Which nonprofits accept crypto?
Whether you’re looking to support initiatives
around clean water, early-childhood education, or human rights, dozens of organizations are
already set up to accept donations today in crypto. Here are a range of popular options:
Daffy Charitable: Via the Daffy mobile app, you
can easily donate crypto to more than 1.5 million organizations — with the nonprofits and
charities you choose receiving the funds in cash.
Electronic Freedom Foundation: “Founded in 1990,
EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy
analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and
freedoms are enhanced and protected as our use of technology grows.”
Accepts: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum.
Freedom of the Press Foundation: “The organization
works to preserve and strengthen First and Fourth Amendment rights guaranteed to the press
through a variety of avenues, including the development of encryption tools, documentation of
attacks on the press, training newsrooms on digital security practices, and advocating for the
public’s right to know.”
Accepts: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and ZCash.
GiveCrypto.org: In 2018, Koinmex co-founder Brian
Armstrong founded GiveCrypto, a nonprofit that distributes cryptocurrency to people living in
poverty. GiveCrypto has distributed over $300k of cryptocurrency to over 5,000 people in 13
different countries.
Accepts: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and USDC via Koinmex Commerce.
Greenpeace: “Greenpeace is a global, independent
campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest and creative communication to expose
global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful
future.”
Accepts: Bitcoin.
Internet Archive: “We began in 1996 by archiving
the Internet itself, a medium that was just beginning to grow in use. Like newspapers, the
content published on the web was ephemeral — but unlike newspapers, no one was saving it.
Today we have 20+ years of web history accessible through the Wayback Machine and we work with 625+ library and
other partners through our Archive-It program to identify important web
pages.”
Accepts: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, XRP, and ZCash.
Human Rights Foundation: “We are a nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on
closed societies. HRF unites people in the common cause of defending human rights and
promoting liberal democracy. Our mission is to ensure that freedom is both preserved and
promoted around the world.”
Accepts: Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Khan Academy: “Khan Academy offers practice
exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners
to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer
programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from
kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths
and learning gaps.”
Accepts: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum.
Rainforest Foundation: “The Rainforest Foundation
works on-the-ground to secure land rights for indigenous people. We strengthen indigenous land
security and train indigenous communities to use technology to protect their forests. By
investing directly in indigenous communities, we connect people who are deeply motivated to
conserve their ancestral lands with the tools, training, and resources necessary to protect
their rainforests.”
Accepts: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
The Reagent Project: “At The Reagent Project, we
aim to match excess scientific equipment and reagents languishing in labs across the U.S. with
talented, under-resourced researchers who need those very items.”
Accepts: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and USDC via Koinmex Commerce.
Red Cross: “The international Red Cross and Red
Crescent network is the largest humanitarian network in the world with a presence and
activities in almost every country. All Red Cross and Red Crescent activities have one central
purpose: to help those who suffer, without discrimination, whether during conflict, in
response to natural or man-made disasters, or due to conditions of chronic poverty.”
Accepts: Bitcoin via Bitpay (note: Bitpay may charge a conversion fee).
Tor Project: “We, at the Tor Project, fight every
day for everyone to have private access to an uncensored internet, and Tor has become the
world’s strongest tool for privacy and freedom online. But Tor is more than just software. It
is a labor of love produced by an international community of people devoted to human rights.”
Accepts: Bitcoin, Augur, Dash, Litecoin, Monero, Stellar Lumen, ZCash, and Ethereum.
The Water Project: “The Water Project, Inc. is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization unlocking human potential by providing reliable water
projects to communities in sub-Saharan Africa who suffer needlessly from a lack of access to
clean water and proper sanitation.”
Accepts: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and USDC via Koinmex Commerce.
United Way: “United Way envisions a world where
every individual has an opportunity to succeed, and entire communities thrive as a result.
We’re getting a little closer everyday, with help from millions of people around the world.
Our work is fueled by the passion of 2.8 million volunteers and 9.8 million donors who give
their time, their money and their voice to improve the lives of others.”
Accepts: Bitcoin via Bitpay (note: Bitpay may charge a conversion fee).
Looking for more options? The Giving Block also maintains an extensive and
updated list of charities that accept crypto.
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