The Buckthorns have performed to raise money for a wide range of community groups. Here are some of the organizations for which the group has either performed or has raised money on their behalf:
- Catholic Charities
- CenterStage in Lake Forest
- Citadel Theatre Company, Lake Forest
- Chicago Curling Club
- Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Forest
- Community Church of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff
- Daisy's Resource and Developmental Center (2004 & 2005 Telethons, Comcast Studios, Waukegan)
- First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest
- First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield (Music Makers Concert Series)
- Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Rotary Club
- Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Senior Center
- Lake Forest Hospital
- Lake Forest Open Lands
- L.E.A.D. (Linking Efforts Against Drugs)
- Melissa Ritter-Thompson Wellness Fund
- PADS Crisis Services, Inc. - North Chicago (Public Action to Deliver Shelter and Supportive Services)
- Ragdale Foundation
- Union Church, Lake Bluff
- Westmoreland Nursing Center, Lake Forest
- Winter Club of Lake Forest
Locations at which The Buckthorns have performed range from the south suburbs of Chicago to the upper peninsula of Michigan, including:
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Chicago Curling Club (Northbrook)
- Church of the Holy Spirit
- Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff
- Elim Annual Dutch Festival (Palos Heights)
- Exmoor Country Club (Highland Park)
- First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest
- Gorton Community Center
- Harrison Conference Center
- Huron Mountain Club (Michigan)
- John Hancock Tower
- Karl Knauz Motors
- Lake Forest Club
- Lake Forest Sports Cars
- Lake Forest Senior Center
- Lansdowne (Lake Bluff)
- Lily Reid Holt Chapel, Lake Forest College
- Market Square (Lake Forest)
- Marriott's Lincolnshire Resort
- Onwentsia Country Club
- Ragdale Foundation
- Union Church (Lake Bluff)
- Village Green (Lake Bluff)
- Winter Club (Lake Forest)
- Westmoreland (Lake Forest)