Where Should You Give?
Many choose to make the holiday season more meaningful by giving to charity. Here are ideas for which charities to donate to.
Note: Beliefnet does not sponsor or endorse any of the charities listed or linked here.

Share your favorite charity with other Beliefnet members on the message boards.

Secret Santas, Sidewalk Santas, and more season-specific charities that need your help during this time of the year.

The editors of Worth Magazine compile the best environmental, education, health, human services, and relief and development organizations.
Giving After 9/11
Americans raised $1.4 billion for 9/11-related charities in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. But many of these charities are still raising relief funds. Check out these charities to donate to a 9/11-related cause this season.
The Future Looks Gloomy
Charities brace for tough times and scale back fund-raising goals in the midst of fear and economic uncertainty.
Hunger Relief Guide
This guide focuses on September 11th and Afghanistan refugees-related hunger projects. Information for how to donate to these groups this holiday season,
plus information and links for other hunger charities, including faith-based hunger relief efforts.

More ways to help the 9/11 relief effort.
Gifts vs. Charity

If you spent on charity as much as you spend on holiday gifts, how many lives could you change?

Let's spend as much on charity as we do on Christmas gifts. By Gregg Easterbrook

Writer Bill McKibben advocates a simple Christmas.
Giving Tips



Tips from the Better Business Bureau

Important things to know about a nonprofit before giving money.