Participating Charities

The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC) was established in 1991 to focus on the basic science of AIDS and HIV in a research environment that fosters the highest scientific creativity. ADARC is the world's largest independent research center devoted solely to HIV/AIDS Research. We are fully committed to our mission to find solutions that will ultimately end the AIDS pandemic. We have adopted a multidisciplinary approach - virology, immunology,molecular biology, and clinical medicine- to pursue a number of projects in AIDS research. In addition to basic research, ADARC also runs a Clinical Program that translates research into Clinical Trials that can affect millions of people living with HIV.

http://www.adarc.org/

Founded in 1989 and named for the common ancestor of Jews and Arabs, The Abraham Fund Initiatives is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing coexistence and equality among Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian-Arab citizens. By promoting policies based on innovative social models, conducting large-scale social change initiatives, advocacy and public education, The Abraham Fund advances a cohesive, secure and just Israel. The Abraham Fund’s expertise has earned Special Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and the organization carries the highest 4-star rating by Charity Navigator, America’s largest evaluator of non-profit organizations.

http:///www.abrahamfund.org/

As a leader in U.S. microfinance, ACCION USA empowers low-to-moderate income business owners through access to capital and financial education. With economic opportunity, these entrepreneurs, often minorities, and women can build assets, better provide for their families, create employment and strengthen their communities.

http:///www.accionusa.org/

Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children, ages 6-18, in communities across the country. Our mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth. National research has shown that positive relationships between youth and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters mentors have a direct and measurable impact on children's lives. Big Brothers Big Sisters currently operates in all 50 states, and in 12 countries around the world!

http:///www.bbbs.org/

Founded in 1988, Books for Africa (BFA) collects, sorts, ships, and distributes books to children in Africa. Our goal is to end the book famine in Africa. Books donated by publishers, schools, libraries, individuals, and organizations are sorted and packed by volunteers who carefully choose books that are age and subject appropriate. We send good books, enough books for a whole class to use. Since 1988, Books For Africa has shipped more than 20 million books to 45 African countries. They are on once-empty library shelves, in classrooms in rural schools, and in the hands of children who have never before held a book. Each book will be read over and over again. When the books arrive, they go to those who need them most: children who are hungry to read, hungry to learn, hungry to explore the world in ways that only books make possible.

http://www.booksforafrica.org/

The Children's Aid Society is an independent, not-for-profit organization established to serve the children of New York City. Our mission is to provide comprehensive support for children in need, from birth to young adulthood, and for their families, to fill the gaps between what children have and what they need to thrive.

http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/

Children's Hospital Foundation strives to improve the health of children through its support of research and education at the Oklahoma Health Center. Since our inception in 1983, the Foundation has raised and leveraged matching funds to create over $79 million to fund pediatric research, quality specialized clinical care and education programs. Our current research and education focus areas include: infectious disease, cancer and blood disorders, cystic fibrosis and lung disease, genetic disorders, diabetes and endocrinology, developmental and behavioral pediatrics, clinical child psychology, trauma and pediatric surgery, kidney disease, gastroenterology, pediatric training, ethics in pediatric medicine, and the care for critically-ill newborns and preemies.

http://www.montekids.org/

Concern Worldwide was founded in 1968 to meet the needs of people living in extreme poverty and for whom every day is a fight for survival. Concern is a non- governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of poverty in the world's poorest countries. We have more than 3,600 personnel working in 28 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean focused on livelihoods, education, health, HIV and AIDS, and emergency relief. Concern's mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives - improvements they can sustain without ongoing support. Concern meets the needs of the poorest people in a caring and personalized manner, respecting their human and cultural dignity.

http://www.concern.net/

Equality Now works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world by supporting grassroots groups; engaging the media; mobilizing public pressure; participating in and leading strategic coalitions; and advocating for the enactment and implementation of laws and international human rights standards. Through its Women's Action Network, Equality Now distributes information about these human rights violations to concerned groups and individuals around the world, along with recommended actions for publicizing and protesting them.Issues of urgent concern to Equality Now include rape, domestic violence, trafficking of women, female genital mutilation, and equal access to economic opportunity and political participation.

http://www.equalitynow.org/

Feed The Children is a Christian, international relief organization that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster. Since our founding in 1979, we have grown into one of the world's largest private organizations dedicated to helping hungry and hurting people. Last year, Feed The Children shipped 133 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and families in all 50 states and in 34 foreign countries, supplementing more than 760,000 meals a day worldwide. Since our founding Feed The Children has reached out to help children and families in 119 countries around the globe. A key goal is to help families in need move past needing help and into becoming self-sufficient members of their community.

http://www.feedthechildren.org/

Fractured Atlas provides services and support to a community of over 50,000 artists and arts organizations from every discipline across the country and around the world. Our programs and services facilitate the creation of art by offering vital support to the artists who produce it. We help artists and arts organizations function more effectively as businesses by providing access to funding, healthcare, education, and more, all in a context that honors their individuality and independent spirit. Fractured Atlas is an innovator in the use of technology and 21st century business models to empower the community we serve. By nurturing today's talented but underrepresented voices, we hope to foster a dynamic and diverse cultural landscape of tomorrow.

http://www.fracturedatlas.org/

Since its founding in 1904, the Humane Society of New York has been a presence in New York City, caring for animals in need when illness, injury or homelessness strikes. Today our hospital and our Vladimir Horowitz and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz Adoption Center help more than 30,000 dogs and cats annually, and their numbers continue to grow. The Society has long been noted for its innovative, highly individualized approach to animal care; its pioneer attitude is now reflected in programs coming to the fore nationwide. On any given day the Society is responsible for hundreds of animals with diverse needs. For many, the Society is the only place they will find help.

http://www.humanesocietyny.org/

Founded in 1996, The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation (MHOF) donates new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved schools, community music programs and individual students nationwide, in an effort to give youngsters the many benefits of music education, help them to be better students and inspire creativity and expression through playing music. MHOF was inspired by the acclaimed motion picture Mr. Holland's Opus, the story of the profound effect a dedicated music teacher had on generations of students. The film's composer, Michael Kamen, founded MHOF in 1996 as his commitment to the future of music education. In ten years of service, 500,000 students have benefited through having more access to instruments.

http://www.mhopus.org/

National Lung Cancer Partnership is dedicated to decreasing deaths due to lung cancer, and helping patients live longer and better, through research, awareness and advocacy. Founded in 2001 as Women Against Lung Cancer, the organization changed its name to National Lung Cancer Partnership in 2006 to better reflect the partnership we have forged with physicians, researchers, lung cancer survivors and their families, advocacy organizations and the media to help achieve our mission. We are ultimately working to advance lung cancer treatments for all patients. We achieve our goal by funding research to increase our understanding of how lung cancer starts and progresses, and how better to detect and treat it.

http://www.nationallungcancerpartnership.org/

New Profit Inc. is a nonprofit venture philanthropy fund that helps visionary social entrepreneurs and their organizations bring about widespread and transformative impact on critical social problems in education, workforce development, public health, and other areas. New Profit Inc. also drives other initiatives to help scale social innovation, including the annual Gathering of Leaders, and America Forward. We believe that just as entrepreneurship and invention have driven our nation's progress, so too can we harness America's spirit of innovation, vision, and optimism to help solve our most pressing social problems.

http://www.newprofit.com/

The Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Foundation is a non-profit public foundation that was established in 1985 to foster philanthropic individual and grant support from individuals, corporations and foundations to support world-class medical care for the patients of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of NJ. Through the generosity of caring supporters, our Foundation provides support for the most technologically advanced medical services, equipment, and research, protecting and improving the health of the region.

http://www.saintbarnabas.com/hospitals/newark_beth_israel/

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America unites parents, renowned scientists and communications professionals to help families raise healthy children. What began in 1986 as a three-year endeavor to unsell drugs to the American public has turned into the largest public service campaign in our nation's history. Best known for its research-based national public education programs, the Partnership motivates and equips parents to prevent their children from using drugs and alcohol, and to find help and treatment for family and friends in trouble. The centerpiece of this effort is an online resource center at drugfree.org, featuring interactive tools that translate the latest science and research on teen behavior, addiction and treatment into easy to understand tips and tools.

http://www.drugfree.org/

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested more than $1.2 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.

http://www.komen.org/

Founded in 1981, The Tibet Fund is dedicated to helping Tibetans improve their lives and preserve their distinct cultural, religious and national identity. The Tibet Fund brings urgently needed resources to the educational, cultural, health and socio-economic institutions that sustain the Tibetan way of life, language, and traditions. The Tibet Fund's support helps to sustain the Tibetan refugee settlements in India, Nepal and Bhutan and provide rehabilitation services for the thousands of new refugees who continue to arrive from Tibet every year. Through its Program in Tibet, the Tibet Fund partners with local NGOs in Tibet for projects that treat and prevent blindness, house and care for orphans, and provide educational opportunities for Tibetans.

http://www.tibetfund.org/