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Pit Stops for a Purpose

A road map of organizations doing serious good in the worlds we live in, cars, the great outdoors, and the dogs riding shotgun. Click any charity to read their full story, or pull over and donate on the spot.

🔒 You donate directly. Every donate button below takes you to the organization's own secure donation page. Your money goes straight to the charity, Sniff and Shift never collects, holds, or receives any portion of these donations.

🏁 Motor & Machine

For the love of the drive, causes powered by car culture.

Driven To Cure

Born in the car community and built around one legendary orange GT-R. Founded by Andrew Lee after his stage-4 diagnosis at 19, DTC has raised over $1.4M for research into rare kidney cancers in children and young adults.

Read their full story →Donate Directly →driventocure.org

NABC Recycled Rides®

The collision industry's finest repair donated vehicles and hand the keys to veterans, first responders, and families who need reliable wheels. Got a car to give? They'll put it to work.

Read their full story →Donate a Vehicle →nationalautobodycouncil.org

The Piston Foundation

Funding skilled-trades education for the next generation of collector-car technicians and restorers, keeping the craft (and the classics) alive for decades to come.

Read their full story →Donate Directly →pistonfoundation.org

⛺ Trail, Track & Terrain

For everyone chasing the horizon, hiking, running, and camping causes.

American Hiking Society

The national voice for America's hikers, protecting public lands, funding trail maintenance, and mobilizing volunteers who've contributed tens of millions in trail labor.

Read their full story →Donate Directly →americanhiking.org

Back on My Feet

Founded right here in Philadelphia, using the power of running to help people experiencing homelessness rebuild toward jobs, housing, and independence. 950,000+ member miles and counting.

Read their full story →Donate Directly →backonmyfeet.org

Big City Mountaineers

Free, fully-outfitted, professionally-led backcountry trips for youth from disinvested communities, because everyone deserves a first summit.

Read their full story →Donate Directly →bigcitymountaineers.org

🐾 For the Pack

For the co-pilots, working dogs, service dogs, and canine health.

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

Rescuing shelter dogs and training them to find people buried alive in disaster wreckage, then partnering them with first responders at no cost. Rescued becomes rescuer.

Read their full story →Donate Directly →searchdogfoundation.org

America's VetDogs

Placing highly-trained service dogs with veterans, active-duty service members, and first responders with disabilities, completely free of charge.

Read their full story →Donate Directly →vetdogs.org

Morris Animal Foundation

Funding the veterinary science that keeps adventure dogs adventuring, including the landmark Golden Retriever Lifetime Study and major canine cancer research. $170M+ invested since 1948.

Read their full story →Donate Directly →morrisanimalfoundation.org

🏠 Our Hometown Partner: Brandywine Valley SPCA

PA's first no-kill, open-admission shelter and a partner we work with all the time. They get their own garage bay, donate on our site or directly to theirs.

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More organizations we support

Smaller car charities, shelters and rescues across our region. Each link goes to the organization's own site.

  • Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix A vintage motorsport festival that is itself a 501(c)(3), raising funds for autism services and running car shows alongside its races.
  • Brandywine Valley SPCA A multi state shelter organization across Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland that runs mega adoption events.
  • Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society Philadelphia's largest no kill rescue partner, which also runs a pet food pantry.
  • Pennsylvania SPCA A Philadelphia shelter of 150 years standing, with a pet parent library and rescue resources section.
  • Humane Pennsylvania A shelter organization serving Reading and Lancaster, with a corporate sponsors program and a pet food pantry.
  • Humane Animal Partners Delaware's largest shelter network, with locations in Wilmington, Stanton and Rehoboth.
  • Faithful Friends Animal Society A no kill shelter and community veterinary clinic in New Castle, Delaware, which runs a free pet food bank.
  • Maryland SPCA A Baltimore shelter of 150 years standing on Falls Road, which runs the Kibble Connection food pantry.
  • Animal Welfare Association South Jersey's oldest and largest no kill shelter and low cost clinic, based in Voorhees.
  • Adopt A Boxer Rescue An all volunteer Boxer breed rescue based in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, and a 2023 Robert H. Spitz Grant recipient.
  • Abby's Angels Animal Haven An all volunteer, foster based rescue covering Bedford, Somerset, Cambria, Juniata and Blair counties in Pennsylvania, funded entirely by donations.
  • Wellie's Wish Dog Rescue A deliberately small Montgomery County rescue serving greater Philadelphia and five surrounding counties.
  • NJSH Pet Rescue A foster based rescue in Chester, New Jersey, with a sponsor program.
  • Tiny Paws Rescue A small breed foster rescue covering central and southern New Jersey plus Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania.
  • PetResQ An all volunteer rescue in Tenafly, New Jersey, serving New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
  • Woof Love Rescue A foster based rescue in southern New Jersey.
Please read: Sniff and Shift is a for-profit business, not a charity. The organizations listed above are independent tax-exempt nonprofits that are not affiliated with, and do not sponsor or endorse, Sniff and Shift; their names and marks belong to their respective owners and are used only to identify them. Donation links go to each organization's own website or payment processor, Sniff and Shift does not collect, process, or receive any portion of donations made through these links, and is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external sites. Whether a donation is tax-deductible is determined by the receiving organization and your tax situation; consult a tax professional. Organization descriptions and statistics are drawn from each organization's public materials and may change. Full details in our Giving Disclosures.