Did you know that Giving Tuesday is a global movement? Or that it was started in 2012 via a partnership with the United Nations Foundation and the 92nd Street Y in New York City?

Today, Dec. 3, is Giving Tuesday, a day meant to amplify good causes and help nonprofits raise awareness and money. Seattle, in fact, is among the most charitable cities in the United States.

A 2023 report by Fidelity Charitable found that Seattle ranks No. 4 for giving to international affairs, and is also the No. 4 city in the country for giving to arts and culture nonprofit. It ranks eighth for giving to environmental and animal causes. The report lists several popular nonprofits, including KUOW, Northwest Harvest, Cascade Public Media, the University of Washington, and Hopelink.

Here are just a few ways to give back in Seattle on Giving Tuesday.

• Stoup Brewing in Ballard is hosting an event where customers can make donations to FamilyWorks, a hunger relief and family resource organization.
• The Pike Place Market Foundation will match up to $140,000 in overall donations for a variety of causes, helping an estimated 20,000 residents around the Market.
• The Rainier Valley Food Bank offers comprehensive ways to give back to several nonprofits.
• Cornish College of the Arts is asking for a $2 contribution to the Student Success Fund, a program designed to help Cornish students in their artistic and personal growth beyond the classroom (think internships and extracurricular projects).
• Nonprofit Skate Like a Girl is seeking to raise $25,000 to further its mission to create opportunities for youth and marginalized groups who want to participate in skateboarding, including in trans, queer, women and BIPOC communities.
• The Seattle Choral Company seeks to raise $3,000 to support its goal of celebrating the community through choral singing.
• Stroum Jewish Community Center in Mercer Island is seeking funds to provide essential funding to enhance security, expand it programs and provide scholarships.

For countless other opportunities, check the websites of nonprofit organizations, and visit the Seattle Foundation or Washington Gives (a platform that connects donors to more than 1,500 nonprofits across the state).