Giving Tuesday: 5 Danbury Nonprofits That Could Use Your Help

DANBURY, CT — There’s no single way to show generosity on Giving Tuesday, which falls on Tuesday, Dec. 2, this year, but several nonprofits in Danbury 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 Danbury that depend on community support (donations should be made directly to each of the nonprofits below):

• Catholic Charities of Fairfield County — Located at 405 Main Street.
  • Mission: “We put faith into action to comfort, care for, and advocate for all people in crisis by strengthening the vulnerable and promoting self-sufficiency.”
• Jericho Partnership — Located at 22 Maple Avenue.
  • Mission: “To serve the academic, physical, social, and spiritual needs of Danbury’s at-risk youth, for the glory of God.”
• Hillside Food Outreach — Located at 4B Eagle Road.
  • Mission: “To deliver high-quality, nutritious food that will enable our neighbors to thrive.”
• Dorothy Day Hospitality House — Located at 11 Spring Street
  • Mission: “To provide meals, hospitality and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness and food insecurity in the Greater Danbury area.”
• United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut — Located at 301 Main Street
  • Mission: “In partnership with community, we address critical needs and advance equitable pathways to well-being and financial security for everyone.”

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.