Which causes do you donate to?

Question

End of year is approaching (i.e. cut-off for tax deductibility of donations).Which causes and organizations do you donate to? Bonus question: why did you pick these?

heresjohnny · Accepted Answer

The Dutch Salvation Army. They run food banks, have caf&eacute;s for the homeless to warm themselves and enjoy some free coffee, their volunteers keep the lonely company, and so on. I&rsquo;ve seen what they do and I love it.I&rsquo;m not a Christian myself, but subscribe to the same values. And somehow I&rsquo;m more inclined to donate to an organization that requires members to believe in God. For some reason that makes me believe fraud or misuse of funds is less likely.

shrimp_emoji · Answer

The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation)!They're the most effective protectors of digital freedom that I know of.

animesh · Answer

So far I have only given to https://mynoise.net/. It is an amazing service that has hundreds of soundtracks that help you through your various moods and situations.From the next year, I plan to use the Github sponsor and such similar options to donate smaller amounts to opensource projects. I wish I had more money, but this is where I would want it to go no matter how smaller.

amalgamated_inc · Answer

I like donating to open source/software causes that I actually use. E.g. the foundations for various languages or frameworks, especially if they're somewhat niche/fledgling and not super mass adopted.I also view subscribing to a small mom & pop style SaaS over a free competitor as essentially a donation, where I choose to be monetized via cash by the small company instead of whatever FAANG monetizes me with.

p0d · Answer

I give to local and overseas church work. Why? To give back where I have received so much and help others in need. Where I give is private but I do keep the details in a journal. It's encouraging to look back and remember. I'm pretty sure I would forget without the journal.

themodelplumber · Answer

Generally: Topical, local. If you're in a hurry and concerned about how well orgs will be spending your money in particular, then I would stay local, look at known causes running fundraisers (food banks, etc.), and aim for quantity over quality.

cyounkins · Answer

GiveWell! Evidence-based impact.

ghastmaster · Answer

I use archive.org a ton and support them for what they are doing.
I support the Randolph Bourne Institute for their antiwar views.
Before I donate to a new organization, I always check their IRS forms("copies of returns") if they are in the USA at https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
This form gives a general idea of how funds are distributed.

jaggs · Answer

Time For The Planet - https://lnkd.in/et9T7UDYCrowdfunded climate project incubator. Open source, B-corp non profit equivalent. Been going 3 years.

congulio · Answer

* my child&rsquo;s school* a foundation funding research for a rare disease that affects someone I know* the local animal shelter, food bank and women&rsquo;s shelter* a few others that I can&rsquo;t remember right now

cpersona · Answer

Two food banks in the NYC area. I&rsquo;d like to volunteer when my schedule clears a bit as well.

toomuchtodo · Answer

Archive.org

Which causes do you donate to?

End of year is approaching (i.e. cut-off for tax deductibility of donations).
Which causes and organizations do you donate to? Bonus question: why did you pick these?

The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation)!
They're the most effective protectors of digital freedom that I know of.

I give to local and overseas church work. Why? To give back where I have received so much and help others in need. Where I give is private but I do keep the details in a journal. It's encouraging to look back and remember. I'm pretty sure I would forget without the journal.

Generally: Topical, local. If you're in a hurry and concerned about how well orgs will be spending your money in particular, then I would stay local, look at known causes running fundraisers (food banks, etc.), and aim for quantity over quality.

GiveWell! Evidence-based impact.

Time For The Planet - https://lnkd.in/et9T7UDY
Crowdfunded climate project incubator. Open source, B-corp non profit equivalent. Been going 3 years.

* my child’s school
* a foundation funding research for a rare disease that affects someone I know
* the local animal shelter, food bank and women’s shelter
* a few others that I can’t remember right now

Two food banks in the NYC area. I’d like to volunteer when my schedule clears a bit as well.

Archive.org