The Knights and members of The Equestrian, Secular and Chapterial Order of Saint Joachim raise funds in order to contribute to worthy causes around the world. The Order prefers to make contributions directly to small, grassroots charities that are otherwise overlooked and where The Order's donation will have the greatest impact on people's lives. This is in keeping with the mission of the Order, as described in 1821, as helping "the military, the poor, widows, and orphans." The American Commandery is registered as a 501(c)3 charitable organization with the IRS to reflect its charitable mission.
Past recipients of support from the American Commandery include:*
- Mount Vernon
- Mission Heritage Partners
- USO San Juan (in formation)
- Family Scholar House
- St. Paul's House
- Individual Veterans and Families
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the Order of Saint Joachim, American Commandery and our charitable efforts. On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), you will be prompted to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases. The site will spotlight five charities and underneath give you the prompt to pick your own charitable organization. In the box type Order of Saint Joachim.
The site will remember your charity. If you have an Amazon Prime account, the site will link it to that account. Every eligible purchase you make on AmazonSmile will result in a donation of .5% of the purchase price going to the American Commandery.
* Organizational support may be limited to donations and does imply ongoing relationship or support of all programming or missions by either party.