10 Charities Accepting Bitcoin and Crypto Donations

Looking for a worthy charity to donate your crypto to? Here is a list of ten charities that accept cryptocurrency donations in Australia and worldwide:

Variety the Children’s Charity Australia

Variety the Children’s Charity is an Australian charity targeting kids living with disability, disadvantage or illness. The non-profit attempts to improve the lives of the less fortunate through community funding, mobility support, scholarships and so much more. The team began accepting digital assets such as BTC and ETH during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cancer Council

One of Australia’s leading cancer charities, Cancer Council has begun accepting cryptocurrency donations directly via its website. Interested donators can give to the charity using the top 3 digital assets Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC, as well as a wide range of other tokens such as ImmutableX or Chainlink.

Backpack Bed

Backpack Bed for Homeless is an Australian charity that provides backpack beds and sleeping bags for street-sleeping people without shelter. If you want to donate, you can do so with your cryptocurrency and make a difference for homeless people sleeping on the streets and receive a possible tax receipt benefit. Backpack Bed for Homeless accepts crypto donations in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Basic Attention Token (BAT) and more.

AGAPE Outreach

Agape Outreach is another Australian homeless charity, based on the NSW north coast. Theresa Mitchell (above right) started Agape Outreach Inc 12 years ago to feed the homeless from Byron Bay to Hervey Bay, and the charity solely relies on fundraising and rescued edible food normally put into landfill. After receiving a digital donation in Qoin to the equivalent of more than A$9,000, Agape Outreach has set up an op shop to accept crypto donations as well. It is worth noting this can only be done in-person, or by reaching out directly to the team.

Save The Children

Save the Children was one of the first global nonprofits to accept cryptocurrency. It has been accepting Bitcoin donations since 2013. Through its cryptocurrency fundraising initiative with The Giving Block and Gemini Trust Exchange (using Gemini Dollars), Save the Children accepts multiple cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and even Dogecoin (DOGE), among others.

Habitat

By donating cryptocurrency to Habitat for Humanity Australia, you will be helping families to build or improve a place they can call home. Access to safe housing provides more than a roof overhead. It means safety and security, offers children a space to study, is instrumental in improving the health and wellbeing of families, acts as a base to start a thriving home enterprise, and provides a solid foundation to break the cycle of poverty. Crypto donors can choose to remain anonymous.

Oxfam

Oxfam is one of the world’s most well-known charities, supporting anti-poverty measures and providing humanitarian aid to those living in crisis across the globe. The platform facilitates a wide variety of crypto donations, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and even more obscure assets like BONK or Popcat.

Highly active in the environmental space, Oxfam does suggest donators stick to Proof of Stake digital assets such as Ether, Cardano, Polygon or Solana, thanks to their more sustainable consensus mechanisms when compared to mineable cryptocurrencies.

Wikileaks

WikiLeaks is a multinational media organisation and associated library founded by Australian publisher Julian Assange. It specialises in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials concerned with war, spying and corruption. It has so far published more than 10 million documents and associated analyses. WikiLeaks advocates for transparency through freedom of information. It accepts donations in cryptocurrency including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero and Zcash.

The Courage Foundation

Edward Snowden is a former computer intelligence consultant who was compelled to leak highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) after he became highly concerned over mass data collection on everyday citizens by big tech companies such as Facebook and Google, and the government’s access and abuse of this private information. On September 2, 2020, a US federal court ruled that the mass surveillance program conducted by the US intelligence agency, which was exposed by Snowden, was illegal and possibly unconstitutional.

Originally framed as the Free Snowden Charity intended to support his legal battle, the platform has now taken on a new life as the Courage Foundation. The new goal is to support the freedom and safety of whistleblowers and other truth-tellers who aim to shed light on corruption among Governments and corporations.

Tokens for Humanity

Tokens for Humanity is the first blockchain-powered Australian registered charity to be recognised by the Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission. Its mission is to reinvigorate public trust in the charitable sector. TFH publishes insights and implements technologies to empower not-for-profit organisations to amplify their impact. It is the first Australian charity to issue NFT collectibles and collaborate with other charitable organisations to distribute raised funds. To help support the great work of Australian animal welfare organisations, Tokens for Humanity has proudly partnered with The Lost Dogs’ Home for the release of this animal NFT collection.

Crypto for Charity

Rather than an individual charity, Crypto for Charity lists hundreds of reputable nonprofits that are making a difference in the world. The platform handles the process of donating crypto, making it easy to support your favourite charities without worrying about whether they accept specific digital assets or not.

Conclusions

There are a number of reasons why you would choose to donate your crypto to charities including: simply out of the goodness of your heart, saving on capital gains tax, giving away excess crypto profits, either way thank you!