Fandom Trumps Hate

Our FTH participants have shown us year after year that they are passionate about the causes we support. Your passion and care for those in need is truly inspiring!

In case our selected nonprofit organizations don't cover all the issues people care about, we also allow you to write in an organization of your choosing to support with your FTH auction. Your mods will research and vet these organizations before the auction goes live to make sure that they are real, reputable organizations, and that their mission is in line with our values. We use online research and tools like Charity Navigator to assess organizations. We don't allow write-ins for fundraising campaigns such as GoFundMe pages, where money is sent to private individuals with no accountability.

At this time, several people have written in Care for Gaza as the beneficiary of their auction. After doing our research, we have decided not to accept Care for Gaza as a write-in. We were unable to find any public information about how donations are spent. They may very well be doing good work, and relief for Gaza is certainly a cause we care about, but this group simply does not meet the threshold of accountability for us to officially support it.

We have selected Middle East Children's Alliance for an organization that is active on the ground in Gaza. You can read about their activities on their website. We chose them because they are well-regarded and proven effective, while also being small enough to feel the impact of our support.

As always, you are welcome to write in the organization of your choice, including other organizations giving aid and support to Gaza. We are delighted to support any progressive cause that is important to you, provided we can verify the organization.