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AMERICA CHARITIES
[ charitable group code: 02 ]
020400 America Charities
www.charities.org 800-458-9505
“Helping you help others. America’s Charities addresses community needs
through member charity services impacting health, human service, education,
human and civil rights, the environment.” 9.15%
020416 Amnesty International of the USA
www.amnestyusa.org 800-AMNESTY
“Worldwide membership-based human rights organization -- impartial and
non-political -- working to free prisoners of conscience, eliminate torture,
executions, disappearances. 1977 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.” 2.15%
020448 Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation
www.believeintomorrow.org
800-933-5470 Give comfort and hope to critically ill children and their
families. We are a national leader in Children's Hospital and Retreat
Housing services. 8.66%
020408 Cancer Research for Children
www.curesearch.org
800-458-6223 Cancer is the #1 disease killer of children. Please help us
reach the day when every child with cancer can be guaranteed a cure. 6.76%
024502 Caring for Children Foundation of Texas
www.carevan.org 972-766-7960 100%
of donations provide access to immunizations for medically uninsured and
underserved Texas children and health screening services to medically
uninsured and underserved Texas adults. 0.26%
020411 Childhelp®
www.childhelp.org 800-422-4453
“Founded in 1959, one of the nation's largest and oldest agencies dedicated
to the treatment, prevention, and research of child abuse and neglect.”
10.85%
024552 Coptic Orphans Support Association
www.copticorphans.org
800-499-2989 Exists to improve the lives of orphans and other vulnerable
children in Egypt so they may realize their potential to become productive
members of society. 5.71%
020409 Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
www.diabeteswellness.net
877-633-3976 “Scientific research into treatments and cure of diabetes.
Conducts screenings, education programs to save lives from blindness, kidney
failure, amputations. Publishes The Diabetes Wellness News.” 7.03%
024537 “Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Inc.”
www.diabetesresearch.org
800-321-3437 “A recognized world leader in cure-focused research, committed
to bringing promising discoveries from the lab to patients in the fastest
and safest way possible.” 11.85%
024553 Dress for Success Worldwide
www.dressforsuccess.org
212-532-1922 The mission of Dress for Success is to advance low-income
women’s economic and social development and to encourage self-sufficiency
through career development and employment retention. 8.97%
020470 Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
www.girlsandboystown.org
800-448-3000 “Girls and Boys Town provides food, clothing, shelter,
education, spiritual, and medical care to homeless, neglected, abused, and
communicatively handicapped boys and girls.” 11.15%
024510 Feed The Children
www.feedthechildren.org
800-627-4556 “Feed The Children provides food, medical care, clothing and
educational materials to children domestically and internationally,
supplementing more than 1.4 million meals each day worldwide.” 9.76%
024541 “Fund for Animals, The”
www.fundforanimals.org
888-405-FUND … Founded in 1967 by bestselling author Cleveland Amory. The
Fund for Animals provides hands-on care to protect wildlife at sanctuaries
such as Black Beauty Ranch. 6.42%
020459 Give Kids The World
www.gktw.org 800-995-5437 … Give
Kids The World is a non-profit resort that creates memories and hope for
children with life-threatening illnesses who wish to visit Central Florida’s
attractions. 5.6%
024542 “Hole In The Wall Gang Fund, The”
www.holeinthewallgang.org
203-772-0522 … “Founded by Paul Newman, is a non-profit camp and year-round
center providing free services to children with cancer and other
life-threatening illnesses.” 10.83%
024554 Hoop Zone
www.hoopzone.net 512-837-5553 …
Hoop Zone's mission is to teach life values through basketball skills and
programs to Central Texas youth. 7.45%
020403 Hospice America (American Hospice Foundation)
www.americanhospice.org
202-223-0204 … “Increases access to hospice care through public education,
professional training and advocacy with the hope that hospice will be an
integral part of our society.” 12.77%
024545 “Humane Society of the United States, The”
www.hsus.org 202-452-1100 … “Our
mission is to create a humane and sustainable world for all animals,
including people, through education, advocacy and the promotion of respect
and compassion.” 14.44%
024538 “““I Have a Dream”“® Foundation”
www.ihad.org 212-293-5480 … “The
program motivates and empowers children to reach their education and career
goals by providing a long-term program of mentoring, tutoring, and tuition
assistance.” 20.3%
024546 “Lance Armstrong Foundation, Inc.”
www.livestrong.org
877-236-8820 … “From the moment of diagnosis, the Lance Armstrong Foundation
provides the practical information and tools people with cancer need to live
on their own terms.” 15.71%
020426 Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America
www.wish.org 800-722-9474 … “We
grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to
enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.” 20.56%
024536 Marywood
www.marywood.org 512-472-9251
x169 … Statewide services include residential care for homeless pregnant
women (ages 18 to 21); pregnancy case management; adoption services and
basic foster care. 16.78%
024547 NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
www.naacpldf.org 800-221-7822 …
“Fights for equality, access to education, employment, health care, housing,
environmental justice, voting rights, criminal justice. Provides
scholarships to promising African-American undergraduates and law students.”
20.01%
024548 NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation
www.ProChoiceAmerica.org
877-YOU DECIDE … “Protects and advances women's freedom to make personal
decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices through
education, training, organizing, legal analysis, and public policy.” 27.8%
020435 National Black Child Development Institute
www.nbcdi.org 800-556-2234 …
“Exists to improve and protect the quality of life of children and families
through educational programs, tutoring, training, public education, and
other community outreach programs.” 23.5%
024539 National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
www.rarediseases.org
800-999-6673 … Provides understandable information on rare diseases; peer
networking; community resource referrals; patient medication assistance
programs; research; advocacy for over 25 million people with rare disorders.
2.52%
024555 Orphan Foundation of America
www.orphan.org 800-950-4673 At age
18 most orphans are on their own. OFA and volunteers provide moral and
financial support to parentless teens pursuing college and vocational
training. 1.04%
020433 PetSmart Charities
www.petsmartcharities.org
800-738-1385 “Over 2.7 million pets saved since 1994, through 840+ Adoption
Centers. Provides funding for spay/neuter, pet retention, disaster relief
and adoption programs.” 14.34%
020477 Population Connection
www.populationconnection.org
800-767-1956 … “A national nonprofit organization working to slow population
growth and achieve a sustainable balance of people, resources and the
environment.” 16.64%
024540 “Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF)”
www.rif.org 888-725-4801 … “Reading
Is Fundamental (RIF) provides free books for children across America to
choose and keep. By promoting a love of books, RIF encourages children's
literacy.” 11.22%
020465 Ronald McDonald House Charities®
www.rmhc.org 630-623-7048 …
“Creates, finds and supports programs improving the health and well-being of
children through its global network of local Chapters and 260+ Ronald
McDonald Houses® worldwide.” 13.51%
024556 “Rutherford Institute, The”
www.rutherford.org
800-225-1791 … The Rutherford Institute is a civil liberties organization
that provides free legal services to people whose constitutional rights have
been threatened or violated. 19.11%
024551 Shoes for Austin
www.shoesforaustin.org
512-477-7463 … “Provides underprivileged individuals with new athletic shoes
as a reward for achieving self improvement goals. Donated 45,000 new shoes
since inception.” 18.26%
024544 Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
www.starlight.org 800-315-2580
… “Transforming the lives of seriously ill children and their families
through programs that educate, uplift spirits, foster community and help
alleviate pain and fear.” 17.11%
024515 Texas Network of Youth Services
www.tnoys.org 512-328-6860 …
“TNOYS’ mission is to promote excellence in youth service organizations
through support, training and advocacy, and to promote youth as valuable
community resources.” 5.68%
024557 Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
www.tsalliance.org
800-225-6872 … “The organization supports tuberous sclerosis research,
maintains a national network for family support, and promotes public
awareness and the education of medical and allied professionals.” 23.55%
024508 VSA arts of Texas
www.vsatx.org 512-454-9912 … “Through
programs and services, enriches the quality of life for all people with
disabilities through professional access to music, drama, dance, visual and
literary arts.” 7.43%
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