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Dizzy Feet Foundation was founded in 2009 by producer Nigel Lythgoe and director Adam Shankman, among others to support, improve, and increase access to dance education in the United States. Guided by a board representing all aspects of the American dance community, the foundation's mission is threefold: 1. To sponsor, fund, and/or support dance education programs which expose children in low-income areas to the lifelong benefits of dance education through and with local community organizations. 2. To provide scholarships to talented students studying at accredited or nationally regarded dance schools, studios, or institutions. 3. In conjunction with recognized credentialing organizations, to support and increase the quality of all styles of dance education in the United States.

Founded in 1989, The Northwest Literacy Foundation is a volunteer run nonprofit that seeks to strengthen our community by putting books in the hands of young readers. The NWLF is committed to enhancing youth literacy efforts in the Pacific Northwest by providing literature and resources through partnerships with schools and community organizations. The NWLF collaborates with schools and organizations throughout the area, serving students with high needs and often lacking a depth of resources. Through grants of books, we work to “fill the shelves” of local school libraries, provide additional classroom resources, host author visits and purchase books for community organizations engaged in educational programs. With a rich history of focusing on young readers, collaborating with schools and building effective community partnerships, Northwest Literacy Foundation has provided over 180,000 new books to children, schools and community groups.

Burnaby Hospital Foundation raises funds to support the medical equipment needs of Burnaby Hospital. Burnaby Hospital is a 300 bed, community based, acute care hospital caring for over 230,000 people every year. Our Emergency department is one of the busiest in the Province of BC and treats over 45,000 adults and 12,000 children annually.

The IBMA Foundation was created by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2007 with a bequest from the Richard Barnhart estate. Mr. Barnhart was a musician from northern Virginia who loved bluegrass and wanted to support educational programs for children. Since the beginning, their goal has been to support bluegrass-music-related educational, literary, artistic, and historic preservation activities.

The purpose of the foundation shall be to preserve and encourage the preservation of historic buildings, objects and sites relating to the history of Hawai'i to promote an awareness of and respect for all that is historically significant and architecturally distinctive in our State; and through these efforts, to keep alive and intact for the enrichment of present and future generations the inherent beauty of the Hawaiian Islands and its unique historic role in the development of the Pacific Basin.

The Zeitoun Memorial Foundation, a non-profit organization, was established to preserve the culture and heritage of an ancient people. While its ancient history is well known, its two thousand year past is relatively unknown. Taking major milestones as starting points, this organization will dutifully research more detailed history in order to establish curriculums to educate on this people’s recent history to present.

The mission of the Oregon Zoo Foundation is to foster community pride and involvement in the Oregon Zoo and to secure financial support for zoo conservation, education and animal welfare programs. These programs advance the zoo's mission to inspire the community to respect animals and to take action on behalf of the natural world by creating engaging experiences and advancing the highest level of animal welfare, environmental literacy and conservation science.

HALO believes every child should have the support of a family. We provide housing, healing and education to thousands of homeless and at-risk children. HALO began in Kansas City, MO by HALO Founder Rebecca Welsh, and has served as the foundation of a family for children who need it most since 2005.Our mission is to help one more child spend one less day alone.

The Mission Of The Michigan Architectural Foundation Is To Advance Public Awareness Of How Architecture Enriches Life In The State Of Michigan. It Is Achieved In Three Ways: 1)educating A Future Generation Of Architecture Advocates. 2)funding Projects That Benefit Our Communities. 3)connecting People To Resources And Education About Architecture. This Is Done Through Grants, Historic Preservation Awards, Scholarships, Publications, Communications And Children's Programs.

The WOW Foundation is an independent charity based in the UK that works globally, born out of a project conceived by the trailblazing theatre director, Jude Kelly CBE whilst artistic director at Southbank Centre in London and established as an independent Foundation in May 2018. Our Values are Celebration; Courage; Intelligence; Equality; Empathy; Reflection WOW's vision is to be a leading voice in achieving a gender equal world by 2030. Our mission is to build a global movement towards gender equality for all, through creative programming, redefining networks, advocating for equality and developing people. The WOW Foundation (WOW) is the fast-growing global movement for gender equity, building a strong, independent network of leaders and festivals for change across the world. Current trajectory predicts 132 years before global gender equity is reached (WEF 2022 Report). We urgently need this to change. We produce ground-breaking, intersectional, arts-led festivals that amplify and connect the creativity and expertise of women, girls and non-binary people around the world. Each year culminates around International Women's Day in March with our annual global showcase, WOW London, the largest of all our festivals, which brings together the highlights from our global community to the Southbank Centre, London, reaching an audience of 30,000. WOW is committed to working with partners from all sectors and in particular with businesses that express a clear and genuine commitment to intersectional gender equality in their workplace; for their client/customer base; and for wider society. Every year WOW reaches millions of people through our programmes worldwide, delivered through local partnership in over 45 cities across 6 continents and growing. All our work leaves a legacy of bold, creative and connected individuals to advance this transformation. This is our global community of Changemakers. Through this network we are enabling new conversations, strengthening initiatives and building communities of diverse people building visible, vocal and active allies in the drive towards a gender equal world. Underpinning all The WOW Foundation's work are exciting and unusual alliances across sectors and across society that progress and drive our movement to bring about a gender equal world. "Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world" - United Nations Gender equality is the issue of the 21st Century. The time is now to address the underlying issues that stop women and girls all over the world from achieving their potential, and celebrate what what has already been achieved.

United Luz Foundation (ULF) is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization - A Voice for the Voiceless. We are dedicated to raising awareness to Depression and Domestic Violence globally by utilizing and engaging the arts, beauty, and entertainment industry as powerful allies to empower, advocate, provide programs, resources, and enriching the lives of those who suffer in silence, in addition to women and children who are living in homeless shelters, domestic violence safe houses or living under privileged communities.

The mission of the American Lighthouse Foundation is to save and preserve our nation’s historic light stations and their rich heritage. ALF has invested over $3.25 million dollars in lighthouse restoration. (Photo by Ron Foster) (Photo by Ron Foster) This will be accomplished through the restoration, promotion and adaptive re-use of America’s historic light stations, as well as educational initiatives that foster the sustainable preservation of lighthouses and perpetuate the legacy of the men and women who have tended them.