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Charitable Causes
Click on a category below to donate online to one of our global charity partners. If you’d like to donate locally, find a Giving Machine near you on the map above.
Common Questions
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints covers all operational costs for the Light the World Giving Machine initiative. Individual credit card transaction fees are covered by the donor or the Church. As such, participating nonprofit organizations receive 100% of every donation to purchase and deliver your selected item(s).
Occasionally, it becomes necessary to make an item substitution to meet unexpected needs. When this occurs, replacement products or services remain in the same category as the original.
Absolutely! You can donate directly to a charitable cause linked in the section above.
In most places, Giving Machines accept credit and debit cards and mobile payment services. In a few countries, cash and cards are accepted.
Every participating Giving Machine charity represents a cause with pressing needs. Before you visit a Giving Machine (or donate online), spend a few minutes learning about the vital work of these charities. We’re confident that a cause will resonate with you and you will know that your gift will bless a life in countless ways.
The Giving Machines are just one way to Light the World. And you don’t have to spend money to help others one by one like Jesus did. Find more ideas to do good and serve others this Christmas.
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Global Charities
iDE
iDE creates livelihood opportunities for households in need with farming, nutrition, clean water and sanitation in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
UNICEF
UNICEF protects the rights of children in 190 countries and territories through quality nutrition, safe water and sanitation, vaccines, and education.
WaterAid
Clean water saves lives. Our mission is to equip people with sustainable clean water (and decent toilets and hygiene education).
Global Charities
Care
Care works to alleviate poverty across the world by tackling crises, nutritional, environmental and social issues that contribute to suffering.
Church World Service
Church World Service transforms communities in every continent through sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster.
iDE
iDE creates livelihood opportunities for households in need with farming, nutrition, clean water and sanitation in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Mentors International
Mentors International assists individuals out of generational poverty through mentoring and training across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
UNICEF
UNICEF protects the rights of children in 190 countries and territories through quality nutrition, safe water and sanitation, vaccines, and education.
Global Charities
American Red Cross
American Red Cross alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
Care
Care works to alleviate poverty across the world by tackling crises, nutritional, environmental and social issues that contribute to suffering.
Church World Service
Church World Service transforms communities in every continent through sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster.
UNICEF
UNICEF protects the rights of children in 190 countries and territories through quality nutrition, safe water and sanitation, vaccines, and education.
WaterAid
Clean water saves lives. Our mission is to equip people with sustainable clean water (and decent toilets and hygiene education).
Global Charities
Mentors International
Mentors International assists individuals out of generational poverty through mentoring and training across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
UNICEF
UNICEF protects the rights of children in 190 countries and territories through quality nutrition, safe water and sanitation, vaccines, and education.
Global Charities
Church World Service
Church World Service transforms communities in every continent through sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster.
Lifting Hands International
Lifting Hands International provides housing, security, and aid to refugees displaced throughout North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Global Charities
UNICEF
UNICEF protects the rights of children in 190 countries and territories through quality nutrition, safe water and sanitation, vaccines, and education.
Global Charities
Lifting Hands International
Lifting Hands International provides housing, security, and aid to refugees displaced throughout North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Global Charities
UNICEF
UNICEF protects the rights of children in 190 countries and territories through quality nutrition, safe water and sanitation, vaccines, and education.