Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development
- purpose: to care for and rehabilitate orphaned elephants, to give them a new family, and a second chance of life with another herd
- more info: GlobalGiving
Causes & issues
Arianna's Center
- purpose: engage, empower, and lift up our highly stigmatized transgender community of South Florida & Puerto Rico
- more info: GlobalGiving
Abolitionist Law Center
- purpose: a movement lawyering and organizing project that defends human rights and challenges incarceration and other state & structural violence
- more info: Charity Navigator, Giving Compass
Mama-Tee Community Fridge Project
- purpose: to help food-insecure neighbors access fresh food
- more info: Charity Navigator
Committee of Seventy
- purpose: a nonpartisan civic leadership organization that advances representative, ethical and effective government in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania through citizen engagement and public policy advocacy
- more info: Charity Navigator, Ballotpedia
Level Ground Coffee Roasters
- fair trade brand based in Victoria, Canada; sells coffee, tea, dried fruit, and sugar; has a physical café in Central Saanich
- more info: Fair Trade Federation
Darfur Women Network
- purpose: empowers war-affected women, girls, and youth in Sudan to rebuild their lives through relief, recovery, and resilience
- more info: GlobalGiving
Innocence Project of Texas
- purpose: to free those wrongfully convicted, reform policies that imprison the innocent, and educate the public to drive lasting change
- more info: Charity Navigator
Trans Pride Initiative
- purpose: to provide assistance and support for transgender and gender diverse persons in areas of healthcare, housing, employment, education, and public accommodations
- more info: Giving Compass
Transgender Law Center
- purpose: champion the right of all transgender and gender-nonconforming people to make their own choices and live freely, safely, and authentically
- more info: Charity Navigator, Wikipedia
Second Chance Animal Services
- purpose: provides programs to help in every way possible to make lives better for pets
- more info: Charity Navigator
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
- purpose: to achieve justice for our neighbors experiencing the injustice of homelessness and poverty
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local, Wikipedia
The Marshall Project
- purpose: a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system
- more info: Charity Navigator, Media Bias/Fact Check
Assata's Daughters
- purpose: to deepen, escalate, and sustain the movement for Black Liberation, and disrupt the status quo
- more info: Wikipedia, Charity Navigator
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
- purpose: advances human rights and social justice around the world, partnering with those who confront unjust power structures and mobilizing to challenge oppressive policies
- more info: Wikipedia, BBB Charity, Charity Navigator
Arts for the Aging
- purpose: contracts a faculty of teaching artists who engage older adults and caregivers in regular arts participation to improve physical, cognitive, and emotional health
- more info: Charity Navigator
Death Penalty Information Center
- purpose: to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public with data and analysis on issues concerning capital punishment and the people it affects
- more info: Giving Compass, Media Bias/Fact Check, Wikipedia, MERLOT
Beef Sticks for Backpacks
- purpose: to create a world where no child in Colorado suffers from weekend food insecurity
- more info: Charity Navigator
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles
- purpose: to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth
- more info: Charity Navigator
Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation
- purpose: dedicated to inspiring passion for and promoting the conservation of Adirondack loons as environmental sentinels
- more info: Charity Navigator
Fishers Island Conservancy
- purpose: partners with Fishers Island businesses, non-profit organizations and the government to preserve, enrich, and enhance the natural resources of Fishers Island and its surrounding waters
- more info: Charity Navigator
SnowCap Community Services
- purpose: a philanthropic organization created to provide food, clothing, advocacy and other services to our neighbors in need
- more info: Charity Navigator
Texas Civil Rights Project
- purpose: Texas lawyers and advocates for Texas communities, boldly serving the movement for equality and justice in and out of the courts
- more info: Charity Navigator, Giving Compass
Yu-Ai Kai
- purpose: to promote healthy aging, successful independent living, and advocate for all seniors, while embracing Japanese American tradition
- more info: Charity Navigator
Lotus House
- purpose: to improve the lives of women, youth and children experiencing homelessness by providing sanctuary, support, education, tools and resources that empower them to improve the quality of their lives on every level, achieve greater self sufficiency, and build safe, secure lives
- more info: Charity Navigator
Queens Community House
- purpose: provides individuals and families with the tools to enrich their lives and build healthy, inclusive communities
- more info: Charity Navigator, Wikipedia
Maryland SPCA
- purpose: to reduce pet homelessness by providing pet retention services, safety net housing, and community engagement that empowers citizens of Baltimore and beyond
- more info: Charity Navigator
Muslim Aid USA
- purpose: meeting the needs of humanity through passion and compassion driven by our faith
- more info: CharityWatch, MuslimGive, Charity Navigator
Shepherd's Hope
- purpose: to provide free, quality healthcare for the uninsured
- more info: Charity Navigator
Community Emergency Service
- purpose: transforms lives by serving neighbors, sharing resources, and becoming a community - a place where people come hungry and leave hopeful
- more info: Charity Navigator