5 Pacific Palisades Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA — If you’re like many of your Palisades neighbors, you may spend a good part of the holiday season with your credit card in hand buying gifts for family and friends. Coming up soon is a chance to give back to the local community.

Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is a day dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups. Since 2012, nonprofits worldwide have used the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to galvanize fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes.

Maintaining funding is a constant challenge for many nonprofits that fill gaps and meet other needs in the Pacific Palisades area.

Here are five local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday:

Palisades-Malibu YMCA

More than just a gym, the YMCA offers programs for all ages centered around sports, food insecurity, education and healthy living. It offers financial assistance to those who may struggle to afford its programs. Learn more and donate.

Temescal Canyon Association

The nonprofit's mission is dedicated to advocating for the preservation of open space in the Santa Monica Mountains, ensuring access to parkland, building and maintaining trails and leading hikes on those trails. Learn more and donate.

Palisades Americanism Parade Association

The organization produces the Palisades' beloved 4th of July parade and fireworks celebration. Learn more and donate.

Palisades Charter High School

Pali High's PCHS Fund supports the school's annual budget, supplementing the funding needs of its programs where state and federal funding fall short. The Booster Club covers student needs that are not covered by the school's budget, including academic programs, field trips, the arts, athletics and extracurricular activities, the school says. Learn more and donate.

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

One in four people in Los Angeles County experiences food insecurity and the organization says it aims to help by distributing food to 900,000 people monthly through a network of some 600 partner agencies. Learn more and donate.