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Our Mission: Kupenda (“love” in Kiswahili) for the Children transforms harmful beliefs surrounding disability to those that improve children’s lives.Our Vision: A fully integrated society where people of all abilities have access to health, education, and a loving community.

The Cute Syndrome Foundation raises awareness of SCN8A mutations, funds the dedicated and talented scientists researching SCN8A, and supports the families around the world who are affected by this disorder. The Cute Syndrome Foundation also has a history of funding PCDH19 research.The Cute Syndrome Foundation is the starting point for support for new families to reach as they receive a diagnosis. We help clinicians standardize treatment for individuals with SCN8A. We work to expand scientific knowledge of rare genetic mutations associated with pediatric epilepsy and remain the mainstay foundation to increase public knowledge of SCN8A mutations as well as rare genetic mutations and pediatric epilepsies.

To provide the highest quality of support and care for people with ALS and their families.

MHI was created to level the healthcare playing field by promoting, educating and ensuring equal healthcare access and treatment for underserved and vulnerable communities. A non-proft 501(3) organization, MHI provides a holistic, full circle life approach to healing and wellness by focusing on the participation, education, and training of adults as well as offering hands-on enrichment and STEAMH career experiences to aspiring and promising young people in the community

Hospice of the Piedmont is an organized, not for profit program that, upon informed choice, provides palliative care, health care, and supportive services to patients, their families, and significant others in both home and facility-based settings. Physical, social, spiritual, and emotional care is provided during the last stages of illness, during the dying process, and during bereavement by a medically directed interdisciplinary team. Hospice of the Piedmont serves patients from four North Carolina counties: Guilford, Forsyth, Randolph and Davidson.

Surfing The Nations impacts local and international communities through the sport of surfing and selfless service meeting needs and changing lives.

The Bone Marrow Foundation, founded in 1992, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bone marrow, stem cell and cord blood transplant patients and their families by providing vital financial assistance, educational information, and emotional support programs. Transplants treat over 70 life-threatening diseases including cancers and genetic disorders. The Foundation works with transplant centers nationwide and is the only organization of its kind that does not limit assistance to a specific disease, type of transplant or age range. All of The Foundation’s services are offered free to patients and their families. Patient Programs Lifeline Fund provides funding to help cover the costs of transplant-related expenses. In addition, the program leverages social media to enable patients to reach out to their family, friends and social networks for additional financial support. One-to-One Funds assist patients and their families with fundraising efforts by creating a personal fund at The Foundation. Medical & Educational Handbooks provide comprehensive patient education and resources to assist patients and family members in obtaining information regarding all aspects of transplantation. Ask the Expert enables individuals to pose questions concerning transplantation and to have them answered by healthcare professionals. SupportLine provides support services to transplant patients and their families by linking them with volunteers who have gone through the transplant experience. Survivorship Program provides support and information to post-transplant patients, their families, and caregivers as they continue to navigate their transplant journey. Survivor Telephone Support Group staffed by oncology social workers, provides bone marrow, stem cell and cord blood transplant survivors with a weekly scheduled telephone conference support group to share experiences and draw support from others. For patients one year or more post-transplant.  

TO PROVIDE HELP (SNACK AND MEAL ITEMS) AND HOPE TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS WHEN A CHILD IS SUDDENLY HOSPITALIZED

Our mission is to empower individuals living with low vision or blindness to discover, develop and achieve their full potential.

To provide compassionate, comprehensive and competent care for the poor, the marginal and the wounded among us. This commitment is woven in the Gospel vision that all life is sacred and every human person is unique and has the right to be respected and protected. Specifically, we are committed to young people and families in crisis, pregnant women and mothers and babies in crisis, and all other wounded people, within our society, who are seen as abandoned and neglected.

To protect, assist and empower victims of family violence and sexual assault while challenging and changing social systems that tolerate and perpetuate abuse.

The Valley Hospital Foundation is the philanthropic component of Valley Health System. It is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, multi-purpose foundation. The Foundation's primary function is to secure charitable contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, and others, to manage those gifts, and to distribute them in accordance with its charter. Funds are raised primarily for use by The Valley Hospital and Valley Home Care, Inc. Valley Health System is the sole member of the corporation.