Non-dominionist charities

Religious

• Catholic Charities USA: (generally good folk; do be advised there is controversy on Catholic Charities attempting to deny benefits to same-sex partners, so if this concerns you you may wish to give to a charity associated with denominations more welcoming to gay/les/bi/trans folks or possibly Rainbow Fund or Montrose Counseling Center, below)
• Friends Disaster Service (much like the Mennonites, the Society of Friends also does a lot of disaster work)
• Habitat for Humanity (ostenably Christian, but again, not one that overtly prosyletises. Jimmy Carter has done much work for them in past; mentioned because Habitat housing is probably going to be *badly* needed if/when New Orleans is rebuilt.)
• Lutheran disaster fund (for those wishing to donate to mainstream Christian groups)
• Mennonite Central Committee (the larger of the Mennonite charities, Canadians may wish to consider this as an option as well)
• Mennonite Disaster service (Anabaptist religious order (they're "plain folk" like Amish, also pacifist, but do believe in use of modern tools and the like; they do a lot of good charity work))
• Noah's Wish: (despite the name, they aren't dominionist, they are an animal rescue charity that specialises in disaster rescue and care of animals. Again, good folks all around, and they are actively helping out in the Slidell, LA area in particular. Of note, they do assist in rescue of nontraditional pets (like snakes, "pocket pets" like ratties, etc.) which are occasionally not accepted in HSUS shelters.)
• Presbyterian Disaster Response (for those wishing to donate to mainstream Christian groups)
• Second Harvest: (the famous food bank. Originally started as Kentucky Harvest, nonsectarian, good folks all around. They also do not partner with any known blatantly dominionist groups. Some have expressed concern regarding Second Harvest's accounting practices in areas. Those with concerns may wish to give to another food bank service such as Dare To Care, below.)
• Tzu Chi (a Buddhist charity group that is operating a relief fund)
• Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
• United Jewish Committee: Umbrella group of "155 Jewish Federations and 400 independent communities across North America."
• United Methodist Committee on Relief (for those wishing to donate to mainstream Christian groups)
• United Way: (the umbrella group for a *lot* of major charities. Nonsectarian, to the point many dominionists don't like them (many dominionist groups also don't like them because they support Planned Parenthood and/or March of Dimes, both of which they've accused of supporting abortion (and the accusation against the March of Dimes is especially bizarre, but also a *very* popular urban legend in the dominionist community)). In some areas there have been questions re financial accountability but they *have* been working on this longterm.)
• Volunteers of America (an ostenably Christian group but not terribly sectarian and probably a good alternative to the Salvation Army for those who are a bit concerned at the direction the Salvation Army has taken as of late)

Secular

• American Radio Relay League:(aka HAM radio. (Right now the *only* method of communication to many areas is through HAM radio relay nets.) HAMs do a lot of general disaster work as well. The FCC dropped the Morse code requirement for all HAM licenses (international treaties no longer require it) making licenses easier to get.
• Dare to Care (a group that is a national food bank but also local (they started out in Louisville, KY). Many national grocery chains, such as Krogers/Albertson's/Giant work with Dare To Care and even allow you to buy prepackaged bags of essential food for needy families (and they give you a tax deduction form for it too--so if you buy a $10 or $20 bag of food, you can take it off on your taxes). You can donate directly, or see if your local supermarket chain works with Dare To Care in your area.)
• Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (in the event they may need to call doctors to treat people or run morgues in NOLA; water borne diseases are expected, among other things)
• Humane Society of the US disaster fund (HSUS operates rescue and housing for pets during hurricane evacuations and after storms have hit.)
• REACT International: (another group (this one largely working with CB radio operators and ham operators) for communication in areas that have been subjected to disasters)
• Red Cross: (if one is not so worried about scandals in fundraising; some folks don't donate to the Red Cross for that reason)

Dominionist charities

• Adventures in Missions (a dominionist "mission" group promoted by the dominionist Traditional Values Coalition; ran a "host family" service that required a statement of faith from host families, refugees and ministers; has now abandoned this and now directing "missionary teams" to area to practice "bait-and-switch evangelism" to refugees (without actually helping them); requires statement of faith from volunteers; is apparently charity set up for the sole purpose of "bait-and-switch evangelism")
• AERDO 2nd link (an umbrella group for multiple dominionist charity groups; almost all the dominionist groups listed above are in their members list including MAP International and (sadly) World Vision and Salvation Army as well. Many of the links are not even to charities but explicitly dominionist groups (including "Harvest Foundation" a group dedicated to exporting dominionism, as well as groups practicing "creation care" aka dominionist "wise-use". One of the major speakers for AERDO is Chip Ingram, a "Christian counselor" who is blatantly dominionist (see listing in "Christian Counselors" online promoting "de-gaying" therapy for info) and has, among other things, promoted the "women should be subservient to their husband as their husband is to God" sort of deal up to and including telling women they should not pay bills. AERDO affiliates are required to sign a statement of faith that they operate under the statement of faith of the National Association of Evangelicals (presently a dominionist organisation itself, whose president is also the lead pastor of "New Life Ministries", a Colorado Springs megachurch at the heart of much of the dominionist movement in the US); AERDO's statement is at AERDO's website and NAE's statement of faith at NAE's website).
• AFA Adopt-A-Family Program (a program operated by the dominionist/Avengelical group "American Family Association", one of the most vociferously antigay/antiwoman/anti-anything-not-Avengelical groups in the US; per the site's own literature only dominionists will be accepted into the program (references are required from a pastor for being allowed to room with a host family); this same group has also claimed that Hurricane Katrina itself was an act of divine retribution for (among other things) allowing Mardi Gras to continue and tolerating gay/les/bi/trans individuals and practitioners of Voudon (per Agape Press and has tolerated state affiliates stating the same thing (per Livejournal report and documentation of dominionist groups claiming Hurricane Katrina was divine retribution, for starters).)
• Christian Disaster Response (a dominionist charity operated by "One Way Ministries" (a group in the American Evangelical Christian Church, a pentecostal denomination))
• Christian Emergency Network (a group that is almost entirely funded by dominionist denominations and groups (per Christian Emergency Network's partner list
• Churches of Christ Disaster Relief (the Churches of Christ have often been noted for dominionist activity, and this organisation in particular does have disturbing reports regarding it; see discussion on Christian website for info on, among other things, psychological abuse of children by orphanages operated by this group. The Churches of Christ (in particular, the Boston Church of Christ, now known as the International Churches of Christ are also known to be a coercive religious group, specifically practicing "shepherding" (a particularly nasty type of religious coercion wherein the church is split up into "cells" with members of the cells watching over each other to make sure they toe the party line): The Discipling Dilemma, a critical history of the "sheperding" movement, has more info. One of the major founders seems to be Tusculum Church of Christ in Nashville, which apparently does have shepherding groups per Tusculum CoC's website so I would be inclined to place it as one of the potentially coercive groups. A brief perusal of the website of another group founding this org, Granny White Church of Christ in Nashville, also seems to back this up: Granny White CoC website)

• Convoy of Hope (group that specialises in "bait-and-switch evangelism" in its fundraising and is a "shell organisation" operated by the Assemblies of God, another large dominionist denomination; the group is located in Springfield, MO very near the A/G world headquarters, and is heavily promoted on the Assemblies of God's website. Do not give to this group; The Assemblies of God as a denomination is dominionist in its official church policy and also advocates "bait-and-switch evangelism" as official policy; the A/G is also directly linked with dominionist parties in both the US and Australia. "Convoy of Hope" is de facto the charity wing of the A/G and an example of the "bait-and-switch evangelism" practiced in this group; also keep in mind the A/G as a denomination is a coercive religious group. (More documentation of abuse in a future Assemblies of God entry in the Wiki.)
• Dream Center of Los Angeles (another "front group" operated by the Assemblies of God, per Wikipedia article on Dream Center; has been tied to specific complaints of prosyletisation and mistreatment of evacuees (see post on Hurricane FEMA Livejournal community; is also promoted by dominionist groups)
• Global Hope Network (another dominionist charity promoted by Focus on the Family; promotes a group, "International Foundation of Hope", which is part of the "Colorado Springs Complex" of dominionist groups)
• International Foundation of Hope (the aforementioned dominionist charity in question that is part of the Colorado Springs Complex of dominionist groups)
• International Mission Board (another website operated by the Southern Baptist Convention; as noted above, SBC is blatantly dominionist; promoted by both FotF and AFA)
• KidCare America (another "front group" charity associated with the Assemblies of God, specifically targeting children)
• MAP International (another group apparently meant as a "Christian alternative" to Doctors Without Borders, admits on its own website they explicitly prosyletise to people and other statements indicate dominionist worldview; it also appears that the only groups certifying them are various evangelical "accountability groups" like the National Association of Evangelicals, which is in itself suspicious)
• Mercy Ships (appears to be a dominionist "shadow economy" alternative to Doctors Without Borders. The fact that the major groups endorsing them are Focus on the Family and the President (who has links to dominionist groups and is likely a dominionist himself) tends to make one very leery. Practices bait-and-switch evangelism; had to do a fair amount of digging on the site to see that they do explicitly market themselves as a Christian group; one article from an apologetics research group shows they are specifically affiliated with Youth With A Mission, a dominionist group that is known for coercive religious tactics that specialises in bait-and-switch evangelism to school students. (A Deception In The Church article on YWAM's history and a second article from DitC have further info on Youth With A Mission in general, and also includes mention of the "Mercy Ships"). Per some info from Rick Ross Institute YWAM may qualify as a front group for the Assemblies of God; the link between YWAM and the A/G is confirmed by the Assemblies of God website; per multiple reports, including Freedom of Mind Institute, there is grave concern regarding spiritual abuse in Youth With A Mission.
• Mission of Mercy (a dominionist children's charity associated with Bethseda Christian, a dominionist church in the Colorado Springs area. Associated with Colorado Springs Complex of dominionist groups)
• Northwest Medical Teams (group that is listed as AERDO member, linked with A/G frontgroup Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International (per Chuck Currie's website); per this Dark Christianity post may also be linked with FotF front groups targeting ministers. FGBMFI has long history of targeting mainstream groups and may be first Assemblies frontgroup (to be documented in future Wiki post).)
• Operation Blessing (Pat Robertson's charity group. Has used planes (that were marketed as aid planes for Zairian refugees) to transport equipment for his own mining ops: Americans United and DKosPedia have further info; promoted by AFA. Funds to this group (based on prior history) will likely not only support dominionism but things like threats to world leaders and the trade in "blood diamonds".)
• Salvation Army (Sadly, new information (listed below) has forced me to list this group as dominionist; see below. Supportive of dominionist groups like "Operation Blessing" and also having restrictions on funding; has used homeless groups to fight initiatives for Fairness Ordinances and has actually threatened to close soup kitchens and homeless shelters in areas whose Fairness Ordinances require offering benefits to partners of gay/les/bi/trans individuals (365Gay Magazine has info); dominionist groups have supported them in this (see Concerned Women for America website) and many gay/les/bi/trans groups are boycotting as a result; this has included lobbying of known dominionists in the government by the Salvation Army (see WorkingForChange article). Has fired people who are openly pagan from Salvation Army aid centers (see HolySmoke article for a report). Some people have reported that the Salvation Army (as church; yes, it is actually a Calvinist church with a pseudo-militia structure) may be a coercive religious group: see writings from walkaway from Salvation Army. Is a member of AERDO, which is an "umbrella group" of dominionist-friendly charities.) This archived AOL News Service article specifically has an article detailing some of the dominionist theology of the Salvation Army, which includes elements of "deliverance ministry"/"spiritual warfare" (to be discussed in a future Wiki article). Because of this and other reports, sadly, the Salvation Army must squarely be listed as "bad guys" and people strongly recommended NOT to donate to them. I have also found further evidence of the general coercive tactics and support for dominionism: Article from critic of Salvation Army
• Samaritan's Purse (Billy/Franklin Graham's charity group. Both Billy and Franklin Graham have been known to espouse dominionist statements in past, Franklin especially so. Per a report from someone who has sought employment with them, non-dominionists are not considered for employment and employees are required to have a reference from a pastor as well as a "testimonial of faith" on resumes for employment. Also is working with known dominionist group Traditional Values Coalition in promoting a "refugee adoption" scheme that requires statements of faith from both participating churches and refugees.)
• Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief (as noted multiple times here, the Southern Baptist Convention is the largest dominionist denomination in the US (having hijacked the seminary and church leadership some fifteen years ago). The Southern Baptist Convention's purges in its seminary in Louisville have literally destroyed a world-renowned school of social works.)
• We Care America (another "front group" charity associated with the Assemblies of God; see We Care America website and Assemblies of God biennial funding report for more details)
• We Care For Youth (another "front group" charity associated with the Assemblies of God, specifically targeting children)
• World Emergency Relief (an explicitly dominionist/"Christian Supremacist" charity group (they literally will not work with non-evangelical charity groups, and follows guidelines of another dominionist charity group, AERDO (see below); per a related entry for Northwest Medical Teams below the group may be the hospital-evangelism extension of the National Association of Evangelicals, headed by L. Roy Taylor.)
• World Harvest (a dominionist group with several international branches. Site is presently down, but Wayback Machine archives available . Is heavily promoted by Focus on the Family; see Focus on the Family website. In Wayback Machine archives, the list of sponsors is potentially even more troubling (see Wayback Machine archive of "About" pages). "World Harvest" in and of itself (much like "World Prayer Center") is a dominionist "code word" for dominionist-friendly organisations (to be documented in future Wiki article).
• World Relief (another dominionist charity that largely operates in the dominionist "shadow economy" and is promoted largely by dominionist evangelical groups; promoted by both Focus on the Family and American Family Association)
• World Vision (Has had a reputation of being a reliable charity but has also had reports, much like the Salvation Army, of support from or supporting dominionist groups; is promoted by Focus on the Family (Focus on the Family's website) and whilst World Vision does promote condom distribution in African countries for HIV prevention they have taken official policies, in particular regarding homosexuality and church/state issues, which are troubling (see World Vision website). Am now considering this group firmly in the "Bad Guys" list upon discovery that Ted Engstrom, CEO of World Vision, is in fact a board member for Focus on the Family (see 2005 Form 990 filing for Focus on the Family and 2005 Annual Report from Focus on the Family for details). One should be aware that the blatantly dominionist group AERDO actively lists both World Vision and Salvation Army as members--both groups which have had to be placed in the "Bad Guys" list due to connections with dominionist organisations and promotion of dominionist policies.)

Charities not explicitly dominionist but of concern

• Seventh Day Adventist charity association (Have heard some reports of coercive religious activity among 7th Day Adventists, have not seen reports of blatant prosyletisation in centers they run, but again, could appreciate correction. Some of the official church statements do tend to be disturbing, though (including from SDA-operated website ChurchState.org which promotes the "there is no separation of church and state" canard), for instance). Of note, Donald Wildmon (of the American Family Association) is a member of an SDA "daughter denomination".

Other resources

Give.org has a list from the Better Business Bureau regarding financial accountability of organisations, including a specific list for NOLA relief groups.

Attribution:

Dogemperor's NOLA Big List