TOLEDO, Ohio — Giving Tuesday is a day to support the people and organizations in our community who are making a difference and positively impacting the lives of others.
Below is a list of reputable local organizations that help our communities in various ways, including ones that have reached out to WTOL 11 for inclusion on our Giving Tuesday list.
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If your northwest Ohio or southeast Michigan charitable organization wishes to be included, email your details to news@wtol.com.
Although Giving Tuesday is one day a year, your support of these organizations can also be year-round:
- The Ability Center
- Adaptive Sports Ohio
- Adrian Symphony Orchestra
- American Red Cross
- Area Office on Aging
- Aurora Project
- Believe Center
- Bethany House
- Bittersweet Farms
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo
- Bowling Green Community Foundation
- Cherry Street Mission
- The Cocoon
- East Toledo Family Center
- Equality Toledo
- Equality Michigan
- Equality Ohio
- Flag City Honor Flight
- Greater Toledo Community Foundation
- Greater Fostoria Community Foundation
- Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio
- Henry County Community Foundation
- H.O.O.V.E.S. Sanctuary and Healing Center
- iamstonefoltz FOUNDATION
- Jackson Weis Youth Athletic Achievement Fund
- Justice for Sierah
- Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful
- League of Women Voters
- Lott Industries
- Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity
- Mobile Meals of Toledo
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Nature's Nursery
- Nuestra Gente Community Projects
- Ottawa County Community Foundation
- Perrysburg Musical Theatre
- Ronald McDonald House Charities Northwest Ohio
- Salvation Army
- Sam, I Can Foundation
- SeaGate Food Bank
- Sisters of St. Francis
- Special Olympics Ohio
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Sunshine Communities
- Susan G. Komen of Northwest Ohio
- Sylvania Area Family Services Food Pantry
- Task Force 20
- Toledo Free Press
- Toledo Grows
- Toledo Humane Society
- Toledo Lucas County Public Library
- Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank
- Toledo Repertoire Theatre
- Toledo School for the Arts
- United Way
- The Victory Center
- The Village Players Theatre
- Waterville Community Foundation
- Women of Toledo
- Wyandot County Community Foundation
- YWCA of Northwest Ohio
- YMCA of Greater Toledo
- Zepf Center
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What should you do before giving to another nonprofit or charitable cause?
The Federal Trade Commission recommends the following sites, which allow you to search for charitable organizations and learn more about them:
Check for registrations
Many states require that charities are registered with the state regulator, the FTC said. Click here to see the regulators in each US state.
Check for tax-deductible status
Find out if the organization you wish to donate to by searching for its tax-exempt status in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search here.
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