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Revised December 22, 2024
There is no priority or hierarchy implied by the order in which the following charities are listed. All are worthy, need our help, and are trying to make the world a better place. Donations to each of these 503(c)3 nonprofit organizations are deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.
East Texas Food Bank homepage: www.easttexasfoodbank.org
This is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Tyler, Texas.
Mission: To fight hunger and feed hope in East Texas. East Texas Food Bank is a member affiliate of Feeding America.
Donate via www.easttexasfoodbank.org/join-the-fight/donate-money/donatenow/
Habitat for Humanity, Smith County Texas homepage: https://smithcountyhabitat.org/?utm_campaign=HFHI_AffiliateSearch&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=habitat.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in Tyler, Texas (and Americus, Georgia)
Mission: To work as a community of volunteers to provide low-income, working families the hope and transforming experience of home ownership. By joining together as neighbors, we can change the future of families in need and give their children a fair chance for a life of hope.
Donate via smithcountyhabitat.org/donate-online/
The Aging in Place program of Habitat for Humanity International. homepage: https://www.habitat.org/our-work/aging-in-place
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in Americus, Georgia (US)
Mission: To help some of the most vulnerable seniors in America to remain in their homes and communities. As described by Michelle Cottle, "It follows a holistic housing-plus model, which means it looks at issues beyond just the physical structure of the home. A health or social services provider assesses individuals’ needs based on their daily routine. A construction specialist determines what home repairs are called for. The organization works to connect the person with community services such as meal delivery and medical care."
Room in the Inn homepage: https://www.roomintheinn.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in Nashville, Tennessee
Mission: To provide programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, centered in community and long-term support for those who call the streets of Nashville home. Here is their statement of core values: Through the power of spirituality and the practice of love, we provide hospitality with a respect that offers hope in a community of non-violence.
Donate via www.roomintheinn.org/donate
Homeboy Industries homepage: homeboyindustries.org
This is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization EIN 95-4800735, based in Los Angeles, California.
Mission: Homeboy Industries provides hope, training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. See videos at youtu.be/68nGwNrIHBo, a second at youtu.be/7L77UaH5xSU, and a third one, from CNN, at youtu.be/ORF2MD3BBGk.
Donate via homeboyindustries.org/donate/donate-online/
The Fortune Society homepage: https://fortunesociety.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in New York
Mission: To foster a world where those who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated will thrive as positive, contributing members of society. They do this by helping people who have spent time in prison to rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society. They help folks with education, employment, affordable housing, substance abuse treatment, healthcare, and family services.
Donate via donate.fortunesociety.org/give/186379/#!/donation/checkout
New Jersey Reentry Corporation homepage: https://njreentry.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in New Jersey
Mission: To provide critically needed services to persons returning from state prison, county jail, addiction treatment centers, and veterans of the theater of combat. NJRC provides comprehensive, wraparound services: (1) addiction and behavioral health treatment, (2) sober transitional housing, (3) Medicaid registration and linkage to healthcare, (4) Motor Vehicle Commission identification, (5) legal services, (6) mentoring through faith-based and professional associations, and (7) training and employment.
Donate via www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F5BT97ZNE3QJY
Pure Earth homepage: www.pureearth.org
This is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN: 13-4075779, based in New York with 10 regional offices worldwide.
Mission: Pure Earth works with governments, communities, and industry leaders to apply evidence-based solutions to prevent lead and mercury poisoning and to sustainably address the root causes of pollution and exposure to these toxins. Lead and mercury exposure pose a greater risk than all other Top Ten Chemicals of Concern identified by the World Health Organization.
Donate via give.pureearth.org/give/477446/#!/donation/checkout
Fistula Foundation homepage: fistulafoundation.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in San Jose, California
Mission: To end the suffering of women who develop a fistula as a result of injury that occurred during childbirth. Since 2009, the Fistula Foundation has provided more than 100,000 surgeries to women in 35 countries across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia by funding more than 150 hospital partners and community organizations. They also build countrywide treatment networks, or Fistula Foundation Treatment Networks (FFTNs), that work with partners to integrate outreach, training, treatment, and reintegration services. See video at youtu.be/REc49TIgaA8.
Donate via kristofimpact.org/donate/ or fistulafoundation.org/donate/
Muso Health homepage: www.musohealth.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, EIN #20-3171837, based in San Francisco, California, with offices in Mali and Côte ďIvoire.
Mission: To bring fast, life-saving care to communities facing the highest mortality rates. Every year, millions of people living in poverty die from curable conditions for which we have the life-saving solutions. The problem is that these solutions are not reaching patients fast enough.
Donate via kristofimpact.org/donate/ or kristofimpact.org/donate/ or www.musohealth.org/donate
Reach Out & Read homepage: reachoutandread.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in Boston, Massachusetts, with sites throughout the continental United States.
Mission: To strengthen all families with young children through guidance from medical clinicians about nurturing relationships through shared reading. In partnership with clinicians, Reach Out and Read leverages the well-child visit, using books and shared reading to support caregivers in fostering early literacy and healthy relationships with infants and young children. The only literacy model endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Reach Out and Read annually serves 4.6 million children across every state in the US.
Donate via kristofimpact.org/donate/ or give.reachoutandread.org/campaign/643295/donate
Per Scholas homepage: perscholas.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in the Bronx, New York
Mission: To advance economic equity through rigorous training for tech careers and to connect skilled talent to leading businesses. Per Scholas provides skills training and access to employer networks to individuals often excluded from tech careers. Their tuition-free training combines business professional skills development with hands-on technical instruction for high demand jobs. See video at youtu.be/5-CWPvn391o.
Donate via give.perscholas.org/give/583875/#!/donation/checkout
Loyola High School, Los Angeles homepage: www.loyolahs.edu
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in Los Angeles
Mission: To inspire students to become men of faith, scholarship, service and leadership.. Vision: To be a premier Catholic Jesuit learning community for the 21st century, preparing young men to create a world of justice, peace, truth and love.
Donate via www.loyolahs.edu/giving/
Education at Work homepage: https://eaw.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in Indiana
Mission: To bridge the gap between education and meaningful employment. By investing in college students, we not only equip them with essential employable skills but also empower them to transition into high-quality first jobs that lead to fulfilling careers and lives of impact. EAW helps to provide tuition assistance, career development and accelleration programs, and critical work-based learning experiences.
Donate via eaw.org/donations/
Jobs for the Future homepage: https://www.jff.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Mission: To create learner and worker opportunity, strengthen education and career navigation, ensure program quality and efficacy, integrate learning and work, and build strong regional economies. Peter Coy describes Jobs for the Future as helping "employers and governments devise pathways to good jobs for people who don’t have college degrees. That includes the formerly incarcerated. It is in the vanguard of skills-based hiring, which is hiring people based on what they know and what they can do rather than whether they have diplomas."
Donate via https://www.jff.org/about/support-our-work/
Hispanic Federation homepage: www.hispanicfederation.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in New York with offices in New York, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Connecticut, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C and programs in 42 states and territories.
Mission: To empower and advance the Hispanic community, support Hispanic families, and strengthen Latino institutions through work in the areas of education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment, and climate justice.
Donate via www.hispanicfederation.org/donate/
Haitian Americans United for Progress homepage: www.haupinc.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in New York
Mission: To provide an array of essential services to empower immigrants and refugees from Haiti in the United States. Their programs include Immigration and Resettlement Programs and Services, Migrant Enrichment Services Initiative (MESI), youth programs, and translation and legal services English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, and maternal infant health services.
Donate via donate.stripe.com/14kbMdev1cl7gww4gg
Foreverfamily homepage: https://www.foreverfam.org
This is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in Atlanta, Georgia
Mission: To provide a range of services to children with incarcerated parents and their families to ensure that, no matter what the circumstances, all children have the opportunity to be surrounded by the love of family.
Donate via https://www.foreverfam.org/donate/
Habitat for Humanity homepage: www.habitat.org
Mission: To work as a community of volunteers to provide low-income, working families the hope and transforming experience of home ownership. By joining together as neighbors, we can change the future of families in need and give their children a fair chance for a life of hope.
Habitat for Humanity, Smith County Texas homepage: https://smithcountyhabitat.org/?utm_campaign=HFHI_AffiliateSearch&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=habitat.org
Native Plant Society of Texas homepage: www.npsot.org
Mission: The purpose of the Native Plant Society is to promote the conservation, research, and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach, and example.
Native Plant Society of Texas, Tyler Chapter homepage: www.npsot.org/chapters/tyler/
In addition to our own contributions to this list, the opportunities listed above include charities suggested by Nick Kristof, Margaret Renkl, Zeynep Tufekci, Kathleen Kingsbury, Tressie Cottom, Michelle Goldberg, Jessica Grose, David French, Peter Coy, Michelle Cottle, Charles Blow, Pamela Paul, Lydia Polgreen, and the New York Times Communities Fund. I thank them for their suggestions. The mission statements are adapted from text on the web pages of each charity.
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