Below, you'll find the "Modest Needs Top Five" - the five grant applications that are closest to being approved by Modest Needs' donors.
Right here, right now, you can INSTANTLY change the life of a low-income family by clicking 'Learn More or Invest Points' and authorizing Modest Needs to make the grant of your choice. If you do, we'll fund that application instantly.
Or, if you like, you can browse our entire list of prequalified grant applications and invest your Modest Needs points in the applications that matter most to you.
| Status | Funded By | ID | Updated | Description | Location | Points Until Funded | Take Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 77178 | 2008-04-30 | Assistance With My Heat Bill | Sterling (NE) | 32 | Learn More or Invest Points | |
| -- | 78789 | 2008-05-15 | Water Bill due to Auto Repair | Jackson (MS) | 235 | Learn More or Invest Points | |
| -- | 77148 | 2008-04-28 | Please Help With Storage Bill! | Moscow (ID) | 243 | Learn More or Invest Points | |
| -- | 77348 | 2008-05-07 | Utility Bill - Unusually High | Bloomingburg (NY) | 343 | Learn More or Invest Points | |
| -- | 77421 | 2008-05-05 | Car Troubles | Cape Coral (FL) | 368 | Learn More or Invest Points |
Founded in 2002, Modest Needs is an award-winning public charity with a simple but critical mission: we work to stop the cycle of poverty BEFORE it starts for the low-income workers whom conventional philanthropy has forgotten.
We do this by empowering compassionate members of the general public to safely and securely help hard-working, low-income households to afford the kinds of short-term emergency expenses that we've all encountered before: the unexpected car repair, the unanticipated visit to the doctor, or the unusually large heating bill, for example.
Since 2002, by working together in this very 'modest' way, Modest Needs' donors have stopped 5065 low-income individuals and families from entering the vicious cycle of poverty and a lifetime of dependence on the public welfare system for their survival.
And, in the process, with our 'small change,' we've freed up millions of dollars in state and federal funding that would've been used to support these people - our neighbors - had we turned our backs and done nothing to help them in their times of short term crisis.
Discover your power to instantly change a life. Please join your friends and neighbors in supporting Modest Needs.
Because Modest Needs has earned the highest possible charity ratings from both Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance, you can give with confidence, knowing that we won't abuse your kindness.
But more importantly, together, we can make sure that no hard-working person is ever forced to choose between taking a child to the doctor and putting food on the table.