Every win also brings joy to a child in hospital
When a Luck For Good prize is won, 20 to 50% of it goes to a charity. We have chosen small, hands-on charities that work with children, where every dollar quickly turns into a smile, some comfort or a well-earned break.
How it works
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One charity per contest
The rules of each contest name the charity that benefits and the share it will receive, from 20 to 50% of the prize.
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A guaranteed share
The charity's share is part of the guaranteed prize. It depends neither on a later donation nor on the winner's goodwill.
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Paid directly
If luck strikes, the winner receives the prize and the charity receives its share.
Why grassroots charities
Big causes already have big donors. A local charity, with a small staff and lots of volunteers, sees the difference right away: a week at summer camp, a room for parents near the hospital, a clown's visit before surgery.
Why kids
A contest is about luck and joy. We want that joy to go first to the kids who need it most: sick, hospitalized and premature children, and their families.
The charities we would like to support
Ten charities per country, checked one by one: website online, recent activity, no known controversy.
These charities are not Luck For Good partners at this stage and have not given us their agreement. An agreement is signed with each charity before any contest that names it.
Canada
Canadian Premature Babies Foundation
Toronto, Ontario
A parent-led charity supporting premature babies and their families through NICU counselling, peer support networks, weekly education sessions and milestone cards celebrating every small victory.
cpbf-fbpc.orgPréma-Québec
Longueuil, Québec
Supports parents of premature babies during hospitalization and after homecoming, with discussion groups in neonatal units, temporary lodging, massages for parents and a listening line.
premaquebec.caCanuck Place Children's Hospice
Vancouver and Abbotsford, BC
Provides pediatric palliative care, respite and complex care for children with life-threatening illnesses, helping families across BC and the Yukon live every moment fully.
canuckplace.orgRoger Neilson Children's Hospice
Ottawa, Ontario
Offers respite, end-of-life care, symptom management and bereavement support in English and French to children and youth with life-limiting illnesses, and to their families.
rogerneilsonchildrenshospice.caLe Phare, Enfants et Familles
Montréal, Québec
Offers free respite stays, symptom management, end-of-life care and bereavement follow-up to children with life-limiting illnesses at Maison André-Gratton, which welcomes up to twelve children.
phare-lighthouse.comEmily's House Children's Hospice
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto's only hospice for children facing life-threatening illnesses, offering respite, end-of-life care, music therapy, play sessions and sibling support to the whole family.
paceh.caCampfire Circle
Toronto, Ontario
Formerly Camp Ooch and Camp Trillium, it offers free camp-inspired programs, hospital visits and medically supported overnight camps so kids with cancer can simply be kids.
campfirecircle.orgKids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta
Calgary, Alberta
Runs Camp Kindle and year-round programs for Alberta children with cancer, plus hospital child life support, tutoring, counselling and scholarships for young patients and their siblings.
kidscancercare.ab.caAlberta Dreams
Edmonton, Alberta
Grants wishes to Alberta children with severe chronic or life-threatening illnesses, including those who do not qualify elsewhere, from family trips to adaptive bikes and pets.
albertadreams.caFondation Dr Clown
Montréal, Québec
Since 2002, therapeutic clowns visit hospitalized children in pediatric hospitals, child psychiatry units and specialized schools, bringing play, laughter and imagination to their bedside.
fondationdrclown.ca
Australia
- Miracle Babies FoundationNew South Wales
- Life's Little Treasures FoundationRingwood, Victoria
- Very Special KidsMalvern, Melbourne
- Hummingbird HouseChermside, Brisbane
- Bear CottageManly, Sydney
- Clown Doctors AustraliaAustralia-wide
- TLC for KidsEssendon Fields, Melbourne
- Kids With Cancer Foundation AustraliaGlenwood, NSW
- Starlight Children's Foundation AustraliaAustralia-wide
- Make-A-Wish AustraliaAustralia-wide
Brazil
- ONG Prematuridade.comPorto Alegre (RS)
- Casa Durval PaivaNatal (RN)
- Associação Peter PanFortaleza (CE)
- Associação Viva e Deixe ViverSão Paulo (SP)
- Trupe da SaúdeCuritiba (PR)
- Doutores da AlegriaSão Paulo, Rio de Janeiro e Recife
- AbraceBrasília (DF)
- Grupo de Apoio à Criança com Câncer (GACC-BA)Salvador (BA)
- TUCCA Associação para Crianças e Adolescentes com CâncerSão Paulo (SP)
- Make-A-Wish BrasilSão Paulo (SP)
France
- SOS Préma
- Association Petits PrincesParis
- RêvesLimas, Rhône
- L'ENVOL
- Le Rire MédecinParis
- docteur CLOWNLyon
- LudopitalRoubaix
- SparadrapParis
- Princesse MargotVincennes
- Les P'tits DoudousRennes
Germany
- Herzenswünsche e.V.Münster
- wünschdirwas e.V.Köln
- Wunschzettel e.V.Wülfrath
- Hamburger Kinderwünsche e.V.Hamburg
- Herzenswünsche Oberlausitz e.V.Weißwasser
- Sternenzauber & Frühchenwunder e.V.Estorf
- Die Clown Doktoren e.V.Wiesbaden
- Bunter KreisAugsburg
- Bundesverband Frühgeborene e.V.Frankfurt am Main
- Kinder-Hospiz SternenbrückeHamburg
Ireland
- Cliona's FoundationLimerick
- Hand in HandLoughrea, Galway
- BarretstownKildare
- Jack & Jill Children's FoundationNaas, Kildare
- Children in Hospital IrelandDublin
- Hugh's HouseDublin
- Aoibheann's Pink TieDublin
- The Gavin Glynn FoundationKilcoole, Wicklow
- LauraLynn Children's HospiceDublin
- Make-A-Wish IrelandDublin
Italy
- ABIO RomaRoma
- ABIO MilanoMilano
- Peter Pan ODVRoma
- Peter Pan Alto AdigeBolzano
- Il Porto dei PiccoliGenova
- CasaOzTorino
- Piccoli Grandi CuoriBologna
- Fondazione Dottor SorrisoMilano
- GiocamicoParma
- Piccoli PassiTorino
Japan
- 公益社団法人こどものホスピスプロジェクト(TSURUMIこどもホスピス)大阪市鶴見区
- 認定NPO法人 横浜こどもホスピスプロジェクト(うみとそらのおうち)横浜市金沢区
- 認定特定非営利活動法人シャイン・オン・キッズ東京都中央区
- 認定特定非営利活動法人ファミリーハウス東京都千代田区
- 公益財団法人チャイルド・ケモ・サポート基金(チャイルド・ケモ・ハウス)神戸市中央区
- 公益財団法人そらぷちキッズキャンプ北海道滝川市
- 認定NPO法人キープ・スマイリング東京都
- 認定NPO法人スマイリングホスピタルジャパン東京都杉並区
- NPO法人日本ホスピタル・クラウン協会名古屋市中村区
- 一般社団法人日本NICU家族会機構(JOIN)東京都千代田区
Netherlands
- Stichting OpkikkerAlmere
- Het Vergeten KindUtrecht
- Stichting Jarige JobRotterdam
- Stichting PallieterCapelle aan den IJssel
- Villa PardoesKaatsheuvel
- Stichting Lach voor een DagMolenaarsgraaf
- Gijsje EigenwijsjeNoord-Brabant
- Stichting de RegenboogboomSoest
- CliniClownsAmersfoort
- Stichting Muziekids
Portugal
- Operação Nariz VermelhoLisboa
- Terra dos SonhosLisboa
- AcreditarLisboa
- Associação XXSLisboa
- PedrinhasLousã
- CalioásisAveiro
- Fundação Rui Osório de CastroLisboa
- Fundação do GilLisboa
- DOCECoimbra
- Make-A-Wish PortugalLisboa
Singapore
- Club Rainbow (Singapore)Singapore
- Make-A-Wish SingaporeSingapore
- Children's Cancer FoundationSingapore
- Ronald McDonald House SingaporeKent Ridge (NUH), Singapore
- HCA HospiceSingapore
- Rare Disorders Society (Singapore)Singapore
- Ain SocietySingapore
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance SingaporeSingapore
- Rainbow CentreSingapore
- Children's Wishing WellSingapore
Spain
- Fundación Pequeño DeseoMadrid
- Fundación Juegaterapia
- Fundación AladinaMadrid
- Fundación TheodoraMadrid
- Pequeño ValienteCanarias
- PallapupasBarcelona
- Menudos CorazonesMadrid
- ASIONMadrid
- PayasospitalValencia
- Música en VenaMadrid
United Kingdom
- Tiny Lives TrustNewcastle upon Tyne
- The Smallest ThingsEngland (UK-wide)
- Ickle Pickles Children's CharityEngland and Wales
- Theodora Children's CharityLondon (hospitals across England)
- Rays of SunshineLondon (UK-wide)
- The Sick Children's TrustLondon, Cambridge, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle
- LifelitesLondon (Britain and Ireland)
- Julia's HouseDorset and Wiltshire
- Tŷ HafanSully, Wales
- Momentum Children's CharityEast Molesey, Surrey
United States
- Hand to HoldAustin, Texas
- Graham's FoundationBloomington, Indiana
- Jessie Rees Foundation (NEGU)Irvine, California
- Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown TroupeGreater Boston, Massachusetts
- George Mark Children's HouseSan Leandro, California
- Ryan HousePhoenix, Arizona
- Beads of CourageTucson, Arizona
- Cal's AngelsSt. Charles, Illinois
- Sunshine FoundationSouthampton, Pennsylvania
- HopeKidsScottsdale, Arizona
Launch a contest that gives back
Pick the format that suits you. Every contest is run and certified by Luck For Good, and 20 to 50% of every win goes to a children's charity.
Know a charity that belongs here?
Write to us. We look at every suggestion with the same criteria: hands-on work, children, and every dollar put to good use.
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