Are you looking to make some charitable contributions before the year ends?  We’ve compiled the following list of Milwaukie-based nonprofit organizations, or non-profits which do much of their good works in Milwaukie, and which can provide you with a tax receipt for your contribution.  Many organizations are also looking for non-cash donations of various kinds, too.  We encourage you to consider putting your charitable dollars to work here at home in Milwaukie:

Organizations with an on-line portal for making contributions

• Milwaukie Museum/Milwaukie Historical Society: donation portal at the bottom of their homepage, www.milwaukiemuseum.com

• Milwaukie Public Safety Foundation:  you can designate your contribution to support the K-9 unit, the spring bike giveaway, or other MPSF projects, at http://www.milwaukiepsf.org/donations.html

• North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council: stewards of Kellogg, Mt. Scott, Minthorn and other creeks and wetlands, and advocates for removal of the Kellogg dam, see https://ncurbanwatershed.wordpress.com

• Johnson Creek Watershed Council:  http://jcwc.org/donate/  (donations being matched this holiday season up to a maximum of $10,000)

• New Century Players*:  see http://www.newcenturyplayers.org/donate.html

• North Clackamas Education Foundation:  scholarships for graduates and enrichment grants for K-12 teachers, at https://www.nc-foundation.org

• Clackamas Service Center:  food and other support for needy families — click the “donate” button at http://www.cscoregon.org

• Clackamas Community College Foundation*:  a scholarship fund that benefits CCC students, many of whom are Milwaukie High School graduates, at https://give.clackamas.edu/2013-pages/giving/donate

• Clackamas County Arts Alliance*:  details at http://clackamasartsalliance.org/donate/

• Family Dogs New Life Shelter:   no-kill dog shelter just off Johnson Creek Boulevard, see http://www.familydogsnewlife.org/donating-to-family-dogs/

• Northwest Housing Alternatives:  transitional and long-term housing for homeless families and individuals, see http://www.nwhousing.org/donate/donate.shtml

• Esther’s Pantry/Our House:  services for people living with HIV/AIDs, see http://www.ourhouseofportland.org/donate/

• Milwaukie Junior Baseball Association: Youth baseball program, providing sports to kids in grades K-8 in Milwaukie — www.milwaukiejrbaseball.org

• Boys & Girls Club, Oak Grove: serving kids from several Milwaukie schools:  https://impact.bgcportland.org/team/97941

• Friends of the Milwaukie Center: including the Meals on Wheels Program:  http://ncprd.com/milwaukie-center/donate-to-the-friends-of-the-milwaukie-center

• Sunrise Daisy Retreat:  a local nonprofit providing support services to cancer survivors, see https://www.sunrisedaisy.org

• Chapel Theatre Collective:  Milwaukie’s new performance space and its own theater troup, see https://www.chapeltheatrecollective.com/donations/

• Milwaukie Parks Foundation: a new nonprofit to support completion and improvements to Milwaukie parks:  www.milwaukieparksfoundation.org

• Rivers East Village:  a community of like-minded people helping each other age at home.  www.riverseastvillage.org