25-Word Charity Statements
Global Impact 800-836-4620 www.charity.org Founded in 1956, Global Impact supports over 50 U.S.-based international charities providing disaster relief, health care, education and economic opportunities to the world’s poorest people. (2.7%)
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. (19.2%)
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. (9.6%)
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. (9.47%) 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. (8.38%)
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. (13.96%)
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. (5.15%)
American Refugee Committee 800-875-7060 www.arcrelief.org Works for the survival, health and well being of refugees, and displaced persons caught in the crossfire of civil violence, warfare, and other disasters. (10.2%)
AmeriCares 800-486-4357 www.americares.org AmeriCares is a non-profit disaster relief and medical assistance organization, providing help and hope for all people irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion. (.51%)
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. (7.85%)
Catholic Relief Services 888-277-7575 www.crs.org Since 1943, in 99 countries, a leader in international relief and development, helping people in need, supporting self-help programs, restoring and preserving human dignity. (5.18%)
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. (19.32%)
Christian Children’s Fund 800-776-6767 www.christianchildrensfund.org Christian Children's Fund is an international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the development and survival of children worldwide regardless of race, nationality, gender or religion. (17.93%)
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. (12.32%) Church World Service/CROP 800-297-1516 www.churchworldservice.org Helps end hunger near and far. Assists refugees and disaster survivors. Provides tools of hope for grassroots development: food, water, education, healthcare, reforestation and self-reliance. (14.89%) Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières 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. (14.61%)
FINCA International 202-682-1510 www.villagebanking.org In 22 countries, our Village Banking programs give the working poor capital loans to finance self-employment activities, improve family income and achieve financial independence. (9.77%)
Freedom From Hunger 800-708-2555 www.freedomfromhunger.org A nonprofit, international development organization that brings innovative and sustainable self-help solutions to the fight against chronic hunger and poverty. (23.41%)
Health Volunteers Overseas 202-296-0928 www.hvousa.org Trains, mentors and provides critical professional support to more than 2600 healthcare providers who care for the neediest populations in over 25 countries. (8.92%)
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. (21.43%) 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. (13.82%)
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. (10.91%)
International Orthodox Christian Charities 877-803-4622 www.iocc.org Provides humanitarian assistance in 18 countries, helping over 1 million people in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East devastated by disasters and poverty. (4.61%)
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. (1.7%)
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. (9.38%)
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. (19.99%)
Lutheran World Relief 800-LWR-LWR2 www.lwr.org Works with partners in 50 countries to help people grow food, improve healthcare, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters. (4.76%)
Mercy Corps 800-292-3355 www.mercycorps.org A nonprofit international relief and development agency that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. (9.88%) Near East Foundation 212-425-2205 www.nefdev.org To help the people in the Middle East and Africa build the future they envision for themselves. (19.93%)
Opportunity International 800-793-9455 www.opportunity.org This organization is a global network of partner organizations that raise funds and implement microfinance programs for poor entrepreneurs in developing countries. (20.21%)
800-77-OXFAM www.oxfamamerica.org The organization is dedicated to creating lasting solutions to global poverty, hunger and social injustice. (23.35%)
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. (13.9%)
PATH 800-836-4620 www.path.org Creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health by advancing technologies, strengthening health systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors. (6.38%)
Plan USA 800-556-7918 www.planusa.org A nonprofit global partnership of caring people founded in 1937 to bring hope and help to the world's poorest children. (20.61%)
Planned Parenthood - World Population 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. (26.79%)
PCI-Media Impact, Inc. 877-PCI-SOAP www.pci-mediaimpact.org Production of radio and television soap operas that motivate people to adopt new attitudes and behaviors that foster reproductive health, gender equity and environmental protection. (32.24%) Project HOPE 800-544-4673 www.projecthope.org Provides sustainable improvements in health through education and humanitarian assistance, in 30 countries with 92.5% of revenues dedicated to programs in the field. (7.32%)
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. (13.74%)
Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) 800-SAL-ARMY www.sawso.org Assists the poor with health services, HIV/AIDS support, education, capacity building and reconstruction and income generation, with heart to God and hand to man. (2.63%)
Save the Children 800-728-3843 www.savethechildren.org Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the U.S and around the world. For more information, visit savethechildren.org. (9.32%)
TechnoServe 800-999-6757 www.technoserve.org Helps men and women in the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, communities and their countries. (17.04%)
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. (8.16%)
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. (17.21%)
United Methodist Committee on Relief 800-554-8583 www.umcor.org Non-profit humanitarian organization focusing on the alleviation of hunger and poverty, disaster relief and refugee assistance. Providing local economic and agricultural development. (6.12%)
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. (17.72%)
William J. Clinton Foundation 212-348-8882 www.clintonfoundation.org
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. (17.16%)
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. (13.57%)
World Vision 888-511-6598 www.worldvision.org Relief and development organization helping children worldwide by tackling causes of poverty and developing access to clean water, food, health care, education and economic opportunities. (13.03%)
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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. (9.71%)
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. (23.52%)
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. (15.91%)
Girl Scouts Overseas 800-223-0624 x8610 www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/global/overseas Girl Scouting meets developmental, educational and social needs and interests of girls ages 5-17, enabling them to develop qualities of responsible leadership and citizenship. (8.43%) |
