Looking for a Charity for My Son to Donate Money To

Save/Spend/Give--awesome! How very Dave Ramsay-esque!

I had a couple thoughts. He could "give his $1 per week to his "giving" envelope and before Christmas, take the $$ and buy Toys for Tots. (In his case, he could buy cars!)

If he likes animals, you could investigate Heifer International which provides goats, pigs, chickens, etc to third world country families, who then breed and pay it forward. It truly is life changing for those families to have an item of livestock.

Have fun!

How old is he?

How about something locally, right in your town?
That way, it will be more tangible for him, and perhaps he can even donate his time as well, together with you.

What are his interests?
Does he like animals?
Kids?
Homeless?
Kids who are underprivileged and need school supplies?
the Arts? programs that help needy kid?
Lots of options....

My daughter is 6 and has 6 chores so she gets $6. She on her own every week. Keeps $1 for her savings and gives $5 to church from her.

That is also an option if your church going people.

An animal cause might be good for a young boy. Maybe the Make-A-Wish foundation. Helping sick kids live their dreams is a great idea.

Does he like animals? You could introduce him to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) or the Humane Society of the United States.

What about a local children's hospital? Ours accepts donations to various departments as well as their free care fund for families who can't afford medical services. Maybe they also accept donations of new toys to hand out to patients as prizes after procedures, on their birthdays, etc. He could purcharse toy cars and donate them.

What is he interested in? Saving the planet? Missions? Helping ill children? Helping animals? That's the place to start. Of course, since my husband and I raise puppies for Canine Companions for Independence, I'll be glad to put in a plug for it! CCI raises and trains dogs to become companions and helpers for people with mobility problems. A couple of the dogs we have raised help children in wheelchairs. For more information, you and your son can go to www.cci.org. Hope this helps!

ask him who he would like to help. He may say children, then pick a charity for kids. He may say the homeless man he saw or someone he knows is sick. He may choose something he saw on t.v. Whatever he chooses just respect it and help him send it in.

Or........keep saving and at Christmas buy a toy for a child whose parents cannot afford to buy one for him. Kids love to do that!

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What does he enjoy doing? I would look online by googling charities and then put what hobbies he enjoys. (E.G. if he likes reading look up something to do with books, etc.... If he likes planes there is a ministry that fly's medical patients around for free....).
Hope that helps.

A lot of kids like animals, maybe he would like to make a donation to the local humane shelter.