The name is a little misleading as they have no direct religious affiliation. In 1980 they were founded by a group of local churches. However they transitioned to a business-based organization both at the Board and leadership levels in 2007.
Thank you for clarifying that. I have no issue with a religious affiliation, as long as the primary mission is serving people in need. To my friends in Wisconsin, even the Badger & Packer fans.
The Carver Scott Humane Society helps so many animals and supports owners who are struggling to afford their own pets.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/41-1638325
Thank you!
I almost made this donation in memory of local legend Prince.
You sure could have! I only live 10 minutes from Paisley Park. A loss of a great musician. Stupid drugs…
In pediatric oncology, we still treat the vast majority of our patients with drugs approved decades ago for adult indications. Less than 4% of federal funding for cancer research goes to study pediatric cancer.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand funds pediatric cancer research and supports families of children with cancer. 88% of funds raised go to program expenses.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/56-2496146
Thanks for considering donating!
And 12% to lemons and sugar? A very worthy cause, and I’m happy to contribute.
Atlas of Rock County supports men and women struggling financially and mentally. They would really appreciate your support!
In honor of Edward DeBoer
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-5528464
In Edward’s honor:
Please donate to Food & Friends. This awesome DC-based group provides almost a million meals annually to critically ill people. They also make hundreds of Thanksgiving meals which allow those who are ill to give their friends and family a holiday meal. It’s a special organization.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/52-1648941
This should help cover a handful of Christmas meals for the ill. Thanks for the recommendation!
Thank you, PoF. 🙂
Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/36-3327001
Thank you so much.
$100 to help fight leukemia is on its way.
Thank you so much for your kindness. Your help is truly appreciated. My husband and I are both so touched by your generosity.
Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation
Phone: (530) 582-6277
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2508, Truckee, CA 96160
Physical Address: 11075 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA 96161
Contact:
Karli Epstein
[email protected]
(530) 582-6277
Heath
This foundation ensure that people in our rural community still have the highest quality equipment/technology needed for high quality care in a rural setting.
A worthy charity — I still give to my former employer’s hospital foundation.
If you give here (Salvation Army), I’ll match it:
https://give-im.salvationarmy.org/campaign/esi-money-online-kettle/c238221
Love that you’re doing this!
I prefer to give via our DAF, but I made an exception for you, ESI $.
https://www.physicianonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/daf46.png
RIP Medical Debt
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-1442997
Thanks for doing this PoF!
de nada!
PBC is a rare and currently incurable form of autoimmune liver disease. It is generally diagnosed in older women. I was neither old nor a woman when I found out I had it back in 2009. As you might imagine, I tend to donate to the organization associated with this disease now.
Primary Biliary Cholangitis Organization, aka PBCers:
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/76-0622718
Thanks,
Adam
Pacific Northwest Trail Association
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/91-1023116
I hope to spend some time hiking those trails someday!
Congratulations on being a 10-year survivor!
Thanks PoF!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/84-1068936
Freedom Service dogs
$100 to support the service dogs!
You say no political grey areas yet have Salvation Army in your examples? They’re religious and political! And in bad ways too. Why them and not planned parenthood or ACLU? What defines political?
So… another $100 to the Salvation Army? ?
Yes, they have a religious affiliation but they assist tens of millions of Americans every year without discrimination, at least that’s the claim. I’ve seen the impact locally everywhere I’ve lived.
You, as individuals, are welcome to support your local church, synagogue, ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and whomever you like.
I might, too. But not publicly from this site.
Cheers!
-PoF
I was surprised to see the Salvation Army listed as well, as they are the definition of a gray area. But at the end of the day, it’s your money and your call.
Thank you for continuing your charitable mission!
Please note these have very high % of funds that actually go to research. Also guidestar says they match all gifts today on giving Tuesday.
I know you said to limit charity nominations to one per person. But i have two. Each is in honor of a separate family.
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
28 West 44th Street, Suite 609, New York, NY 10036
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-3727250
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 4550 Montgomery Ave. Suite 1100 N, Bethesda, MD 20814
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-6161105
Thank you for doing the research! Both charities were also requested by others, so both will receive $100.
Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
https://foodbankcenc.org/
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/56-1283426
If you give today (Tuesday), all donations are tripled, which means you’ll be helping 3 times the number of people!
We volunteer there in the warehouse every week, and go out every month to distribute boxes to seniors (which is both heartwarming and saddening at the same time). I feel strongly that in this great country of abundance, nobody should go hungry.
One of the downsides of a DAF is that few organizations have a way to contribute directly from a DAF for a same day donation. The grant is first approved and then either a check is sent in the mail (most commonly) or an electronic funds transfer takes place (usually for big charities).
But $100 will be on its way shortly!
Thank you so much – that money will feed 500 people meals. You’re the best!
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/36-6109808
Thank you and happy holidays!
Chris
Happy Holidays to you and yours! Enjoy the symphony.
Thanks! I’ll match your gift!
Hi!
Love this post. Here is my link in Guide Star for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Near and dear to my heart.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-3727250
Thank you!
Near and dear to me, as well.
Canine Assistants, Inc
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/58-1974410
Great idea for donations. Learning a lot from your website PoF!
Glad you’re learning. And I’m happy to assist the Canine Assistants!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-6161105
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
4550 Montgomery Ave. Suite 1100 N, Bethesda, MD 20814
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation funded.
Donations are matched if given today!
https://give.bcrf.org/give/31404/
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
28 West 44th Street, Suite 609, New York, NY 10036
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-3727250
There’s generally no mechanism for same day DAF grants, but money is on its way, I promise!
National Park Foundation
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/52-1086761
Thank you!
We had a great visit to Grand Canyon National Park earlier this year!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/81-4994130
Compress and Shock Foundation
Teaching bystander CPR and AED usage!
An important skill for more people to have, no doubt!
I wondered if you were going to do this again!! I loved the idea last year and think it’s a fun way to get some reader participation, not to mention that it’s incredibly generous. I am going to nominate the same charity I did last year – Ruff Start Rescue in Princeton, MN. I’m about to do my own donation to them, so this is a great reminder. I’m sure you have their information already, but here it is anyway: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/27-2545988
Thanks so much!!!
Happy to support the pooches of Princeton once again!
I thank you and I’m sure the rescue thanks you greatly. 🙂 Your generosity is incredibly kind.
What a lovely, lovely idea!!
I would like to propose BIG CAT RESCUE CORP. in Tampa, FL
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/59-3330495
We’ve done a lot for the dogs. Let’s help the big cats! We saw an albino tiger at the CDMX zoo last week. Mighty impressive!
Thanks for doing this! We would love it if you were able to donate to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). EIN: 13-5644916. Our son and two of his classmates are attempting to raise $100k in memory of a good friend (JC Delamore), who passed away from leukemia last year at the age of 13. If you can wait until January 16th, their campaign officially starts (Team #JCStrong). If it is too much of a hassle to wait, any donation to the LLS is greatly appreciated to help prevent others from going through what their friend, JC, had to endure during his 11-year battle. Thanks again!!
I’m sorry to hear about your son’s friend, and it’s touching that they’re honoring him in this way. I’m happy to help, and the beauty of a DAF is it allows you to enter the information and schedule the donation.
p.s. Are you the hockey-playing Scott Sanderson from my med school class?
Thanks again for doing this! I am not the Scott Sanderson from med school, but he sounds like a great guy (at least his parents have great taste in picking names!). I have been a silent observer of this site for a couple years, as our situations are very similar (although income came from different fields). I appreciate all you do here…it’s really been helpful for me. I will send you a separate e-mail with a better introduction and to share more about our situation. Thanks again!!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/72-1006260
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts
This school provides a (literal) home for special needs kids in LA.
$100 for the children’s home in Louisiana. Thanks for the recommendation, Eliza!
Thank you! In terms of value per dollar, this place gives excellent returns. #liveschanged Most of the funding is from the state, but the poorest students get extra help from the foundation for things like student activity fees, doctor visits, bus fare, etc. Private funding also paid for a detailed proposal for a new residence hall, which was then approved and fully funded by the state. It was a huge win for the students there, thanks to donors like us.
We would like to nominate The Herren Project as it relates to assisting those with substance abuse disorders and their families. Thank you so much for doing this!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/80-0748314
A much needed service. Thank you for the request.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/31-1726923
CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND
Cheers to the Cheetas! Happy to support the speedy felines.
Youth Home (Little Rock, AR) –
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/71-0399069
Thank you and Happy Holidays!!
Happy Holidays to you & yours & to the youth of Little Rock!
Thank you once again!!
A local plastic surgeon who’s done a lot of medical volunteer work in developing countries told me that in her experience the easiest burns to treat are the ones that never happen. In many developing countries meals are cooked over open fires; it’s not rare for family members (particularly children) to either fall into the fire or brush against it and set their clothing ablaze, resulting in horrific burns. Plus, the fires aren’t vented to the outdoors, so everyone in the family is breathing in smoke for much of the day, leading to respiratory issues (even lung cancer).
My friend has developed a stove that solves this problem. It can burn anything the locals already use for fuel (wood, charcoal, dung, etc), and its small fuel opening and insulating double-wall construction insures that the outer walls stay cool and that no one who falls against or brushes up against the stove will be burned. The top can be adapted to fit whatever local pot or pan the women are already using to cook with; since they don’t have to change anything, acceptance and use of the stove is high. And it has a chimney which vents outdoors, so no one has to breathe the smoke. It can even have a water container fitted around the chimney so the hot gases will heat water for the family.
I am asking you to support her effort to end cooking-fire burns by supporting Salama Stoves.
I am pretty sure Salama Stoves is too small to have a Guidestar rating, but here is their webpage so you can check them out: https://salamastoves.com/
And here’s the information you’ll need to make the donation:
Salama Stoves Inc
1309 South 190 the Plaza
Omaha, NE 68130
(402) 680-1197
Tax ID #47-4895222
Thank you for doing this drive again!
Very impressive story — I have heard about the breathing issues of people using primitive stoves for heat. Tell your friend Thank You for these efforts!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/74-2245072
For the Aggies:
Food Bank for Larimer County
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/74-2336171
Thank you!
Happy to feed the hungry in Colorado, Mel.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-2654926
As a repeat of last time, I am still a big believer in the work this organization does to resist environmental damage inflicted by corporate and governmental actions. It is a vital firewall to protect our wild spaces and our future.
Thank you for doing this!
Thank you for the request again in 2019!
Escuela Integrada, a school for poor indigenous children in Antigua Guatemala. It is run by a US charity.
wearegraces.org
We sponsor two kids there and we have been going down there every year for the past four years for mission trips. This year all the kids in the top grade graduated with grades 70% or above.
This sounds like a wonderful charity, but I cannot locate the necessary information to make the donation on either Fidelity Charitable or Guidestar’s website. If you can re-read the instructions and provide the requested info, I can try again.
Best,
-PoF
Sorry, the official charity name is:
Guatemalan Relief Assistance for Children’s Education Services
Thanks again! $100 covers food and education for one child for a whole month!
Thank you! If I have all the info, it still takes 3 to 5 minutes per charity to make the donation and take a snapshot, save it, upload it, and place in the comments. If I have to start digging, giving to 130 charities becomes an impossible task for one man.
I am pleased to say we are supporting a Guatemalan child for a full month!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/62-1049447
Let’s feed our hungry neighbors!
Second Harvest Food Bank
Hungry neighbors fed!
This is so awesome. Thank you for doing this!
Coptic Orphans
https://copticorphans.org
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/54-1637257
A charitable cause I’m proud to support.
The HateDust Project.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-1084811
They have raised over $1.5M for many worthy causes and are two of the nicest people you will ever meet.
Dust makes me sneeze. I hate sneezing.
Thanks for doing this. My husband and I support St. Mary’s Food Bank in AZ by volunteering time and donating money.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/23-7353532
Thank you for putting in the time and money to a worthy cause!
InterAction Initiative, bringing the power of theatre to school and organizations to build communities that embrace and prioritize inclusion, intersectionality, and racial equity.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-3592997
Sounds like a great initiative, Nneka. Thank you for the request!
You have such an awesome mission with this blog. Thanks for all that you do and for offering this at the end of the year!!!
This is awesome. Would love to help out Eastview Community Foundation again. We fund a scholarship with them.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/41-1981823
EVCF
PO Box 240905
Apple Valley, MN 55124 USA
You got it. Apple Valley’s got a heck of a wrestling program there. I got to wrestle in the state tournament once — not against Apple Valley, fortunately. I was from a Class A school.
Thank you sir! We very much appreciate it. Apple Valley is “the other” school in town, ha. Yes, they had quite the dynasty for a time there, I believe they have cooled a bit now but still a great program.
Very cool program you have here, I love it. Thanks again!
Thank you for your commitment to charitable giving! I’m nominating Bright Pink, which is a national organization that helps to save women’s lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering them to know their risk and manage their risk proactively.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/51-0619889
Painting the town bright pink!
Gavi the vaccine alliance.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/98-0593375
Together, we’re saving lives. Thank you for the request!
Collegiate Acadamies Baton Rouge – charter high school serving the underserved in Baton Rouge LA – helping each child reach their full potential
To learn more about supporting Collegiate Academies, contact Julia Mitchell at [email protected]
We’re happy to serve the underserved, tipping the balance a little bit at a time. Thank you for the request, Taryn!
Lightshine Canine. Exceptional work rescuing dogs from the Rez in South Dakota, supported and assisted by Tribe members and law enforcement. https://lightshinerezdogs.org/
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-3048896
For the
ReservoirReservation Dogs.Thanks so much!
https://www.cnfaic.org/
Help keeps my husband and lots of other Alaskans safe during back country ski season. Thanks for considering!
And the Covenant House! Provides housing to homeless and abandoned youth.
Going with the first one — next year, please limit to one and provide the requested information. I hope this is close enough!
Thank you!!
Hey PoF!
If it’s not too late, I would like to suggest the Texas Education Broadcasting Co-Operative Inc aka KOOP Radio 91.7FM in Austin, TX.
From Guidestar (https://www.guidestar.org/profile/74-2392805):
The mission of Texas Education broadcasting, AKA KOOP Community Radio is to provide high quality, innovative, and diverse community oriented programming to Austin with an emphasis on those communities that are ignored or enderserved by mainstream media; including serving and promoting specific communities of African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Chicana/os, elders, gays, lesbians, homeless, immigrants, Indigenous peoples, Latinos/as, peoples with disabilities, women, working and poor people, youth, and other underserved communities. KOOP Community Radio supports the struggle for social justice and peace. KOOP Community Radio will operate with a high level of participation and accountability to the communities being served.
More information on KOOP can be found at https://www.koop.org/about-us
Thank you for keeping Austin weird, sn hour behind the mic at a time!
Please consider Ghanaian Mother’s Hope. A small non-profit building literacy (and health education) in Ghana. They are listed on Guidestar.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-3770294
For the Mothers in Ghana!
Thank you so much! They do good work on a shoestring budget!!!
Cholangiocarcinoma foundation https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-5776861 For my wife and others battling this horrible cancer. Thank you!
I’m so sorry to hear about your wife. This is the least I can do.
Thank you for your generosity. The foundation has been a godsend to patients- advocating for them, bringing together oncologists to share ideas, funding research, etc.
Sickle Cell Disease of America
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/23-7175985
Happy to support the organization again in 2019!
My suggestion is Caring House, a non-medical home focused on end-of-life care in the LA Area.
https://yourcaringhouse.org
When there’s little left for those of us in medicine to do, they provide dignity, support, care and supervision while helping families focus on saying farewell. For those without families, they become one.
I’ll gladly match your contribution.
Thanks for leading by example, PoF.
CD
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-2201206
Thank you for caring enough to make the suggestion and for matching my donation!
Matching $100 donation made on my end to Caring House as well!
With gratitude,
CD
I just returned from Nepal and while there read a book called “Second Suns” about the founders of the Himalayan Cataract Project which was founded in Nepal but has since expanded to train surgeons and open surgical centers in some of the poorest countries in the world returning eyesight to nearly a million people! A $100 donation covers sight-restoring surgery for 4 worthy individuals!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/03-0362926
$100 won’t take care of 10% of one cataract patient in the USA. Thank you for the suggestion!
Awesome! Thank you so much!
I think I am the 95th and get in. East Lake Pet Orphange is what I choose. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/75-2905418
This is a no kill shelter that has cats, dogs, bunnies, etc. Basically if it shows up, there is a home for life or until adoption. My family adopted three kittens from here over two years ago, and we will adopt from here in the future.
Thanks for doing this for your readers communities.
Thank you for caring for the kittens adn supporting this no-kill shelter. I won’t be taking in any kittens, but this donation should help a little.
Thanks PoF!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-3727250
This is one of the best for research.
Thanks for your generosity!!
We’re happy to support the research efforts!
Students Run Philly Style
I volunteered with them while in med school as a running leader. The leadership in this group is remarkable and the strides they’ve made are unbelievable.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/81-4223573
“Strides they’ve made.” Whether intended or not, I love a good pun! Thank you for donating your time as a med student — I know that’s a precious commodity.
Pun intended ?? Thanks for your support.
Thanks so much for your generosity.
I would like to recommend Cappella Cantorum, a non-auditioned community singing group in CT. Formed in 1970, the group is celebrating its 50th anniversary this season. Members range in age from 45 to above 90, and for many of the seniors this is their primary social connection to the community. You can find more information at https://www.guidestar.org/profile/23-7226003. Thank you!
Fun fact: I really enjoy a capella performances — they had an a capella crew on a cruise we took once and I made a point to find them on the schedule every day.
Thank you so much for this. I’ve been volunteering my time and financial support to this group for the past several years. It’s wonderful to see great choral music bring people together, no matter their age, background, health, or political views. Your donation will help to keep the music coming!
Best wishes to you and your family
How are you giving $100 donations through your DAF? My DAF is Vanguard Charitable, and the minimum allowable donation is $500.
Also, as an anesthesiologist, you might consider donating to either MHAUS or the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
Either way, thanks for all that you do; you are an inspiration to us all!
Yeah, I had the same reaction you did when I realized my 2nd DAF, Vanguard Charitable, had that $500 minimum. I then opened DAF #3 with Fidelity Charitable, which has a $50 minimum grant.
Happy Giving!
-PoF
Thank you for your generosity. I strongly support the Oregon FFA Foundation. It helps to provide funding for agricultural education in Oregon, and more broadly than that, it provides extremely valuable student leadership opportunities for students. I’ll also be contributing this holiday season. If selected, I’d request that the donation be made in honor of Christina Lorenz. Thank you for considering.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-2430301
I grew up in a small farming community, and I appreciate the programs the FFA offers. Thank you for contributing!
That’s great. It truly does wonders for students and future leaders. Thanks for all you do!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/75-1875023 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) North Texas.
For our soldiers in need.
Thanks. NAMI is not just for soldiers, but anyone with mental illness and their loved ones. They are working to remove the stigma of mental illness, too. Thank you so much for your gift.
And that’s at least 100 charities, and well before noon Eastern! I’ll call this year’s Giving Tuesday experiment a resounding success! Thank you all for your excellent requests!
Cheers!
-PoF
Thanks so much – super inspiring, adds a really positive dimension to the FIRE concept.
I stand corrected — with a few duplicates and random comments, I’ll be donating to a handful of the requests below!
I have been a longtime supporter of Save the Manatee Club. Their Guidestar link is https://www.guidestar.org/profile/59-3131709. This organization helps protect the docile sea cows from encroaching commercialization of their habitat as well as sick manatee rescue efforts, manatee awareness and aquatic ecosystem protection. Jimmy Buffett is the club’s co-founder. The organization is very active in Florida, but it is also involved in other Gulf Coast states, Central and South America and West Africa.
I’ve been a supporter, as well. Got the stuffed animal and everything. My wife and I have also gone swimming with these magnificent creatures down in Homosassa Springs a couple of times.
Regard4Life Animal Rescue
Longview, Texas
Regard4Life Animal Rescue is an IRS recognized 501c3 Tax Exempt Organization. We are a group of fosters commited to the rescue of dogs and cats in East Texas.
Our mission is to save as many animals as we possibly can from being euthanized in local kill shelters. It is also to educate the public on ways they can help fight the animal overpopulation crisis in our area.
https://regard4life.org/about_us_d.html
Thank you for your generosity!
Please continue the amazing work you’re doing for the animals!
I really love this initiative! I know this is late, but I still wanted to spotlight Heifer Project International. This is a great organization that represents the concept of One Health- that the health of people, the health of animals, and the health of the environment are tightly linked.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/35-1019477
“For all the cows, as the Foo Fighters would say. Happy to support the project again in 2019.
Muchas gracias!!! 🙂 Really appreciate it!
Love that you do this! As a west coast person I’m too late to get on the list, but wanted to highlight the way I think about giving – I try to balance local giving with highest impact (which is often international), and both human and environmental impact.
One of my favorite local / environmental charities is the bainbridge island land trust, which preserves land in my local community for all (people and animals) to enjoy for generations to come.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/91-1439338
This comment came in past 9am PST, but fortunately is still just under the 100 grant mark! I like the way you think about giving, and I may release this post a bit later in the day next year to give more people a fair opportunity.
Oh that’s great! They currently have a matching million dollar challenge so your gift will be doubled.
I’d like to nominate The Clear Fund/GiveWell again!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-8625442
Our 99th grant! Thank you for recommending them again in 2019.
Agape Adoption Agency of Arizona
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/05-0622394
And that’s 100!
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/45-3581329
Augusta Locally Grown
Take 2
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
Peak Vista Community Health Center
Colorado Springs, CO
As a physician I’m sure their mission would resonate with you.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/84-0617567
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/59-3466684
Noah’s Ark is committed to empowering individuals who have developmental disabilities by advocating on their behalf and by providing or facilitating choice of meaningful employment, recreational and social opportunities and affordable housing of their choice.
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
Thanks for this project. I’m nominating our local food bank. Will match.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/57-0751835
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
Wow! Wonderful!
The Lustgarten Foundation to CURE PANCREATIC CANCER
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/31-1611837
thank you!
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
Awesome! Thank you!!
Susan.
Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach – providing free joint replacements in the developing world along with outreach and education.
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/27-1513907
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
Damn, I’ve been waiting for this post for weeks but looks like I might be too late. Oh well, I’m still glad to see a better response this year! Just in case there is some $$$ left, here’s another one:
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/41-1855605
You’re the best PoF!! Keep up the good work.
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-4332787
Please consider Falling Forward Foundation. Founded by a former patient. I am on his Board. We fund outpatient rehab for patients after brain injury, SCI, stroke, and other major illnesses who need extensive rehab that exceeds what their insurance covers.
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
Thank you. I am thrilled to see the non-profit I suggested on the list oF last year’s recipients — Iowa City Public Library Foundation — although it looks like I might be too late to make the cut this year.
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
Thank you for continuing to support charities suggested by your readers.
While the brick and mortar library has been shut down due to the pandemic, I continue to get books through their virtual branch, they have been broadcasting story hour for kids, as well as expanding other services to help the community during this difficult time. Read on!
How about Whispering Willows Senior Dog Sanctuary?
https://www.whisperingwillowsseniordogsanctuary.com/
From their web site:
Many people are afraid to face death and fail to plan for their pets future. Death, or sudden tragedy, can be a frightening reality and this is one of the reasons Whispering Willows exists. WWSDS is a 501c3 non profit and licensed in the state of Missouri. Most shelters do not have the provisions to care for seniors. We assist the community locally and nationwide by filling this gap.
WWSDS is a lifetime sanctuary providing shelter, medical care, and most of all love until the senior dog passes. The rescue specializes in end of life hospice care for seniors that have a short time to live, allowing some to experience love for the very first time.
A longtime anonymous reader made the $100 grant on your behalf.
Cheers!
-PoF
Thank you very much, whoever you are! : )
In your next charitable giving post, it would be helpful if you could mention network for good as a way for people to give to charity, for people who do not have the money for a DAF but don’t give to charity because of the deluge of fundraising pleas afterward.
Network for good has a DAF and when you donate to them and specify the charity, they use their DAF to send a check to the charity (minus their small administrative fee to cover their costs). You can check the box for your donation to be made anonymously to the charity – the charity doesn’t get your personal information so it can’t send you fundraising pleas. I have used them for donations and I don’t get fundraising pleas afterward- it is awesome!!
Oh, that’s clever. Anonymous for the giver, and presumably advantageous for the Network for Good, as well. If someone gives me $100 to donate, and I donate it, it only costs me about $60 or so. I’m surprised they would charge any fee at all. I’ll have to look into this more.
Cheers!
-PoF