Local Organizations & Businesses to Support this Giving Tuesday

Updated 11/19/2024

This Giving Tuesday, consider donating to local nonprofit organizations or purchasing from businesses with unique missions and causes. Flatiron & NoMad is home to several nonprofits and businesses with active initiatives that can use your support on December 3rd and beyond.

Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27th Street, (212) 481-0295, Donate, @centerforbookarts
Center for Book Arts (CBA) is the oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of the book. CBA promotes the field of book arts through education, preservation, exhibitions, studio access, and community building.

Hearts of Gold, 40 West 25th Street, (212) 206-1461, Donate, @heartsofgoldnyc
Founded in 1994 by entrepreneur and small business owner Deborah Koenigsberger, Hearts of Gold’s mission is to empower, educate, and support homeless moms and their kids to create positive and sustainable change in their lives. Also integrated within Hearts of Gold is TTH Vintage Boutique, a job training program for homeless moms with 100% of net proceeds benefiting Hearts of Gold’s initiatives.

Heavenly HARVST Foundation, 19 East 26th Street, (646) 448-0965, Donate, @heavenlyharvstfoundation
Chef John Doherty of farm-to-table restaurant BLACKBARN founded Heavenly HARVST Foundation in 2015 to offer hunger relief to food insecure communities across New York City.

Housing Works Thrift Shop, 157 East 23rd Street, (212) 529-5955, Donate, @housingworks
When you shop at Housing Works, you’re supporting a nonprofit working to end AIDS and homelessness in New York City.

Le Parc Offices x Children’s Aid, 287 Park Avenue South, (646) 791-4660, Donate, @leparcofficesnyc & @childrensaidnyc
This holiday season Le Parc Offices is partnering with the non-profit Children’s Aid for a Holiday Toy Drive benefiting families in need. To participate, drop off your gifts at Le Parc Offices or you can purchase gifts online. Learn more here.

Madison Square Park Conservancy, 11 Madison Avenue, (212) 520-7600, Donate, @madsqparknyc
The Conservancy is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing Madison Square Park through community, art, horticulture, and sustainability. Your generous support helps fund our park’s maintenance and operations, art commissions, horticultural initiatives, and free public programs. 

MAISON 10, 4 West 29th Street, (646) 590-1291, @maisonten
The concept boutique highlights 10 hand-selected products from talented designers across 10 categories from beauty to art for 10 weeks. Each customer has the option to choose one of 10 nonprofits to receive a 10% donation from their purchase.

Maya’s Hope Foundation, Inc., 244 Fifth Avenue, Suite D176, (347) 699-6292, Donate, @mayashopefoundation
Maya’s Hope Foundation works to improve the quality of life of orphaned, impoverished, and special-needs children around the world.

The NoMad Alliance, Donate, @experiencenomad
The NoMad Alliance supports the vibrant NoMad neighborhood through community engagement, events, and advocacy for local businesses.

Pen + Brush, 29 East 22nd Street, (212) 475-3669, Donate, @penandbrushnyc
Pen + Brush is a 129-year-old publicly supported not-for-profit fighting for gender equity in the arts. Pen + Brush promotes the work of excellent female artists and writers with the ultimate goal of effecting real change within the marketplace.

Pencils of Promise, 1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, (212) 777-3170, Donate, @pencilsofpromise
Pencils of Promise empowers communities through education by building schools and providing quality educational resources worldwide.

Penumbra Foundation, 36 East 30th Street, (917) 288-0343, Donate, @penumbrafoundation
For over a decade, the Penumbra Foundation has brought together the art and science of photography through education, research, outreach, public and residency programs.

Rainforest Alliance, 27 East 28th Street, 8th Floor, (212) 677-1900, Donate, @rainforestalliance
Rainforest Alliance works to advance biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods around the world through promoting sustainable practices in farming, forestry, and tourism.

TADA! Youth Theater, 15 West 28th Street, (212) 252-1619, Donate, @tadatheater
Founded in 1984, TADA! offers both pre-professional training and youth development as well as musical theater classes and camps for the public, schools, and community centers.

Think Coffee, 246 Fifth Avenue, @thinkcoffeenyc
Think Coffee imports and roasts fair trade organic coffee. Every cup of coffee purchased gives back to farming communities to provide fair and livable wages.

Urban Pathways, 575 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor, (212) 736-7385, Donate, @urbanpathways
Established in 1975, Urban Pathways serves adults experiencing homelessness through outreach, housing, and support services in New York City while advocating for systemic change.

Header & Thumbnail Photo Credit: Hearts of Gold