So what is Giving Tuesday? It is celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year.
It was started back in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y in New York City as part of a partnership with the United Nations Foundation.
Last year people donated nearly $2.5 billion in the United States.
So how can you participate in Giving Tuesday?
Donate money
Give blood
Adopt an animal
Make someone's Christmas
Check out one of Martha Quinn's favorite charity organizations below. Shout out to Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco!!