--- title: Pay It Forward url: https://www.pifster.org/ date: 2026-08-09T04:20:46+00:00 modified: 2026-11-01T03:34:23+00:00 lang: en_US --- Community-powered giving # Give $1. Help your community choose what matters. ![](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/soponyono-heart-9665813_640.png) Become a PIFster and Pay It Forward. Join thousands of everyday heroes giving just $1 a month to discover, vote for, and fund nonprofits making a real difference in our communities. [Become a PIFster](#) [Watch our story](#) $1 per month · Discover causes · Vote together · Pay it forward [![Four logos under the heading As Seen On...: Associated Press (AP), Yahoo!, Apple, and Spotify, highlighting our commitment to giving and charity through broad media recognition.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ASO-Banner-Final.png)](https://pulse2.com/pifster-profile-shashana-kaplan-interview/) ![Two children and a dog wearing PIFster shirts outdoors](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pifster-Hero-Vertical.jpg) A small gift can become a shared voice for good. $24,980 Dollars Donated 13,792 Micro Donations 138 Charities Presented ## How PIFster works Join thousands of everyday heroes paying it forward for as little as $1 a month to discover, vote for, and fund nonprofits making a real difference in our communities. 1 Your $1 goes in ### Become a PiFster Give $1 a month into the community fund. Your dollar earns you a vote. → 2 Your idea ### Suggest a charity Nominate a local nonprofit or cause that deserves support. → 3 Your vote ### Vote Vote for the causes you believe in. Every eligible voice counts. → 4 Fund goes out ### We fund the winner Each month the community fund goes to the cause with the most votes. → 5 Shared results ### See the impact Follow the stories and results your giving helps make possible. ▲ ↻ Repeats every month ↻ Steps 3 to 5 repeat every month [Watch how it works](#) This month in the community ## This month’s causes Discover the causes your community is supporting and vote before the monthly period closes. You can also earn bonus votes by donating directly to the cause you're voting for. Your donation goes to that cause whether or not it wins, so your generosity supports the work you believe in either way. ### Voting closes in \-- Days \-- Hours \-- Minutes \-- Seconds [![Cream-colored logo for Affinity Ranch featuring a stylized letter A above the text AFFINITY RANCH on a dark green background.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-31-3.36.01-PM.jpg) This month's cause Affinity Ranch Enhancing lives and nurturing potential through equine therapy, vocational training, and compassionate mental health support. Affinity Ranch — Unbridled Possibilities ​Affinity Ranch was formed through the partnership of two like-minded organizations devoted to connection, inclusion, and community. Buil… ![A family of five, including Claudia, stands together on the grass, smiling at the camera during their medical trip to Mexico. The sunny day captures three children and two adults with others in the background.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-30-8.46.27-AM.jpg) This month's cause Claudia's medical trip to Mexico-Breast Cancer Help for Claudia Hello to all. The purpose of this campaign is to raise money to help send Claudia to a medical facility in Mexico. There she will explore alternative methods to healing her diagn… ![Three people and two dogs sit on a sidewalk in front of a brick wall.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-31-4.28.47-PM.jpg) This month's cause Our Ark Homeless Youth Support Our Ark exists to ensure homeless youth and young adults have access to safe housing, stability, and supportive pathways forward. We focus on practical, community-based solutions… ![Bella, a smiling young cancer survivor, wears a black headband and makes a peace sign with her hand.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-31-4.22.50-PM.jpg) This month's cause Please help Bella win her battle with Hodgkins Lymphoma Financial Support for Cancer Treatment Hi! My name is Leanne Cannon. I'm the grandmother of young Isabella Cannon, who has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and is undergoing chemo treatments right now. She is 19 …](/current-charities-grid/) [Explore causes and vote](/current-charities-grid/) See your impact ## Your giving creates real change. Here’s the kind of impact your $1 helps make possible. Watch a recent PIFster winner share what community support means to their work. [![Seven soldiers in full gear walk in silhouette against a vibrant sunset sky, their unity echoing the spirit of help and giving, framed by dramatic blends of red, orange, yellow, and purple.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2404_Reboot-VA-1024x683.jpg) Apr 2024 Winner Reboot VA Networks Support for our Veterans RebootVA Networks empowers veterans and their families through a digital library, coaching services, and networking opportunities. PIFster's donation will support their programs, … Watch the impact story](#) ## From The Community ![A woman with brown hair in a ponytail smiles as a young child in printed pajamas hugs her, both looking at the camera. Their warm embrace captures a moment of giving and help against a plain light background.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Nicole-Dollarhide.jpg) > This is a really big deal for us, so I just wanted to say thank you so much. And we are so so grateful for all the help that we’ve gotten from PIFster they Pay It Forward app. It’s been incredibly expensive, and Max's care will continue to be so. Without your help we would not have been able to travel to Cincinnati to be here with him. Thanks, you guys. Nicole Dollarhide Mighty Max Fights ![A woman with short brown hair, large black glasses, and green earrings smiles at the camera. Wearing a white and black patterned top and a name tag, she stands in front of a red wall, embodying the spirit of giving and charity.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Lindsey-Seegers.jpg) > We were so lucky to get the country voting for us on America’s Got Talent 3 years ago, but homelessness has become an even more critical issue that needs creative solutions, so to have your votes and support now means more than ever to the beautiful voices in our choir. Thank you PIFster! Lindsey Seegers Voices Of Our City Choir ![An older woman and man with tattoos and white hair stand outdoors, pointing at the camera and smiling. Both wear black Dr Doghouse shirts, showing their spirit of giving. White text at the bottom reads, Were PIFsters. Are you.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Robin-Damon.jpg) > Thank you PIFster community! You have no idea how much your donation helped. The donation was used to help for medical expenses for two of our senior dogs. We’re super thankful! Donate a dollar guys! Help PIFster help the community! We’re not the only dog rescue out there, you can help others as well with PIFster. We all need help, and that’s what it’s all about. Robin Russell & Damon Andres DR Doghouse Bully Crew ![A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and bangs smiles softly at the camera, wearing a light blue top and layered gold necklaces. The softly lit, modern room behind her reflects her passion for giving and helping others through charity.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Leeza-Gibbons.jpg) > Pay it forward. Such a fantastic life view. And as the beneficiary of the PIFster monthly donation, we’ll be using the money to do the very same thing: by supporting our new peer to peer mentoring program called HUGS, which stands for Helping You Grow Strong, where somebody who’s caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease can get life saving advice and support from another who’s walked that path. Leeza Gibbons Leeza’s Care Connection ![A smiling man with a beard wears a dark cap and a white shirt. Behind him, a backdrop featuring a stylized Superman logo and elements of the American flag highlights his commitment to giving and help.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Shane-Hicks.jpg) > Our most recent program focuses on female veterans dealing with PTSD, and us helping them to establish safe spaces to network. The donation we’ve gotten from PIFster will support that program. Shane Hicks Reboot VA ![A woman with long brown hair wearing large sunglasses and a sleeveless gray top smiles while standing outside in front of a window, radiating the warmth of giving.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Nikki-Snider.jpg) > We honestly could not do \[what we do\] without our friends and partners over at PIFster. We want to keep paying it forward. We want to keep being #givefluencers, and we want to keep giving back in any way we can, so anybody that does not have the PIFster app, what are you doing? Get going. Download it. And vote for your favorite charities, like Project Pop Drop. Nikki Shadrow Snider Project Pop Drop ![A woman with blond hair, wearing glasses and a decorative necklace, speaks into a microphone about giving. She is dressed in a patterned top, and the lighting casts a distinct vertical shadow across her face.](https://www.pifster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tisha-Janigian.jpg) > Thanks to the incredible support of PIFster and their community, we were able to make a real difference for the single mom families we work with, helping them through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukkah. Tisha Janigian She Is Hope LA ## Make giving part of your everyday life. Give $1. Help create real change, month after month. [Become a PIFster](#)[See this month's causes](/current-charities-grid/)