And, to round out the trio of “giving” Questions, what charities do you regularly support?

Mainly we support our church. The church has a fund for supporting a number charities including food bank, backpacks for kids, feeding the homeless and needy, and a local pregnancy center that offers all sorts of assistance for unplanned pregnancies. We also donate our time as well as our money to many of these efforts.

I don’t donate to anything regularly. I don’t have a lot of money to spare at the moment, being a student and working part-time. I donate sporadically, often to environmental causes (I donated a lot in the wake of major wildfires in California the past couple years). I also make occasional donations to charities through the Catholic Church.

I support 5 main causes/organizations.

1) A Prostate Cancer support group that does great work helping guys and their caretakers with the disease. 100% of the funds go to the program . There is no paid staff and the Drectors all work for free. (I have also selected them for my Smile.amazon donations. 0.5% of my purchases go to the organization.)
2) The local women’s shelter, Willow Domestic Violence Center, a cause I learned about from one of the jellies here.
3) The Rochester Academy of Science. The money goes to support student research projects . 100% of the funds go to programs. The Directors and officers all work for free.
4) The local NPR (National Public Radio) station WXXI.
5) The local Fire department
Others sporadically or as needed.

I do not use a middle man to make donations. That way I am sure 100% the funds go where I want.

Local rescue ministry
Habitat for humanity
Boy Scouts
My volunteer fire department

Since seawulf did it, I will. Christians are NOT encouraged to discuss good deeds, so not to be taking glory from it being Gods gifts, not ours. We feel grateful to help others, as it helps heal us.

Local official charities like @seawulf. I’ve volunteered for Alzheimers Assoc bike rides, Special Olympic races etc., project grad at the local school, missions at local churches,donated to the local childrens home. Does not include some workplace charities or local rotary events for PBS, etc..

I also redistribute personally from my home from donators to kids and families. Like baby stuff, toys, clothes, shoes etc…

A few of the town ladies and I buy for a locals as need arises. School supplies, school clothes, haircuts. Its hard to pick families but usually God puts them in front of us, its pretty cool.

Last month a kid needed help, saw it on facebook. I got to go shopping with a 13 yr old boy!! Fun for me! 6’5” 200 lbs, and it literally made me cry to see him so happy after the haircut and clothes. He finally looked me in the eyes after treating him like a human, unlike his jailbird mom. These kids steal your heart.

St. Jude’s
Mountain State Boxer rescue with monetary donations and food, blankets, leashes and collars.
Animal shelter with money and food donations.
Make a Wish.

Sierra Club
Red Cross
Goodwill
Yellowstone Foundation
Yosemite Foundation
The biggest bulk of my charity donations go to relatives.

Sierra Club
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

A suicide victims /relatives website/forum.
(Prostate) cancer research/awareness.
Psychological help for children in/from war torn areas.