The Sustainable Giving Campaign
The Sustainable Giving Campaign is an annual one-week fundraising campaign for nonprofit organizations working to build a more sustainable future in Baltimore. This year we’re fundraising for CASA, a community organization that supports and advocates for working class families and immigrants rights.
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CASA stands out because they do more than provide services – they fight for justice. They’ve been at the forefront of challenging the Trump administration's most harmful immigration policies, from unlawful deportations to attempts to end birthright citizenship.
When Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father and union sheet metal worker, was illegally deported to El Salvador, CASA stepped in. They made his story public, represented him in court, and continue to advocate for him and others.
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CASA also sued the Trump administration the day after his executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship – a direct contradiction to our constitution. They’re advocating for children at risk of being born stateless, even as the supreme court ruled against nationwide injunctions in Trump v. CASA in June.
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CASA has already lost millions of dollars in federal funding and has stopped applying for new federal grants in order to protect the privacy of those they serve. But that hasn’t stopped their mission.
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Please consider donating to CASA today. Your support helps fight injustice, and builds a stronger, more inclusive Baltimore and America.​
How to Help:
Click HERE to make a direct donation to CASA, a registered 501 (c)3 nonprofit. Please use this donation link that CASA has graciously set up for this campaign. 100% of your donation goes to CASA.
Total Fundraised in 2025: $16,881
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Goal for this year:
$15,000
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WE DID IT, THANK YOU!
$6,150 raised
$6,085 raised
$8,216 raised
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$3,106 raised for the St. Francis Neighborhood Center
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$2,726 raised for Blue Water Baltimore
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$318 raised for other Baltimore nonprofits
$17,846 raised
$13,631 raised
$13,429 raised
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An additional $5,000 to the Maryland Food Bank
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An additional $6,342.89 for Tyrone's Ice Cream Cart business
$15,549 raised
$14,424 raised
$118,578.00
Raised since 2017
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Trust: Our local nonprofit recipients are carefully vetted organizations creating efficient change.
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Impact: Our collective gift enables immediate programming and action we couldn't inspire individually.
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Value: Administrative work for The Sustainable Giving Campaign is volunteered. All funds go directly to the nonprofit via their chosen method of donations with no pass-throughs, percentages, or profits of any kind taken, ever.
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Ease: One online donation directly to a nonprofit, without being added to a mailing list, with no extra work.
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Intent: Setting aside funds to give annually is better than lump-sum and spontaneous donations.
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The Sustainable Giving Campaign hopes to promote sustainability in two ways: by funding local community-building and environmental work and by encouraging our donors to think about giving annually and regularly. Tipper founded the campaign in 2017 with the pledge to donate 5% of his total annual income after reading about tithing and the idea of giving back a percentage of wealth foundational to many religions. Our hope is that our donors consider giving a percentage of their annual income to nonprofit organizations working to make Baltimore a more sustainable space. Giving a percentage of income helps people be more generous during good financial times and also allows people to feel less pressured when they don't have as much financially.