0869 AMERICA'S CHARITIES
Helping you help others. America’s Charities addresses community needs through member charity services impacting health, human service, education, human and civil rights, the environment.
800/458-9505

MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

0618 American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Defends constitutional rights for all individuals in the U.S. Upholds free speech, religious liberty, equality, privacy, due process. Protects minorities, women, immigrants, the poor.
212/549-2500

0102 American Foundation for the Blind
Promotes literacy through Braille instruction and assistive technology; helps older visually impaired people continue living independently; improves employment opportunities; promotes access to technological products.
800/AFB-LINE

0894 Amnesty International of the USA
Worldwide membership-based human rights organization--impartial and non-political--working to free prisoners of conscience, eliminate torture, executions, ‘disappearances.’ 1977 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
800/AMNESTY

2009 Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation
Give comfort and hope to critically ill children and their families. Programs: Hospital and Retreat Housing, Hands on Adventures, Pain Management and Distraction Technology.
800/933-5470

2097 Breast Cancer Coalition
Also National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Our mission is to stop breast cancer through grassroots efforts to increase research funding, influence policy, and educate activists.
800/622-2838

1448 Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
100% of contributions support cancer prevention/early detection research, education. Focus: cancers that can be prevented/detected early and successfully treated. Childhood cancer research. Free materials.
800/227-2732

1468 Cancer Research for Children (National Childhood Cancer Foundation)
Cancer is the #3 disease killer of children. Please help us reach the day when every child with cancer can be guaranteed a cure.
800/458-6223

1651 Catholics United for Life
Pro-life Catholic organization dedicated to defending human life from the moment of conception. Activities include sidewalk counseling, educational information and legal defense of religious liberties.
800/764-8444

1501 Childhelp USA®
Founded in 1959, one of the nation’s largest and oldest agencies dedicated to the treatment, prevention, and research of child abuse and neglect.
800/422-4453

2185 Coptic Orphans Support Association
Exist to improve the lives of vulnerable children in Egypt by providing basis needs, education, and mentoring so that they may realize their potential.
800/499-2989

1138 Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
Scientific research into treatments and cure of diabetes. Conducts screenings, education programs to save lives from blindness, kidney failure, amputations. Publishes “The Diabetes Wellness News.”
877/633-3976

0827 Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Inc.
A recognized world leader in cure-focused research, committed to bringing promising discoveries from the lab to patients in the fastest and safest way possible.
800/321-3437

1174 Dress for Success Worldwide
Provides free professional suits, job-retention programs and career coaching to low-income women around the world who are attempting to enter and succeed in the workplace.
212/532-1922

1151 Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Girls and Boys Town provides food, clothing, shelter, education, spiritual, and medical care to homeless, neglected, abused, and communicatively handicapped boys and girls.
800/448-3000

1295 Feed The Children
One of America's most effective charities providing food, clothing, medical care, education, and emergency relief to children in the United States and overseas since 1979.
800/627-4556

2465 Fertile Hope
A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping cancer patients faced with infertility.
212/242-6798

1556 Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind
Raises, trains, and places guides with blind individuals in the Northeast. We train our clients from their home through ‘hometown training’.
888/348-4188

1679 The Fund for Animals Inc.
Founded in 1967 by bestselling author Cleveland Amory. Provides hands-on care to protect wildlife at sanctuaries such as Black Beauty Ranch.
888/405-FUND

0901 Give Kids The World
A non-profit, 51-acre resort for children with life-threatening illnesses whose one wish is to visit central Florida’s best-loved attractions.
800/995-5437

1722 The Hole In The Wall Gang Fund
Founded by Paul Newman, is a non-profit camp and year-round center providing free services to children and their families coping with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
203/772-0522

1878 Hospice America
Increase access to hospice care through public education, professional training and advocacy with the hope that hospice will be an integral part of our society.
202/223-0204

1653 Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Provides information and resources to educate the public and foster sound public policy to end discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans.
800/777-4723

1572 The Humane Society of the United States
Our mission is to create a humane and sustainable world for all animals, including people, through education, advocacy and the promotion of respect and compassion.
202/452-1100

1948 "I Have A Dream"® Foundation
Provides long-term personal support and guidance to children from low-income communities from their elementary through high school years, with an assured college or vocational opportunity.
212/293-5480

2370 Independent College Fund of New York
Founded in 1952 for the purpose of advancing and strengthening independent colleges and universities in New York through scholarships and grants.
518/427-5110

1971 The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation
Works to advance the power of individuals to take informed, compassionate action to improve the environment for all living things.
800/592-5263

2466 Lance Armstrong Foundation, Inc.
To inspire and empower people with cancer to live strong. We serve our mission through education, advocacy, public health and research programs.
512/236-8820

0663 Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America
Grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
800/722-9474

0769 Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Provides local programs that assist victims of alcohol-related crashes and educates the public about the dangers of drunk and drugged driving and underage drinking.
800/438-6233

0668 Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
Helps individuals cope with the day-to-day situations that arise from having MS by providing assistance ranging from support groups to barrier-free housing.
800/833-4672

0123 NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Fights for equality, access to education, employment, health care, housing, environmental justice, voting rights, criminal justice. Provides scholarships to promising African-American undergraduates and law students.
800/221-7822

0770 NAACP Special Contribution Fund
Through 2,200 NAACP units nationwide, supports largest civil rights organization’s programs in education, housing, employment, voter education, military justice, emergency relief, legal assistance, youth services.
877/622-2798

1206 NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation
Protects women’s right to reproductive choices, including contraception, bearing health children, and abortion. NARAL Foundation provides legal research, public education, training for NARAL’s 32 affiliates.
877/YOU-DECIDE

0906 National Black Child Development Institute
Exists to improve and protect the quality of life of African American children through educational programs, tutoring, training, public education, and other community outreach programs.
800/556-2234

0795 National Down Syndrome Society
Strives to increase public awareness about Down syndrome and improve the lives of people with Down syndrome through research, education and advocacy.
800/221-4602

0831 National Marfan Foundation
Provides information on the potentially life-threatening Marfan syndrome and related disorders to patients, families, medical community; fosters peer support; promotes research; raised public awareness.
800/862-7326

0833 National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Provides understandable information on rare diseases; peer networking; community resource referrals; patient medication assistance program; research; advocacy for over 25 million people with rare disorders.
800/999-6673

2371 National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
Your support will help provide leadership, education, and advocacy to save America’s diverse historic places and revitalize communities for the future.
800/944-NTHP

0674 Native American Rights Fund
Provides legal representation nationwide to Native American tribes, villages, organizations, and individuals to uphold sovereign and human rights guaranteed them by treaty and law.
800-447-0784

1272 Orphan Foundation of America
At age 18 most orphans are on their own. OFA and volunteers provide moral and financial support to parentless teens pursuing college and vocational training.
800/950-4673

1210 PETsMART Charities
Over 2 million homeless pets saved since 1994 through 680+ Adoption Centers-one every two minutes. Provides disaster funding/supplies to nonprofit animal organizations.
800/738-1385

1209 Population Connection
A national nonprofit organization working to slow population growth and achieve a sustainable balance of people, resources and the environment.
800/767-1956

2049 Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF)
Provides free books for children across America to choose and keep. By promoting a love of books, RIF encourages children’s literacy.
888/725-4801

1736 Ronald McDonald House Charities®
Creates, finds and supports programs improving the health and well-being of children through its network of 181 local Chapters and 237 Ronald McDonald Houses® Worldwide.
630/623-7048

2467 The Rutherford Institute
Founded in 1982 by constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute is a civil liberties organization that provides free legal services to people whose constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated.
434/978-3888

2255 StarlightStarbright Children's Foundation
Seeking to transform the experience of childhood illness through programs that heal children’s spirits, foster a sense of community and help alleviate pain and fear.
800/315-2580

2372 Teach For America
The national corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity.
800/832-1230

2373 Tiger Woods Foundation, Inc.
Helping all children build values, characteristics and attitudes to reach their goals, TWF initiates and supports programs that enhance their learning, growth and development.
888/TWF-KIDZ

0834 Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
Supports tuberous sclerosis research, maintains a national network for family support, and promotes public awareness and the education of medical and allied professionals.
800/225-6872

0633 Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
Co-founder and coordinator of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize-winning global landmine campaign. Operates international rehabilitation clinics, landmine awareness programs and conducts mine impact surveys.
202/483-9222