Giving Tuesday: 5 Brookfield Nonprofits That Could Use Your Help

BROOKFIELD, CT — There’s no single way to show generosity on Giving Tuesday, which falls on Tuesday, Dec. 2, this year, but several nonprofits in Brookfield are counting on end-of-the-year donations and support.

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday all focus on consumerism, while the idea behind GivingTuesday is to galvanize fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes.

Since 2012, nonprofits, community and grassroots groups, and mutual aid networks worldwide have used the #GivingTuesday hashtag to encourage fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes, according to the nonprofit of the same name behind the movement.

Local nonprofits remain heavily dependent on donor support. Charitable contributions increased 2.9 percent from June 2024 to June 2025, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Report analysis.

Notably, although total dollars raised have increased, year-to-date performance among supersize donors has been softer than in 2024, making small contributions more important than ever.

In the United States, Giving Tuesday is led by hundreds of communities, networks and coalitions.

Here are five nonprofits in Brookfield that depend on community support (donations should be made directly to each of the nonprofits below):

Brookfield Cares, "a non-profit volunteer community-based organization dedicated to creating awareness and positive change around the issues of substance misuse, depression, suicide, and other mental-health concerns."

The mission of the Brookfield Education Foundation is to "empower innovative education and foster lifelong learning within the Brookfield community."

The Brookfield Museum & Historical Society is the "only organization in town whose purpose is to preserve Brookfield history … to collect the history of Brookfield and make it available, educational and interesting to all."

REACH Western Connecticut, based in Brookfield, looks to "connect kids and build relationships that change lives. We fulfill our mission by connecting with and redirecting the lives of underserved and under-privileged youth by providing consistent support in a safe, fun and predictable environment."

The Brookfield Food Pantry "provides essential food assistance to those in need … eligibility is determined through an intake review at the Social Services office."

The Giving Tuesday movement encourages “radical generosity,” the concept that the suffering of others should be as intolerable to us as our own suffering, according to the movement’s website.

Giving Tuesday was created in New York City in 2012 with a simple goal: to encourage people to do good. Over the past nine years, the idea has grown into the global movement it is today.

Last year, Giving Tuesday participants raised a record-breaking $3.6 billion from 36.1 million participants, bringing the total raised on the day since 2012 to $18.5 billion.