Category: Monthly Winners

We have good news about June winner WomenHeart, right after this quick update...

Over $100,000 Served

This month we cross a big milestone! When we write June's grant check to WomenHeart next week, we'll have granted $100,704+ dollars since opening our site in September 2016. And this is your doing. Jessica and I have contributed a good bit toward Charitocracy's overhead, but we've only thrown an average amount into the monthly pots. 99% of it comes from your generosity month after month, year in and year out. So kudos to you. We've come a long way, baby!

June 2022 winner WomenHeart

Last night we named Charitocracy's 70th monthly winner. Congratulations to WomenHeart, The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, nominated by donor StephL. They are the first and only national patient-centered organization dedicated to serving women with heart disease. Their community is here for you. You can find their website here. And let me just call out the years of cheerleading and patience on the part of StephL, who nominated WomenHeart back in December 2016! 67 months later, here we are. So proud. ❤️

Now you have a week to further sweeten the pot with a special one-time donation of any amount, which we'll add straight to the check we write to WomenHeart next week.

So finally check out Charity's misdiagnosis story, in which doctors overlook her risk of heart disease during pregnancy. (Spoiler alert, they diagnose her heart failure just in time!) Then feel good about your part in our collective $1001+ grant to support WomenHeart's ongoing work.

Have a great July, happy 4th, and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!

We have good news about May winner NARAL Pro-Choice America, right after this quick update...

A Relief Valve for Conscientious Objectors

With Planned Parenthood and now NARAL Pro-Choice America both winning over the past year, there's something I should probably mention. Or at least remind you about since I bet I haven't mentioned it in years. It's a mechanism I built into Charitocracy dating back to the beta-test stage in summer of 2016.

It has not been used often, and I hope it continues not to be needed often. But if you have a dilemma whereby you can't in good conscience, for example due to religious beliefs, support the winning cause, you just need to get in touch and we'll direct your monthly contribution that month toward Charitocracy's general expenses instead of the monthly grant check.

Here's where you can find it described in the FAQ if you're curious!

So just be sure to let me know during the 1st week of the month before I write out the check, and I'm happy to keep you happy. While I always want democracy to prevail, I also want you all to sleep well at night. 😘

May 2022 winner NARAL Pro-Choice America

At midnight on May 31 we named Charitocracy's 69th monthly winner. Congratulations to NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation, nominated by donor Stephanie. They shift the culture of shame around abortion to help guarantee every woman the right to informed and empowered choices. You can find their website here.

Now you have a week to further sweeten the pot with a special one-time donation of any amount, which we'll add straight to the check we write to NARAL next week.

So finally check out this short video, “The Future Is Forward,” which takes viewers on a journey through time, to see and feel how far we’ve come in the fight for reproductive freedom in the United States. Then feel good about your part in our collective $1040+ grant to support NARAL's ongoing work.

Have a great June and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!

We have good news about April winner World Central Kitchen, right after this quick update...

Keep being awesome.

You all make me so proud when it comes time to write our monthly grant checks. This money comes from you, and is pointed in the right direction by you. Jessica and I have the simple yet super satisfying job of signing the checks and putting them in the mail. But the rest is all you. Thanks for everything, and keep up the good work. Literally, good work. It doesn't get much better than this.

April 2022 winner World Central Kitchen

At midnight on April 30 we named Charitocracy's 68th monthly winner. Congratulations to World Central Kitchen, nominated by donor Stephanie. They provide meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. You can find their website here.

Now you have a week to further sweeten the pot with a special one-time donation of any amount, which we'll add straight to the check we write to WCK next week. (We received two biggies already, thanks!)

So finally check out this moving video about a shelter in Lviv, Ukraine where winner World Central Kitchen delivers two meals each day. Then feel good about your part in our collective $1150+ grant to support WCK's ongoing work.

Have a great May and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!