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The Gabby Petito Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that was created by Gabby Petito's parents, Joseph Petito and Nicole Schmidt, to turn the tragedy of Gabby's death into something that will benefit others. The mission of the Gabby Petito Foundation is to "address the needs of organizations that support locating missing persons and to provide aid to organizations that assist victims of domestic violence situations, through education, awareness, and prevention strategies". The board members of the Gabby Petito Foundation include Joseph and Tara Petito, Nicole and James Schmidt, Rick Stafford, and Gary Rider.
Our Black Girls is an organization that works to bring awareness to black girls who have been mistreated, are missing, or have been murdered. The organization was started by LA journalist Erika Marie in 2018 and became a trademarked, non-profit in 2021. Marie reports on American "biracial and multiracial with Black inclusion" girls and women who have gone missing, were killed, or were mistreated. Marie has written articles about Black girls and women with the cases beginning in the 1910s up to present-day. Marie posts articles two to three times a week while also working as an entertainment journalist. Any donations go towards keeping OBG running.
Native Hope is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was created in 2015. They work to help Native American communities by listening to community members and local leadership to see how they can aid Native American tribes, they create networks between communities, they work towards completing set goals that help improve the lives of the communities they serve, and they work with tribal nations to create and maintain long lasting mutual relationships. There are many ways to donate through Native Hope including one time/monthly donations through the website, PayPal, AmazonSmile, personal or group fundraising, Thrivent Choice Charity, Company matching gifts, and DAFs or Donor Advised Funds. All donations will go towards helping improve the lives of Native Americans, promoting their culture, and talking more about their history.
Trans Doe Task Force, Inc. is a Trans-led 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit organization that was created as an unincorporated grassroots effort in 2018, it operated as a FG4LE advanced student intern club during 2020, and became a nonprofit organization in 2021. The nonprofit was started by Anthony Redgrave and Lee Bingham Redgrave, then anthropologist Dr. Amy Michael and LAMMP admin Jessica Veltstra joined. They work to research cases of missing and murdered LGBTQ+ persons, specifically individuals who identified/or who may have identified as Transgender, because transgender and gender-variant people have a higher suicide rate as well as being targeted more in violent crimes due to them being more likely to estranged from their families. Trans Doe Task Force, Inc. works to educate people about the needs of Trans Doe cases compared to other Doe cases. They use LAMMP (LGBTQ+ Accountability for Missing and Murdered Persons) as a database for missing, murdered, and unclaimed LGBTQ+ people to try to match and identify cases that need LGBTQ+ informed consideration. All donations go towards supporting the Trans Doe Task Force.