Past Events
Calculus for a Cause has raised over $100,000 in its history. Below is a snapshot of some of the charities and causes Calculus for a Cause has benefited.
$398.33 - To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA)
December 2020
To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Our donation helps to fund mental health resources for those who need the financial assistance. We hope our donation helps, especially in context of the strain 2020 has placed on all of us.
Spring 2020 Event Cancelled
We cancelled our Spring 2020 event in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
$4,500 - Sharing Hands Foundation
December 2019
Sharing Hands Foundation works both in LA and in Sri Lanka to assist the homeless and needy.
$7,120 - Paradise Elementary School (Paradise, CA)
December 2018
Paradise Elementary was destroyed in the Camp Fire, and with 67% of its students receiving free or reduced lunch, we hope that the 140 fifty-dollar Target gift cards we sent helped.
$5,000 - TASSEL @ SPHS
June 2018
TASSEL provides free English lessons to disadvantaged children in Cambodia.
$500 - SPHS SkillsUSA
June 2018
$7,000 - World Central Kitchen in Puerto Rico
December 2017
This fundraiser came in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria.
$4,000 - SPHS Femineers
June 2017
Calculus for a Cause supported the SPHS Femineers in January 2017. Femineers encourages women and girls to pursue careers in STEM.
$8,200 - Sri Lanka Medical Association
January 2017
The Sri Lanka Medical Association brings together medical professionals in the Sri Lankan area.
$8,000 - Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund
January 2016
This fundraiser went to support victims of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal.
$3,500 - South Pasadena High School Support Fund
June 2015
The SPHS Support Fund helps SPHS students in need of financial assistance.
$7,320 - Doctors without Borders
January 2015
We directed our Spring 2015 fundraiser to Doctors without Borders.
$3,000 - South Pasadena High School Tiger Marching Band
June 2014
In June 2014, we raised money for the award-winning SPHS Marching Band.
$9,000 - Architecture for Humanity
January 2014
Architecture for Humanity builds houses for disadvantaged families.
$1,500 - Pennies for Patients
November 2014
A special edition Calculus for a Cause raised $1,500 in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through their Pennies for Patients program.
$750 - ALS Challenge
November 2014
$4,000 - Drama Club
June 2013
Our June 2013 fundraiser went to the SPHS Drama Club
$8,400 - Door of Hope
January 2013
Door of Hope provides assistance to the homeless, helping them get back into permanent shelter.
$4,000 - Union Rescue Mission
January 2012
$5,000 - Union Station Homeless Services
January 2011
$4,800 - Doctors without Borders in Haiti
January 2010
This event was held after the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.
Salvation Army to help with recovery after the California fires of 2007
January 2008