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Camp Casco provides amazing summer camp experiences for children affected by cancer that aim to restore the fun of summer with traditional camp activities, free-of-cost. Experienced camp counselors and professional medical staff support and encourage campers to rise above their diagnoses, shedding their insecurities and building lifelong friendships with peers who share their struggles with cancer. Camp Casco offers one week-long Day Camp and one week-long Overnight Camp each summer, as well as family socials throughout the year. Our programs allow New England children and families affected by childhood cancer to build lasting peer support networks with others who "get it".

TennGreen Land Conservancy (formerly the Tennessee Parks & Greenways Foundation) is an accomplished, 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust dedicated to protecting Tennessee’s natural treasures. Founded in 1998, we are the oldest accredited, statewide land trust in Tennessee. We serve all Tennesseans, and through collaboration with members, private landowners, local municipalities, and state and federal agencies, we work to create parks, establish wildlife corridors, expand existing protected public lands, and enhance public recreation opportunities. We believe that we must do more to protect our natural world so that future generations can enjoy the ecologically-rich, beautiful, and historically-significant treasures that make Tennessee unique.

Flying Horse Farms is a medical specialty camp that provides healing, transformative experiences for children with serious illnesses and their families – free of charge. Located in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, camp first opened its gates in 2010 and hosts about 900 children and families each year.Flying Horse Farms serves children, teens, and young adults who live with cancer, facial differences, arthritis, rare diseases, and disorders of the heart, lungs, blood, kidneys, and gastrointestinal system. Many campers face co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and other mental health illnesses as a result of their diagnoses. A serious illness impacts an entire family and Flying Horse Farms also serves campers' siblings, parents and caregivers.

Baltimore Urban Baseball Association (BUBA) operates America's 1st FREE youth baseball/softball training facility primarily for minority athletes. BUBA, founded in 2016 is dedicated to leveling the playing field by increasing out-of-school time opportunities for youth, primarily low-income and of color, between the ages of 4 - 25, living in Baltimore City. BUBA's mission is to augment their athletic, academic, and social-emotional skills and to enhance their quality of life by coaching, mentoring and educating through baseball and softball. The vision - rejuvenate baseball and softball in Baltimore City while cultivating community, cultural diversity and youth development in all aspects of the game, so the sport is a vehicle for positive change at the grassroots level.

Our mission is to create a better future for the San Diego River through volunteerism, advocacy, education, and championing the creation of a river-long park system.We are a San Diego based 501c3 nonprofit that started as an all volunteer group and remain grounded in engaging people through volunteerism. Before the pandemic, we engaged more than 7000 volunteers. We believe in targeting our programs to make a meaningful impact for the river, its ecosystem and San Diego. Our mission is to work toward a day where nature and people live in synergy. A world where being outdoors in nature is accessible and valued. A place that works to conserve our vanishing species and values their intrinsic beauty. A place where we find wonder and awe in nature and integrate it our daily lives.

Participants pay tuition and racing fees to train to become future ski racing champions. There are approximately 150 participants in the program. Some of those who graduated are now competing at the collegiate level. TAS operations are funded largely through tuition and fundraising events, and within this 2016-2017 Sponsors play a critical role in overall team finances. TAS accomplishments require more than training and hard work on the part of athletes, parents and coaches, they also depend on sponsorships from local businesses to offset a significant portion of expenses. Funds raised go toward improving our training and race equipment, both of which are critical to the continued development of our program. Importantly, sponsorship funds go to scholarships to skiers whom otherwise would be unable to race.

Real Life 360 is a subsidiary of DVI Opportunities Unlimited (DVIOU), a 501(c)3 nonprofit agency providing entrepreneurship programs for high school youth in the greater Houston, Texas area. Real Life 360's goal is to foster a commitment to teens that will develop business and marketing skills, a sense of community service, strong interpersonal and team-building skills, and reinforce math, science, reading skills and financial literacy as educational enhancement. Teens will meet these goals by joining real life 360 clubs in targeted neighborhoods. These clubs will initially operate landscaping companies as their business vehicles. They will also provide landscaping for elderly and disabled members of the community, completely free of charge. Our mission is education, entrepreneurship and community sevice.

Hi 5 Youth Foundation, USA was founded in the USA to support the work of Hi 5 Youth Foundation, India and to assist in the scaling & expansion of its activities. Hi 5 Youth Foundation, India is a professionally run non-profit organization (Section 8 company in India est. July 2nd, 2015) that conducts FREE basketball coaching & life-skills training to underprivileged boys and girls. The MISSION of the organization is “Changing young lives through play” and we aim to do the same by  Providing underprivileged children (boys and girls) the means, opportunity, and coaching to develop into good basketball players, great teams and empowered youth.  Inculcate the pursuit of excellence through a high quality, multi-year, multi-level program that enables every child /team to experience success.

Since 1982, the California School-Age Consortium has worked to support and advance professionals and organizations in providing quality and affordable out-of-school time programs. Our vision is that out-of-school time will be a public priority throughout California. Through our leadership, out-of-school time professionals and programs will be valued like teachers and schools as an essential service supported by government, business and community resources. We accomplish our mission through a focus on: Connecting professionals; Enhancing competency; and Building a community. We approach our work with a commitment to: Developing high quality, equity driven leaders; Enhancing local capacity and sustainability; and Building a collective and influential voice. We provide an array of free and low cost services including: Training and professional development, leadership development and advocacy.

Founded in 1996 by Hall of Fame rhythmic gymnast, Wendy Hilliard, the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation “WHGF” was formed to provide free and low cost gymnastics for youth. Wendy was inspired to begin the foundation after training her athlete, Aliane Baquerot, for the 1996 Olympics. The goal was to provide children with the opportunity that Wendy had in gymnastics. In the late “70 ‘s the City of Detroit Recreation Department hired four gymnastics coaches from the former Soviet Union. Lead by Drs. Vladimir and Zina Mirinov; the Detroit Metro Gymnastics Team produced Olympians, National Champions and numerous US National Gymnastics Team members. As the Captain of the Detroit Metro Gymnasts, Wendy travelled the world representing her city and was the first African American to represent the United States Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Girls on the Run is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. At Girls on the Run we inspire girls to recognize their inner strength and celebrate what makes them one of a kind. Trained coaches lead small teams through our research-based curricula which includes dynamic discussions, activities and running games. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-8th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k event.

ACFA's vision is " a Mali where all children are afforded the tools necessary for a successful future." We march towards that vision by executing our mission: " to provides Mali's vulnerable children a safe and loving environment which fosters their health, learning, happiness, and success." ACFA was founded from the personal experience of its founder, Kadiatou F. Sidibe, who was separated from her mother from age 3 to 26 and was raised by a single father in Bamako, Mali. Our goal is to turn risk into opportunities. We take street vulnerable children exposed to drug, prostitution, robbery, criminal activities, and give them a home with caring staff, food, health care, and education and see them through a upbringing that lead them to becoming self-sufficient, and support their own family and become contributors to Mali's economic development.