Doing Well &
doing good
Curious Iguana is a small bookstore with a big heart and even bigger ideas about how books can be a powerful tool for change. We strive to help build a world where all are happy, safe, and welcome.
As a benefit corporation*, Curious Iguana donates a portion of our monthly book sales to a variety of nonprofits. We carefully vet the organizations we support and are honored to be part of their achievements.
Thanks to our loyal customers, Curious Iguana was able to support local, national, and international nonprofits with more than $18,200 in cash contributions in 2022. In addition, we helped numerous local nonprofits through store discounts and donations of gift cards and books. When our business does well, we are able to do good in the world, and we are so grateful to our customers who make that possible.
These seven nonprofits received approximately 60% of our financial support in 2022. We hope you’ll take a few moments to read about their work that you, via your purchases at Curious Iguana, support.
Bulk Orders
Community Book Clubs
For Local Authors
Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (COIPP) fosters the growth of strong, resilient, hopeful children who are impacted by an incarcerated loved one in the Frederick County region.
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas provides pro bono legal and critical social services for immigrant survivors of human rights abuses from all over the world.
Literacy Council of Frederick County provides Frederick County adults with pathways to essential literacy skills. This local organization has been lifting lives through literacy for 60 years.
Razom, which means “together” in Ukrainian, creates spaces where people collaborate to unlock the potential of Ukraine. Razom maintains a relentless focus on the needs on the ground to support Ukraine and on opportunities to amplify Ukrainian voices.
UPAVIM strengthens the women of La Esperanza, a community in Guatemala City, as they fight for better economic, healthcare, and educational opportunities for themselves, their families, and their neighbors.
Women for Afghan Women protects and promotes the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls through community-based programs in Afghanistan and the United States.
World Central Kitchen implements a new model for disaster relief, showing up on the frontlines and providing chef-prepared meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
Curious Iguana also made cash contributions to these organizations in 2022:
AARCH, Afghan Humanitarian Support Alliance, Animal Welfare League, Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation Flood Relief Fund, BINC, Community Foundation of Frederick County, Downtown Frederick Partnership, Federated Charities, Frederick Book Arts Center, Frederick County Public Schools, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Kentucky Health Justice Initiative, Lavender Rights Project, National Coalition Against Censorship, Pen America, Safe Ride Foundation, Sandy Hook Promise, SisterLove, Sister Song Reproductive Justice, SHIPP, and Women’s Health West Virginia.
* In 2010, Maryland became the first state to recognize a new corporate form called a “benefit corporation” (not to be confused with a Certified B Corporation or B-corp). The legislation allows corporations to pursue socially responsible purposes in addition to profits.
