Giving Tuesday: 5 Wilton Nonprofits That Could Use Your Help

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

• Friends of Ambler Farm
  • Mission: “Ambler Farm cultivates an appreciation and respect for our land, our heritage, our animals, and each other through immersive programs, community events, and sustainable farming.”
• Woodcock Nature Center
  • Mission: “Our mission is to creatively re-connect the community with nature and to one another.”
• Wilton Land Trust
  • Mission: “The Wilton Land Trust protects Wilton’s unique natural, scenic, and historical landscapes through conservation and stewardship. It is a community-focused land trust dedicated to preserving land for open space, protecting biodiversity, and promoting environmental awareness and education.”
• Stay at Home in Wilton
  • Mission: “Stay At Home in Wilton offers seniors supportive services and resources, along with social and educational programs that unite its members as a community and enhance their efforts to remain independent, active and connected.”
• Wilton Historical Society
  • Mission: “Shining a light on the making and meaning of history through telling Wilton’s stories and historic preservation.”

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.