Mother’s
Day is a holiday observed in different traditions around the world that honors motherhood in its many forms. The American tradition
was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in
1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a declaration officially establishing
the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
Mother’s Day is a great day to honor and celebrate the special mother and caregiver in your life with a donation to a CharityWatch Top-Rated charity. Also, consider this gift idea (see video):
Examples
of Top-Rated charities from three of our 32 categories include:
Breast
Cancer Research Foundation works to prevent and cure breast cancer by
advancing the world’s most promising research.
Dian
Fossey Gorilla Fund International is dedicated to the conservation of
gorillas and their habitats in Africa. They are committed to promoting
continued research on gorillas’ threatened ecosystems and education about their
relevance to the world in which we live.
Mental
Health America (MHA) is dedicated to addressing the needs of those living
with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all.
ATTENTION:
The charities listed in this alert were Top-Rated by CharityWatch at the time
of its publication. CharityWatch updates our ratings throughout the year. To see
if a particular charity is currently Top-Rated, please click on its name,
below.