Giving Tuesday: Long Valley Nonprofits That Could Use Your Help

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

• The Long Valley Community Assistance Program: A nonprofit food pantry and emergency fund that works with local churches to provide assistance to over 70 local families.
• Long Valley Stronger Together: This nonprofit was created to assist the community and the surrounding communities during difficult times. Donations are distributed to local food pantries, first responders, essential workers, and heroes in healthcare.
• Long Valley Hopes: Provides financial support to local residents and families affected by cancer and other serious illnesses, and engages with the local community to provide education and resources about cancer-related preventative care.
• Our Lady’s Cupboard: This food pantry, working with the Long Valley Community Assistance Program, operates out of Our Lady of the Mountain. The nonprofit is available to Washington Township residents who need groceries in an emergency or occasionally.
• Smiles For Margaret: Based in Hackettstown, this nonprofit is dedicated to bringing hope and comfort to families facing childhood cancer, one small act of kindness at a time.

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.