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Charities

A portion of the profits from each issue is donated to a different charity each month. Here is a list of who we've given to so far:


2017

January: Planned Parenthood

February: The ACLU

March: The National Women's Law Center

April: Earth Justice

May: American Psychiatric Association Foundation

June: OutRight Action International for LGBTIQ human rights

July: Equal Justice Initiative

August: Transgender American Veterans Association

September: Houston Food Bank

October: Everytown for Gun Safety

November: American Indian College Fund

December: Southern Poverty Law Center


2018

January: National Parks Conservation Association

February: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

March: Doctors Without Borders

April: The Innocence Project

May: National Immigration Law Center

June: Natural Resource Defense Council

July: The Center for Reproductive Rights

August: The Alliance for the Great Lakes

September: Brennan Center for Justice 

October: RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network)

November: HIAS

December: Environmental Defense Fund


2019

January: Human Rights Initiative

February: The Edible Schoolyard Project

March: Friends of Earth

April: National Federation of The Blind

May: National Immigration Forum

June: National Network of Abortion Funds

July: RAICES

August: Everytown for Gun Safety

September: The Amazon Conservation Team

October: Domestic Abuse Intervention Services

November: 350.org

December: National Alliance to End Homelessness


2020

January: Australian Red Cross for wildfire relief

February: Australian Red Cross for wildfire relief

March: Union of Concerned Scientists

April: Restaurant Workers Community Foundation

May: United Farm Workers

June: Black Lives Matter/Black Voters Matter

July: Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective

August: Native Seeds

September: Direct Relief

October: Family Promise

November: Give Directly

December: Los Angeles Regional Food Bank