# People on the left: who are you donating to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 21, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231 "2025-01-21T22:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/1 "2025-01-21T22:54:08Z")
Other than the ACLU and Planned Parenthood, who are you thinking of donating to? J. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/2 "2025-01-21T23:13:29Z")
I was donating to the DNC… but not anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/3 "2025-01-21T23:15:29Z")
I will continue donating to the DNC, the ACLU, the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Freedom from Religion Foundation. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/4 "2025-01-21T23:29:46Z")
Relevant to abortion besides Planned Parenthood remember that women also need logistical support and one might look at an abortion access fund; many listed at: > **[Homepage - National Network of Abortion Funds](https://abortionfunds.org/)** > > Welcome to the National Network of Abortion Funds! Learn how we support abortion funds and organize to make abortion access a reality for all. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/5 "2025-01-22T07:47:18Z")
My donations go not to bigger groups but to individuals and small businesses. For example, there’s a clinic in Nebraska I sent coffee shop gift cards to, for the volunteers that escort clients inside. It’s cold out there. ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/6 "2025-01-22T08:04:41Z")
I donate to Black Lives Matter and the ACLU. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/7 "2025-01-22T08:19:46Z")
I give to the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/8 "2025-01-22T10:52:13Z")
I donate to Democracy Docket, run by Marc Elias. And World Central Kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/9 "2025-01-22T11:40:49Z")
My advocacy dollars go to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood, and more politically, [NJ 11th for Change](https://www.nj11thforchange.org/) here in NJ. Freedom from Religion Foundation has gotten my membership as well as gift memberships for my kids. Charitable gifts are aimed at WCK (which blows my mind repeatedly) and local organizations. I also have subscribed/donated to Democracy Docket, the Contrarian, MSW Media, Legal AF (Meidas Touch Network) and other media outlets that I hope will be the candles in the darkness as we head into this morass of insanity. Keeping up with the news and figuring out where to focus attention/dollars is a constant struggle. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/10 "2025-01-22T15:28:42Z")
PP, BLM, and the Unitarian Universalists. The Mrs. is chair of our local UU Social Justice committee. Also the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, as their research has saved my kid’s life. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/11 "2025-01-22T15:37:10Z")
ACLU, Planned Parenthood, League of Women Voters, my local NPR station, my local food bank, my local homeless rights advocates, and my union’s PAC, which sends a lot of money to targeted (mostly) Democratic races. The union is nonpartisan, but one political party is so hellbent on destroying public education that their candidates rarely ask for or receive our support. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/12 "2025-01-22T16:37:07Z")
ACLU, ADL (Anti-Defamation League), Guide Dogs of Texas, public radio/TV, Texas Tribune, Cat’s Cradle (senior cat rescue) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/13 "2025-01-22T16:48:35Z")
The Human Rights Campaign and The Trevor Project. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/14 "2025-01-22T16:49:32Z")
I donate to my local library and animal rescue shelter. I will probably start donating to NPR this year and possibly the Freedom from Religion Foundation. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/15 "2025-01-22T17:02:03Z")
I donate money to the following: - NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) - ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) - Planned Parenthood - Connecticut Public (local NPR/PBS affiliate) - WWF (World Wildlife Fund) - Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia) - AMC (Appalachian Mountain Club) I also donate unwanted clothing and household items to Goodwill. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/16 "2025-01-22T18:00:09Z")
I don’t have money. I give produce that didn’t sell to local food pantries. When I’ve had money I gave to Planned Parenthood, Nature Conservancy and a local land trust, local libraries. If I had enough I’d be giving it right now to people aiding immigrants. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/17 "2025-01-22T22:50:22Z")
My first donation post-election was to **Voters of Tomorrow**. My cohorts in Gen X and Y are running out of steam and frankly don’t have enough skin in the game. I want to give my money to people who have a real stake in the future of the country. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-who-are-you-donating-to/1013231/18 "2025-02-03T00:34:17Z")
Just a follow-up to the OP, and of course, something to consider within your budgetary means. You can also offer an automatically recurring donation, rather than a lump sum. We recently switched to doing so for the ACLU. So they know they have a continuous (well, again, job and economic outlooks could change that!) revenue stream from us, rather than hoping we’ll send more each time they contact us. My step-mother changed her will recently. She originally had a bequest to Planned Parenthood to be realized at her death. After Trump’s election, we were talking and she said basically that _they_ need the money a lot more right NOW than they would whenever she passed, so she donated an amount equal to the behest ($5k US IIRC).