Sussex County Non-Profits Participating in Love Your Local Non-Profit Month
When you check into The Ampersand Inn during Love Your Local Non-Profit Month (Feb 2026), you will donate the cost of your stay to one of the following Sussex County non-profits.
Click on a category to see the non-profits within it in order to decide where you would like to donate.
Physical & Mental Health
Summer camp & programs for children, teens, & adults with Type 1 diabetes through education, empowerment, camaraderie, supportive programs & fun.
Center for Prevention & Counseling
Develops the capacities of adults & children to sustain healthy lifestyles by providing services designed to foster addiction-free lives, emotional wellness, financial stability & safe communities.
Family Partners of Morris & Sussex Counties
Empowers parents & caregivers of children facing emotional, behavioral, & mental health challenges. We advocate for a community-based, family-centered, & culturally competent system of support, education, & advocacy.
Girls on the Run NJ North
We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Our vision: We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
Provides high quality, home-based, hospice & palliative care to patients & families in our geographic area.
The Newton Medical Center Foundation
The Foundation’s goal is to become the region’s leading philanthropic foundation in designing & implementing gift development, asset-building & grant programs that measurably affect the health & well-being of area citizens as defined by the regular community health assessments made possible by Newton Medical Center.
Community Support for At-Risk Youth, Victims of Domestic Violence, LGBTQ+ Rights, First Responders
Provides immediate financial assistance to the families of first responders who lose their lives in the line of duty.
Independent, nonsectarian, non-profit organization that provides shelter, support, & education for homeless, pregnant women & girls
The main objective of a Rotary club is service — in the community, in the workplace, & throughout the world.
Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Intervention Services (DASI)
Fosters mutual respect & healthy relationships by providing comprehensive services to survivors of domestic & sexual violence & their families, community education, prevention programs, & advocacy.
German Christmas Market of NJ
Brings holiday magic to our community while raising vital funds for non-profit organizations throughout Sussex County.
Ginnie’s House, Sussex County Children’s Advocacy Center
Provides a child-friendly environment where children are helped through coordinated efforts of child protection, law enforcement & prosecution, healthcare & mental health agencies when child abuse is suspected, disclosed or reported.
Newton Rotary Club
Enhances the quality of life for all, in Sussex County & beyond. A service club that encourages friendship, business development & public speaking skills while offering prestige & companionship to its members.
Strengthens communities by creating opportunities that impact poverty.
Helps build confident, resilient, & compassionate youth through self-discovery, volunteerism, & leadership.
PFLAG Sussex County
Creates a caring, just, & affirming world for LGBTQ+ people & those who love them.
Project Self Sufficiency
Assists low-income families including teen parents & single parents to achieve personal & economic self-sufficiency for themselves & their children.
Sparta Ambulance Service
Provides compassionate, professional Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to the township of Sparta, New Jersey & surrounding communities since 1947.
Sparta UNICO Foundation
Italian American service organization that raises funds to support charitable, scientific, cultural, educational & literary projects.
Winter4Kids
We envision a world where all youth, regardless of their background, can discover their strength, build resilience, & rise to their fullest potential through the power of outdoor winter experiences.
Arts, Culture, & History
New Sussex Symphony
Teaches audiences both old & young (and, in between), who have either a well-developed familiarity with the music that we perform, or those who are hearing it for the very first time.
Newton Theatre
Provides programs that educate, entertain, & inspire all audiences regardless of ethnicity, age or income level.
North Jersey Blues Society
Celebrates the heritage & preservation of blues music as a valued Indigenous American art form. Unites the blues community in Northern New Jersey to collaborate & promote blues performances & educational programs.
Peters Valley School of Craft
Champions the unifying power of art, craft, & creativity; celebrates the diversity of our shared humanity; & condemns racism & violence in all forms.
Skylands Museum of Art
A unique & eclectic collection of sculptures & paintings, each telling a story about some aspect of humanity, & collectively immersing the visitor in a fabulous world of rare imagination brought into being by national & international artists.
Sparta Historical Society
Preserves our local arts, history & natural sciences while presenting their wonder to the community through diverse museum exhibits & educational programs.
Sparta Summer Arts Workshop
Provides enrichment in the areas of performing & visual arts in a secure & creative environment where students & teachers interact for inspiration & promotion of the arts.
Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council
Fosters & promotes the artistic & cultural vitality of Sussex County. Manages an art gallery where members can display and sell their art; arranges workshops; allocates and administers grant funding provided by the NJ, supports 21 Sussex County organizations with programs in visual arts, history, music, theater and social welfare.
Sussex County Historical Society
Promotes public knowledge & interest in the history of Sussex County, New Jersey, & surrounding areas.
Sussex County Youth Orchestras
Provides young musicians with the opportunity to develop their musical talents to their fullest potential.
Sussex-Wantage Historical Society
Promotes education, public knowledge & interest in the history of Sussex Borough & Wantage Township, New Jersey, & surrounding areas by conducting public discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures or other similar programs, & restores & preserves history whenever possible.
Animals
Byram Animal Rescue Kindness Squad (BARKS)
Provides shelter, veterinary care, & permanent placement of stray, abandoned & displaced cats & dogs.
Cold Nose Warm Heart
Rescues homeless & abandoned dogs & cats from high-kill shelters. Through their network of committed volunteers and foster homes, they are able to rescue, provide them with loving temporary care, and find them well matched, thoroughly screened forever homes.
Eleventh Hour Rescue
Saves the lives of innocent dogs & cats on death row. We give our dogs and cats all the medical attention they require, a place to live, and through our extensive adoption services, a second chance at a happy and fulfilled life.
Father John’s Animal House
Provides quality, humane care to the cats & dogs at our shelter, to find loving homes for otherwise homeless animals, & facilitate spay/neuter procedures to reduce the over-population & suffering of unwanted or homeless animals.
Tamerlaine Sanctuary & Preserve
Rescues & rehabilitates farmed animals while educating the public about the profound impact of animal agriculture on animals, our health, & the planet.
Food Insecurity & Shelter
Benny’s Bodega
A community hub pioneering support for A.L.I.C.E. (Asset. Limited. Income. Constrained. Employed.) senior & veteran populations. The Bodega offers a unique freedom to shop & select basic needs items free of charge in a warm & friendly environment.
Family Promise of Sussex County
Empowers those experiencing a housing crisis to achieve stability & sustainability, because everyone deserves a home.
Market Street Mission Sussex County
Surrounds our homeless, hungry & those struggling with addiction with God’s love & everything they need to get back on their feet – food & shelter, counseling & job training, spiritual guidance & Bible study – to live stable, productive lives in our community.
Samaritan Inn
Provides emergency food and temporary shelter to homeless families in Sussex County as well as a program of counseling and skill building in family maintenance and growth.
Sparta Community Food Pantry
A community based & supported organization that provides nourishment & instills hope to families & individuals struggling with food insecurity.
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity
Dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness and making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Our ministry was founded on the conviction that every man, woman, and child should have a decent place to live in safety and dignity.
The Weekend Bag Program
A kid founded & run nonprofit created to provide students going home from school over the weekend with food & hygiene products they otherwise wouldn’t have.
Environment/Conservation
Foodshed Alliance
Strengthens sustainable & regenerative farming, increases access to local, healthy food, & safeguards the environment for all members of our communities.
Friends of The New Jersey School of Conservation
Fosters environmental knowledge & action through education programs delivered in a natural setting. We are a community of diverse, responsible stewards of the earth who promote sustainability practices, climate change mitigation & environmental justice.
Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee
We are building a nation connected by trails. We reimagine public spaces to create safe ways for everyone to walk, bike & be active outdoors.
Ridge & Valley Conservancy
An accredited land trust that, in cooperation with strategic partners, permanently protects & stewards land in NW New Jersey for the benefit of natural communities.
Disabled Community
Katie’s House
Provides supportive housing, activities & services to people with intellectual & developmental disabilities.
Peace by Piece NJ, Inc
To enhance the lives of those faced with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families. Our goal is to provide life long support and services through a community center as well as housing options that will promote lasting friendships and a superior quality of life for its precious individuals.
Rebecca’s Homestead
Provides differently-abled adults housing & a self-sustaining lifestyle through farming & hospitality employment opportunities.
SCARC
Supports & works with individuals with developmental disabilities & their families
The SMILE of Hopatcong
Co-living home that empowers adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities to navigate the challenges of adulthood.
Research/Education
Irene & Eric Simon Brain Research Foundation
Advances research & education in brain research that will help find answers to addiction, pain & other diseases & conditions of the human brain, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, schizophrenia & aging.
Sussex County Community College Foundation
Provides educational excellence & cultural opportunities to the residents of Sussex County & beyond.