NOTE: This list has been updated from the original published on Nov. 26.
Compiled by the editors
We gathered a list of nonprofits (and related others) that our writers either featured or referred to as sources in their stories in 2025. Links to their websites or Facebook pages are included. We usually post this list on Facebook but decided to publish them here also to reach more of you. Consider helping your favorite nonprofits, especially charities, during Giving Tuesday on Dec. 2. To find a charity’s rating, visit charitynavigator.org. More about Giving Tuesday can be found by visiting: www.givingtuesday.org.
Our list begins below the advertisements.
Adopt A Forest, www.michigan.gov/dnr
AFFEW, A Few Friends for the Environment, affew.org
Alliance for the Great Lakes, greatlakes.org
American Tortoise Rescue, worldturtleday.org/american-tortoise-rescue
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, https://www.ancienttreearchive.org
Benzie Area Christian Neighbors, benziebacn.org
Benzie Area Historical Society and Museum, benziemuseum.org
Benzie Conservation District, benziecd.org
Benzie Manistee Snowbirds Snowmobile Club, benziemanisteesnowbirds.com
Community Cats of Benzie County, benziecats.org
DarkSky Michigan, darkskymichigan.org
Elberta Labor Heritage Center, elbertalaborheritagecenter.org
Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts, oliverart.org
Friends of Ludington State Park, friendsofludingtonstatepark.org
Friends of Orchard Beach State Park,
‒ sites.google.com/orchardbeachfriends.org/orchardbeachfriends/home
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, gtrlc.org
Great Lakes Environmental Festival, glef.us
Grier Music Fest (and scholarship), grierworldcc.com/donate-and-partner/
Grow Benzie, growbenzie.org
Homeward Bound Animal Shelter, homewardboundmanistee.org
Indivisible, indivisible.org
KCS Angels, kcsangels.com
Kaleva Historical Society, kalevamichigan.com
Kaleva Lions Club, www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/kalevami/
Lake Bluff Farms, lakeblufffarms.com
Lake County Animal Control/Shelter, lakecountyanimalcontrol.wordpress.com
Lake County Historical Museum, Facebook: lakecountyhistoricalsociety
Leader Dogs for the Blind, leaderdog.org
Leelanau Energy, www.leelanauenergy.org
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, ludingtonartscenter.org
Manistee Area Racial Justice and Diversity Initiative, marjdi.org
Manistee Conservation District, manisteecd2.org
Manistee County Community Foundation, manisteefoundation.org
Manistee SNAG (Spay/Neuter Action Group), 231-889-0182
Marilla Historical Society and Museum, marillahistory.org
Mason-Lake Conservation District, www.mason-lakeconservation.org
Mason County Animal Control/Shelter, masoncounty.net/departments/animal-control
McClure Rabb Idlewild Foundation, mcclurerabbidlewildfoundation.org
Michigan Audubon Society, michiganaudubon.org
Michigan Environmental Council, environmentalcouncil.org
Michigan History Center, michigan.gov/mhc/about/membership
Mobile Clothes Closet, mobileclothescloset.wixsite.com
National Audubon Society, audubon.org
National Museum of African American History and Culture, nmaahc.si.edu/connect/ways-give
Nature Discovery, www.naturediscovery.net/aboutus.htm
North American Butterfly Association, naba.org
Onekama Guild Thrift Shop, Facebook: Onekama.Guild.Thrift.Shop
PFLAG Manistee, pflagmanistee.org
Portage Lake Association, www.onekama.info
Pride in the ’Stee, facebook.com/people/Pride-in-the-Stee/100082884475238/
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, ramsdelltheatre.org
ReLeaf, releafmichigan.org
Save A Buddy Fund (dogs), saveabuddyfund.org
SEEDS, ecoseeds.org
Sightline Institute, sightline.org
Solar Faithful, solarfaithful.org
Sun Day, www.sunday.earth
Trigenta Club, Facebook: Bear-Lake-Trigenta-Club
WNMC 90.7 FM, wmnc.org
Wexford Counthy Animal Control/Shelter, www.wexfordsheriff.org/animal-control
World Renew (Byron Center, Mich.), worldrenew.net
World Turtle Day, worldturtleday.org
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, https://xerces.org
