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[ Charitable Group Code: 4 ]



040301 ACCION International

www.accion.org A nonprofit organization with the mission of giving people financial tools, including "micro" loans and business training, needed to work their way out of poverty. - 15%

040302 African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF)

www.usa.amref.org Since 1957, has improved health for Africans through training, capacity building and advocacy in HIV/AIDS, malaria, family health, water and sanitation and clinical outreach. - 12.43%

040303 Africare

www.africare.org Develops self-help programs in Africa to increase food production, develop clean water resources, manage the environment, strengthen health care and deliver emergency assistance. - 6.02%

040305 American Jewish World Service

www.ajws.org Provides sustainable development assistance, technical support and emergency relief to people in need in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine. - 13.2%

040371 American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA)

www.anera.org American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) advances the well-being of people in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan. - 4.44%

040313 American Refugee Committee

www.arcrelief.org International relief and development agency empowering people impacted by conflict and disaster to recover and rebuild their lives with dignity. - 9.23%

040333 AmeriCares

www.americares.org Restores health and saves lives by delivering donated medicines, medical supplies and humanitarian aid to people in need around the world and here at home. - 1.54%

040308 CARE

www.care.org Fights root causes of poverty in 72 countries; special focus on empowering poor women to lift themselves, their families and communities out of poverty. - 11%

040324 ChildFund International

www.childfund.org Helping deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities. - 18.55%

040356 Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)

www.crwrc.org Fighting poverty, hunger and injustice through partnerships and locally originated community development programs; responding to disasters with emergency supplies and reconstruction of homes and livelihoods. - 13.63%

040310 Church World Service

www.churchworldservice.org Church World Service works with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and promote peace and justice among the world's most vulnerable people. - 13.29%

040336 Doctors Without Borders USA

www.doctorswithoutborders.org An independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics and natural disasters in more than 70 countries. - 7.93%

040346 ECHO

www.echonet.org ECHO fights world hunger by using science and technology to develop agricultural solutions to aid farmers in developing countries. - 14.04%

040314 Freedom From Hunger

www.freedomfromhunger.org Combines microfinance, education and health protection services to help poor families in the developing world improve their incomes, safeguard their health and achieve food security. - 16.22%

040300 Global Impact

www.charity.org Supports leading U.S.-based international charities to address critical needs throughout the world. We help ensure sustainable solutions by meeting real needs with real results. - 4.5%

040342 Health Volunteers Overseas

www.hvousa.org Trains, mentors and provides critical professional support to more than 3000 healthcare providers who care for the neediest populations in over 25 countries. - 5.75%

040315 Heifer International

www.heifer.org Helps poor families worldwide become self-sufficient by providing food- and income-producing animals and training in animal management, environmentally-sound farming and community development. - 24.66%

040316 Helen Keller International

www.hki.org Saves the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged; combats the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition. - 16.21%

040318 International Eye Foundation

www.iefusa.org Saves sight worldwide. Fighting cataract, "river blindness," childhood blindness. Expands available eye care services building management and financial capacity of eye hospitals serving the poor. - 15.37%

040348 International Orthodox Christian Charities

www.iocc.org Provides humanitarian/development assistance to people in U.S., Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East who have been devastated by man-made and natural disasters. - 7.48%

040351 International Relief Teams

www.irteams.org Sends volunteer medical and construction teams to assist disaster victims worldwide. Conducts medical, surgical, and training programs to promote self-sufficiency in developing nations. - 1.04%

040319 International Rescue Committee

www.rescue.org Our commitment to freedom, human dignity, and self-reliance is reflected in well-planned global emergency relief, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement services, and advocacy for refugees. - 8.6%

040335 Lutheran World Relief

www.lwr.org Affirming God's love for all people, we work with Lutherans and partners around the world to end poverty, injustice and human suffering. - 9.73%

040365 Mercy Corps

www.mercycorps.org Providing lifesaving aid worldwide following a disaster or conflict, and helping local populations design and implement sustainable programs to promote health and economic development. - 13.2%

040317 Opportunity International

www.opportunity.org We collaborate with local partners worldwide to provide microfinance services allowing poor entrepreneurs to develop steady income, provide for families and create jobs for neighbors. - 11.41%

040373 Pan American Development Foundation

www.padf.org Empowers disadvantaged people in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve economic and social progress, strengthen civil society, and prepare for and respond to disasters. - 10.36%

040312 Plan USA

www.planusa.org Plan International USA is part of a global organization that works with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children. - 16.67%

040325 Project HOPE

www.projecthope.org Project HOPE provides sustainable improvements in health around the globe through education and humanitarian assistance with more than 92 percent of revenues dedicated to programs. - 5.88%

040350 Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

www.rotary.org Our mission is to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty. - 8.56%

040338 Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO)

www.sawso.org Work in developing countries assisting  poor:  community based programs:health care, HIV/AIDS, capacity building, income generation, education, anti-human trafficking, relief efforts and reconstruction. - 1.81%

040326 Save the Children

www.savethechildren.org Our Mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. - 8.79%

040327 TechnoServe

www.technoserve.org Helps men and women in the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, communities and their countries. - 17.55%

040329 UNICEF, U.S. Fund for

www.unicefusa.org Works for the survival, protection and development of children worldwide through fundraising, education and advocacy. - 16.66%

040328 Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

www.uusc.org We defend human rights and civil liberties, promoting environmental and economic justice with grassroots partners worldwide, while engaging our members to serve as citizen-activists. - 12.21%

040352 United Methodist Committee on Relief

www.umcor.org To alleviate human suffering. We provide practical, proactive support to the most vulnerable survivors of chronic or temporary emergencies due to natural or civil causes. - 6.27%

040366 United Seamen’s Service

www.unitedseamensservice.org Provides overseas health and welfare services to the American Merchant Marine and seafarers of allied nations and a 24-hour hotline for emergency family assistance. - 17.5%

040331 World Relief

www.worldrelief.org Provides emergency relief and community-based solutions to alleviate hunger and poverty in 20 countries and provides resettlement assistance to refugees in the United States. - 16.34%





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