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Guided by the generosity of the Country Music community, the CMA Foundation focuses on improving and sustaining music education programs everywhere while supporting worthwhile causes important to the Country Music Association.  

First Book Canada works through existing community programs, with Canadian publishing partners and an ever-expanding network of volunteers, to provide a steady stream of high quality books to elevate educational programming and improve access to reading materials. First Book Canada has distributed more than 1,000,000 new books since 2009 and has registered more than 1400 community and school-based organizations. Visit www.firstbookcanada.org for more information.

Maine’s First Ship strives to use our reconstruction of the 1607 pinnace Virginia to immerse the public in an exploration of the region’s early history, craftsmanship, and relationships, and their impact on our community and environment today.

The mission of First Person Arts (FPA) is to transform the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation of our unique and shared experiences. Our vision is to be a platform for everyday people and artists to explore the personal stories they must tell now. We will listen to the issues and themes that matter to them and life up their voices through our programming.

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity was established by Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion, shortly after he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace. The Foundation's mission, rooted in the memory of the Holocaust, is to advance the cause of human rights by creating forums for the discussion and resolution of urgent ethical issues.

Curing Ignorance by Building Better Parks. The Fraser First Booster Club is creating inclusive, barrier free parks. We know that when families play together their ignorance of differences and abilities changes and knowledge is gained.

To inspire the people of Earth to explore other worlds, understand our own, and seek life elsewhere.

The ASCAP Foundation is dedicated to nurturing the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the past and sustaining the creative incentive for today's creators through a variety of educational, professional, and humanitarian programs and activities which serve the entire music community

The American Cinematheque was created to 1) honor and promote America's indigenous art form: the Moving Picture; 2) present the full range of film and video, not otherwise available, to the widest possible audience; 3) establish a forum for an on-going dialogue between filmmakers and their adiences, 4) provide high profile exhibition facilities for other independent film and video festivals and organizations; and 5) encourage and support new talent by creating a showcase for their work.

The Film Collaborative Inc. ("TFC") provides independent filmmakers a full range of services, including fiscal sponsorship, education about distribution, and distribution and marketing service (including sales representation, service theatrical releases, hybrid distribution, grassroots marketing, traditional marketing, digital aggregation, distribution consultation and contract consultation).

For more than 30 years, the Valerie Fund has operated camp happy times, a one-week overnight camp experience for any child aged 5-21 who has or has had cancer, regardless of where they are treated. The Valerie Fund offers camp happy times free of charge, including transportation, meals and on-site medical care.