25-Word Charity Statements
Global Impact
800-836-4620 www.charity.org
Supports U.S.-based charities working globally. We provide disaster relief, treat the sick, feed the hungry, shelter refugees, teach children to read, train adults for jobs. (3.75%)
ACCION International
800-931-9951 www.accion.org
A private, nonprofit organization with the mission of giving people microloans and other financial services needed to work their way out of poverty. (2.97%)
African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)
212-768-2440 www.amref.org
Since 1957, has improved health for Africans through training, capacity building and advocacy in HIV/AIDS, malaria, family health, water and sanitation and clinical outreach. (7.14%)
Africare
202-462-3614 www.africare.org
Develops self-help programs in Africa to increase food production, develop clean water resources, manage the environment, strengthen health care and deliver emergency assistance. (6.51%)
American Jewish World Service
800-889-7146 www.ajws.org
Provides non-sectarian, sustainable development assistance, technical support and emergency relief to people in need in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine. (17.11%)
American Leprosy Foundation<
877-241-1736 www.leprosy.org/lwm
Leprosy, one of the world’s oldest diseases, afflicts approximately 2-4 million people worldwide. Our goal is to eradicate this devastating disease through scientific research. (12.32%)
American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA)
202-842-2766 www.anera.org
ANERA creates opportunities in education, health and relief services, and job creation programs for people in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan. (3.18%)
American Refugee Committee
800-875-7060 www.arcrelief.org
International relief and development agency working in partnership with those affected by conflict and disaster to help them take back control of their lives. (11.36%)
AmeriCares
800-486-4357 www.americares.org
AmeriCares restores health and saves lives by delivering donated medicines, medical supplies and humanitarian aid to people in need around the world and here at home. (1.18%)
CARE
800-521-2273 www.care.org
Fights root causes of poverty in 66 countries; special focus on empowering poor women to lift themselves, their families and communities out of poverty. (9.07%)
ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)
800-776-6767 www.christianchildrensfund.org
Helping deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities. (16.28%)
Children International
800-888-3089 www.children.org
A nonprofit, humanitarian organization providing program benefits and services including medical care, educational assistance and material aid to poverty-stricken children and families in 11 countries. (18.26%)
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
800-552-7972 www.crwrc.org
A relief, development, and justice organization that works in 30 of the world's poorest countries to help communities create positive change. (13.03%)
Church World Service/CROP
800-297-1516 www.churchworldservice.org
Church World Service works with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and promote peace and justice among the world's most vulnerable people. (16.71%)
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
888-392-0392 www.doctorswithoutborders.org
An independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics and natural disasters in over 70 countries. (11.96%)
ECHO
239-543-3246 www.echonet.org
ECHO fights world hunger by using science and technology to develop agricultural solutions to aid farmers in developing countries. (16.04)
EngenderHealth
212-561-8000 www.engenderhealth.org
EngenderHealth is the leading international reproductive health organization working to improve the quality of health care in the world’s poorest countries. (18.37%)
Episcopal Relief & Development
800-334-7626 www.er-d.org
Episcopal Relief & Development is the international relief and development agency of the Episcopal Church/US. With partners, the agency creates lasting solutions to poverty. (18.35%)
FINCA International
202-682-1510 www.villagebanking.org
<>Mission: to provide financial services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs so they can create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living. (9.70%)
Freedom From Hunger
800-708-2555 www.freedomfromhunger.org
Combines microfinance services with education in health, nutrition and business to fight chronic hunger and poverty in poor rural areas of the developing world. (18.57%)
Health Volunteers Overseas
202-296-0928 www.hvousa.org
Trains, mentors and provides critical professional support to more than 2,600 healthcare providers who care for the neediest populations in over 25 countries. (13.24%)
Heifer International
800-422-0474 www.heifer.org
Helps poor families worldwide become self-sufficient by providing food- and income-producing animals, community development, training and environmentally sound farming. (21.11%)
Helen Keller International
877-535-5374 www.hki.org
Saves the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged; combats the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition. (5.34%)
International Eye Foundation
240-290-0263 www.iefusa.org
Saves sight worldwide. Programs to control vitamin A deficiency, "river blindness," trachoma and cataracts. Provides local health worker training, technology transfer, eye surgery, equipment, medicine. (16.66%)
International Medical Corps
310-826-7800 www.imcworldwide.org
Global humanitarian organization saving lives and building self-reliance by providing vital medical care for women and children; training healthcare professionals; rebuilding clinics; and improving water/sanitation. (8.46%)
International Orthodox Christian Charities
877-803-4622 www.iocc.org
Provides humanitarian and development assistance to people in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East who have been devastated by man-made and natural disasters. (6.96%)
International Relief Teams
619-284-7979 www.irteams.org
Sends medical and construction teams to assist disaster victims worldwide. Conducts medical, surgical, and training programs to promote self-sufficiency in developing nations. (0.98%)
International Rescue Committee
877-REFUGEE www.theirc.org
Our commitment to freedom, human dignity and self-reliance is reflected in well-planned global emergency relief, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement services and advocacy for refugees. (9.15%)
International Youth Foundation
888-770-8710 www.iyfnet.org
IYF prepares young people to be healthy, productive and engaged citizens through education, leadership development, health awareness, and job skills training in 70 countries worldwide. (16.98%)
Lutheran World Relief
800-LWR-LWR2 www.lwr.org
Works with partners in 35 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters. (8.38%)
Mercy Corps
800-292-3355 www.mercycorps.org
Providing lifesaving aid worldwide following a disaster or conflict, and helping local populations design and implement sustainable programs to promote health and economic development. (3.96%)
Near East Foundation
212-425-2205 www.nefdev.org
By supporting grassroots, community-based organizations, we help Arab and African communities develop their own solutions to conflict, poverty, health, environmental change and illiteracy. (24.60%)
Opportunity International
800-793-9455 www.opportunity.org
We collaborate with local partners worldwide to provide microfinance services allowing poor entrepreneurs to develop steady income, provide for families and create jobs for neighbors. (8.13%)
Oxfam America
800-77-OXFAM www.oxfamamerica.org
We are an international relief and development organizations dedicated to creating lasting solutions to global poverty, hunger and injustice. (16.85%)
Pan American Development Foundation
202-458-3969 www.padf.org
Helps disadvantaged people in Latin America and the Caribbean by creating economic opportunities, promoting social progress, strengthening civil society, responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises. (10.79%)
PATH
800-836-4620 >www.path.org
Poor communities have the right to safer childbirth, life-saving vaccines, and lives free from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. We create culturally-relevant solutions for better health. (10.42%)
PCI-Media Impact, Inc.
877-PCI-SOAP www.pci-mediaimpact.org
We use the power of storytelling and the reach of broadcast media to improve people's health, promote human rights and foster social change. (15.34>%)
Plan USA
800-556-7918 www.planusa.org
Founded in 1937, Plan USA works with children and families affected by poverty. Plan is a global nonprofit humanitarian organization without political or religious affiliation. (19.80%)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America International Program
800-829-7732 www.plannedparenthood.org
Supports sexual and reproductive health programs in the developing world, in partnership with local nongovernmental organizations, that promote women’s reproductive health, freedom and dignity. (15.30%)
Project HOPE
800-544-4673 www.projecthope.org
Project HOPE is a leader in health education and humanitarian assistance. HOPE's programs enhance the knowledge of healthcare workers and improve the health of millions worldwide. (7.03%)
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
866-976-8279 www.rotary.org
Our Polio Plus program provides vaccines and mobilizes communities, volunteers and resources in support of international efforts to immunize children and eradicate polio worldwide. (10.65%)
Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO)
800-SAL-ARMY www.sawso.org
Assists the poor with health services, HIV/AIDS support, education, capacity building, anti-human trafficking, reconstruction and income generation, with heart to God and hand to man. (1.63%)
Save the Children
800-728-3843 www.savethechildren.org
Save the Children has been a leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the U.S and around the world. (9.36%)
TechnoServe
800-999-6757 www.technoserve.org
Helps entrepreneurial men and women in the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, communities and their countries. (16.40%)
UNICEF, U.S. Fund for
800-4UNICEF www.unicefusa.org
Works for the survival, protection and development of children worldwide through fundraising, education and advocacy. (17.54%)
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
800-766-5236 www.uusc.org
Defends civil liberties and promotes environmental and economic justice with partners around the world, while engaging our members to serve as citizen-activists. (17.30%)
United Methodist Committee on Relief
800-554-8583 www.umcor.org
UMCOR brings healing and hope to people left vulnerable by disasters of all kinds through programs that address hunger, poverty, global health and development. (6.44%)
United Seamen’s Service
718-369-3818 www.uss-ammla.com
Provides overseas health and welfare services to the American Merchant Marine and seafarers of allied nations and a 24-hour hotline for emergency family assistance. (20.73%)
William J. Clinton Foundation
212-348-8882 www.clintonfoundation.org
Strengthening people's capacity to meet global interdependence challenges through health security; economic empowerment; leadership development/citizen service; climate change; and racial, ethnic, and religious reconciliation. (5.69%
Women for Women International
202-737-7705 www.womenforwomen.org
We provide direct aid, rights awareness and leadership education, vocational skills training and income generation support to women survivors of war, conflict and civil strife. (22.77%)
World Relief
800-535-5433 >www.wr.org
Provides emergency relief and community-based solutions to alleviate hunger and poverty in 20 countries and provides resettlement assistance to refugees in the United States. (19.54%)
World Vision
888-511-6598 www.worldvision.org
A Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families and their communities worldwide reach their full potential throught disaster response and long-term development programs. (14.34%)
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Boy Scouts of America - Aloha Council
808-595-6366 www.alohacouncilbsa.org
Our mission is to support the development of youth, through the values of Scouting, by character building, citizenship training, and promoting mental and physical fitness. (17.71%)
Boy Scouts of America - Far East Council
011-81-311-763-7497 fareastbsa.org
Provides personal growth programs, for U.S. youth in Pacific Rim countries, that develop lifetime values, teach practical living skills, leadership training and foster community service. (9.85%)
Boy Scouts of America - Transatlantic Council
011-49-621-487-4039 www.tac-bsa.org
Supports American youth living in Europe with educational programs and character building activities. Makes real the concepts of American citizenship, self-reliance and service. (3.86%)
Girl Scouts Overseas
800-223-0624 x8610 www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/global/overseas
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. (8.05%)
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