Charitable giving is a time-honored American tradition that strengthens communities and sets the standard for the world.

From healing and educating to feeding the hungry and providing relief in times of crisis, the charitable sector is inextricably linked to our communities.

Doctors Without Borders
In May 1968, a group of young doctors decided to go and help victims of wars and major disasters. This new brand of humanitarianism would reinvent the concept of emergency aid. They were to become Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), known internationally in English as Doctors Without Borders.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Environmental Defense Fund
The Environmental Defense Fund focuses on ecological issues that affect people worldwide: clean energy, sustainable fishing, restoring ecosystems, and pollution. They use a multidisciplinary approach to tackle these environmental problems and avoid duplicating efforts already done by others. Today, the organization has two million members and a staff of 700 scientists, policy experts, economists, and professionals around the world.
www.edf.org

March of Dimes
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We believe that every baby deserves the best possible start. Unfortunately, not all babies get one. We are changing that.
www.marchofdimes.org

Ronald McDonald House Charities
RMHC provides vital resources and compassionate care to children and their families being served by leading hospitals worldwide. Core RMHC programs provide access to health care and enable family-centered care.
www.rmhc.org

American Cancer Society
For over 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world with less cancer. Together with millions of our supporters worldwide, we help people stay well and get well, find cures, and fight back against cancer.
www.cancer.org

American National Red Cross
The American Red Cross exists to provide compassionate care to those in need. Its network of generous donors, volunteers and employees share a mission of preventing and relieving suffering.
www.redcross.org

Feeding America
Feeding America is a United States-based non-profit organization that is a nationwide network of food banks that feeds more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community-based agencies in communities across America and leads the nation in the fight against hunger.
www.feedingamerica.org

Food Bank For New York City
Food Bank For New York City has been the city’s major hunger-relief organization working to end hunger throughout the five boroughs for more than 30 years. Nearly one in five New Yorkers relies on Food Bank for food and other resources. Food Bank takes a strategic, multifaceted approach that provides meals and builds capacity in the neediest communities, while raising awareness and engagement among all New Yorkers.
www.foodbanknyc.org

The Children’s Aid Society
The Children’s Aid Society was founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace and a group of social reformers at a time when orphan asylums and almshouses were the only “social services” available for poor and homeless children. Determined to give children an alternative to life in the squalid slums and teeming New York City streets, Mr. Brace’s work transformed the face of social services and social reforms in New York City and across the nation.
www.childrensaidsociety.org

Food for the Poor
Founded in 1982, our interdenominational Christian ministry serves the poorest of the poor in 17 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Thanks to faithful donors, their programs provide housing, healthcare, education, fresh water, emergency relief and micro-enterprise assistance in addition to feeding hundreds of thousands of people each day.
www.foodforthepoor.org

Goodwill Industries International
Goodwill® strives to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by helping people reach their full potential through education, skills training and the power of work.
www.goodwill.org

Jude Children’s Research Hospital
When late entertainer Danny Thomas opened the doors to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 1962, he was not just changing the lives of those children who would walk through its doors. He was changing lives across the world.
www.stjude.org

Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
www.salvationarmyusa.org

Task Force for Global Health
The Task Force for Global Health was founded as the Task Force for Child Survival in 1984. The Task Force was initially tapped to serve as a Secretariat for a consortium of global health organizations… collaborating to develop and implement a plan for global immunization efforts and measures to promote and maintain healthy children and families.
www.taskforce.org

United Way
We think every child in every country should have a good education. Every citizen should feel financially stable. Every community should be healthy and strong.
www.unitedway.org

YMCA of the USA
We know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. That’s why, at the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
www.ymca.net