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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 Leacock Club and Foundation was established in 1992 and has a 16 year history of making a difference in the lives of children. The Leacock Club provides funding for its associated charitable public foundation—the Stephen Leacock Foundation for Children. Since its inception, our supporters have donated $5.5 million to its public foundation- the Stephen Leacock Foundation for Children, through membership donations, corporate sponsorship and special events. We are Efficient: Administration expenses are held to a 10% threshold. We achieve this efficiency through careful budgeting, low overheads and volunteerism.

The Tyndale Foundation manages donations, monthly and planned giving, special events, the annual fund campaign and the capital campaign for Tyndale University College & Seminary.

The ManCap Foundation was created to join the partnership of parents, teachers and others in our community committed to assist young people to cross the bridge from dependence to independence.

The Brego Foundation is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and retirement of former racehorses and raising awareness of the plight of “the unwanted horse”. Our goal: drive proactive change in the horse/human relationship.

For more than 17 years, Science Alberta Foundation (SAF) has created and delivered innovative programs that promote science literacy in Alberta. We stand alone in taking science where it’s needed most — to families, teachers, librarians and local organizations; within homes, classrooms and learning facilities; from the largest cities to the smallest towns in every corner of Canada’s fastest growing province. Our efforts are inspiring minds and changing futures. As science-related issues become more prevalent in our daily lives and the need for skilled knowledge-workers continues to grow, Science Alberta Foundation will have an even more important role to play. Built on a founding vision of scientific learning as a catalyst to continued prosperity in the global marketplace, SAF has emerged as North America’s first and only source of science-related programs and resources for parents, teachers, librarians and local organizations to use in their homes, classrooms and facilities.

The Ssubi Foundation undertakes the following activities in Uganda, East Africa; 1.providing financial aid and school supplies (including school fees, uniforms, scholastic materials, medical costs, meals and transportation); 2.supporting the existing Ugandan school system by, building new school blocks or renovating existing schools, providing scholastic materials, and providing training and/or competitive salaries to teachers; and, 3. establishing micro-financing opportunities to help Ugandan families start small businesses.

While we do have our own PEC Fund and accept donations to this Fund, we currently manage 10 other funds, funds established by your neighbours and local County organizations. When you select "DONATE NOW" the funds are listed under the Fund/Designation option, with our PEC Fund listed first. You can donate to any of the 10 funds as well as the PEC Fund by selecting the fund of your choosing here. A Community Foundation can also manage endowment funds which are set up by individuals or families who want to leave a legacy to the community. Again, these endowment funds are directed to the specific charities of the endowers choosing. Contact us directly for more details on this option.

One of Canada’s finest and last remaining grand estates, featuring architectural, landscape and interior designs of the 1920’s and 1930’s, Parkwood was home, from 1917-1972, to auto baron R. Samuel McLaughlin (founder of General Motors Canada)and his family. Parkwood is praised by Canada’s Historic Site and Monuments Board as “a rare surviving example of the type of estate developed in Canada during the inter-war years, and is rarer still by its essentially intact condition, furnished and run to illustrate as it was lived within.” The majestic estate that was once a private enclave experienced by a select few is now a National Historic Site, open year-round, to be enjoyed by all. The Parkwood Foundation has successfully raised $5 million to date, for conservation and preservation of this magnificent estate. Your support will help us continue to preserve this important heritage site, for th education and enjoyment of all.

We are committed to funding programs that perpetuate the values and community spirit embraced by Philip and Eulah Scowen, with a particular emphasis on: Supports for marginalized populations; Improved opportunities for youth; Promotion of educational opportunities; and Endowment of the arts.