Below are some of the charities and non-profit organizations that I support.  I HIGHLY recommend guaranteeing a percentage of your income to give to non-profit organizations like the ones below.  Not only does it feel good and give you a big tax deduction each year, a strong and healthy community depends upon it's members doing so.

American Whitewater

Keeps the United States' rivers and creeks free of polution and open to the public.

Amnesty International

A worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all.

Center for Environmental Law and Policy

A nonprofit membership organization working to preserve and restore Washington's freshwater resources through agency monitoring, litigation, and education.

Central Asian Institute

Promotes and provides community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia in an effort to prevent terrorist recruitment in future generations.

Climate Solutions

Working to accelerate practical and profitable solutions to global warming by galvanizing leadership, growing investment and bridging divides.

Defenders of Wildlife

Organization dedicated to the preservation of all wild animals and native plants in their natural community.

Global Partnerships

Dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty and providing leadership in the fight against global poverty via Micro Lending.

Green Peace

An independent campaigning organization that users peacefull direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.

Habitat for Humanity

A nonprofit housing organization building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need.

Idaho Rivers United

Idaho's statewide, non-profit river conservation group devoted to the protection of rivers, streams and riparian areas and the recovery of Idaho's wild salmon and steelhead.

International Rivers

Protects rivers from dams and other forms of river distruction and defends the rights of communities that depend on them.

Mercy Corps

An international humanitarian aid and development charitable organization that focuses on emergency relief services, economic development and civil society initiatives.

National MS Society

Helps each person address the challenges of living with Multiple Sclerosis through our 50 state network of chapters.

Natural Resources Defense Council

The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.

Conservation Northwest

Protects and connects old-growth forests and other wild areas from the Washington Coast to the BC Rockies, vital to a healthy future for us, our children, and wildlife.

Olive Crest

Dedicated to preventing child abuse, to treating and educating at-risk children and to preserving the family.

Plan Child Outreach

A global partnership of caring people founded in 1937 to bring hope and help to the world’s poorest children.

Red Cross

Helps prepare communities for emergencies and keep people safe every day thanks to caring people who support our work.

Sierra Club

Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

The Nature Conservancy

A conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.

Unicef Children's Fund

Mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

Wild And Scenic Institute

Provide environmental education and outdoor recreation to special needs children in the Greater Seattle area.

World Wildlife Foundation

Protects the future of nature, by working to combine the global reach with a foundation in science, involving action at every level from local to global, and ensuring the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.