I know. I know you’ve already seen too many ideas for non-profits to donate to this week to count. I know it’s right before Christmas, and odds are good that your own finances are stretched tighter than you’d like. However, I also know firsthand how much charities like the ones I’ve listed below help struggling families. And I know how deeply you care and want to help others.

This is FAR from an exhaustive list of charities…or charities for childhood cancer…or even LOCAL (to Utah) charities for childhood cancer. A few of these non-profits not only help kids going through cancer but also many other children with different abilities and/or life-threatening conditions. Every single charity I listed here, however, is one that I love. Most of them have directly benefited my family. ALL of them have benefited many of my friends and their families.

Without further ado, here are 20+ charities (complete with links) that I highly encourage you to support and donate to…

1. Alex’s Lemonade Stand
   • https://www.alexslemonade.org/
2. Blue Skies Ministries
   • https://www.blueskiesministries.org/
3. Camp Hobe*
   • https://www.camphobekids.org/
4. Children and the Earth*
   • https://childrenandtheearth.com/
5. Christmas for Cancer Families*
   • https://christmasforcancerfamilies.org/
6. Curesearch
   • https://curesearch.org/
7. Give Kids the World Village
   • https://www.gktw.org/
8. HayesTough Foundation*
   • https://www.hayestough.org/
9. Hug Your People
   • https://hugyourpeople.org/
10. IronmanQ Foundation*
    • https://www.ironmanq.com/
11. Jessie Rees Foundation
    • https://negu.org/
12. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
    • https://givenow.lls.org/give/342076/?&&&&ds_rl=1278572&gad_source=1&ds_rl=1278572&gclid=CjwKCAiAmZGrBhAnEiwAo9qHibklom1rZNWrCnGDejpSawJluzQRNaPitZYhJ0lZ3MMhEx9RguxdQhoCm14QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#!/donation/checkout
13. Lighthouse Family Retreat
    • https://www.lighthousefamilyretreat.org/
14. Make-a-Wish
    • https://secure2.wish.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=donate_today&ft=SPEA&fi=24_21&chid=100-000&pf=true&level1=15&level2=25&level3=50&level4=100&level5=500&level6=1000&presel=level4&Campaign_ID=MNOO%25fy%25&Appeal_ID=%25fy%25ON-XXX-SRCH&Package_ID=OT-NT-4GTSRCHGOOGLE&Subtype=DEV-Multimedia%20Online&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=mw-ads-google-search-brand-d2d-gt1123&s_src=ads-google-d2d&s_subsrc=mw-ads-google-search-brand-d2d-gt1123&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAmZGrBhAnEiwAo9qHiSBdB7cW4oLlDXnM1VsMKDAaYYMHIdvlO5jYSQqRJ_7ZUa-mdw0I-xoCaywQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
15. Millie’s Princess Foundation*
    • https://milliespf.org/
16. Monkey in My Chair
    • https://www.monkeyinmychair.org/
17. Nixon Strong Foundation*
    • https://nixonstrongfoundation.org/
18. Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer
    • https://rallyfoundation.org/
19. Sadie Keller Foundation
    • https://sadiekellerfoundation.org/
20. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
    • https://www.stjude.org/promotion/impact-giving-pm.html
21. Tiny Superheroes
    • https://tinysuperheroes.com/
22. Tyler Robinson Foundation*
    • https://trf.org/
23. BONUS: Wacky Warriors Foundation*
    • https://wackywarriors.org/

*Non-profits with ties to Utah

I can’t tell you how much joy and relief several of these organizations have given us. Family retreats that helped us have “normal” vacations without medical worries, camps and events that let our children run around and play with other kids who’ve had similar experiences, amazing gifts and toys that brought smiles to all of our faces… I’m so grateful for people and organizations with hearts of gold. I love this famous quote:

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Mahatma Gandhi

I have several friends who are living through the very depths of Hell right now with their kids’ cancer treatments. Hearing that your child has cancer is Hellish enough, but what these families are battling as I type this is unfathomable. So many people are suffering every day. I wish I could take away their pain—or, better yet, CURE the disease that causes the pain, but that ability lies with someone far greater than me.

That doesn’t mean I/we can’t do anything, though. I love it when I can do anything to help ease others’ burdens. It’s a way I can “pay it forward” in gratitude for where we’re at with Lincoln today—20 months off treatment. We’ve been so blessed.

If you have any extra available funds today, please join me in making a difference. Any amount helps! Please make a donation to one of these incredible organizations, and rest assured that the families it will benefit will be so thankful. 💛