Are you ready to help a neighbor this holiday season? With literally thousands of charities vying for your dollars, Savings.com has put together advice on some top-rated non-profit help groups, resources, and ways to taking that giving spirit into the new year. Click on the charity names to read more about them, or the images to donate to their cause.

1. S A V I N G S . C O M
H O L I D A Y G I V I N G G U I D E
2 0 1 6
F R O M

2. H A P P E N I N T H E L A S T 3 M O N T H S O F T H E Y E A R
3 5 %
O F D O N A T I O N S
S A V I N G S . C O M
C R I T I C A L T I M E :

3. G R A N D S C A L E G I V I N G
G I V E T O R E P U T A B L E C H A R I T I E S
W I T H G L O B A L O U T R E A C H
S A V I N G S . C O M
T O B E N E F I T T H E G R E A T E S T N U M B E R O F P E O P L E :

4. Join one of the 177 Heart Walks
around the country or take part in
a Virtual Heart Walk with your
friends and family!
A M E R I C A N
R E D C R O S S
B I G B R O T H E R S B I G
S I S T E R S O F A M E R I C A
Donate time, money and blood to
help people affected by disasters
and emergencies all year round.
Become a mentor for children in
need of positive and supportive
adult role models.
A M E R I C A N H E A R T
A S S O C I A T I O N

5. “ T h i s i s t h e t i m e o f y e a r w e t a k e s t o c k o f w h a t w e
h a v e i n l i f e a n d t h e p o w e r o f r e l a t i o n s h i p s . A s y o u
g a t h e r a r o u n d t h e t a b l e a n d t h i n k o f a l l t h e
s u p p o r t i v e p e o p l e i n y o u r l i f e , t h i n k a b o u t t h e l i f e
o f a y o u n g p e r s o n w h o d o e s n ’ t h a v e a l l o f t h a t .
Y o u r g i f t i s g o i n g t o w a r d s o m e t h i n g t h a t m a k e s a
s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e l i v e s o f y o u n g p e o p l e . "
S A V I N G S . C O M
P A M I O R I O , P R E S I D E N T & C E O
B I G B R O T H E R S B I G S I S T E R S O F A M E R I C A

6. 4000 clubs provide a safe place
for kids with a focus on character-
building, academic success and
citizenship.
F E E D I N G A M E R I C A
M A R C H O F D I M E S
As the nation's largest domestic
hunger-relief and food rescue
organization, Feeding America
helps 42 million Americans who
are food-insecure.
For more than 75 years, March of
Dimes has fought the most serious
health problems that threaten
babies, from polio to premature
birth.
B O Y S A N D G I R L S C L U B

7. " T h i s s e a s o n , o u r h e a r t s a r e w i t h t h e t h o u s a n d s o f
f a m i l i e s i n n e o n a t a l i n t e n s i v e c a r e u n i t s i n
c o m m u n i t i e s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y w h o w o n ' t b e a b l e
t o t a k e t h e i r b a b i e s h o m e .
W e ' r e c o u n t i n g o n t h e s u p p o r t o f o u r g e n e r o u s
d o n o r s a n d f r i e n d s s o w e c a n c o n t i n u e t o m a k e
b r e a k t h r o u g h s t o h e l p m o m s a n d g i v e e v e r y b a b y a
f i g h t i n g c h a n c e . "
S A V I N G S . C O M
K I M B E R L Y H A Y W O O D , V P , F U N D R A I S I N G
M A R C H O F D I M E S

8. Started after WWII, the Marine
Toys for Tots Foundation provides
Christmas gifts and books to low-
income children through over 800
local campaigns.
T H E S A L V A T I O N A R M Y
T H E U N I T E D W A Y
The Red Kettle Campaign raises
funds to help provide shelter for
the homeless, food for the hungry,
and Christmas gifts for children in
need and much more.
The United Way aims to break the
cycle of generational poverty by
focusing on three main areas:
education, income and health.
T O Y S F O R T O T S

9. " E a c h y e a r w e g a u g e o u r s u c c e s s b y t h e n u m b e r o f
k i d s w e s e r v e .
L a s t y e a r w e g a v e t o y s a n d b o o k s t o 7 m i l l i o n
c h i l d r e n . T h a t ' s o n l y h a l f t h e n u m b e r o f k i d s l i v i n g
i n p o v e r t y , s o t h e r e ' s s t i l l w o r k t o d o . "
S A V I N G S . C O M
T E D S I L V E S T E R , V P M A R K E T I N G A N D D E V E L O P M E N T
T O Y S F O R T O T S

10. M E D I U M S I Z E D C H A R I T I E S
B U T C O N S I D E R L E S S E R K N O W N &
S P E C I A L I Z E D C H A R I T I E S
S A V I N G S . C O M
E S T A B L I S H E D C H A R I T I E S H A V E S T A R P O W E R A N D R E A C H . . .

11. Hospitalized Children
Domestic Violence Survivors
Disabled Veterans
Emergency Energy Assistance
Family Assistance for Kids
with Cancer
Environmental Issues
Animal Rights
International Affairs
Homelessness
...
There are hundreds of local and
specialized charities - the one you
choose is a deeply personal choice.
are you passionate about?
WHAT

12. D O N ' T H A V E T O B E M O N E T A R Y
D O N A T I O N S
S A V I N G S . C O M
E A S Y W A Y S T O G I V E

13. “ E v e r y n o n p r o f i t n e e d s c a s h a n d p e o p l e w h o c a r e .
T h a t c a n b e s e r v i n g o n a c o m m i t t e e o r v o l u n t e e r i n g
y o u r e x p e r t i s e o r g e t t i n g y o u r h a n d s d i r t y . ”
S A V I N G S . C O M
D E A N N A W I L L S E Y , C M O , U N I T E D W A Y S U N C O A S T

14. “ T h e r e i s s o m u c h m o r e t h a t t h e h o m e l e s s i n o u r
c o u n t r y n e e d , b u t t h i s o n e b a g t h a t w e g i v e t h e m
h o p e f u l l y e a s e s t h e i r m i n d a l i t t l e . ”
S A V I N G S . C O M
M E L I S S A K I N G , A U T H O R O F
T H I S M O M M Y S A V E S M O N E Y . C O M
Melissa keeps personal hygiene kits and snacks in her trunk for the needy she encounters:

15. “ O u r g o a l i s t o h e l p t h e m f o c u s o n h e a l i n g a n d
r e c o v e r i n g , n o t o n f i n a n c i a l s t r e s s e s o f e v e r y d a y
l i v i n g e x p e n s e s . ”
S A V I N G S . C O M
W I N N A M O R R I N , C O - F O U N D E R , L . Y . N .
A trio of friends in Palm Harbor, Fla., collected money for a cancer-stricken friend a few years ago.
That effort snowballed into the L.Y.N. (Love Your Neighbor) Fund, a nonprofit that has gone to raise
more than $100,000 providing short-term financial assistance for female cancer patients.

16. T H E R I G H T C H A R I T Y
C H O O S E
S A V I N G S . C O M
H O W T O

17. Bogus non-profits hurt
legitimate agencies.
Do your research before
donating:
Be Informed
S A V I N G S . C O M
Charity Navigator
CharityWatch
BBB's Wise Giving Alliance

18. M A K E I T A F A M I L Y A F F A I R
Consider requiring your kids to set aside allowance money for charity, bring
them to a breast cancer walk-a-thon, or take them with you to a neighborhood
soup kitchen.
“The number one thing parents can do to teach kids about charity and
philanthropy is to be a role model,” said United Way’s Deanna Willsey.
“Parents must make it priority and kids need to see how and why it matters.”
S A V I N G S . C O M

19. A S P C A
A L Z H E I M E R ' S F O U N D A T I O N
A M E R I C A N F I B R O M Y A L G I A
S Y N D R O M E A S S O C I A T I O N
A M E R I C A N K I D N E Y F U N D
A M E R I C A N R E F U G E E
C O M M I T T E E
B R E A S T C A N C E R R E S E A R C H
F O U N D A T I O N
C A N C E R R E S E A R C H I N S T I T U T E
C H I L D R E N ' S D E F E N S E F U N D
G U I D E D O G F O U N D A T I O N F O R T H E
B L I N D
H A B I T A T F O R H U M A N I T Y
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
H U M A N E S O C I E T Y
L E U K E M I A A N D L Y M P H O M A
S O C I E T Y
N A T I O N A L U R B A N L E A G U E
O P E R A T I O N H O M E F R O N T
S I E R R A C L U B
S A V I N G S . C O M
M O R E G R E A T C H A R I T I E S :

20. No matter how you donate,
you are making a difference for someone.