Hutchins Family Giving Account

A better world for our kids, their kids, and everyone.

We give to protect the climate, the forests, the creatures we share this planet with, and the communities that raise the next generation.

Our mission What we support

Our mission

To provide a better world and environment for our kids, their kids, and everyone.

The Hutchins Family Giving Account is how our family puts that belief into practice. We support people and organizations working on the problems that will shape the world our children inherit — from the science of a changing climate to the forests, wildlife, and neighbors who depend on a healthy planet.

01

The planet

Climate science, carbon removal, and the forests that keep our air and water clean.

02

Every creature

Protecting wild species and their habitats, and caring for animals in need.

03

Our community

Making sure families have enough to eat and kids have great schools close to home.

What we support

Causes close to our hearts

  • Climate science

    Research that helps us understand our changing climate and act on it wisely.

  • Forest preservation

    Protecting old-growth and threatened forests — the lungs of the planet.

  • Carbon capture

    Natural and engineered ways to draw carbon back out of the atmosphere.

  • Animal preservation & protection

    Safeguarding endangered species and the wild places they call home.

  • Animal welfare

    Rescue, shelter, and humane care for animals who can’t speak for themselves.

  • Food security

    Helping families get reliable access to healthy, nourishing food.

  • Local education

    Supporting the schools, teachers, and programs in our own community.

  • Fair elections

    Better ways to vote, like ranked choice voting, so every voice counts.

  • And more

    Wherever we see a chance to leave things better than we found them.

Where we give

Organizations we’re proud to support

From our own town to the other side of the world, these are the people doing the work.

Climate & carbon

  • Clean Air Task Force

    Advancing the technologies and policies needed to cut climate pollution.

    Boston, MA
  • Cool Effect

    Funding verified carbon-reduction projects around the world.

    Greenbrae, CA
  • Carbon180

    Advancing science-based policy to scale up carbon removal.

    Washington, DC
  • Citizens’ Climate Lobby

    Training grassroots volunteers to build nonpartisan support for federal climate policy.

    Coronado, CA

Forests & land

Animals

  • Millstone Wildlife Center

    Rescuing injured and orphaned wild animals and returning them to the wild.

    Windham, NH
  • The Humane League

    Winning better treatment for farmed animals from the world’s largest food companies.

    Rockville, MD

Food security

Community & learning

Democracy

  • FairVote

    Championing ranked choice voting and fairer elections.

    Silver Spring, MD

Our family

Why we give

Everything we do starts at our own kitchen table. We want our kids to grow up knowing that the world is worth caring for — and that each of us can do something about it.

Giving together as a family is how we teach that lesson, and how we hope to leave the next generation a planet that is healthier, kinder, and full of possibility.

— The Hutchins Family

The Hutchins family at a train station
The Hutchins family standing together on a brick platform
The Hutchins family at a corn maze

Train station photos by Roar Photos

How we give

Guided by a few simple ideas

  1. Think in generations

    We favor work whose impact will still matter decades from now.

  2. Follow the evidence

    We look for organizations grounded in science and honest about results.

  3. Near and far

    We give globally to the planet and locally to the neighbors we see every day.

  4. Give together

    Our kids help choose where we give, so the habit outlasts all of us.

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
— Dr. Seuss, The Lorax