Staten Island NY is full of rewarding donations and volunteer opportunities that you should know about!
Spring has finally sprung throughout Staten Island, which means a lot of people are cleaning out their homes and looking to spend more time outside in our beautiful coastal weather.
And if you’re finding all sorts of clothes and household items that you no longer need, then just remember that our community offers many incredible volunteer and donation options that make it easy and rewarding to give back to our area’s most needy individuals and families.
All of us at The Bini Fund work closely with various charities and organizations throughout Staten Island as we reallocate all of your very generous donations on a regular basis, and we also want all of you to know about these organizations more in depth.
So, check out the below sections to learn more about the most popular volunteer and donation opportunities in Staten Island!
Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation
The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation provides Staten Island’s neediest children with financial and emotional support, and their main goal is to ease the burden of less fortunate people in our community. Some of their main programs include collegiate scholarships, food pantries, a STEAM program, a mental health program, Christmas organizations/events, and a world-class incentive program for young students.
We’ve worked closely with this organization for many years, and they host several annual events that provide wonderful volunteer and donation opportunities.
The Emergency Children’s Help Organization (ECHO)
ECHO is a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to children living in Staten Island who have undergone a medical or living emergency. They support kids and families with things like medical bills, medical equipment, medical travel expenses, living essentials, educational/athletic programs and therapy.
Their purpose is to care for families going through a difficult journey, and they offer various donation and event opportunities to support their heartfelt cause.
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Tunnel to Towers is an organization that means a lot to us here at The Bini Fund, because they’re a non-profit that also began shortly after 9/11 in order to support fallen first responder families with young children.
They also specialize in building smart homes for injured veterans and first responders, and one of their main missions is to eradicate veteran homelessness throughout the country.
The GRACE Foundation of New York
The GRACE Foundation supports Staten Island’s children, teens and adults who live with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and they’re consistently hosting events and programs that support these individuals and families in a variety of fun ways.
They offer both volunteer and donation opportunities, and this is a very special organization that we work with on a regular basis.
The Anthony M. Varvaro Believe Foundation
The Anthony M. Varvaro Believe Foundation was founded in honor of the retired MLB player and Port Authority officer Anthony Varvaro, who tragically lost his life while protecting the 9/11 Memorial Service at Ground Zero on September 11, 2022.
This foundation’s mission is to support families and individuals who’ve faced unexpected tragedies, and they also support youth sports in the Staten Island community.
We’ve always felt a close connection with this foundation, which is why we’re constantly working with them to create change, foster hope, and provide a brighter future here in Staten Island.
Michael’s Cause
Michael’s Cause is a local organization that aims to fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Michael is a local teenager here in Staten Island who suffers from this genetic condition.
This organization provides many fun events and ways to get involved, and as of 2025, Michael’s Cause has raised over $2.6 million toward medical research.
Catholic Charities of Staten Island
The Catholic Charities of Staten Island offer various direct services that serve the Staten Island community at large. They provide preschool and infant daycare, many programs for developmentally challenged youth, senior citizen assistance, and social services for families in crisis.
This is a wonderful organization that we work closely with, and they offer many volunteer and donation opportunities that give you a chance to meet clergymen and parish members alongside our community members in need.
City Harvest
City Harvest is a surplus food redistribution organization that provides free, nutritious, fresh food for people experiencing food insecurity all throughout NYC. For over 40 years, City Harvest has helped some of the neediest New Yorkers.
This organization offers many ways to support them, including volunteer, donation, and food drive hosting opportunities.
Meals On Wheels Of Staten Island
Staten Island has a great Meals on Wheels program that serves nutritious meals to our community’s elderly residents. By delivering two daily meals to senior citizens, Meals on Wheels makes it much easier for elderly and physically impaired people to live independently—which is especially necessary for those who can no longer prepare their own meals or go grocery shopping.
And what’s great is that anyone with a valid driver’s license who’s over the age of 18 can volunteer with our Meals on Wheels program. Many of their volunteers only require a couple of free hours for one morning per week to deliver meals, so it’s a wonderful volunteer opportunity that offers convenience and consistency!
New York Cares
New York Cares is an annual coat drive organization that supports the city’s homelessness and widespread hunger issues.
They offer many great volunteer opportunities, including serving in soup kitchens, schools, public parks, senior centers, libraries, and other nonprofit establishments. There are also volunteer opportunities in all five boroughs.
One Warm Coat
Although our weather is just starting to warm up, it’s a great time of year to donate coats to needy individuals.
One Warm Coat is one of the most popular donation coat drives in Staten Island, and your donations today in April might even help people next fall when temperatures start to drop again!
Project Hospitality
Project Hospitality is a Staten Island-based organization that supports hungry, poor and homeless residents in our community.
They offer many donation opportunities, including financial, food or supply donations. You can also volunteer with them, and food donations should be dropped off at the Community Services Center located at 514 Bay Street.
Some of the food items that are particularly high in demand include:
- Canned meats
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fish
- Vegetable & fruit juices
- Tomato & pasta sauces
- Cereals
- Rice
- Non-perishable milk
South Shore Community Pantry
The South Shore Community Pantry offers food and mental stability for Staten Island’s most needy community members.
They hold various fundraisers throughout each year that help provide blankets, clothing and toiletries, and they provide many ways for community members to support them.
Urban Fairies of Staten Island
The mission of the Urban Fairies of Staten Island is to provide assistance for our community’s struggling families via educational resource opportunities and support. They aim to alleviate hunger, poverty, and other problems that plague our society at large by breaking down generational codependency patterns that have unfortunately been perpetuated for decades.
They’re a non-profit organization that offers many volunteer opportunities, and you can reach out to them directly by calling 646-568-5094 to learn more about how you can offer your support.
Reach Out To The Bini Fund To Learn More About How We’re Making A Difference In The Staten Island NY Community!
All of us at The Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund are incredibly proud to support the local organizations listed in the above sections, as well as many other emergency grants, scholarship programs, and special needs assistance programs located throughout Staten Island.
We understand how we’re all in this together when it comes to giving back our valuable time and resources to our community’s most needy families and individuals, and we can’t express enough how grateful we are for all of the volunteers and donations that make not only our organization possible—but also all of the non-profits throughout NYC.
It’s no secret how 2025 is simply getting tougher and tougher with each passing day for countless New Yorkers, and you can make a personal difference in our community’s ongoing dilemmas today when you make a donation and fuel continuous change in Staten Island.
And always feel free to reach out to us online or give us a call at 718-412-1851 to learn about more volunteer, donation and event opportunities that are happening this spring!
We’re hitting the greens at the Richmond County Country Club on June 16th to have fun and support a great cause!
We’re celebrating the 20th Annual Bini Golf Outing at the Richmond Country Club on June 16th, and we’d love to have you join us for a fun day on the course while we support a variety of great causes for the Staten Island community.
The event starts at 10 a.m., and there are both golf and dinner options available to participants. All the proceeds from the Bini Golf Outing support our organization’s vital work, which includes emergency grants, educational scholarships, and special needs assistance to the most vulnerable and in-need people living on Staten Island.
This is one of our favorite events every year that’s full of participant and sponsorship opportunities, and below we’ll be detailing everything you need to know about supporting this year’s Bini Golf Outing!
Bini Golf Outing Event Schedule
This year’s event officially starts at 10 a.m. on June 16th at the beautiful Richmond Country Club located right in the heart of Staten Island. From 10-11:45, we’re hosting a breakfast and golf registration period that gives players plenty of time to catch up with each other, eat a delicious brunch, and warm-up on the driving range.
At 12 p.m., the shotgun goes off and golfers will tee off from various holes across the course. Not only will we be playing a round of 18 holes, but we’ll also be doing various contests like longest drive, most accurate drive, closest to the pin, and hole-in-one competitions as well.
From 5-8 p.m., we’re doing cocktails and dinner at the clubhouse. This will be a very special meal featuring the club’s famous porterhouse and seafood dinner reception, as well as a top-shelf open bar.
We’re offering a couple of different participation options to choose between, including the option to play golf and have dinner—or just have dinner with us.
Every year the Bini Golf Outing has been an incredibly rewarding experience for everyone involved, and this is because we’re all enjoying each other’s company, having fun, and supporting the Bini Fund’s heartfelt legacy of helping others!
2025 Bini Golf Outing Sponsorship Opportunities
Not only are we looking for participants to join us on June 16th, but we’re also looking for charitable sponsors that would like to be a part of giving back to the Staten Island Community via the 2025 Bini Golf Outing.
One thing that’s really great about this event is that we offer a wide range of sponsorship opportunities to choose between, including:
- Presenting Sponsor: This puts your logo/company name on all promotional materials, and it also gives golf, brunch and dinner for four participants. Being a Presenting Sponsor is an incredible honor at the Bini Golf Outing, because you’ll receive an acknowledgement plaque and be given a speaking opportunity at the dinner event. This sponsorship is $5,000, and we currently only have one spot left—so act quick to give your brand this incredible charity opportunity!
- Golf Brunch Sponsor: This sponsorship displays your company name/logo at our brunch event, and it also puts your brand on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity comes in at $3,500 and we currently only have two slots left.
- Golf Cart Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be prominently displayed on all of the event’s golf carts, and you’ll be on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity costs $2,500 and there are currently only two slots available.
- Beverage Cart Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be prominently displayed on the event’s beverage carts, and you’ll be on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity costs $2,000 and there are still two slots available.
- Event Towel Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be printed on the event’s golf towels, and you’ll be on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity costs $1,500 and we only have four slots left.
- Closest to the Pin Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be displayed on the Closest To The Pin Hole, and you’ll be on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity costs $1,000 and we only have four slots left.
- Most Accurate Drive Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be displayed on the Most Accurate Drive Hole, and you’ll be on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity costs $1,000 and we have four slots open.
- Longest Drive Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be displayed on the Longest Drive Hole, and you’ll be on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity costs $1,000 and we currently have four slots open.
- Hole in One Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be displayed on the Hole In One Hole, and you’ll be on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity costs $1,000 and we currently have four open slots.
- Registration Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be displayed at the event’s registration area, and you’ll be on the Event Sponsorship Board. This opportunity costs $750.
- Pin Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be displayed on a Custom Bini Golf Outing flag on the course, and this opportunity costs $500.· Tee Box Sponsor: Your company name/logo will be displayed at one of the course’s tee boxes, and this opportunity costs $250.
We Can’t Wait For You To Join Us At The 20th Annual Bini Golf Outing!
The Bini Golf Outing has always been one of our favorite yearly events, and this year’s outing is shaping up to be one for the record books.
This event honors our organization’s namesake, Carl Vincent Bini, who was an 18-year veteran in the FDNY who tragically lost his life on September 11th, 2001. Over the years, we’ve continued his legacy of supporting others through the outstanding results of the Bini Fund—and events like the golf outing on June 16th are yet another example of how we bring people together to have fun and support the Staten Island community.
Feel free to reach out to us online or give us a call at 718-412-1851 to learn more about volunteer, participation and sponsorship opportunities for this year’s Bini Golf Outing—and we look forward to hitting the greens for a great cause with you!
Come show your support on April 2nd for the GRACE Foundation of New York as we attempt to break a world record!
All of us at The Bini Fund have loved working closely with our friends over at The GRACE Foundation of New York, and they’re offering an incredible opportunity to break a Guinness World Record on this year’s upcoming World Autism Day!
On April 2nd, we’re supporting the GRACE Foundation as they place over 12,000 autism awareness ribbons on a van. Representatives from Guinness will be in attendance as we attempt to break a world record, while also spreading autism awareness in a really fun way.
The event takes place in the parking lot at 460 W Brielle Avenue, and we’ll be placing ribbons on the van from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 2nd.
Just come by for five minutes, place a ribbon on the van, and be a part of this awesome milestone as the GRACE Foundation aims to break records and spread acceptance for individuals of all abilities!
Remembering Carl V. Bini’s Commitment To Community
We know that Carl would’ve loved the record-breaking event that the GRACE Foundation is planning on April 2nd, because it’s right up his alley in terms of bringing people together for a great cause.
Carl was a prominent member of the NYFD for over 18 years before his life was tragically taken during the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center, and throughout his life he was a great example of how far courage, generosity and compassion go toward community services of all types.
The Bini Fund has since become a testament to Carl’s commitment to community service, and we’ve supported the neediest residents in the Staten Island area for over 20 years in order to make a real difference in people’s lives.
The GRACE Foundation’s World Autism Day Event Aligns Perfectly With Our Values
The GRACE Foundation’s mission is very similar to ours, and this is the type of local NYC organization that we support through our donations and event sponsorships. We full-heartedly believe in what the GRACE Foundation does on a daily basis, because their mission to educate and support members of the Staten Island community who’ve been impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) coincides directly with our core values.
Our cornerstone values include Honor, Commitment and Leadership, and this is why we work closely with organizations like The GRACE Foundation of New York who’ve shown time and time again to support the Staten Island community one day and one event at a time.
Come Place A Ribbon On April 2nd & Help The GRACE Foundation Set A World Record!
All of us at The Bini Fund are very excited about the GRACE Foundation’s upcoming event on April 2nd, and we hope you’ll join us at 460 W Brielle Avenue to place an autism awareness ribbon on their van and get us one step closer toward breaking a Guinness record.
Feel free to reach out to us or contact the GRACE Foundation to learn more about this event.
Let’s set a new record together and spread autism awareness on World Autism Day!
All of us at the Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund want to thank so many of you for joining us on January 25th, and it truly was an incredible night to remember.
From our incredible attendees, sponsors, and everyone who donated their energy, time, and resources to make this event possible, we want all of you to know that you truly made a difference toward shaping a brighter future for people in need!
We celebrated with a Viva Las Vegas theme this year, and it definitely wasn’t your average Vegas-themed charity event. From a live Elvis performance, rocking DJs, giveaways and raffles, it’s safe to say that the entire party had a ton of fun while coming together to make positive changes for the Staten Island community.
Check out the event gallery to see some of the amazing pictures that were taken at the Bini Bash, and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram to keep up with all of the latest happenings and announcements happening at our organization.
This Year’s Bini Bash Brought A Vegas Vibe To Staten Island
We always go big for each year’s Bini Bash, but 2025’s celebration was one for the books as our generous community gathered together at the Hilton Garden Inn in serious Vegas style.
We’re talking black-tie attire, flapper dancers, an Elvis concert, memorabilia raffles, a cocktail hour, and a delectable dinner reception. This was one heck of a party that we’ll all remember for a long time, and the best part is that it was all for an incredible cause.
The Bini Bash is always a great example of how fun it can be to come together and support the Staten Island community, and the 2025 Viva Las Vegas bash was absolutely no exception!
Remembering Carl V. Bini
Carl would’ve loved a party like this year’s Bini Bash, not only because it was fun for everyone involved, but because the fun we had together on Jan. 25th went an incredibly long way to make a real difference in aiding those experiencing personal crises throughout the Staten Island community and beyond.
And this generous approach toward community service is what Carl Bini was all about while he was firefighter in the NYFD and an all-around incredible father and community servant.
All of us at the Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund can’t express enough how much it means to us to see so many people show up to events like the Bini Bash every year. It’s incredibly heartwarming for all of us to know that you’re here with us as we continue Carl’s legacy of bravery and selflessness, and the 2025 Bini Bash was yet another example of the continuous impact of our organization!
A Special Thanks To Those Who Supported The Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund
We also want to give a special thank you to everyone who donated to support our cause and fuel continuous change. Your generosity has always fueled our mission, and together we’re making a lasting difference in our community.
If you haven’t yet made a pledge to the Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund, then just know that it’s never too late!
We offer a four-tiered donation system for recurring memberships that includes monthly payment options of $10, $25, $50 and $100. Our members are the lifeblood of our organization, and we’re able to put 90% of all donations directly into needy hands—which means you’ll be making a significant difference.
And if you’d prefer to give a one-time donation, we offer that option as well.
Reach Out To Our Team Today To Learn More About Making A Difference!
The 2025 Bini Bash was a wild success, but our mission is fueled by generosity that supports the Staten Island community each and every day.
We’re always looking for qualified individuals to further our mission and continue Carl’s legacy of service, and you can reach out to us online or give us a call at 718-412-1851 to learn more about how every contribution counts toward making a lasting difference in the Staten Island community!