Search Nonprofits

Marina del Rey Station is one of 23 patrol stations within the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, which is the largest sheriff’s department in the world.  The department operates in the courts, custody facilities, patrol stations, detective assignments, and other special operations within the county.   Marina del Rey Station provides police services for the unincorporated communities of Marina del Rey, Ladera Heights, View Park, and Windsor Hills.  Within the combined 6.3 square miles of patrol area, Marina del Rey Station serves a population of over 26,000 people.  Marina del Rey Station boat operations are the only 24 hour law enforcement entity patrolling the waters of Los Angeles County, including the 72 miles of coastline from Ventura County to the North and Orange County to the South.  Our primary patrol waters include Marina del Rey Harbor and the Santa Monica Bay.  The Marina del Rey Station patrol area borders the jurisdictions of the Los Angeles Police Department (77th, South-West, and Pacific Divisions), Culver City Police Department, and Inglewood Police Department.  We appreciate the opportunity to serve our community and the support we have earned from our residents, businesses, and community members and leaders.

Founded in 1999 in response to the Lord’s call to help the orphaned children of Kenya, Into Abba's Arms was established to provide a family, foundation and future for orphans. We provide our children with a safe haven – a home with security, stability, and a loving Christian environment. We also provide nutritious meals, minster to each child’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs, and enroll our children in one of the top primary schools in the region to receive a quality education. In addition, the faithful giving of our friends and volunteers has helped us establish an outreach center coordinating spiritual and educational seminars, medical clinics, and food and water distribution to our neighbors.

Boulder Emergency Squad is a professionally trained and certified all-volunteer search and rescue team (501.c3 non-profit) who safely delivers high quality and timely emergency search, rescue and support services to the people of Boulder County. Services include Water and Dive rescue, Urban and rural search management, Vehicle and aircraft extrication, Rope rescue and low-angle evacuations, UAS aerial search and assessment, and Wildland fire suppression; In addition, BES provides Ancillary services including structure fire support, traffic control, disaster assistance, incident staging, and other emergency support services.

Our priorities are to: 1) Protect the watershed by encouraging a community, ecosystem and watershed approach to environmental planning and protection; 2) Educate the public through nature walks, school field trips, presentations and community events to encourage environmental awareness, ethics and action; 3) Restore the watershed by training thousands of youth and community volunteers to restore forest, wetland and meadow habitat; 4) Monitor restoration work by performing follow-up watering, mulching and maintenance. We form productive conservation partnerships with schools, community groups, religious organizations, businesses, landowners, municipalities, government agencies, community leaders, foundations and environmental groups.

Our public service is available to visitors to our library. Our computer library catalogue has over 20,000 records and materials on regulatory reform, policy, law and legal precedents, materials from environmental organizations and advocacy groups. The focus is on Ontario and Canadian issues but increasingly includes United States and international resources as well. The range of topics is wide: air pollution, biotechnology, climate change, environmental health, environmental law, environmental politics, Great Lakes, international trade and development, land use planning, northern development, pesticides, toxic substances, waste management, water quality and quantity, wetlands, wildlife and endangered species.

We hold 14 conservation covenants, comprising 790 acres. We were the first conservancy in BC eligible to hold conservation covenants and the first to preserve a watershed with a covenant. We now hold covenants on two important watersheds that supply drinking water to island residents: Maxwell Lake and St. Mary Lake. We own 7 nature reserves, totaling 690 acres. Since 1995, the SSI Conservancy has organized or contributed to successful public campaigns to protect the Mill Farm, Ford Lake, Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park, and Mt. Erskine Provincial Park (some of these are now owned or managed by other agencies).

60 to 70 times each year, Chilliwack Search & Rescue is called upon to help those in need who by misfortune, lack of experience or poor judgment find themselves in trouble. Chilliwack Search & Rescue is a volunteer organization working under the direction of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Emergency Management BC and in coordination with the Chilliwack Fire Department, Emergency Heath Services and the Coroner. Chilliwack Search & Rescue responds to emergencies anywhere in 1100 square Kilometers of urban, rural, mountainous, swift water and wilderness terrain – a mandate that stretches from the Vedder Canal to Chilliwack Lake, and from the US border to the Fraser River.

Founded in 1969, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to raising funds for the preservation & rehabilitaiton of our natural environment for present & future generations. Governed by a volunteer Board of Directors from many walks of life, it exists to raise support & funding for projects of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. Often, these projects are not eligible for traditional government funding, or other funding is not sufficient or available. When you donate to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation, you help support projects that contribute to bettering the quality of life through improved water quality, more green spaces, protected wetlands and habitat for fish & wildlife.

Sierra Club of Canada Foundation is a national charitable foundation that provides financial support for charitable work to the Sierra Club of Canada. Established in 1972, Sierra Club of Canada Foundation funds a wide range of environmental projects, from scientific research to environmental education. These funds are largely provided by individual donors and foundations who recognize that we all have a right to a safe and healthy environment with clean air, clean water, open space, wild lands and a healthy and diverse ecosystem. While the Foundation is autonomous and governed by its own Board of Directors, it works closely with the Sierra Club of Canada in pursuing its program goals.

Since 1974 we've raised $5 million to teach children about the value of nature, to help care for injured birds of prey, to plant trees, and to purchase and protect important natural lands. For more information on these projects, please call Brian Hobbs, Diretor - Development, at (905) 336-1158 extension 2255. The Foundation is currently raising funds for environmental education programs for children including the Halton Children's Water Festival and the Halton Forest Festival, the new Hawk Clan longhouse at Crawford Lake Conservation Area, the Mountsberg Shrike Recovery Project, the Mountsberg Raptor Centre and habitat restoration projects at Oakville's Glenorchy Conservation Area.

Our mission is to provide funds for fresh water wells, education and basic necessities to the poor around the world. Our goal and passion is to reach out to those in need and give them hope, support and a chance for a better future. Global Compassion, Inc. has distributed almost $503,400 to people in need since 2006 through fundraising and charitable events. 97% of the funds raised go directly to the needy in India, other international countries and local projects. We request your support for 2017 having a goal to raise $150,000 in order to continue to reach out to the poor and needy, offering them hope and support. Together, we can do it.

The Chocorua Lake Conservancy protects the scenic and natural resources of the Chocorua Lake Basin and surrounding area through conservation practices, land protection, easements, maintenance of lands for public access, and the development of a community of support.The Chocorua Lake Conservancy achieves this mission by:- Enabling convenient public access to Chocorua Lake and trails on conservation lands it owns;- Protecting the Chocorua Lake Basin and surrounding area from development;- Preserving the pristine water quality of Chocorua Lake, its sources, and its outflow;- Conducting and modeling sustainable forestry operations on its conservation lands; and,- Developing a community of support through education, outreach, volunteer opportunities, and community activities.