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5 Gyres mission is to empower action against the global health crisis of plastic pollution through science, education, and adventure.

Save the Redwoods League protects and restores redwood forests and connects people with their peace and beauty so these wonders of the natural world flourish.

1% for the Planet is a global organization that connects dollars and doers to address the most pressing issues facing our planet.

The Bay Foundation is on a mission to restore and enhance Santa Monica Bay through actions and partnerships that improve water quality, conserve and rehabilitate natural resources, and protect the Bay’s benefits and values.

The Los Angeles River is the birthplace of our region and was once the thriving, unifying water source for the people and wildlife of Los Angeles. But that connection and our collective history was severed when the River was encased in concrete and fenced in 1938. In an act of civil disobedience, poet activist Lewis MacAdams took the first steps to repair that severed connection in 1986 when he cut a hole in the chain link fence that obstructed Angelenos from their rightful River. He declared the River open to the people and swore to serve as its voice. And so, Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) and the River Movement were born. FoLAR has endeavored for over 30 years to restore community connection and natural ecology as the single largest unifying force on the River – educating, empowering, and mobilizing over 70,000 Angelenos to repair habitat and fight for the policies that will reclaim our collective right to a healthy, thriving, and equitably accessible Los Angeles River. Our mission is to build capacity for communities, students, and future leaders to advocate for nature, climate, and equity on the Los Angeles River.

Founded in 1993, the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore resulted from a merger of the South Shore Regional Hospital Foundation and the Fishermen's Memorial Hospital Society. According to it's by-laws, the Foundation's purpose, is to "raise money in an orderly, continuing, and coordinated way for the South Shore Regional Hospital and Fishermen's Memorial Hospital." The Foundation responds to the needs of the hospital, but is accountable to the donors and the community, whose gifts make its work possible. Many gifts are designated to a specific program or service. Assuring that the wishes of the donor are carried out, is a responsibility the Foundation takes very seriously. The affairs of the Foundation are guided by a Board of Directors, composed of volunteers with diverse interests and expertise, from various county communities.

The Minstrel Foundation has been instrumental in launching the Regent Park School of Music, in expanding music and arts programs at the Dixon Hall Music School, University Settlement Music School, Pia Bouman School of Dance and the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, and in sponsoring summer music camps for underpriviledged youth. In addition, The Foundation each year presents the Hagood Hardy Protege, Fan Po Chu, and the Cassels Brock and the Minstrel Foundation music awards for advanced students to study.

The Scottish Rite Freemasons created the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada in 1964, funded by donations and bequests from thousands of members across the country. From the inception, the Foundation has concentrated its efforts in support of research into the causes of, and hopefully the eventual cure of “puzzles of the mind”, especially as it afflicts children and persons of advanced years. The Foundation concentrates its assistance in research into the causes of “puzzles of the mind” as opposed to active treatment. Each year, the Foundation disburses the income earned on its endowment funds to medical research and university bursaries. In recent years this disbursement has been approximately $550,000 annually. Giving has never been easier now that we can accept secure online donations with the assistance of CanadHelps.org. Donate in memoriam, in honour of family or friends, or to celebrate special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays and holidays.