16 Ways to Make an Incredible Impact With Less Than $15

A box of nails used to adapt a disabled veteran's house, from Homes for Our Troops, an organization that provides full accessibility to the injured at no cost.

homesforourtroops.org

A day's worth of fresh fruits and vegetables to feed two chimpanzees—most of which have been orphaned by poachers—at the Jane Goodall Institute's Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo. janegoodall.org/oprah

Two specialized bottles for babies born with a cleft palate, who otherwise might suffer from malnutrition before receiving corrective surgery.

operationsmile.org

Cloth and tools so an Afghan woman can become self-sufficient by taking a six-month tailoring course through Creating Hope International and the Afghan Institute for Learning.

globalgiving.org

Eleven trees to be planted in Alabama communities devastated by the April 2011 tornadoes.

arborday.org

Twenty pounds of multipurpose soap to help keep families germ-free around the world, through Oxfam.

oxfamamericaunwrapped.com

Two nutritious meals delivered by volunteers from Meals on Wheels to a housebound senior citizen.

mowaa.org

A backpack and school supplies for one homeless or low-income urban child.

cradlestocrayons.org