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¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Annual Lecture Series -- We organize and present annually eight free monthly public lectures (September to April). Our speakers -- academics, professionals, writers, poets, visual and material artists, present on a variety of contemporary and historical subjects. A lengthy question and answer period for the audience follows each lecture. Maitland Banting Silver Quill Award and Young Poet Award -- Awards of up to $200 are offered annually for originality combined with excellent command of language, in both short-story fiction and poetry, to winners and runner-ups in the HPL's Power of the Pen competition. da Vinci Science Fair Award -- Awards of up to $300 are offered annually to local students entered in the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF). Our judges look for work that combines originality with sound, demonstrated understanding of the scientific method. We donate annually to the HPL to help defray the HPL's Power of the Pen expenses.

The Miss America Foundation strives to change lives and influence young women across the country and around the world. We proudly offer academic and community-based scholarships for undergraduate and graduate studies, as well as endowed scholarships for those young women attending medical school, working in special areas for military service awareness, STEM, and in the performing arts. The Miss America Foundation, Inc. is a New Jersey not-for-profit corporation that provides academic scholarships to young women. MAF is duly recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service. As such, any donation to the Foundation is tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. building scholarships to prepare great women for the world and the world for great women.

The National Ballet School Foundation supports The National Ballet School of Canada by sustaining general operations, providing Graduate Awards, and through the Financial Assistance Program for talented students which provides dance training opportunities regardless of financial circumstance. Awards are presented annually and financial support is provided for other purposes as determined by the donor’s wishes.

The League of Women Voters of San Francisco (the “League”) is a non-partisan, multi-issue organization which has encouraged the informed and active participation of citizens in government for more than 95 years. The League works to increase public understanding of major public policy issues through research and education. The League reaches out to all segments of the voting population in San Francisco, regardless of political affiliation, race, gender or socioeconomic status.

The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation (LACHSA Foundation) incorporated in 1984 “to promote the arts and the advancement of young artists by raising and distributing funds for the establishment and operation of a public arts high school in Los Angeles County.”  Each school year, the Foundation raises critical funding to bridge the gap between public education funding and the school's needs to provide an exemplary, tuition free, conservatory-style arts education for their more than 500 public school students. The Foundation also works to celebrate and promote the work of LACHSA's students and alumni who contribute to the world with their diverse, creative, and innovative talent.

Serving the northern areas of Grey and Bruce Counties in Ontario, Canada since 1954. Our services reach more than 600 individuals and families each year. We provide government funded services and services that are funded through public donations. We cover all age groups from infants to seniors. The non government services include: Camp subsidy for children with developmental needs, respite services for caregivers, support groups for Moms, Dads, Grandparents and Self Advocates, and we have annual public awareness campaigns.