Giving Tuesday 2024: 17 Amazing Nonprofits
On this Giving Tuesday, we want to shout out some of the wonderful nonprofits out there who work so hard to give back to the community. Consider a donation!
New York Chinese Cultural Center. Through art, dance, and education, NYCCC is dedicated to deepening the understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture in the global and local communities.
Think!Chinatown. An intergenerational nonprofit that supports Manhattan’s Chinatown through art, storytelling, and neighborhood engagement.
Welcome to Chinatown. A grassroots organization that works to support Chinatown businesses. Our Chinatown Collection is a partnership with WtC and features merchandise from such iconic and long-standing businesses as Jing Fong, Fong On, and Hop Kee.
Asian American Arts Alliance. A4 is dedicated to greater representation, equity, and opportunities for Asian American artists and cultural organizations across all disciplines.
Asian American Federation. AAF strives to raise the influence and well-being of the pan-Asian American community through research, policy advocacy, public awareness and nonprofit support. (Many thanks to AAF for honoring our own Joanne Kwong at their gala earlier this year!)
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. Celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, AALDEF protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans.
Asian American Writers Workshop. Dedicated to publishing and amplifying Asian American literary culture. This year they co-hosted the first-ever AAPI BookCon in NYC, with promo art by former Pearl River Mart artist-in-residence Sammy Yuen!
Chinatown Youth Initiatives. CYI aims to empower New York City youth with the knowledge and skills necessary to address the needs of Chinatown, Asian Americans, and other underrepresented communities. Our own Joanne Kwong has a great time participating in their annual Chinatown Beautification Day!
AAP(I BELONG). Created after the brutal attack on Vilma Kari, AAP(I) BELONG aims to bring greater awareness about AANHPI discrimination and cultural challenges through education by providing a safe platform for the community to share their anonymous stories of encounters with anti-Asian hate.
Asia Art Archive in America. AAAinA’s mission is to collect, preserve, and make accessible information on contemporary art from and of Asia, in order to facilitate public understanding and specialized research, to instigate dialogue and critical thinking, and to raise awareness of and support for the activities of AAA globally. Earlier this year they included the Just Between Us catalog in their fundraiser raffle.
Asian Women Giving Circle. The first and largest giving circle in the nation led by Asian American women the Asian Women Giving Circle raises funds to support Asian American women-led projects in NYC centered on arts and culture.
Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund. Honoring cheesemonger Anne Saxelby, this legacy fund provides monthlong paid apprenticeships for young adults to live on sustainable farms — to work, learn, and be inspired to create change in their communities. We're honored to have participated in ASLF annual benefit every year since its inception.
Hot Bread Kitchen. Hot Bread Kitchen’s mission is to create economic opportunity for women and gender-expansive people, immigrants, and people of color through job skills training, food entrepreneurship programs, and an ecosystem of support in New York City.
WQXR. The classical radio station of New York! We've been proud to sponsor their annual AANHPI Heritage Month classical music event two years in a row.
Elephant Family. This organization aims to conserve Asia’s wildlife and enable successful coexistence between all living things. The Great Elephant Migration is a traveling public art installation that demonstrates the growing overlap of the human and animal world, and how we might coexist peacefully together. The herd visited the Meatpacking District this fall and we had the chance to say hi!
Light Up Chinatown. Props to all involved with this labor of love! Learn more about Light Up Chinatown and how it came to be.
Happy Giving Tuesday!
[Image: New York Chinese Cultural Center dancers and Executive Director Ying Yen with Pearl River Mart President Joanne Kwong]