Gift Giving for Good: Cool gift ideas from organizations making a difference

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Buy something that your person will love, while also giving love back to the community. Shop for gifts at these nonprofit organizations. There are a few national ones and a list of
Baltimore organizations. Like shopping local, this is a way to spend your money to align with that is most important to you.

All offer online shopping unless specified differently.

Organization Name and Link

Gift Items Sold

National Nonprofits


Rails to Trails Conservancy

Get great gear! Support the trails you love.

Equal Justice Initiative 

Shirts, books and more for social justice.

Smithsonian

A lot of everything, just like the museums.

Unicef

Beautiful hand-crafted artisanal gifts 

Sierra Club

“Adopt” a wild animal! Get a stuffed version and a booklet about the animal, an adoption certificate, fun animal facts, a sticker sheet, and a map of American wildlife.

Baltimore Nonprofits


Baltimore Clayworks

Beautiful ceramic items in their brick and mortar or online shop; also can purchase a gift card for a class or workshop for a deserving loved one

Girl Scouts of Central Maryland

Buy one of many items for your favorite Girl Scout

Poe Baltimore

Support Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe house by purchasing one of many, many fun Poe-themed gifts

Blue Water Baltimore

Gift card to the Herring Run Nursery for all native plants

Friends of Patterson Park

Several fun FPP options for fur baby to baby, baby and beyond

B&O Railroad Museum

The place to shop for the train enthusiast in your life- child or adult. Great for history-lovers too.

Maryland Public Television

Intriguing books, DVDs and more

Baltimore Museum of Art

Lovely items- jewelry, kids toys, books and more. Online and in the museum

Visionary Art Museum

So fun! Shop in person. 

“The best museum gift shop you’ve ever been to in your life.” - John Waters

BARCS

Shop to save lives! For the animal lover in your life

Maryland SPCA

Clothing, bags, mugs and more. “Feel the warmth of a cold nose.”

Tree-Mendous Maryland

Gift of trees. A gift for you, me and everyone.

Art With a Heart

HeARTwares is Art with a Heart’s social enterprise retail store. HeARTwares is a great place to shop for meaningful gifts, jewelry, and housewares.

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