What’s a more thoughtful stocking stuffer or Hanukkah gelt than a donation in someone’s name? Here’s a list of local charities that are more than happy to have your support this season. There’s something for every person’s passion.

FOR THE KID LOVER
••• Manhattan Youth: Building community downtown
••• Church Street School for Music & Art: Dedicated to personal discovery
••• CSSMA gingerbread decorating kits are also a fundraiser!

TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
••• Hazelden Betty Ford: Treatment programs for people struggling with substance use and mental health conditions
••• Bowery Mission: Rebuilding hope for the homeless

FOR THE PARK LOVER
Pick your favorite, or pick them all!
••• Hudson River Park Friends
••• Friends of Duane Park
••• Friends of Washington Market Park
••• Friends of Bogardus Plaza
••• Friends of Finn Square
••• Gotham Park
••• Friends of City Hall Park
••• City Hall Park Conservancy
••• Friends of Peck Slip Park
••• Friends of Barnett Newman Triangle
••• Friends of Tribeca Park

FOR THE RESTAURANT LOVER
••• Taste of Tribeca: Support local schools and restaurants at the same time

FOR THE HISTORY BUFF
••• South Street Seaport Museum. Where New York begins.
••• Lilac Preservation Project. America’s only steam-powered lighthouse tender.
••• Lower Manhattan Historical Association. Celebrates the historic achievements of New York City’s founders.

REMEMBERING THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S DARKEST MOMENT
••• 9/11 Memorial & Museum: A place for reflection.

FOR THE ARTS LOVER
••• PAC NYC. A home for emergent and established artists in theater, dance, music, opera, film and media.
••• BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Presenting a global perspective through high quality artistic work in music, theater, dance, film and the visual arts.
••• Battery Dance: Spread the joy of dance.

FOR THE ANIMAL LOVER
••• Best Friends Animal Society: Save them all.