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Give Back This Holiday Season with These Impactful Charities

Are you tired of the usual gift-giving routine? Want to make a difference in the world? Look no further! We’ve curated a list of top-rated charities that align with various passions and interests. Whether you’re an environmentalist, social activist, or animal lover, there’s a charity on this list that’s sure to resonate with you.

For the Environmental Advocate

• WildAid: With a Charity Navigator score of 100, WildAid works to reduce consumption of wildlife products and fights poaching and illegal fishing. Pair your donation with an organic, free-trade, cruelty-free skin cream from Meow Meow Tweet.
• Water.org: This charity has a score of 95.75 and helps people around the world gain access to clean water. Donate in your loved one’s name and print out a customizable e-card thanking them for their contribution.
• The National Wildlife Federation: With a score of 85.58, this organization works to protect and restore natural habitats and species across the United States. Adopt an animal in your loved one’s name for $50 and receive an adoption certificate, calendar, magnet, poster, and stuffed animal.

For the Social Activist

• National Urban League: This charity has a score of 92.14 and works to help African Americans and other underserved urban residents gain economic self-reliance and power. Pair your donation with a Resist mug or Passion planner.
• Creative Capital: With a score of 90.29, Creative Capital helps artists across the United States grow through grants, counseling, and career development services. Select whether to make a general donation or support artists with specific focuses, like social justice or LGBTQ rights.
• Women’s Learning Partnership: This organization has a score of 89.7 and champions the education of women across the globe. Make a donation in honor of your favorite feminist and pair it with a Future Is Female tee.

For the Health Crusader

• The Trevor Project: With a score of 93.94, The Trevor Project helps fund free crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ people under 25. Make a donation to support crisis counselor training and pair it with the My Life Story — So Far journal.
• Salk Institute for Biological Studies: This charity has a score of 92.82 and works on the cutting edge of biological and health science to identify cures and solutions for various conditions. Gift a general donation or send your cash straight to a specific area of Salk’s efforts, such as cancer research or women and science.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): With a score of 91.89, NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. Make a donation in honor of a mental health advocate and send them a customizable e-card.

Honorable Mentions

These organizations have scored perfect 100s from Charity Navigator and are doing amazing work to build a better world:

• ProPublica
• Grand Teton National Park Foundation
• Rainforest Trust
• Gary Sinise Foundation

For Teachers and Education Activists

• Girls Inc.: With a score of 98.23, Girls Inc. provides mentorship, pro-girl environments, and educational programs that equip girls to navigate the world and grow up healthy, educated, and independent. Donate in your girl power pro’s name and pair it with a copy of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists or this boob hat.
• DonorsChoose: This charity has a score of 95.47 and creates a space for teachers to seek donations for their classroom’s needs and projects. Filter by grade and school subject to find a project to donate to.
• Room to Read: With a score of 92.92, Room to Read promotes literacy by providing resources and training to communities across the globe. Make a donation in your bookworm’s name and nourish their love of reading with a copy of one of this year’s best-selling books.

For Humanitarians

• Direct Relief: This charity has a score of 98.23 and works to provide doctors in underprivileged and disaster-stricken communities the supplies and medicines they need to help those in need. Select a specific project or cause to direct your donation to, and pair it with a gift local to the community your donation benefits.
• Doctors Without Borders USA: With a score of 94.74, Doctors Without Borders provides independent, neutral, and impartial medical aid wherever in the world it’s needed most. Donate in honor of your humanitarian and pair it with a scratch map for them to track and share their travels.
• Operation USA: This charity has a score of 87.4 and supports health and education programs that help children and families recover and thrive in the wake of disasters. In addition to a donation, which includes a customizable e-card, get your homeland supporter a monogrammed leather passport holder.

For Lovers of Small Humans

• Action for Healthy Kids: With a score of 95.47, Action for Healthy Kids works to make schools healthier places for kids to learn and grow. From building better breakfast programs to getting kids moving and motivated, the organization focuses on helping students get their game on.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: This charity has a score of 92.92 and matches adult volunteers with kids and adolescents across the country in order to foster positive, life-changing relationships. In addition to gifting a donation to the mentor you couldn’t live without, give them this F. Scott Fitzgerald inspirational quote print or The Self-Care Planner by Meera Lester.
• Save the Children: With a score of 85.57, Save the Children supports kids in the United States and around the globe through emergency response efforts, educational programs, health resources, and advocacy.

For Animal Lovers

• Patriot PAWS Service Dogs: This charity has a score of 93.26 and trains and provides service dogs to disabled American veterans and others with disabilities and PTSD — for free. Donate in honor of a dog lover in your life and they’ll receive a written thank you letter in the mail from the organization.
• Friends of Animals: With a score of 90.62, Friends of Animals advocates for the rights of animals, providing low-cost spay and neuter programs, promoting veganism, and supporting habitat and wildlife protection efforts across the globe.
• American Humane: This charity has a score of 90.49 and provides rapid response rescue and care for animals in need across the country. Pair your donation with a pair of PupSocks, which you can customize with a photo of a pet.

Make a difference this holiday season by gifting a donation to one of these incredible charities. Your loved ones will appreciate the thought, and you’ll be supporting a great cause. Win-win!