Giving Tuesday: 5 Anne Arundel County Nonprofits That Could Use Your Help

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

Seeds 4 Succes (Annapolis)

• Mission: Tutors and mentors students from underserved neighborhoods
• Donate: Vist seeds4success.org/donate
• Read More: Nonprofit Raises Thousands With 'Bold Vision' To Double Tutoring For Underserved Kids

First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Odenton)

• Mission: Collects donations and supplies for victims of hurricanes, feeds people experiencing homelessness
• Donate: Visit felc.churchcenter.com/giving and select a cause
• Read More: Church Delivers Meals, Supplies To Hurricane Victims: 'It Does Your Heart Good'

HM2 Buck For Hope Foundation (Annapolis)

• Mission: Raises awareness about military sexual assaults and mental health in honor of a local Navy sailor who died by suicide
• Donate: Visit hm2buckforhope.com/how-you-can-support
• Read More: Veteran Suicide Documentary To Feature 2 Marylanders Advocating For Change

American Legion Riders For Cummings-Behlke Post 226 (Mayo)

• Mission: Fundraises for veteran support causes like suicide prevention
• Donate: With attention to "American Legion Riders Post 226", mail a contribution to 830 Mayo Road, Edgewater, MD 21037 or P.O. Box 1531 Edgewater, MD 21037
• Read More: Soldier's Suicide Sparks $50K MD Fundraiser In Honor Of ‘Most Protective, Loving Person’

Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (Annapolis)

• Mission: Uses adapted sailboats to teach boaters with disabilities how to sail
• Donate: Visit crabsailing.networkforgood.com/projects/173910-donate-today
• Read More: New Marina For Boaters With Disabilities Opens, Offers Accessible Sailing In Annapolis

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.

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