10 Charities Accepting Bitcoin and Crypto Donations

Looking for a worthy charity to donate your crypto to? Here is a list of 10 charities that accept cryptocurrency donations in Australia and worldwide:

Blockchain Philanthropy Foundation

BPF is Australia’s first cryptocurrency donation platform to help charities connect with donors in the digital age. Their motto is “Build a Better World”, and charities can partner with the platform to start accepting cryptocurrency donations for their organisation. So far they have partnered with UNICEF and Wateraid.

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. 

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.

Independent Reserve

Independent Reserve is donating crypto to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation (SCHF). It invites the crypto community to help in raising crypto for a very worthy cause. All crypto raised will be donated to SCHF. Visit the donatation page to get started with your

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.

Free Snowden

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. The Free Snowden website accepts cryptocurrency donations to help fund the legal defence for whistleblower Snowden. Snowden’s official legal defence fund is raised and run by the Courage Foundation, which also organises and maintains a dedicated campaign team to publicise the issues he disclosed, and advocate across global media to build an international support network for Snowden. Snowden has been charged with breaking the Espionage Act and has yet to return to the US. He lives with his wife in exile in Russia, where he was granted asylum and is now a permanent resident.

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.

CryptoSpend is a team that saw an opportunity for the crypto community to make a difference internationally. With partners RFSA and Vinnies, the website enables all crypto enthusiasts and users to donate crypto to help the victims of Australian bushfires and firefighters. The most recent round of funding has now closed, but CryptoSpend may run another fundraiser in the future.

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!