Search Nonprofits

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH INCLUDING SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE INTEREST AND EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND SPACE.

The Smithsonian's mission is "the increase and diffusion of knowledge." It was established in 1846 with funds bequeathed to the United States by James Smithson. The Institution is as an independent trust instrumentality of the United States and holds more than 137 million artifacts and specimens in its collections. It is a center for scientific research and scholarship in the arts, history, and culture.

PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE FIRE SERVICE AND RESCUE. TO MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY OF FIREFIGHTING AND TO PROMOTE SAFETY.

NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM

TOGETHER, WE CAN FIGHT TO ERASE EXTINCTION. Conservation Nation funds Smithsonian scientists' research to save threatened species in the wild. But, we do much more than that. We're a nation of supporters, including you, that are passionate about wildlife conservation in North America and around the world. F/K/A Friends of the National Zoo

To excite, engage, and educate through the arts.

Surfing Heritage and Culture Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, presenting, and promoting surfing's heritage for the appreciation and education of current and future generations, and to achieving our goal of surfing being more accurately understood, represented, and enjoyed. PRESERVATION: Focusing on the complete spectrum of surfing's history and development, including but not limited to significant surfboards, photography and the full range of other forms of information and objects of cultural value. PRESENTATION: Establishing a world-class museum/resource facility, including an outreach program that creates exhibits and develops venues for effective traveling and/or offsite display: that this facility might serve as a symbolic center for the wave riding culture in the United States, dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of surfing as a sport, lifestyle, and culture. PROMOTION: Building a community which actively supports the Surfing Heritage with fund-raising, promotion, and advocacy.

The Hawkeye Model Railroad Club was formed in 2006 and is a 501(c)3 educational corporation whose mission is to educate the public about railroads and the hobby of model railroading.

The Paleontological Research Institution pursues and integrates education and research, and interprets the history and systems of the Earth and its life, to increase knowledge, educate society, and encourage wise stewardship of the Earth.

To be the best in the world, self-sustaining Foundation that engages and educates the public by supporting and promoting the National Naval Aviation Museum experience, Naval Aviation, and aviation-inspired educational programs.

“Erected By the People for the Use of the People," the New Britain Museum of American Art is dedicated to serving all people by pursuing excellence in art through collecting, exhibiting, and education. The NBMAA strives to be one of the nation's most welcoming art museums by ensuring that the Museum's facilities, collections, exhibitions, and education programs create optimal conditions for first-hand experiences with art; by broadening and deepening the Museum's audience through outreach, education, and marketing; and by establishing the NBMAA as a vital force in the cultural and educational life of central Connecticut.

To increase access to music and performing arts education for all.