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The Eldercare Foundation directly supports Aberdeen, Mt. Tolmie, Glengarry, Priory, Heritage Woods and Oak Bay Lodge. There are over 700 residents who call one of these care facilities 'home'. The Foundation also supports community programs for seniors such as Adult Day Programs, Community Bathing Programs, the Piercy Respite Hotel and the Yakimovich Wellness Centre which provides free education to seniors and their families to help them navigate the journey of aging. Through our Education Endowment Program, we provide funding to help professional caregivers upgrade their skills and knowledge to better care for our valued elders. Through our Embrace Aging initiative, we are reaching further into the community to promote and inspire positive aging and raise awareness about the many resources, educational opportunities and activities available to seniors and their family caregivers to help them Be Well; Be Secure; Be Connected and Be Enriched ~ our four pillars of positive aging.

Clean the World Foundation is a global health organization committed to improving the quality of life for vulnerable populations around the world. Currently, 3,600 children under the age of five die every day due to preventable hygiene-related illnesses. Our goal is to eradicate these deaths by providing sustainable resources, programming, and education focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene for all those affected by poverty, homelessness, and humanitarian or natural crises.

The Lion Heart Heroes Foundation seeks to promote heart health for our military community. Objectives: Raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and advocate for heart health in the military community. Promote the presence and use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDS) on military posts and at physical fitness events. Support research and partner with the Navy to develop cardiac screening protocols to help identify cardiac abnormalities within our military community. Demonstrate heart screening protocols using the latest scientific techniques.

The King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS), operating as an American 501(c)(3) public charity, helps American donors support European and African nonprofits in an efficient, tax deductible and secure way. Whether you’re an individual, a family, a corporation or a foundation, our services enable you to make charitable gifts to the causes you care about. Making grants overseas is not always easy. But with our local insights and networks, we smooth the process and help you make the most of your philanthropic funds, in compliance with both local and U.S. regulations. And if you don’t have a favorite organization in mind, we can help you identify great funding opportunities in the country, region or field of your interest. Over the past three years, we have facilitated more than $30 million in grants to support a wide variety of causes. In Africa, our donors provided funding for initiatives that, among other things, train health professionals, promote human rights, strengthen judicial independence, and stimulate sustainable sources of income for local communities. In Europe, we helped donors connect with organizations that foster the next generation of great musicians, protect children from harm while online, develop innovative cancer therapies, and preserve the memory of the Holocaust, to name a few examples. And as well as helping donors to support nonprofit initiatives overseas, we also assist European and African organizations in raising funds in the United States. Through an American friends fund at KBFUS, they can reach out to American donors with a tool that bears their name and invite them to support their activities through contributions that are tax-deductible for U.S. tax purposes. In addition to the services we provide to donors and nonprofits, we have developed a series of educational programs that present unique opportunities for cross-cultural learning in the fields of fundraising and philanthropy. KBFUS is a founding partner of the Alliance for International Giving, which brings together three leading providers of donor-advised international giving services: KBFUS (for Europe & Africa); Give2Asia (for the Asia-Pacific region); and The Resource Foundation (for Latin America & the Caribbean). Furthermore, we are an active member of the Council on Foundations, EDGE Funders Alliance, the Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group and the International Human Rights Funders Group, and also support the efforts of the United States International Grantmaking (USIG) project.

The D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization founded by active and retired Washington, D.C. Firefighters. The Foundation is dedicated to assisting in the recovery and rehabilitation of injured firefighters and burn patients in the D.C. Metropolitan Area. We support burn research, treatment, and rehabilitation programs at Washington Hospital Center as well as the Children’s Burn Camp Program. Firefighters and members of the Burn Center have a special empathy for burn survivors. No other group witnesses more of the devastation that fire wreaks on the human body and spirit. As a non-profit organization, we rely on individuals, community organizations, and corporate sponsors for support and donations, large and small. Since 2004, we have provided well over $1.25 million in support to The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Children’s National Medical Center, along with many other essential programs for burn survivors from the Washington metropolitan area. According to the American Burn Association there are there are one million burn injuries in the USA annually and an estimated 45,000 hospitalizations. About half of those hospitalizations are admitted to the 125 specialized burn treatment centers and the other half to the nation’s 5,000 hospitals. It is estimated that one third of these injuries are children. Our Mission To prevent burns and improve the quality of life for burn survivors through programs, education and research.

Founded in 1999 in response to the Lord’s call to help the orphaned children of Kenya, Into Abba's Arms was established to provide a family, foundation and future for orphans. We provide our children with a safe haven – a home with security, stability, and a loving Christian environment. We also provide nutritious meals, minster to each child’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs, and enroll our children in one of the top primary schools in the region to receive a quality education. In addition, the faithful giving of our friends and volunteers has helped us establish an outreach center coordinating spiritual and educational seminars, medical clinics, and food and water distribution to our neighbors.

The mission of the African Dream Academy Foundation (ADAF) is to support the African Dream Academy (ADA), a tuition-free, co-ed, independent school for students in Grades Nursery - Twelve, located in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. Both ADAF and ADA aim to reduce poverty and foster sustainable development in Liberia by empowering Liberian students through education, enabling them to become responsible, productive, and healthy citizens. Currently, the School provides an education, a daily, nutritious meal, uniforms, and transportation to school, when needed, for 1,800 students. In an atmosphere of self-disciplined behavior, the School provides the opportunity for students to mature intellectually, emotionally, socially, physically, and aesthetically.

Founded in 1915, the Near East Foundation's mission is to help build more sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive communities in the Middle East and Africa through education, governance, and economic development initiatives. NEF is an operational NGO with projects in seven countries-Armenia, Sudan, Senegal, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Palestinian Territories and Egypt-where we work to directly improve the lives of tens of thousands of vulnerable people through programs in peacebuilding, civic engagement, education, sustainable agriculture, and business development. In the field, approximately 50 NEF staff members-all of them from the countries in which they work-partner with local organizations to find homegrown solutions to the development problems of communities throughout the region.

"Helping One Heart At a Time" Boston Cardiac Foundation (BCF) is a non-profit organization that brings medical technologies and services to less developed countries around the world. It is our mission to provide advanced medical technologies and cardiac care to indigent patients around the world. In addition we aim to carry on educational and ancillary activities related to cardiac care for the indigent. The BCF team is made up of physicians, nurses and technologists and performs cardiac procedures such as pacemaker implantation free of charge for patients who otherwise would not be able to afford it. Many of these individuals would not survive without these life saving operations. Team members have been traveling around the globe on charitable missions for over 22 years. It is our mission to provide quality healthcare, to those in need, free of charge and better their lives forever.

The Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation (HCAF) was formed in September of 2006 by the members of the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance (HCA). The HCAF was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to secure private support for the programs and activities of the HCA, actively promulgate information on Hawai'i's conservation values and needs, fund conservation grants, and promote conservation education and awareness. The HCA is a cooperative partnership of 25 member agencies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations that promote effective, long-term management of Hawai'i's native ecosystems through collaborative research, training, and outreach among land managers, scientists, educators, and the general public. The partners of the Alliance have a combined stewardship of more than 80% of Hawaiʻi's native terrestrial ecosystems and 100% of its marine reserves.

At the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, every day is an inspiring reminder of what we can achieve by providing HIV treatment and other supports for people whose lives are impacted by HIV/AIDS and the additional challenges of addiction, mental illness, poverty and discrimination. The Day Health Program and 24-hour specialized care Residence at the Dr. Peter Centre improve people's health and make a significant contribution to Vancouver's complex health care system. The Centre's progressive model of HIV/AIDS care is a source of inspiration for local, national, and international health care organizations and policy makers in responding to the new challenges in HIV/AIDS care. Our community of care is built on acceptance and support, helping people find strength in the face of an illness which does not have a cure. We offer respect, dignity and a sense of belonging to people who are most in need. Together, we can change the world of HIV/AIDS care. Please give generously today. Thank you!

MISSIONThe Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is a nonprofit charity dedicated to planting edible, fruitful trees and plants to benefit the environment and all its inhabitants. Our primary mission is to plant and help others plant a collective total of 18 billion fruit trees across the world (approximately 3 for every person alive) and encourage their growth under organic standards.FTPF provides support, resources, and guidance for those interested in planting fruit trees and spearheads a variety of planting programs. These programs are aimed at enriching the environment, providing nutritious food sources for wild and rescued animals, and improving human health by bringing delicious, fresh, locally grown raw fruits and vegetables of the highest quality into the lives of all people.VISIONWe envision a place where one can have a summer picnic under the shade of a fruit tree, breathe the clean air it generates, and not have to bring anything other than an appetite for the healthy fruits growing overhead. A world where one can take a walk in the park during a lunch break, pick and eat a variety of delicious fruits, plant the seeds so others can eventually do the same and provide an alternative to buying environmentally-destructive, illness-causing, chemically-laden products.Simply put, our goal is to encourage and inspire the planting of 18 billion fruit trees around the world. 18 billion fruit trees can spring out of the soul of one human being — we believe in thinking big, and loving even more