It often feels overwhelming to attempt to research all of the options for donations.
We have done some of the leg work for you and have narrowed it down to the following. If you personally find out any additional information or interesting additions to our list we would love for you to share it with us.
Organizations fall into several categories:
1) Wild animal rescue and koala hospitals
2) Support for local volunteer fire fighters
3) Red Cross or other organizations that help adults and children who’ve been displaced by fires and lost homes and belongings.
These are our favorites given what we have learned.
*Wildlife Rescue https://www.wires.org.au
*Koala Hospital https://www.koalahospital.org.au
*Red Cross Australia https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/disaster-relief-and-recovery-donate#donate
*New South Wales Government page, supporting fire fighters. An overwhelming amount of fire fighters are unpaid volunteers. This supports their efforts. : https://quickweb.westpac.com.au/OnlinePaymentServlet?cd_community=NSWRFS&cd_currency=AUD&cd_supplier_business=DONATIONS&action=EnterDetails
*Financial support for volunteer firefighters to offset stress and suffering caused by fires: https://cfsfoundation.org.au
If you’d like more background on what funds do here’s a link to NY Times article on relief efforts if you’d like to see more https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/australia/help-australia-fires.html or PBS article https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-the-victims-of-australias-wildfires