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After a skiing accident left him quadriplegic in 1979, Sam Sullivan decided to reach out to other people with disabilities to help them take more responsibility for their lives. Sam believed barriers preventing or limiting full participation in society by people with disabilities could be surmounted through action and effort on the part of the individual, with the support of their able-bodied counterparts. Sam's willpower and entrepreneurship brought into reality several of the objectives he originally set out to achieve. With determination, energy, ingenuity and sheer effort, he launched six non-profit societies, all representing the ideal of promoting full citizenship in the community. The activities and programs these societies offer help improve the lives of people with disabilities not only in Vancouver and B.C. but also across North America and around the world.

Established in 2003 as a pan-disability, lived-experience led charity, we promote independent living and inclusion across Sheffield and beyond by supporting our community to get their own voices heard on the issues that matter most to them. Our work includes projects like Sheffield Voices and SC4A.

The mission of the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum is to inspire, connect and empower people by convening events, forging partnerships and delivering tangible solutions. We do this in order to promote a culture of innovation in the national security community.We are united in this purpose through service to our nation and the desire to bring innovation to the national security ecosystem. We recognize that large, multi-tiered organization can stymie new ideas and ways of solving problems. Within any organization, there are people driven to find new, better, faster, cheaper, easier and more effective solutions. DEF unites those people, enabling them with avenues to express themselves, network with like-minded individuals, and gain the ideas, mentorship and support necessary to excel.

Makan is a Palestinian-led educational charity aiming to deepen an understanding of Palestine/Israel. Rooting our work in human rights, we hold capacity building workshops, evening talks and an online resource, in order to make the issue accessible to opinion leaders and the public.

Every day, children are harmed by America’s broken child welfare, juvenile justice, education, and healthcare systems. Through relentless strategic advocacy and legal action, they hold governments accountable for keeping kids safe and healthy. Children’s Rights has made a lasting impact, protecting hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children and they are poised to help millions more. They are depending on us…and you.

Please see our Mission Statement. On request, we can send you background information about the issues we work on, and proposals for the work that we fund.

Karatu Education Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in the community of Karatu, Tanzania. Proceeds of the fund are used strategically to build and restore education facilities, and to improve the quality of learning in Tanzanian Schools. Karatu Education Fund also provides support to existing organizations with social service projects in the areas of healthcare and environmental preservation.

Provide Education: In the past this fund has supported organizations providing literary education, such as Room to Read.

The Ethiopian Education Fund enables disadvantaged youth and young adults in the rural Kafa Zone of SW Ethiopia to realize their educational potential.

Food Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that builds equity to support food-focused public high school students and alumni across NYC.

We seek a world free of war and the threat of war.We seek a society with equity and justice for all.We seek a community where every person's potential may be fulfilled.We seek an earth restored.The FCNL Education Fund is a national nonpartisan Quaker organization that promotes civic engagement through education and training to advance peace, justice, opportunity, and environmental stewardship. Established in 1982, the FCNL Education Fund is a 501(c)3 organization that works in concert with the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a 501(c)4 Quaker nonprofit.

KEF provides scholarships and improvement to the grammar school infrastructure. Aliviate hunger by funding micro-loans and capital improvements to establish a self sustaining agricultural program. Estimated costs for micro-loans and capital projects $200,000. KEF is funding the construction of a secondary school to make that education more accessible to students and provide improved parental supervision. KEF is developing an irrigated agricultural model program at the school to establish an agricultural program which provides multiple annual harvests which will enhance food security and provided needed revenue to support the schools. Eighteen students have received scholarships to teachers college and return to Kasimu to improve the student to teacher ratio which now meets Malawi national standards. Student who receive scholarships must agree to return to Kasimu and teach for a minimum of five years. Prior to KEF's educational improvements only two students had attended and graduated from secondary school. There are currently 75 students attending secondary schools through scholarships from KEF and 47 students have graduated from secondary schools.