American Humane Association
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Animal Defense League
Animal Rescue
Greyhound Pets of America
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Kansas Humane Society
Paws with a Cause
Pets in Need
See additional animal groups at http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.results&cuid=2&FromRec=1
Your local library or museum or historical society
Civil War Preservation Trust
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mark Twain House and Museum
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (or any other presidential library)
Statue of Libery-Ellis Island Foundation
See additional groups at http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.results&cuid=6&FromRec=1
The alumni association of any college or university
Any elementary or secondary school
American Indian College Fund
Boys Choir of Harlem
Braille Institute of America
Catholic Schools Foundation
Elderhostel
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Jumpstart
The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
4-H
See additional educational
charities at http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.results&cuid=7&FromRec=1
American Land Conservancy
Clean Air Council
Cousteau Society
Friends of the Earth
Greenpeace Fund
National Arbor Day Foundation
National Audubon Society
Nature Conservancy
Save the Redwoods League
Sierra Club Foundation
See additional environmental
groups at http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.results&cuid=11&FromRec=1
The foundation or association for any disease that you’re interested in, such as these:
Alzheimer’s Association
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
Arthritis Foundation
See additional health-related
groups at http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.cause&cgid=5&Submit.x=22&Submit.y=9&Submit=Submit
Food banks in general; your local food bank specifically
Big Brother and Big Sisters
Child Welfare League of America
House of Ruth
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
American Red Cross
America’s Second Harvest
American Foundation for the Blind
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
See more groups that provide
human services at http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.cause&cgid=6&Submit.x=24&Submit.y=8&Submit=Submit
Local civic groups, like Rotary, Lions Club, etc.
American Civil Liberties Union
Anti-Defamation League
Citizens Against Government Waste
Habitat for Humanity
Ronald McDonald House
Any person that you admire
Any technological item that you appreciate, such as a cell phone, caller ID, iPODs, etc.
An historic event that proved to be good for mankind, such as
Women getting the right to vote