Critical Role is an extremely popular Dungeons & Dragons live-play series starring some nerdy voice actors. Fans, often called Critters, are constantly talking about the cast, the characters, the world, and the story. One area that Critical Role is almost always trying to do better though is their philanthropic endeavors. To up their humanitarian efforts, Critical Role is launching a nonprofit organization dubbed Critical Role Foundation. Ashley Johnson will serve as president and the mission statement is simple: “Leave the world better than we found it.”
CRF will partner with other nonprofits “whose values align with the Critical Role community” and then work together to get donations to programs and projects that fulfill the above mission statement. It should be noted that CRF is a “501(c)(3) non-profit organization and donations are 100% tax deductible in the United States.” In the past, Critical Role has raised over $600,000 for charities like 826LA, Red Nose Day, OSD, and so many more. CRF will, in theory, allow for a more direct approach to the Critical Role team’s humanitarian efforts. The first partnership for CRF is First Nations Development Institute.
First Nations Development Institute…is the most highly-rated American Indian nonprofit in the country, whose mission is to strengthen American Indian economies and to support healthy Native communities through a variety of different programs. Right now, only about 85% of applications to the Native Youth & Culture Fund are supported and that’s precisely why CRF is stepping in to help with a fundraising goal of $50,000 to fund these two remarkable programs serving Native youth for an entire year.
CRF plans to raise money with specific fundraising campaigns and 10% of the funds will be allocated to an emergency fund. This emergency fund will be available for CRF to use in times of natural disasters or other unforeseen events that require a bit more immediate assistance. Maybe, just maybe, the world will be a little brighter because of this.