Once Upon a Time Donations

I received the best gift ever. The Raynors gave me the opportunity to help them give away $100,000 . WHAT A GREAT GIFT! They helped me research the organizations, and they have helped me learn from this wonderful project of two years.

I promise to write more info here but I really wanted to share it just in case anyone is looking around. Tzedakah means “righteous giving.” Not all of these organizations are Jewish. I guess you could also use the word philanthropy? I’m just not into the word “charity” because that sounds very optional, it comes from the heart. Jewish people like me are commanded to donate to righteous causes and organizations – to help repair what is broken in the world. Tikkun Olam and Tzedakah are not optional.

Note: These are all well reviewed organizations and vetted either by me or by the staff at Once Upon a Time or both. You can trust these folks!

Kavod – https://kavod.org/ – A Tzedakah Collective – always low overhead!

The Other Ones Foundation – Austin, TX – https://toofound.org/?doing_wp_cron=1687020461.7662799358367919921875 – building a home for unhoused folks

Free Lunch (through the Other Ones Foundation, Austin, TX) – https://freelunchatx.com/ – free lunch for unhoused folks

Beit Uri –  https://www.bet-uri.org.il/copy-of-home – Israel – a brilliant home for people of all ages with all kinds of disabilities

Inclu – https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/adi-altshuler-on-making-israel-more-inclusive/ – Israel

Hand in Hand – https://www.handinhandk12.org/ – integrated education – Israel

Concrete Jungle – https://www.concrete-jungle.org/ Atlanta, GA – food justice

We are Blood – Austin, TX – https://weareblood.org/ – donate blood and platelets!

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation – https://xerces.org/ – environment, USA

National Resources Defense – https://www.nrdc.org/about – environment, USA

826 New Orleans – https://826national.org/welcome-826-new-orleans/ – education

Families in United Action – https://familiasunidasla.org/ – – New Orleans  – solidarity – “The people save the people!”

Broadmoor Improvement – https://www.broadmoorimprovement.com/  New Orleans

Saul’s Light – New Orleans  – https://www.saulslight.org/ – in the NICU

Saving Innocence – https://savinginnocence.org/

Tsavo Trust –  https://tsavotrust.org/programmes-projects/big-tusker-project/

Comfort Cases – www.comfortcases.org – help foster kids with dignity!

The Pad Project – India Project (based in LA, CA) – https://thepadproject.org/ – “The Pad Project’s mission is to create and cultivate local and global partnerships to end period stigma and to empower women and all menstruators worldwide. A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.^®“