Increase Christmas began over a decade ago with a question — What would it look like to increase the meaning of Christmas for those in need in our local community and around the world? For the last 12 years, people just like you have given sacrificially to this cause to push back against consumerism and lean into generosity.
In the following pages you’ll find stories, photos, and examples of how Increase Christmas has partnered with people all over the world to bring life-sustaining gifts where they are needed most.
Increase Christmas is designed to be the best place to give to and through. Every single dollar given goes directly to efforts associated with the categories — all administrative costs are covered.
As we've learned and grown over the years, we've worked hard to make sure that both the gift and the distribution are effective. The current category listing supports the vision of Increase Christmas by creating avenues of distribution that reduce opportunities to cause new problems as a result of misdirected funds. Because of that, we are unable to restrict giving to specific projects, however, please know that your generosity toward categories will be distributed in ways that have the highest impact possible.
The scope of Increase Christmas has not changed — the heartbeat to give gifts that change lives is still at the core of this initiative. The hope is that we would do it with ever-increasing effectiveness.