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IDRF empowers poor, rural women and children in India and Nepal tough sustainable development programs.  We provide grants and support for community-based non-profit organizations (NGOs) in each country. After an initial grant, we engage with these NGOs to ensure that projects are sustained and that they respond to local needs efficiently. Our focus areas are eco-friendly rural development, education, healthcare, governance, women's empowerment, and disaster rehabilitation.

Vision: A broadened positive perception of LGBTQ people. Mission: The center provides a safe space to support and celebrate LGBTQ diversity, equity, visibility and community building. Values: We value families premised on love and commitment. We value the strength, capabilities and goodness of LGBTQ people. We value our allies and advocates. We value the education, empowerment and well-being of our communities. We value leadership and positive role models. We value our similarities and embrace our differences. We value full inclusion, respect and equality. We value financial strength and long-term viability. Q Center provides a safe space to support and celebrate LGBTQ diversity, equity, visibility and community building. Q Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization which offers multi-generational programs and services in four core areas: Arts & Culture; Education & Training; Health & Wellness and Advocacy. 2014 Q Center 990. You can find our past 990s on GuideStar. There are dozens of events and groups that meet here, some focused on specific topics (like coming out or gender identity) and others aimed at fun social interactions (like sing-along piano cabarets or craft nights). Entry to most of these is sliding-scale and run by dedicated volunteers, keeping Q Center truly community-driven and accessible. In addition to our programmatic offerings, our 5,000 sq/ft facility is also a safe and friendly place to spend an afternoon. With our monthly art exhibits, extensive library collection, Resource Wall, and free WiFi access, there’s always something to see and learn here at Q Center.

Jumping Kids is a Section 21 Trust, now classified as a Non-Profit Company by the South African Labour Act, registration number 2009/018078/08. Jumping Kids mandate is to provide amputee children, of school going age, the tools to be successful contributing members of society. The tools focused on are: Access to; and maintenance of high quality prosthetic equipment. Access to mainstream education. Access to sporting opportunities.

Our mission is overcoming orphanhood and development of the family institution. We work with orphans, children deprived of parental care, children from families in difficult life circumstances, as well as their families, and children affected by war. We work to ensure that every child grows up in a loving family with spiritual values and has a happy future. For this purpose, we provide children and adults with psychological, social, and educational support. We provide consultation support for adoptive parents, parents of family-type orphanages and foster families.

We aim to build a new modern school for 880 children in Bucha, Ukraine. The school will replace the old and war damaged education infrastructure in a growing municipality of Bucha, which became a major settlement for internally displaced people of Ukraine. It will be the first A energy class school in Ukraine and complies with zero emission standard, sustainability and ensures protected biodiversity. The school will have a bomb shelter that will be adapted for dual usage during peacetime.

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. We galvanize and connect a diverse set of individuals and institutions, and mobilize resources, to create long-term change in areas of education, income and health. United Way envisions a world where individuals and families achieve their human potential - where communities not only set significant and measurable goals to advance these fundamental elements of human development, but achieve them.

Defy’s mission is to change mindsets to give people with criminal histories their best shot at a second chance. Defy’s vision is to reduce recidivism by 50% by leveraging entrepreneurship as a tool to increase economic opportunity and transform lives. They work to transform the skillsets and mindsets of currently and formerly incarcerated adults as well as the hearts and minds of the business community in support of a common thesis that people with a criminal history deserve a fair chance to reenter society and fulfill their potential.

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, they develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond. Room to Read focuses on two critical areas of educational development where they believe they can have the greatest impact: literacy and gender equality in education. Under these two initiatives, Room to Read implements five core programmes: School Libraries, Book Publishing, School Construction, Reading and Writing Instruction, and Girls' Education.

The Foundation's goal is to provide the ultimate environment for a child to become their best in all areas of their life, including academic, athletic, interpersonal skills, leadership, as a mentor, and someone willing to be mentored. They hope to arm children with a variety of ways to grow intellectually, spiritually, physically, and in their relationships with themselves and others. Their program is designed to go deeper into the subjects of life, excellence, and how to pursue happiness. In the end, our long-term goal is to help them become professionals in life, to find peace of mind, so they can share this wisdom with their families, friends, and communities as leaders and examples of extraordinary living and happiness.

Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats is California's only 100% feral cat rescue and socialization facility. As shelter interventionists, we focus our attention on the most vulnerable of felines -- feral cats and kittens. Our one hundred weekly volunteers, who use force-free socialization techniques, take street cats from 'hiss to home'. Each year, through TNR and Working Cat programs, we place a thousand feral cats in safe locations, and intake hundreds of feral kittens. As a 501c3, we rely on community donations and support. Only through working together can we continue to offer life saving services to LA's abandoned cats and kittens. Change a cat's life, today through a donation. Your contribution to the "students" leads to more charm school graduates each year.

To fund and foster the educational needs and welfare of under privileged orphans in Liberia.