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 Charitable Contributions

You've probably noticed that most of the pages on this website, like this one, have a couple of (hopefully helpful, hopefully non-distracting) advertisements on them.  We originally started this as a way to pay for the website's expenses, like hosting fees, and it's worked well; not so well that we're out pricing new Maseratis, or even new Fords, but well enough that there's a bit left over at the end of each month.  So, a couple of years, ago, we decided that we'd donate 10% of the gross advertising revenues to charity. 

Obviously, if it wasn't for you, our readers, there would be no money to donate - so, thank you!  One more reason to feel good about yourself, eh?  And one more reason to feel good about this website. 

Below is a list, in alphabetical order, of charities and nonprofit organizations donations have been made to:

• American Farmland Trust

• American Philatelic Society

• American Red Cross

• American Rivers

• Boy Scouts of America

• Buffalo Bill Historical Center

• Cornerstones Community Partnerships

• Environmental Defense Fund

• Humane Association of New Mexico

• Humane Society of the United States Wildlife Land Trust

• National Audubon Society

• National Museum of the American Indian

• National Parks Conservation Association

• National Wildlife Federation

• Native American Heritage Association

• Natural Resources Defense Council

• Nature Conservancy

• New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

• Oceana

• Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico

• The Salvation Army

• Sierra Club

• Single Action Shooting Society Western Heritage Museum

• Southwest Indian Foundation

• Watermelon Mountain Ranch Animal Center

• Western Environmental Law Center

• Wild Earth Guardians

• Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary

• Wilderness Society

• Wildlife Land Trust

You might, at this point, be wondering what criteria we use to select an organization worthy of a donation.  Unless it's an organization we're fairly well acquainted with, we usually go to the Charity Navigator website to see how it's rated.  If an organization has a rating of less than three stars, we don't donate. 

Also, we've removed from the above list certain charities (like Greenpeace!) that we once donated to and then received constant irritating telemarketing calls from as a result. 

Thank you again, for helping us to help others. 

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