What percentage of your income (gross or net) do you donate to charitable organizations?

I used to donate a fairly high percentage of my net income to charities (8-10%). But the other day I was in a meeting and our department United Way rep gave a great presentation, and I realized that my charitable giving these days doesn’t even equal 1% of gross income. I’ve moved a few times and lost contact with charities I used to support; changed jobs a few times and lost set payroll deductions; and also my personal values have changedβ€”what I want to support now is very different than what I supported 10 years ago.

It was so fun to adjust my payroll deduction to support the United Way more, and also to plan which local and global charities I’ll contribute to this year. I’m now at 1% gross income charitable contributions, and next year I plan to raise that to 2%. Not sure what my ultimate goal is, percentage wise, but I’d like to keep increasing it and make long-term goals.

How do you approach charitable giving?

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TIL About Scott Loxley a member of the 501st Stormtrooper Legion, a Star Wars costuming/charitable fundraising organization, who walked across Australia in full Stormtrooper armor in order to raise almost $100 000 for charity. starwars.com/news/the-her…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/GentPc
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Namewee just posted that he will be providing assistance to any legit NGOs or rescue teams affected by the recent flood. I recalled some monyets are frequent participants in charitable organizations so maybe try emailing the address he posted if your areas are affected.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/HerbiGiraffe
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Ok, and? You think that if its a cult its bad? Atleast Christian cult is the most charitable organization in the world. Atheist organizations aren't even in the top ten.
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My 2021 Charitable Impact (not all 100% EA approved organizations).

I love tracking my charitable impact, and I wanted to post it see what y'all thought and more importantly, to learn what yours is.

NOTE: I don't just believe in 100% malaria nets so in that way I am a "bad" effective altruist. I also believe in charities like Watsi where I can help one adult at a time, and I believe strongly in the inherent value of the rainforest/tree planting, and have picked the most effective charity I know of for each.

My Year-End Charity Impact:

  • Acres of Rainforest Protected through the Rainforest Trust: 723 (for context, Central Park is 843 acres).

  • Number of anti-malarial bednets distributed: 721. Since many children have a younger sibling they share the net with, this will help to protect 1,081 kids from malaria for 2-4 years. Super proud of this.

  • Number of trees planted through Eden Projects: 1,216

  • Number of surgeries paid for through Watsi: 1, restoring the voice of a Ugandan villager.

  • Number of Children cured of blindness through the Seva Foundation: 1

  • Number of children in Mali vaccinated against 9 common childhood diseases: 61 children through the Oulessabougou Alliance. One in ten children in Mali dies before the age of five of preventable diseases. Vaccines include DTAP, TB, measles, yellow fever, etc.

  • Number of children given deworming tablets through Sightsavers: 654

  • Number of children provided with a year of food-based micronutrient supplements through Project Healthy Children: 77 children

  • Number of prosthetic legs I paid to have shipped to the Gambia through Legs4Africa: 10

  • Years of training expenses for a rat that sniffs for land mines through APOPO: 1. Statistically speaking in one year that rat will successfully remove 1 landmine! Not effective enough, never donating here again.

  • Years of high school paid for for a girl in Malawi: 1 through Camfed. Will probably pay for another 1 year every year for the next 3 years so I can say I (through donor illusion) supported a girl in Malawi through high school. This is not a particularly robust donation but I believe strongly in the power of educating girls and will only donate the 4 years.

  • Number of pounds of plastic trash removed from the ocean: 35 (Literal drop in a bucket, but put another way, that is 1,400 water bottles or 17,500 straws).

PLEASE post yours below!

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Donations to qualified charitable organizations are *not* taxable events

This applies to America. Please check you own domestic laws.

If you are looking to make end-of-the-year donations, consider donating in cyptocurrencies. If you donate to qualifying organizations (religious institutions, non-profit schools/hospitals, organizations such as the Red Cross, etc.), your crypto donation may help reduce your taxes.

If you have had the crypto for more than a year, you can declare rhe current market value of the crypto and not be taxed for any capital gains on it.

If you had it for less than a year, you can declare the cost of the crypto when you bought it.

I'm not associated with them, but you can try using The Giving Block to find a cause or charity that resonates with you if you don't already have any in mind. The website helps you find and donate to charities in cyptocurrencies.

I hope this is useful to someone. Happy New Years, everyone!

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πŸ‘€︎ u/watercastles
πŸ“…︎ Dec 29 2021
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What are some good charitable organizations to donate quilts to?

I’m familiar with Linus and Valor, but who else likes to revive them?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Pitachip1210
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MOOR token charity wallet addresses can be explored in Ethereum explorers and Binance Smart Chain to ensure that the funds reach their intended parties, which serves as proof of receipt. Also, blockchain operates at very low fees than traditional charitable organizations. So it requires more funds t
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Windhorse Farm sold/gifted to an Indigenous-led charitable organization atlantic.ctvnews.ca/this-…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/FluidRutabaga
πŸ“…︎ Nov 27 2021
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What charitable organizations actually put most of your donation toward the cause?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/pretendstoknow
πŸ“…︎ Dec 23 2021
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Smaller Charitable Organization Suggestions?

Looking for suggestions for a local charity to donate to this time of year. This year I’d like to focus on helping children. I sometimes feel like my donation is a drop in the bucket for charities that get funding from government or large donors, so I’m kind of looking for a smaller organization that would really appreciate the money, if that makes sense. Anything come to mind? (Or is my reasoning not sound?)

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Mistake #1: Assuming that organizations that purport to have charitable intent are filled with good people
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Indonesian police arrest top cleric over terror connections | A leading Muslim cleric in Indonesia has been arrested on charges of funding Islamist attacks through a charitable organization. The country has been facing a spate of extremist attacks in recent years. dw.com/en/indonesian-poli…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Exastiken
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We dropped a NFT collection which helps CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS against famine for example. What do you think about it? opensea.io/CryptoPixies
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Sandrini611
πŸ“…︎ Jan 02 2022
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Howard Stern Launches Charitable Organization Benefitting Little People and the Disabled in Eric "The Actor" Lynch's Name

Just kidding. This is Howard Stern we're talking about.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Craggy_Crevice
πŸ“…︎ Nov 23 2021
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GlobalFaces Direct / CrunchBox Review - "charitable organization" scam

I was looking for a job on indeed, and a very vague description came up under Crunchbox for someone who could work in a team, was motivated, etc. I looked them up and there was no info on their website, and I couldn't even tell what I was applying for, however I was desperate and went for it. In the first interview I realized it was door to door canvassing, and they mostly just wanted to get to know me. In the second interview they told me the pay was $80/day (12-8), but if I were to get 1-6 donations/wk. I'd make the money back, 7-9 I'd make 1.5x back, and if it was over 10 donations that week I'd make double the amount off of them. However, they failed to tell me if I did not get at least 1 donation a day, I would not get commission. Also, we're signing people up for a monthly program with a minimum donation of $20, not just one time donations. They gave me the job, and on my first day they told me they "made a mistake" in the interview and the base pay is actually $60/day, therefore $7.50/HOUR, keep in mind this is in CDN$ and the minimum wage here is $14.25. I started doing door to door canvassing for GFD in the Summer of 2021, when the hottest recorded temperatures in Canada were rolling through. At first, I was really excited about my job, getting exercise, raising money for charity, and making solid money for myself. There is the possibility of making good money in this career, as the commission rates are good. I also had a team of (seemingly) upbeat and positive people around me. This job is commission based, and because I wasn't getting enough people to sign up to give $20/month to a hospital (employees of which told me donations are just for profit), I was getting paid $7.50/hr to walk around in the blazing heat. As someone with epilepsy and brain damage, it ended up triggering hallucinations and seizures. I would have partial seizures in my hands, feel like passing out, or be seeing things and my managers would continue to work on making their own profit, leaving me alone in the street. I once had an hour long seizure at my job due to the heat. Because of the nature of this job, I was illegible for unemployment/EI, and could not get compensated for the time I shouldn't have been working because of my disability. My managers told me the pay was $7.50/hr if I wasn't meeting the quota because the charities would lose money. However, that is NOT TRUE. Every $20 donation I would get, my manager would make about $100 off of (I'm lowballing here), pr

... keep reading on reddit ➑

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πŸ‘€︎ u/mg1omm3rt
πŸ“…︎ Dec 19 2021
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Brand new project, aiming to raise funds for charitable organizations!🍼🐼 @BabyPandaClub twitter.com/babypandaclub…
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Is anyone familiar with any charitable organizations building schools in Cambodia? I wish to donate and dedicate it to my parents.

As the title states I am looking for an NGO which builds schools in Cambodia. I thought I found one on google, but the website appears dated. I would be most grateful if any members who are familiar with such an organization would please post their reply. Thank you.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/yanchabozo
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Looking for charitable organizations building schools.

I once came across a charity which built schools throughout Cambodia and that struck me as something I would like to do. My parents believed in education and I thought that dedicating a school after them would be fitting. If someone knows of such an organization I would be most grateful if they could post it. Thank you.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/yanchabozo
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RSS has done more for the nation than so called other charitable organizations
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πŸ‘€︎ u/alpha_omega1227
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200 Afghans escaping from the Taliban are relocating to Saskatoon with the help of a charitable organization. Hopefully we can offer them a warm welcome to our city. globalnews.ca/news/820427…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/PresidentAnybody
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Charitable organizations

In the spirit of the season, Ursula’s Twitter accounts (@ursulakleguin and @ursulaleguin) have been highlighting some of her favorite charitable organizations: https://twitter.com/ursulakleguin/status/1466529500276027396?s=21 (full list is on her website at https://www.ursulakleguin.com/tributes)

I think it’s a wonderful way (pointing them out and/or giving in her name) to honor her. Her estate does a lovely job managing those accounts.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/tindomiel4
πŸ“…︎ Dec 10 2021
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Anyone know of good charitable organizations I can volunteer internationally for?

Preferably a canadian based organization in the GTA?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/ZlowKe
πŸ“…︎ Dec 16 2021
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Indonesian police arrest top cleric over terror connections | A leading Muslim cleric in Indonesia has been arrested on charges of funding Islamist attacks through a charitable organization. The country has been facing a spate of extremist attacks in recent years. dw.com/en/indonesian-poli…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Exastiken
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Akshaya Patra is a Hindu Charitable Organization and the world’s largest NGO school meal program, providing hot, nutritious lunches to over 1.8 million children in 19,257 schools, across India, EVERY DAY v.redd.it/hg5kmalllxt71
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Julius__Kesar
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Which charitable organization do you consider trustworthy and noble with donations and vice versa which do you consider a scam?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/pacific_bell
πŸ“…︎ Dec 11 2021
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Donor-Advised Funds: From the POV Of Charitable Organizations?

I'm considering setting up a Donor-Advised Fund in the future. There are a number of threads on the relative benefits of DAFs to donors, and I think I appreciate most, if not all, of them. But it hasn't been as clear whether or not these funds are as favorable for the recipients.

From past commentary, I see two possible downsides for them:

  • Spreading Out Donations: First, based on comments online, DAFs seem to encourage donors to spread out their donations over time. While it seems nice to be able to donate a smaller amount annual, I'm not sure that's true in practice. In this case a) I no longer receive a subsequent deduction in subsequent periods, b) the charity is worse off because they receive money over an extended period of time rather than immediately when it's most valuable, and c) donations will be anonymous so they'll have no idea whether or not I'm continuing to donate in the future.
  • Fee Structure: Second, it seems like charitable organizations generally pay relatively high fees to liquidate the funds, which is great for the administrator (and me, who is presumably subsidized) but not great for the efficiency of the donation.

Assuming I'm trying to maximize impact, can anyone share a perspective here? Are DAFs still the way to go? And is it preferable to fund the DAF and then fully disburse it?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/worm600
πŸ“…︎ Nov 15 2021
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With the upcoming holiday season, what "charitable" organizations should people be wary of donating to?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/CrikeyMikeyLikey
πŸ“…︎ Nov 09 2021
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Where do you all donate clothes? I'm looking for a charitable that isn't connected to large organization. Thinking more local
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πŸ‘€︎ u/PurpleLeeves
πŸ“…︎ Oct 09 2021
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LPT: β€œCharity begins at home”, if you use Smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com. AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% to the charitable organization of your choice (at no cost to you)

#####What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. When you shop AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. You can choose from over one million organizations to support.

More info https://org.amazon.com β€œAbout AmazonSmile”

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πŸ‘€︎ u/bottersweet
πŸ“…︎ Sep 21 2021
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Which charities or organizations can help the most with charitable donations in response to the floods and evacuations?

I am on the sidelines watching what's going on via news and social media. How can I help the most with monetary or item donations?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/whiterook6
πŸ“…︎ Nov 17 2021
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How in the fresh hell did Sons of Confederate Veterans get nonprofit and charitable organization status? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/mrsbundleby
πŸ“…︎ Sep 17 2021
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Hyperfine Partners With Madonna's Charitable Organization, Raising Malawi, to Increase Access to High Quality Healthcare for Children - HCAQ prnewswire.com/news-relea…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/SPAC_Time
πŸ“…︎ Dec 07 2021
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Charitable giving is great but pay attention to the organization you're giving to. Do not give to Kars4Kids!

β€œYour donation will benefit Kars4Kids, a national organization dedicated to addressing the educational, material, emotional and spiritual needs of Jewish children and their families [emphasis added].”

https://www.charitywatch.org/

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πŸ‘€︎ u/iPhilTower
πŸ“…︎ Nov 01 2021
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Indonesian police arrest top cleric over terror connections | A leading Muslim cleric in Indonesia has been arrested on charges of funding Islamist attacks through a charitable organization. The country has been facing a spate of extremist attacks in recent years. dw.com/en/indonesian-poli…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Exastiken
πŸ“…︎ Nov 17 2021
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Washington Justice has been nominated for Most Charitable Gaming Organization for the gameHers awards. twitter.com/washjustice/s…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/SonOfGarry
πŸ“…︎ Sep 15 2021
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Are there any charitable organizations centered around supporting trans folks’ partners and families?

If not, are there any partner support groups that welcome out of area members via video chat?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/MysticMisfit42
πŸ“…︎ Oct 28 2021
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What would you do to improve the structure, management, regulation or any other aspect of charitable organizations in your country?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Bawlsinhand
πŸ“…︎ Nov 02 2021
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Gift of Giving 2021: Warm clothes, gift cards top the list of charitable organizations' needs this year worcestermag.com/story/li…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ocvictor
πŸ“…︎ Nov 15 2021
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What percent of your income do you donate to churches or other charitable organizations?
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