Donating to Charity
While our organization was founded to simply provide a collective identity for costuming fans with similar interests, the 501st is proud to put its resources to good use through fundraising, charity work, and volunteerism.
We are proud to support the following charities in lieu of payment for our appearances. Please select a charity below, or donate to your charity of choice and let us know your pledge amount when filling out our event request form.
We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals provides a network of children’s medical providers, and are leaders in pediatric education, research, and advocacy.
Special Olympics transforms lives through the joy of sport, every day, everywhere. We are the world’s largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities.
Relay For Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Volunteers give of their time and effort because they believe it’s time to take action against cancer.
The Alzheimer’s Association advances research to end Alzheimer’s and dementia while enhancing care for those living with the disease on a global, national, and local level.
The mission of the Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community.
Starlight has brought smiles to more than 21 million seriously ill children and their families by delivering happiness to seriously ill children and their families at more than 800 children’s hospitals and health care facilities in the US.
George Mark Children’s House, focuses on quality of life and continuity of care for children with illnesses that modern healthcare cannot yet cure, or for those who have chronic medical conditions