Make sure to put the specific hero PROJECT you want to help in the COMMENTS of your gift!

Not sure which project to pick? That’s okay! When you don’t label your gift, what you give here primarily goes to making sure we can continue providing ongoing support for Isabel’s Orphanage in Liberia, Jen’s Mobile Clinic in Paraguay, and medication assistance/reduced cost telehealth and trauma recovery support for people both in Paraguay and in the US. Next, we’re allocating funds for our special temporary projects, which you can read about on their individual pages or, for quick, time-sensitive needs, on Jen’s scifi and superheroes email list. It’s all super-important stuff, and if you’d like to support many good things at once, or just say thank you if we’ve helped you along your hero journey, this is the place to do it.

Sometimes we partner with artists or hunt down designer goods to run special fund drives and events! If you’d like to treat yourself to a little bit of luxury while doing good–you are Bruce Wayne, after all–you can:

We also have some ongoing costs we’d like regular support for:

• $1000/month to Liberia for medical expenses, food and schooling for the unsponsored kids, college scholarships, computer equipment, internet, and seeds, all additional costs not covered by their sponsorships – (you can sponsor a child monthly with His Hands Support Ministries if you like!)
• $200/month to Jen’s mobile clinic specifically for medications (you can read more about other needs on the project page here, where you can also learn about another charity, Project Paraguay, that helps her put on health fairs)
• $500/month for the legal fund for assault and abuse victims in Paraguay

• $800/two months for health fairs for impoverished brick-making communities in Pakistan
• $100/month for our anti-scam correspondent who, after escaping from a human trafficking ring in his home country, now travels evaluating potential “hero projects” for possible scams
• $500/month to smuggle human trafficking victims out from labor camps
• Check out our PROJECT PAGES for other BIG one-time needs we’re saving up for

Financial Transparency

100% of donations received go to Becoming Hero projects. There is no administrative overhead, and even though Dr. Finelli technically works almost full-time for Becoming Hero, she is unpaid. To prevent conflicts of interest and comply with US IRS regulations, Dr. Finelli is joined by three other board members who provide accountability and additional oversight. Gabrielle Miller and Jordan Brobst both have passion for and experience with people struggling through emotional and existential pain. Jordan is ex-military, and Gabrielle is a licensed allied healthcare professional. Thomas Lockwood, our special projects director and co-treasurer, is an engineer and author with a strong eye towards systems improvements.

We’re a registered Nonstock Corporation (nonprofit) in the US state of Virginia, and now a tax-deductible 501(c)3 with the IRS! Financial reports, legal documents, and receipts are stored in a password protected online portal freely available to donors and other members of the American public; email jen at byjenfinelli.com if you need to take a look.