Kindness Generator
Spin a wheel or draw a card from 75 kindness ideas, filtered by time, cost and setting. Every one you do lights a star.
4 free tools · Updated October 2026
Tools for giving, kindness and showing up
Small, playful tools that turn good intentions into a next step. Free, no sign-up, and everything stays in your browser.
All tools
Charity Checker
Walk through seven vetting steps and the FTC's red flags, get a readiness score and one-click lookups.
Giving Budget Planner
Turn a % pledge into monthly and per-paycheck giving, split across causes on a live donut chart.
Meal Train Planner
Pick dates and helpers, get a printable meal schedule with dish ideas, allergy notes and a calendar file.
Why tools?
Most generosity doesn't stall for lack of caring. It stalls at the next step: which kindness, which charity, how much, which night. Each tool here handles one of those steps and then points you to the full, sourced guide behind it.
- Kindness Generator picks a specific act of kindness from 75 ideas and tracks your streak as a constellation of stars.
- Charity Checker walks through the checks in how to vet a charity, including the FTC's scam red flags.
- Giving Budget Planner turns a percentage into a monthly plan and explains the 2026 deduction rules.
- Meal Train Planner builds a printable schedule using the advice in our meal train guide.
- Generosity in numbers charts where America's $617.2 billion in 2025 giving came from and where it went.
Frequently asked questions
Are these tools free?
Yes, all of them. There are no accounts, ads or paywalls.
Is my data stored?
Nothing is sent to a server. A few tools remember your settings or progress in your own browser's storage so they're there next time; clearing site data removes them.
Do the tools work on a phone?
Yes. Every tool works on phones, tablets and computers, with a keyboard or a screen reader.