In a nutshell, Give!Guide is Portland's easiest path to end-of-year giving. The campaign begins on November 1 and closes at midnight December 31.

Give!Guide is Willamette Week’s annual effort to raise funds for — and draw attention to — the good works of local nonprofits. G!G has raised more than $64 million for hundreds of local nonprofits since its inception in 2004.

Last year’s campaign raised $8,354,845 for 235 local nonprofits and the Oregon Cultural Trust from 16,639 donors. The grassroots campaign is supported by numerous local businesses, provides healthy incentives to donors, and emphasizes giving by Portlanders under the age of 36 to build a culture of citizen engagement.

G!G showcases locally headquartered nonprofits that are verified in good standing with the IRS and State of Oregon. Their missions range across ten categories:

1. Animals
2. Civil & Human Rights
3. Community
4. Creative Expression
5. Education
6. Environment
7. Health
8. Home
9. Human Services
10. Hunger

The mission of Willamette Week's Give!Guide is to engage young Portlanders who are 35 and under in giving back to the community and building a culture of active citizenship*.

Today, readers 35 and under provide 31% of the donations. We want to draw attention to the good works of local nonprofits and support their work in our community.

*Give!Guide defines “citizens” as people who are engaged with the civic and political landscape of America. We don’t believe that citizens are limited to a legal status or static identity, nor their privileges confined to the act of voting. America is a nation of immigrants, and we honor and celebrate the newcomers who have helped build American society.

Big Give Days are a fun way to help nonprofits reach their fundraising goals. If you donate to a nonprofit on a BGD, you'll get entered to win an exciting prize from our community partners.

View this year's BGDs and prizes here.

Creating an account makes it easy to for you to track previous donations, find old receipts, and add nonprofits to your favorites list.

You can subscribe here to stay up on all the do-good happenings at Give!Guide and in Portland!

Be sure to select "Nonprofit News & Info" if you'd like to get alerts about the application and campaign activities.

Our team is here to help! You can contact us via email [email protected]. We’re happy to assist with any questions or issues.

The minimum donation is $10 per nonprofit. This makes it accessible for everyone to participate, no matter their budget.

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All participating organizations have 501(c)3 status or are fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3) and are verified to be in good standing with the IRS, Oregon Secretary of State, and Department of Justice.

Give!Guide sends everyone a transaction — not tax — receipt immediately after you make a donation. The tax receipt will come from the nonprofit shortly after you donate. You can find the nonprofit's federal tax ID numbers are listed on their profiles.

You may be able to claim a tax deduction for your charitable contribution for the full amount of the gift. Please check with your tax professional.

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The easiest way to give is here on giveguide.org, but we also accept checks at the office if that's your preference. We have a form for this!

This works for personal or business checks, as well as any distributions from a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), or IRA fund. It can take 7+ days for DAF requests to be issued, please make your request early in order to beat the 12/31 deadline.

Offline donation forms and checks must be received by December 31 before our vault closes.

• Make payable to: "Willamette Week's Give!Guide" (Anything else and the bank will refuse the payment!)
• Mail to: PO Box 10770, Portland, OR 97296
• Must: Include a list of your nonprofit selections and distributions.

Questions? Email [email protected].

All of the money you donate to a nonprofit through Give!Guide goes directly to that nonprofit, minus a 4.25% interchange fee to help cover credit card transaction fees.

Donations made by check do not have an interchange fee, 100% goes to the nonprofit.

Give!Guide covers any additional fees and site security costs above that amount.

Please note: Research shows nonprofit donation portals have interchange fees ranging between 4-9%. Our rate is at the bottom of the range.

Yes! It's easy to make a gift in honor of someone special. There's a place to let the nonprofit know during the checkout process. Plus you can send a note through the system (look for prompts after your donation is complete) or download one of our honorary notecards.

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Matching gifts are a power move — we encourage everyone to utilize every opportunity to make your gift even more impactful.

Some nonprofits have matching gift listed in their incentives, keep an eye out for them! Your company might offer them, too. Ask HR and make sure to follow their instructions.

WW's Skidmore Prize recognizes Portlanders 35 and under who are shaping our collective community through their work and long-term dedication to nonprofits that serve causes critical to the growth and vitality of Portland and its surroundings.

The prize is intended to reward humble excellence, to encourage recipients to continue working in the nonprofit world and to inspire younger generations to go from “potential” to the real deal in terms of taking action and modeling what it means to be an active participant in the community we all have a stake in.

Winners must be under the age of 36 and work full-time for a local nonprofit. The Skidmore Prize winners are celebrated, given an award of $4,000 each, and a handsome plaque. View this year's winners on the Skidmore Prize page.

The Skidmore Prize nomination process is closed for 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter and select "Nonprofit News & Info" to get the first notice when nominations open for next year. We typically release the application in late spring.

Skidmore Prize winners are chosen from a pool of individuals who are nominated by their peers and coworkers.

A selection committee then chooses eight or nine finalists to interview, and selects four of the finalists as winners.

Give!Guide's nonprofits are chosen by a community-comprised selection committee each year. To be considered the organization must

• have 501(c)3 status
• be based in Multnomah, Clackamas, or Washington counties,
• must do work that impacts the Portland metro area,
• and be in good standing with regulatory bodies and Give!Guide.

Interested nonprofits should visit giveguide.org on April 1 for the application materials. They should also subscribe to the nonprofit mailing list to get the application sent directly.

These are nonprofits that weren't in Give!Guide last year. It takes some time to gain traction through G!G, so we hope you give these organizations extra consideration.

Nonprofits with 50%+ of their organizational leadership self-identified as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) can add "BIPOC Leadership" to their Give!Guide profile. Leadership is defined as, “the people who have the decision making power in the org who can impact strategic direction.”

An "OCT Qualified" nonprofit means they're a partner in the Oregon Cultural Trust. Together, Oregonians and the Oregon Cultural Trust fund 1600+ nonprofits in Oregon in the areas of arts, heritage, and humanities. This year, we have 51 "OCT Qualified" nonprofits. Find them here!

When you donate to an "OCT Qualified" nonprofit, you'll be invited to make a matching gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust during the checkout process.

A nonprofit's size is determined by their budget according to their most recent IRS 990 Form. This table showcases the different tiers.