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Mission The Achon Uganda Children's Fund (AUCF) was established in 2007 by two-time Olympic runner Julius Achon in response to the dire situation faced by the residents of his home village, Awake, in Otuke District in Northern Uganda. Ravaged by the brutal Lord's Resistance Army during Uganda's two-decade civil war, the region's residents are rebuilding their lives and community - facing inadequate healthcare and education, and many children have been left without family. AUCF is committed to helping the community rebuild through improved health care and education, access to the life-enriching benefits of exercise and sport and overall self-sufficiency.

Our mission is to strengthen our city’s public schools by designing and implementing innovative programs and engaging the public to ensure that every San Francisco student graduates from high school prepared for college, career, and civic responsibility. The San Francisco Education Fund is the largest and oldest nonprofit dedicated to making sure San Francisco public schools have strong teachers, engaged students, involved parents and robust community support. We want every San Francisco student to graduate from high school prepared for college, career, and civic responsibility. We invest in teacher quality. We recognize students as partners. We mobilize community members to embrace schools as an extension of themselves.

The mission of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is to honor and preserve the legacy of service and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War. Based in Arlington, Virginia, VVMF is the nonprofit organization authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1980 to build a national memorial dedicated to all who served with the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War. Incorporated on April 27, 1979 by a group of veterans led by Jan C. Scruggs, the organization sought a tangible symbol of recognition from the American people for those who served in the war. The result was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (commonly referred to as The Wall), which has become one of the most visited memorials in Washington, D.C. with an estimated 5.6 million annual visitors.

The mission of the Saint Louis fashion incubator is to turn creative, talented fashion designers into successful St. Louis entrepreneurs by providing the space to live, work, create and manufacture their lines.

HEAF changes the lives of underserved young people beginning in middle school and continuing in college and beyond through a youth development approach that includes rigorous year-round academic enrichment, social and cultural exposure and constant individual attention.

SocialGood works to create and establish positive influences for individuals, communities, and the environment. Our goal is to sponsor and develop projects that will help positively impact and develop local communities into healthier and happier places to live, work, and be.

Advancing innovative citizen-led approaches to improve governance, increase transparency, promote the rule of law and reduce corruption in developing and emerging countries.

To facilitate medical, social and preventive interventions for children and opportunities for health workers that would not otherwise have been possible.

We're changing the lives of orphaned and vulnerable school children and youth in East Africa through improved nutrition and focused attention on health. Partnering with community leaders, we feed orphaned and vulnerable school children and youth in East Africa and support sustainable farming programs.

Fenway High School's mission is to create a socially committed and morally responsible community of learners, which values its students as individuals. Its goal is to encourage academic excellence and the Habits of Mind, self-esteem and leadership development among all the school's students.

The Womens Fund of Central Ohio (WFCO) was established in 2001 the mission ofthe women's fund is to tran form the lives of women and girls by mobilizing the collective power and passion of all women working together this mission is accomplished through many avenues such as grantmaking in the priority areas of life skills for girls, leadership for women, and economic self sufficiency the women's fund increases engagement and awareness of community issues by applying a gender lens.

The mission of the Homeless Children’s Education Fund (HCEF) is to advance the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness in Southwestern PA, guiding them to be productive, empowered citizens