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Giving Tuesday 2026 is Tuesday, December 1

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Donate online, give monthly, through crypto or a donor-advised fund.

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Your gift can help provide food, education, protection and emergency support.

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 Support children in the U.S. and around the world.

Join a global day of generosity by donating to Save the Children this Giving Tuesday. Your gift can help children facing hunger, poverty and conflict in the United States and around the world.

What is Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday is a global movement that encourages people to give, volunteer and support causes they care about on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

What started as a single hashtag in 2012 has grown into one of the biggest giving days of the year. In 2025, 38.1 million people in the U.S. participated, giving $4.0 billion to causes they care about.

 

How to Donate on Giving Tuesday in 2026

Making a Giving Tuesday donation is easy. Choose a charity you trust and donate directly through its secure website. To help children, make a one-time or monthly gift to Save the Children using the secure donation form below.

Why Donate to Save the Children This Giving Tuesday?

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Before donating on Giving Tuesday, look for a registered nonprofit with transparent financial information, independently verified charity ratings and clear explanations of how donations are used. Save the Children publishes its financial information and has received an A- rating from CharityWatch and a four-star rating from Charity Navigator.

Why donors trust Save the Children: 

  • More than 100 years of experience helping children 
  • Programs reaching children in 100+ countries, including the United States 
  • More than 1 billion children’s lives changed since our founding
  • High ratings from independent charity evaluators

How Save the Children Uses Giving Tuesday Donations

Every gift makes a difference for a child. Here's what your Giving Tuesday donation can help provide:

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$25 
Can help send healthy snacks to 25 kids living in poverty. 

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$35 
can provide at-home learning materials when schools are closed. 

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$50 
can buy classroom essentials to help a childcare center reopen. 

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$75
 can fill a family food box after an emergency. 

Ways to Give on Giving Tuesday

There's more than one way to make a difference this Giving Tuesday. Here are some Giving Tuesday ideas to help children in need:

The simplest way to give. Your Giving Tuesday donation goes to work right away, and eligible gifts will be matched.

Donate Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

Save the Children accepts cryptocurrency donations, including bitcoin, on Giving Tuesday and year-round. Donating appreciated crypto may also offer tax benefits.

Give From Your Donor-Advised Fund

Donor-advised funds are an easy, flexible way to give. Recommend a grant to Save the Children through your DAF sponsor.

Browse the Gift Guide

Give a meaningful gift that helps children stay healthy, learning and safe. Our Gift Guide has gifts at every price point, including Gift Boxes. 

Start a Fundraiser

Rally friends and family around a cause you care about. Fundraise for kids on your own, through Facebook, or by gaming and streaming for children.

Explore all the ways to give to Save the Children.

Charity reviewer Charity Watch badge recognizing Save the Children as a top-rated charity organization.

Save the Children has a proven track record of using donations efficiently and effectively to change children's lives. We are proud to have received an A- rating from CharityWatch and a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the highest score possible from America’s leading independent charity evaluator. 

This recognition reflects our long-standing commitment to ethical governance, transparent operations, and fiscally responsible use of donor support.

Frequently Asked Questions About Giving Tuesday 2026

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving held each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Now in its 15th year, it brings people and communities together to give their money, time and voice to causes they care about.

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Giving Tuesday 2026 is on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. It always falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, following Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Giving Tuesday started in 2012, founded by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation. The first Giving Tuesday was held on November 27, 2012, and #GivingTuesday is part of its official name.

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A Giving Tuesday match means a group of donors will match your gift, so it goes further for children.

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Eligible Giving Tuesday donations to Save the Children will be matched, up to $1,100,000 or until midnight on December 1, 2026. Monthly gifts will be matched for the first monthly installment only. 

If we meet our match goal prior to receiving your one-time or monthly donation, your donation will not be matched but will still go to support our programs.

Yes. Save the Children accepts cryptocurrency donations on Giving Tuesday and year-round. Crypto Giving Tuesday also kicks off The Giving Block's year-end crypto fundraising season, which runs through December 31. 

Donate crypto to help us reach our donation goal.

Giving Tuesday matters because it turns a season of spending into a moment of generosity. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are known for shopping, Giving Tuesday invites everyone to give back.

 

Yes. Giving Tuesday is celebrated around the world, officially recognized and active in nearly 100 countries, from Australia and Argentina to Venezuela and Zambia.

 

Updated: October 30, 2026