Contents 2 Stronger, Together 3 Where do I start? 3 How do I give? 5 What happens to my contribution? 5 Other questions? 6, 33 What can my accomplish?

LOCAL/STATE UMBRELLAS AND CHARITIES 7 Community Shares of Wisconsin 12 EarthShare Wisconsin 15 United Way of Dane County 22 Access to Community Services 24 Hunger Relief Fund of Wisconsin  (administered by Hunger Task Force, Inc.) 26 Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education 28 Community Health Charities

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL UMBRELLAS AND CHARITIES 34 America’s Best Charities 43 America’s Charities 46 Global Impact 50 Neighbor To Nation

INDEX 52 Alphabetical list of umbrellas and charities

giving.wi.gov 1 PARTNERS IN GIVING: STRONGER TOGETHER

2020 will go down in history as the has shifted, too, to a virtual year life as we know it changed. campaign. From a global pandemic and stay- By prioritizing online pledging at at-home orders, to economic fallout giving.wi.gov, the Campaign can and protests in the streets, the new significantly cut costs, give more normal is change. to , and still provide an easy, efficient way for state and UW But there is one thing that hasn’t workers to donate to their favorite changed: the need for charitable charities. giving. In fact, not since the Great Depression have so many reached Every employee will get an email out for help. from the Partners in Giving Campaign explaining how to log into the In Dane County, at one charity’s 24/7 Partners in Giving’s secure giving site call helpline, there was an immediate at giving.wi.gov. increase in calls for help with issues like eviction, food, and child care Once in the site, click on any of the when the pandemic hit, and the calls local, national and international haven’t stopped since. That helpline umbrella charity groups and their is now handling nearly 60% more members to learn more. Choose the calls than it was in 2019. ones you like, how much you want to give, and your method of : From food pantries to emergency payroll deduction or credit card. rent assistance, many charities have seen service requests skyrocket, And if you still want to donate using even as their revenues plummet due a pledge form, you can. Simply go to the pandemic. to giving.wi.gov to print out a form, complete it and mail it to the address Yet, as we have seen throughout on the form. Or, you can fill out the the COVID crisis, we are Stronger, form online and email it back to the Together. So in 2020 Partners in listed email address. Giving is teaming up with donors like you to help our neighbors at home During these difficult times, everyone and around the world like never is struggling in new ways. But even before. small make a difference. Last year, almost $2.5 million was From Oct. 12-Nov. 27, Partners in raised for charity by 6,100 state and Giving, the State, UW and UW Health UW employees and retirees! Employees’ Combined Campaign of Dane County, invites you to visit We can do it again. giving.wi.gov, peruse a list of 520 At this critical time in history, be eligible charities, find ones close a Partner in Giving, and help us be to your heart, and donate to them Stronger, Together. directly. Because so many workers have shifted from an office building to a home office, Partners in Giving’s 2020 Stronger, Together Campaign

2 partners in giving suit everyone, regardless of personal I’m interested. Where do I start? interests or beliefs. Just select those Explore this booklet to learn about the you wish to support and designate participating charitable organizations. your contribution to them. (Sorry, The descriptions here were provided and the campaign cannot accept write- approved by the corresponding umbrella in charities. If charities you wish to groups. Visit the campaign website at support are not part of the campaign, giving.wi.gov for additional information, send your donations to them directly.) including direct links to the charities’ own websites, if available. Is my contribution tax-deductible? Yes, as allowed by law. Only umbrella What are my choices? groups and charities that qualify You can give to any of the charities for federal tax-exempt status may listed in this booklet. The following participate in the campaign. Please umbrella groups represent these note: The Pension Protection Act of charities: 2006 requires taxpayers who claim deductions for charitable donations Local/State Umbrella Groups to provide proof of all contributions • Community Shares of Wisconsin should they be audited. Be sure to • EarthShare Wisconsin keep a copy of your pledge form for tax purposes. In addition, if you choose • United Way of Dane County payroll contribution, keep copies of • Access to Community Services all pay stubs and/or other documents • Hunger Relief Fund of Wisconsin from your employer that indicate the (administered by Hunger Task amounts you have given to charities. Force, Inc.) If you contribute by check or credit • Wisconsin Association for card, keep all receipts, canceled checks Environmental Education and/or bank statements that verify the amounts and recipients of your • Community Health Charities contributions. Donors who give by check National/International Umbrella Groups or credit card will receive a receipt for tax purposes for a single payment of • America’s Best Charities $250 or more. Receipts for of less • America’s Charities than $250 are available upon request. • Global Impact If you have any questions about tax deductions for charitable gifts, consult a • Neighbor To Nation tax professional. How do charities become eligible to participate? I’m ready. How do I give? This year, due to the pandemic, the Every participating charity must meet 2020 Partners in Giving Campaign has rigorous standards and pass an annual shifted to a primarily virtual campaign review by its umbrella organization and to help donors give safely and securely. an eligibility committee of state and Donors are encouraged to go online university employees. The Secretary at giving.wi.gov to “give green”, save of the Wisconsin Department of paper, and generate significant savings Administration gives final authorization for the Campaign. Those savings to all participating umbrellas and can then be passed onto the eligible charities. charities. However, paper pledge forms To be part of this campaign, a charity are still available, if you prefer that must affiliate with an approved umbrella option. organization, then apply and meet all the requirements to participate. To pledge online: The campaign website (giving.wi.gov/ Visit the Partners in Giving website charity-eligibility) provides more details giving.wi.gov. Click on the orange about these requirements. “Donate Now” button at the top of the homepage and select your group from Can I specify who will receive my the drop-down menu. Follow the online contribution? instructions to choose your charities Yes. The choice is yours and and donate by payroll contribution, designations go to the charities you credit card or PayPal. pick. With hundreds of choices, there is at least one to

giving.wi.gov 3 To pledge using a pledge form: annual amount in the appropriate boxes. Paper pledge form: Go to giving.wi.gov/ about-us/2020-options-for-giving/ to • Use the “B” boxes to contribute to print out a pdf pledge form to fill out. specific charities. For each charity, You can also contact your Partners in write the code number (indicated Giving Chair to determine if picking up a next to the charity’s name in this paper pledge form and prepaid envelope booklet) and the total annual amount at your worksite is an option for you. of your gift in one of the blank Or you can request a paper pledge form boxes. Do not include these amounts be mailed to your residence by visiting under option A. Use an additional giving.wi.gov/about-us/2020-options- pledge form if you wish to designate for-giving/ and filling out a short survey. contributions to more than 12 individual charities. You may give through payroll contribution or check using a paper • Use the “C” box to make a general pledge form. Be sure to sign your form if contribution to benefit all umbrella you choose payroll contribution. groups and their member charities

Mail your completed form to the Step 3. Choose your method(s) of Partners in Giving fiscal agent at the payment address at the bottom of the form. Under Step 3, use line 1 to make a payroll Online pledge form: An online pledge contribution. Specify the amount to be form is available at giving.wi.gov/about- contributed each pay period of the year us/2020-options-for-giving/. Simply and multiply by the number of pay periods complete the fillable form to donate that you wish to contribute. The minimum using payroll contribution. Sign the contribution per pay period is $1. form authorizing payroll contribution by entering your name; the form will • If you are a State employee, the automatically turn your name into a maximum number of pay periods is state-approved electronic signature. 26 if you are paid biweekly, and 12 if Email your completed form to the email you are paid monthly. address listed at the bottom of the form. • If you are a University or UW Health Retirees can obtain a paper pledge form employee, the maximum number by calling the campaign’s fiscal agent at of pay periods is 26 if you are paid (608) 246-5482 or by visiting giving. biweekly and 12 if you are paid wi.gov/about-us/giving-in-retirement. monthly. The pledge form makes it easy for you Contributions will begin with the first to support your choice of charities. pay period of January 2021. (Turning in Simply follow these steps: your form late may affect the January contribution.) You must sign and date Step 1. Print your name and State this line of the pledge form to authorize Agency or UW Division and Unit at a payroll contribution. For online forms, the top of the pledge form. a digital signature will be entered automatically. For the 2020 campaign, the pledge forms will not be personalized, please If you wish to donate by check, use line complete this information when filling 2. Make checks payable to “Partners in out your form so your gift is correctly Giving Campaign” or “State Employees attributed to your agency or division/ Combined Campaign.” Complete the unit. “Total Donation” line by adding the amounts in Step 3, lines 1 and 2. This Step 2. Choose your charity or amount must also equal the total of all charities the amounts in Step 2. You can decide how your contribution is allocated by directing your gift to Step 4. Your name and address and any combination of umbrella groups, Release/Acknowledgement individual charities, or the overall Clearly print your name, street address, campaign. You may use any combination city, and ZIP code. Unless you check the of options A, B, and C. box asking the campaign NOT to release your name, your name and address • Use the “A” boxes on the pledge will be provided to your designated form to contribute to one or more charity or charities and their associated umbrella group(s). Specify the total umbrella groups for acknowledgment

4 partners in giving of your gift. It is possible a charity or Service. For most charities, these umbrella could publish your name as a documents provide a standard way donor. of reporting each charity’s program, administrative, and fund raising NOTE: Partners In Giving Board has expenses. Information in the IRS moved to a single sheet pledge form. documents is based on the charity’s Please make a copy or call the Partners independently audited financial in Giving fiscal agent at 608-246-4350. statements. The audits ensure that Step 5. guidelines defining each type of expense are followed. While the guidelines are Mail your completed form to Partners standard, charities and auditors may In Giving, PO Box 7548, Madison, interpret them differently. If you have WI 53707-7548 or email it to questions about how a specific charity [email protected]. counts its expenses, contact the charity directly. What happens to my contribution? Like most donors, you care about what The following independent websites also happens to the dollars you give. This offer financial and other information booklet, the campaign website, and about charities and umbrella groups, other information sources can help you though they do not necessarily cover find out. Here are several frequently every organization participating in this asked questions and advice on where to campaign. get answers: • American Institute of , a nonprofit charity watchdog and How are general contributions to the information service: charitywatch.org campaign distributed? A general contribution under Step 1C • Better Business Bureau Wise Giving of the pledge form is distributed to Alliance reports on nationally the umbrella groups according to the soliciting charitable organizations percentage of money designated to that are the subject of donor each umbrella group (under Step 1A) inquiries: give.org and its member charities (under Step • evaluates the 1B) in the current year’s campaign. For financial health of America’s largest a percentage breakdown of how general charities: charitynavigator.org contributions were distributed in last year’s campaign, visit the Partners in • Guidestar contains searchable data Giving website at giving.wi.gov. from IRS Forms 990 and the IRS Business Master File: How does each umbrella group www2.guidestar.org distribute the general contributions it receives? Other questions? The final paragraph of each umbrella Visit the Partners in Giving website description in this booklet explains at giving.wi.gov or ask your campaign how the organization distributes its coordinator. You may also contact: designations (under Step 1A) and its share of general contributions (Step 1C). • The charity or umbrella group Designations to specific charities (under directly Step 1B) on the pledge form go to those • State Campaign Chair Gloria charities. Palencia, 608-261-4388, gloria. [email protected] How much do participating umbrellas and charities spend on • University Campaign Co-Chairs administration and fund raising? Kristen Roman, 262-4527, Kristen. [email protected]; Jeff Russell, 890- The Partners in Giving website at 2318, [email protected] giving.wi.gov lists the percentages of each umbrella’s budget that are devoted • Board Co-Chairs Tamara Kuhn Martin, to administration and fund raising. 265-0504, tamara.kuhnmartin@wisc. To learn how much a specific charity edu; or Lindsay Johnson, 267-7782 spends in these areas, please contact [email protected] the charity directly. All charities must file annual financial reports with the Internal Revenue

giving.wi.gov 5 LOCAL & STATE UMBRELLAS AND CHARITIES

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$1 PER MONTH $10 PER MONTH Funds planting of trees by Friends Purchases holiday turkeys to of Wisconsin State Parks at state make Thanksgiving special. parks to replace trees lost to (Hunger Relief Fund) Emerald Ash borer. (Community Shares of Wisconsin) $10 PER MONTH Helps to increase recognition $2 PER MONTH efforts for great environmental Adopts an acre of land in Dane education in Wisconsin. (Wiscon- County for stream, wetland, or sin Association for Environmental oak savannah restoration. Education) (EarthShare Wisconsin) $20 PER MONTH $5 PER MONTH Provides a Blue Note Fund Grant, Provides 5 meals for older and which helps with medical bills and disabled adults, allowing them other treatment-related costs, to stay safe, healthy, active and to an individual in treatment for connected with their communities colon cancer who is in financial so they are able to live indepen- distress. (Community Health dently in their home for as long Charities) as possible. (United Way of Dane County)

$5 PER MONTH Helps Work Plus, Inc. with pro- gramming supplies such as com- puter software to provide skills training related to employment or daily living skills training. (Access to Community Services)

6 partners in giving 200 • Community Shares of Wisconsin (608) 256-1066 OF WISCONSIN www.communityshares.com

Community Shares of Wisconsin 248 • 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Inc., has been working to advance social (608) 259-1000 justice and environmental protection A leading proponent of land use policies and for nearly 50 years. Its member activities that advance healthy communities, nonprofits are leading efforts in Dane positive economic outcomes, and environmen- County and throughout Wisconsin tal benefits in Wisconsin. www.1kfriends.org to protect our civil rights and build 242 • ABC for Health, Inc., (608) 261-6939 a safe and sustainable future where An innovative public interest law firm that everyone can thrive. facilitates access to health care coverage and Community Shares’ cooperative services for low-income clients through legal structure provides a voice to all of advocacy and benefits counseling. its member nonprofits which means www.abcforhealth.org your support fuels a movement that 227 • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is based on partnership, support, and of Wisconsin Inc., (414) 272-4032 collaboration between leaders in local Works to protect and promote civil liberties grassroots organizations. and civil rights of all Wisconsin residents A gift to Community Shares itself through litigation, advocacy, public education, helps support each of the member research, and organizing. www.aclu-wi.org organizations listed in this section. 209 • Bayview Foundation, Inc., It also supports the services (608) 256-7808 that Community Shares offers all Supports culturally diverse, low-income fami- its members, including training, lies in realizing their aspirations by providing technical assistance, and networking affordable housing, fostering cultural pride, opportunities. and building community through the arts, You may also give directly to one or education, and recreation. more of the member organizations www.bayviewfoundation.org listed here—and the groups receive 263 • Center for Media and Democracy, Inc., 100% of the funds that you direct to (608) 229-6801 them. National watchdog group that investigates and exposes corruption and corporate distortion of public policy, and aids activists defending our environment, schools, and economy. www.prwatch.org

228 • Chrysalis, Inc., (608) 256-3102 Promotes mental health recovery in our com- munity by supporting work opportunities that encourage hope, healing and wellness. www.workwithchrysalis.org

247 • Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB), (608) 643-3124 Working for a healthy and sustainable future for the environment and ecology of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant lands. www.cswab.org community shares of wisconsin 7 Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Inc.

206 • Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, 231 • End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, Inc., (608) 251-3322 (608) 255-0539 The only organization in Wisconsin devoted As the leading voice for victims of domestic entirely to protecting the rights of residential abuse in Wisconsin, we raise awareness and utility customers, fighting utility rate increases provide safety and support to prevent and end and electric deregulation plans that hurt con- domestic abuse. www.endabusewi.org sumers. www.cubwi.org 251 • Fair Housing Center of Greater 224 • Clean Wisconsin, Inc., (608) 251-7020 Madison, Inc., (aka Metropolitan Milwaukee Wisconsin’s leading voice for the environment, Fair Housing Council), (608) 257-0853 protecting and preserving the state’s clean Promotes equal housing opportunity by water, air, and natural heritage. conducting intake and investigation of housing www.cleanwisconsin.org discrimination complaints, educating housing providers and consumers, and investigating 204 • Common Wealth Development, Inc., institutional forms of discrimination. www. (608) 256-3527 fairhousingwisconsin.com Supports healthy housing, equitable economic development, and sustainable land use in 277 • FairShare CSA Coalition, Inc., Madison area neighborhoods through a people- (608) 226-0300 first approach centered on racial equity and Working to strengthen the community-support- community-level health. www.cwd.org ed agriculture (CSA) movement, support small- scale vegetable farmers, build local economies, 265 • Dane County TimeBank, ensure food access, and sustain a healthy (608) 663-0400 environment. www.csacoalition.org Connects people in sharing time and talents to meet needs, improve systems, and address 201 • Fair Wisconsin Education Fund, Inc., community issues throughout Dane County (608) 441-0143 through a racial and restorative justice lens. Statewide education, grassroots organizing, www.danecountytimebank.org and civic engagement organization dedicated to advancing, achieving, and protecting the 245 • Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc., civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans- (608) 267-0214 gender Wisconsinites. www.fairwisconsin.com Through advocacy, investigation, and educa- tion, DRW challenges systems and society to 266 • Freedom Inc., (608) 630-8901 ensure that all people with disabilities enjoy Helps educate, mobilize, and organize women, full rights and enhanced quality of life. youth, and victims of abuse to build leadership www.disabilityrightswi.org in low-income minority communities. Chal-

8 community shares of wisconsin lenges root causes of violence, racism, and 213 • Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., poverty. www.freedom-inc.org (608) 256-3304 Provides free legal help and representation to 211 • Friends of Wisconsin State Parks, Inc., low-income Wisconsinites for housing, public (608) 294-0810 benefits, employment matters, consumer law, Enhances, preserves, restores, and promotes and family law, including matters of domestic the Wisconsin State Park System by making violence. www.legalaction.org parks more attractive, better understood, and more accessible. www.fwsp.org 233 • Madison Audubon Society, Inc., (608) 255-2473 212 • Gathering Waters Conservancy, Inc., Bringing people and nature together through (608) 251-9131 local habitat protection and innovative educa- Helps communities, land trusts, and landown- tion. www.madisonaudubon.org ers protect the places that make Wisconsin special. www.gatheringwaters.org 222 • Midwest Environmental Advocates, Inc., (608) 251-5047 216 • Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools Provides legal support for citizens who (GSAFE), (608) 661-4141 exercise their rights to protect our natural Provides leadership development opportuni- resources through grassroots leadership de- ties for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and velopment, local advocacy, and environmental questioning youth and offers resources and justice litigation. www.midwestadvocates.org training to educators and families. www.gsafewi.org 282 • MOSES – WISDOM of Madison (Madison Organizing in Strength, Equality, and 221 • Housing Initiatives, Inc., Solidarity), (608) 509-7433 (608) 277-8330 Works to transform public policies in Wisconsin Develops and provides permanent housing which deny social justice to the poor, people of for people who are homeless and suffer from color, and the mentally ill, starting with mass mental illnesses. www.housinginit.org incarceration. www.mosesmadison.org

220 • Kids Forward, Inc. (608) 284-0580 281 • NAACP Dane County (Tides Foundation) Aspires to make Wisconsin a place where every Ensures a society in which all individuals have child thrives by advocating for effective, long- equal rights without discrimination based on lasting solutions that break barriers to success race. www.naacpofdaneco.org for children and families. www.kidsforward.net 270 • Nuestro Mundo, Inc., (608) 204-1079 229 • League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Improves academic success in the Latino com- (608) 256-0827 munity by implementing dual-language immer- Encourage active and informed participation in sion, advocating more family involvement, and government. We advocate on public policy is- encouraging community support. sues that are important to people’s daily lives. www.nuestromundoinc.org Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. www.lwvwi.org 210 • OutReach, Inc., (608) 255-8582 Madison’s and south central Wisconsin’s Wisconsin lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Conservation community center, providing programs to Voices promote equality and quality of life for LGBT people. www.lgbtoutreach.org

253 • The Progressive, (608) 257-4626 Founded in 1909, this Madison-based maga- zine is a voice for peace, social and economic justice, civil rights and liberties, preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy. www.progressive.org

community shares of wisconsin 9 230 • Project Home, (608) 246-3737 Project Home Committed to building strong communities through weatherization, home repairs, accessi- bility modifications, and rental housing. Offers free public education on home maintenance and repair. www.projecthomewi.org

215 • Rape Crisis Center, (608) 251-5126 Empowers survivors of sexual assault through free services including our 24-hour helpline, counseling, accompaniments, support groups, advocacy, and community education to help end sexual violence. www.thercc.org

271 • REAP Food Group, (608) 310-7836 Building and sustaining a local food system that supports family farms, promotes sustain- able agriculture, and provides access to fresh, healthy food for our community. www.reapfoodgroup.org

254 • River Alliance of Wisconsin, Inc., (608) 257-2424 Works to protect, enhance, and restore Wiscon- sin’s rivers and watersheds. www.wisconsinrivers.org 255 • UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence, 285 • Rooted WI, (608) 240-0409 Inc., (608) 256-9195 Envisions all people growing and thriving in Provides a bridge to a safe environment and healthy, equitable, and sustainable neighbor- breaks the cycle of domestic violence in Latino hoods. Our work and collaborations are rooted communities one family at a time. in food, land, and learning. www.rootedwi.org www.unidoswi.org

234 • Sierra Club Foundation, John Muir 283 • Voces de la Frontera, (608) 960-6818 Chapter, Inc., (608) 256-0565 Latinx and immigrant led membership-based Promotes climate solutions, conservation, and organization working for immigrant, worker, movement building through a powerful combi- and student rights through leadership develop- nation of strategic philanthropy and grassroots ment, community organizing, and empower- advocacy. www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin ment. www.vdlf.org

272 • Sustain Dane, Inc., (608) 285-2454 278 • Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health, We lead programs in businesses and com- (608) 251-0139 munities to transform Dane County to happy, Advancing women’s health by educating, healthier place for everyone. Together, we engaging, empowering, and mobilizing people promote sustainability for people and planet. to advocate for policies that are proven to be www.sustaindane.org helpful to women’s health. 217 • Tenant Resource Center, Inc., www.supportwomenshealth.org (608) 257- 0006 250 • Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Helps tenants and landlords throughout Assault, (608) 257-1516 Wisconsin resolve rental housing problems by Addresses sexual assault and abuse by coordi- providing information and referral, mediation, nating services statewide. Monitors legislation workshops, and comprehensive publications and provides technical assistance, training, and about rights and responsibilities. support to community-based service providers www.tenantresourcecenter.org and other professionals. www.wcasa.org

10 community shares of wisconsin 274 • Wisconsin Conservation Voices, 239 • Women in Transition, Inc., (608) 661-0845 608) 244-2046 Protects Wisconsin’s water, air, land, and public Provides residential services, case manage- health by educating and mobilizing citizens to ment, and social services to women with become strong advocates for conservation. severe, persistent mental illness through www.conservationvoters.org continuum of housing services and support for independent living. 273 • Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc., (608) 255-1166 267 • Worker Justice Wisconsin, Empowering people who are blind and visually (608) 255-0376 impaired through vision services, advocacy and Mobilizes individuals, labor groups, and education..www.wcblind.org religious congregations to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for low-wage 258 • Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, workers. www.workerjustice.org (608) 255-4260 A nonpartisan political watchdog group 276 • Working Capital for Community Needs, dedicated to clean and open government and Inc., (608) 257-7230 a full democracy, where everyone has an equal Provides small businesses and family farmers voice. www.wisdc.org in Latin America with access to micro-loans to work their way out of poverty. www.wccn.org 259 • Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Inc., (608) 240-9880 226 • WORT – 89.9 FM Community Radio WECA advocates for greater public investments (Back Porch Radio Broadcasting, Inc.), in the early care and education of Wisconsin’s (608) 256-2001 young children and just compensation for Community-oriented, noncommercial, listener- those who care for them. sponsored radio station broadcasting to Wis- www.wisconsinearlychildhood.org consin on 89.9FM and on web. Provides quality volunteer-produced programming and services 246 • Wisconsin Family Ties, Inc., to a broad spectrum of the community. (608) 267-6800 www.wortfm.org Statewide parent-run organization providing support, information, training and advocacy for families that include children and adolescents with mental, emotional or behavioral chal- lenges. www.wifamilyties.org

260 • Wisconsin Literacy, Inc., (608) 257-1655 Low literacy levels in health, workforce, and community limit life possibilities. With additional resources, partnerships, and our member agencies, we can improve literacy in Wisconsin. www.wisconsinliteracy.org

262 • Wisconsin Wetlands Association, (608) 250-9971 Dedicated to the protection, restoration, and enjoyment of wetlands and associated ecosystems through science-based programs, education, and advocacy. www.wisconsinwetlands.org

223 • Wisconsin Women’s Network, Inc., The Wisconsin Women’s Network works to pro- mote the advancement of women and girls in Wisconsin through communication, education, advocacy, and connections. www.wiwomensnetwork.org

community shares of wisconsin 11 400 • EarthShare Wisconsin (608) 274-1173 www.earthshare.org

One environment. One simple way to care for it. EarthShare Wisconsin is a combined state, regional, and national network of some of the most effective environmental and conservation organizations, working hard every day to safeguard the precious natural resources we all depend on for our Bat Conservation International health, well-being, and recreation. Your gift to EarthShare Wisconsin will 416 • African Wildlife Foundation, help its member groups protect our (202) 939-3333 air, water, land, and wildlife on local, Protecting imperiled species -- lions, mountain regional, national, and global levels. gorillas, rhinos, elephants, -- through habi- tat conservation, , leadership training, and You may contribute to EarthShare wildlife-friendly community-beneficial business Wisconsin itself or directly to the development for more than 25 years. member organizations listed in www.awf.org this section. EarthShare Wisconsin distributes its designations and its 458 • Alaska Conservation Foundation, share of general contributions to (907) 276-1917 member charities based on each Protects Alaska’s natural environment and the member’s participation level in diverse cultures and ways of life it sustains, EarthShare Wisconsin and on its by building resilience to climate change and percentage of designations. defending the state’s public lands and waters. www.alaskaconservation.org

472 • Aldo Leopold Foundation, Inc., (608) 355-0279 Our mission is to advance the understanding, stewardship, and restoration of land health, and to develop conservation leadership, all through the legacy of Aldo Leopold. www.aldoleopold.org

473 • Alliance for the Great Lakes, (312) 939-0838 Conserves and restores the world’s largest freshwater resource using policy, education, and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for all generations. www.greatlakes.org

417 • American Farmland Trust, (202) 331-7300 Stops the loss of farmland to sprawling development and works with communities on smarter growth that includes local family

12 earthshare wisconsin farms. Advocates for environmentally healthy farming practices. www.farmland.org

401 • American Forests, (202) 370-4514 We restore urban and wild lands forests to pre- serve wildlife habitat, safeguard watersheds, and mitigate climate change. www.americanforests.org

467 • Bat Conservation International, (512) 327-9724 Our mission is to conserve the world’s bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet. www.batcon.org

420 • Beyond Pesticides (National Coalition World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Against the Misuse of Pesticides), (202) 543-5450 people to, the land and our heritage. Prevents pesticide poisoning of our environ- www.driftlessconservancy.org ment, homes, workplaces, schools, food, and 431 • Environmental and Energy Study water by providing a practical information Institute, (202) 628-1400 clearinghouse on toxic hazards and non-chemi- cal pest control. www.beyondpesticides.org We help Congress address urgent climate change by bringing diverse voices together 485 • Born Free USA, United with Animal around innovative, win-win policy solutions. Protection Institute, (301) 448-1407 We’ve also launched a creative way for rural Works to end the suffering of wild animals in families to improve their homes’ energy ef- captivity, rescue individual animals in need, ficiency without an upfront investment. protect wildlife, including endangered species, www.eesi.org and encourage compassionate conservation 419 • Environmental Law Institute, globally. www.bornfreeusa.org (202) 939-3800 403 • Clean Water Fund, (202) 895-0432 A non-partisan think-and-do tank that brings Provides neighborhood-based action and edu- together community-based education and cation programs that bring together citizens, research on today’s most pressing environmen- businesses, and governments to ensure safe tal issues. We work to develop solutions that drinking water, pollution prevention, and re- protect people, places, and the planet. source conservation. www.cleanwaterfund.org www.eli.org

404 • Defenders of Wildlife, (800) 385-9712 475 • Groundswell Conservancy (formerly Natural Heritage Land Trust), At work since 1947 to save America’s endan- (608) 258-9797 gered animals and their threatened habitat for future generations through public education, Protects natural areas, wildlife habitat, work- citizen advocacy, legal action, and scientific ing farms, healthy lakes and streams, and research. www.defenders.org recreational land to provide a high quality of life in the Dane County region. www.ground- 486 • Door County Land Trust, swellwisconsin.org (920) 746-1359 474 • Ice Age Trail Alliance, (608) 798-4453 Protects more than 8,200 acres of the wild places, scenic beauty, and ecological integ- Creating, supporting, protecting, and promot- rity of the peninsula and islands, including 14 ing the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, a 1,000- nature preserves and 28 miles of trails. www. mile footpath highlighting Ice Age landscape doorcountylandtrust.org features across Wisconsin. www.iceagetrail.org

490 • Driftless Area Land Conservancy, 428 • Izaak Walton League of America, Inc., (608) 930-3252 (800) 453-5463 Protects the health, beauty, and diversity of From hunters to hikers, our members protect Southwest Wisconsin’s natural and agricul- America’s outdoors through community-based tural landscape by protecting, and connecting conservation, education, common-sense public

earthshare wisconsin 13 policy, and a commitment to strong outdoor 478 • The Prairie Enthusiasts, ethics. www.iwla.org (608) 638-1873 Seeks to ensure the perpetuation and recovery 491 • Landmark Conservancy (715) 235-8850 of prairie, oak savanna, and other associated Helps conserve Wisconsin’s natural heritage ecosystems of the Upper Midwest through forever for everyone by protecting 37,000 protection, management, restoration, and acres across the western and northwestern education. www.theprairieenthusiasts.org areas of the state. www.landmarkwi.org 479 • RENEW Wisconsin, (608) 255-4044 492 • Mississippi Valley Conservancy We promote and advocate for renewable (608) 784-3606 energy in Wisconsin. We work on policies and Conserves native habitats and farmland in the programs that support solar power, wind Driftless Area for the health and well-being of power, biogas, local hydropower, and geother- current and future generations. mal energy. www.renewwisconsin.org www.mississippivalleyconservancy.org 489 • Riveredge Nature Center, 414 • National Parks Conservation (262) 375-2715 Association, (800) 628-7275 Our mission is to support conservation through Preserves national parks from the Grand Can- education that awakens curiosity, engages the yon to Gettysburg, and promotes new parks; body, and explores connections to nature for protects endangered wildlife and cultural sites; all generations. and defends against pollution, inappropriate www.riveredgenaturecenter.org development, and overcrowding. www.npca.org 493 • Savanna Institute, (608) 448-6432 422 • National Wildlife Federation, Dedicated to laying the groundwork for wide- (800) 822-9919 spread agroforestry in the Midwest through Uniting all Americans to ensure that wildlife research, education, and outreach. thrive in a rapidly changing world. www.nwf.org www.savannainstitute.org

411 • The Nature Conservancy, 481 • Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Friends (703) 841-5300 of, (414) 352-2880 The conservancy’s mission is to conserve the Conserves their land’s diverse habitats on Lake lands and waters on which all life depends in Michigan and provides meaningful experiences Wisconsin and 72 countries around the world. and environmental education for all. www.nature.org www.schlitzaudubon.org

483 • Northwoods Land Trust, Inc., 435 • Scenic America, (202) 792-1300 (715) 479-2490 Works at the city, state, and national levels of Protects 13,000 acres of land and 70+ miles government to protect and improve the scenic of natural shoreline in northern Wisconsin to beauty and intrinsic quality of our parks,,open “keep the Northwoods the Northwoods.”. spaces, neighborhoods, and transportation www.northwoodslandtrust.org corridors. www.scenic.org

418 • Ocean Conservancy, Inc., 462 • Surfrider Foundation, (800) 743-7873 (800) 519-1541 Protects and preserves the world’s oceans, Informs, inspires, and empowers people to waves, and beaches through plastic pollution speak and act on behalf of the oceans. prevention, beach preservation, water quality www.oceanconservancy.org monitoring, environmental outreach, and grassroots activism. www.surfrider.org 471 • The Peregrine Fund, (208) 362-3716 Saves eagles, condors, falcons, and other 424 • World Wildlife Fund, Inc., endangered birds through research, breeding, (202) 293-4800 and conservation programs. Helps preserve Multinational conservation organization work- rainforests. Educates children and adults about ing worldwide to combat climate change, save nature and science. www.peregrinefund.org endangered animals, protect wild habitats, and transform market forces to act in harmony with nature. www.worldwildlife.org

14 earthshare wisconsin 1100 • United Way of Dane County (608) 246-4350 www.unitedwaydanecounty.org

Ever wonder what organization is 1154 • Access Community Health Centers, tackling family homelessness at (608) 443-5500 its root? Working with employers Provides high-quality medical, dental, mental to build family and community health, pharmacy, and other ancillary services well-being? Taking on the complex to Dane County residents facing financial, lan- collaborations to ensure there is guage, cultural, or other barriers to receiving no wrong door for families who are healthcare. working to maximize their potential? www.accesscommunityhealthcenters.org Through cross-sector partnerships, 1101 • Access to Independence, Inc., United Way is how our community (608) 242-8484 comes together to create positive Provides resources, services, and advocacy to change. With volunteers, nonprofit, people of all ages with any type of disability. government, higher education and Access to Independence serves Dane County business partners, and families at consumers. www.accesstoind.org the center, United Way mobilizes the 1147 • Agrace HospiceCare, Inc., caring power of our community to (608) 276-4660 ensure everyone in Dane County can An innovative leader in hospice care, we seek succeed in school, work and life. to build a future where every person experi- Our mission is to unite the ences compassionate care and respect while community to create measurable aging, ill or dying. www.agrace.org results and change lives. We measure 1161 • AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, everything to ensure your dollars, Inc. (merged with AIDS Network), advocacy and time are making the (608) 252-6540 change we collectively desire. Be a Provides aggressive HIV prevention programs, part of the power of many working comprehensive health and social services for all and consider giving a little for people affected by HIV disease, clinical more than you were intending. research on HIV treatment, and HIV advocacy. We’ll put your investment to work www.viventhealth.org changing local lives for the long- term. 1150 • American Heart Association, Inc., (608) 221-8866 To learn more about community Creates a culture of health in Madison by lead- issues and responses, where ing breakthroughs in Science & Technology, exactly your money goes, affinity changing systems, changing policy, transform- groups and events, check out ing healthcare & transforming communities. www.unitedwaydanecounty. www.heart.org org. To volunteer visit www. 1103 • , Southwest volunteeryourtime.org. If you need a Wisconsin Chapter, (877) 618-6628 hand up, call 211. A volunteer-led humanitarian organization which provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prepare for, prevent and respond to emergencies. www.redcross.org/ Wisconsin

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1179 • ARC Community Services, Inc., homeless, and at-risk youth and their families. (608) 278-2300 These services include individual and family Provides innovative, women-responsive, counseling and parent support groups. strengths-based, family-focused and commu- www.briarpatch.org nity-based wraparound services to women 1133 • Canopy Center, Inc. (merged with and their children/families since 1976. www. Dane County CASA), (608) 241-4888 arccommserv.com Provide family sexual abuse treatment, super- 1104 • The ARC-Dane County, (608) 833-1199 vised visitation, and Court Appointed Special Ensure that all people with intellectual and Advocates, to strengthen families and support developmental disabilities and their families children/teens and adults impacted by trauma are offered the same opportunities, choices, and adversity. www.canopycenter.org rights, and respect due all people. 1108 • Catholic Charities, Inc., Diocese of www.arcdanecounty.org Madison, (608) 826-8000 1260 • Badger Prairie Needs Network, Inc., Preserves and protects the dignity of all (608) 848-2499 persons through developmental disabilities 100% Volunteer. Fighting poverty and ending services, counseling for families and children, hunger locally, bringing hope and compassion assistance for elderly persons, food pantries, to our neighbors in times of need. Food Pantry, and adoption resources. www.ccmadison.org Community Meal, Legal Advocacy, Nutrition Ed. 1109 • Centro Hispano, Inc., (608) 255-3018 www.bpnn.org. Provides holistic family center services for the 1105 • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane Latino community focusing on empowering County, (608) 661-5437 youth, strengthening families, and engaging Provide children facing adversity with strong the community. www.micentro.org and enduring, professionally supported one-to- 1261 • Children’s Dyslexia Centers, one mentoring relationships with caring, adult (608) 252-4922 mentors that change their lives for the better, forever. www.bbbsmadison.org Provides free tutoring for children with dys- lexia. We strive to change language disabilities 1178 • Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, Inc., into reading abilities, one child at a time. (608) 257-2606 www.cdc-madison.org Works in youth development programs by 1110 • Children’s Service Society of developing partnerships to produce positive Wisconsin, (dba: Children’s Hospital of WI outcomes for young people, families, and com- Community Services), (608) 221-3511 munities. www.bgcdc.org Child and Family Counseling, Child Advocacy/ 1107 • Briarpatch Youth Services, Inc., Protective Services, Public Adoptions, Treat- (608) 245-2550 ment Foster Care, Respite, Visitation/Family Provides a wide range of services to runaway, Interaction Services, Home Visiting, Family

16 united way of dane county Preservation/Support, Child Welfare. 1146 • DeForest Half Century Club, Inc., www.cssw.org (dba: DeForest Area Community and Senior Center), (608) 846-9469 1249 • Clean Lakes Alliance, Inc., Promotes independence through support and (608) 255-1000 services for older adults and their families, Working to preserve and restore our wa- providing a place for all ages to meet, volun- terways, raise issues facing the watershed, teer and participate in activities. advocate for the lakes’ welfare, and help www.thecommunitycornerstone.org procure necessary funding to clean and protect waterways. www.cleanlakesalliance.org 1148 • East Madison Community Center, Inc., (608) 249-0861 1111 • Colonial Club, Inc., (608) 837-4611 Promotes educational, recreational, and Serves older adults in Dane County with adult community activities for those on Madison’s day care, on-site and home-delivered meals, eastside with the assistance of public/private transportation, home care, case management, funds with the support of paid/volunteer staff. and education so they can stay independent. www.eastmadisoncc.org www.colonialclub.org 1117 • Energy Services, Inc., (608) 267-8601 1173 • Community Action Coalition for South Provide limited-income families with the ser- Central Wisconsin, Inc., (608) 246-4730 vices and assistance necessary to prevent and Provides housing, case management services, alleviate energy-related emergencies as bud- financial assistance, and clothing to partici- get counseling, weatherization and emergency pants, and, food security resources to food furnace assistance, etc. www.esiwi.com pantries. www.cacscw.org 1121 • Family Service Madison, Inc., 1112 • Community Coordinated Child Care, (608) 252-1320 Inc., (608) 271-9181 We serve 5,000 families per year. Anti Vio- A local child care resource and referral agency lence, Outpatient Counseling, Birth to Three, providing early childhood services to families, Trauma Informed Programming, Employee early care and education professionals, and Assistance, In Home, Day Treatment, AODA communities in southern Wisconsin. Prevention. www.fsmad.org www.4-C.org 1151 • Family Support & Resource Center, 1113 • Community Work Services, Inc., (608) 237-7630 (608) 233-0115 Provide case management and disability re- Provides community-based job placement, lated funding to 550 children and youth with a training, and ongoing job retention support to significant disability in Dane County during the adults with developmental disabilities, with an course of every year. www.fsrcdane.org emphasis on integration into the community. 1183 • Friends of Madison School & 1169 • Cornucopia, Inc., (608) 249-7477 Community Recreation, (608) 204-3000 Provides activities and social network for Provides promotional and financial support to adults in mental health recovery, including art Madison School & Community Recreation pro- workshops, wellness groups, and peer support. grams that supports public recreation to enrich www.copiarts.org the lives of individuals and the community. www.mscr.org/Get Involved/FriendsofMSCR 1180 • Dane County Humane Society, (608) 838-0413 1228 • Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin, Inc., An open-admissions animal providing (608) 828-8880 animal adoptions, stray animal services, spay/ A community of free emotional support, cancer neuter programs, education, pet resources, education, and hope for children and adults and much more. www.giveshelter.org facing any kind of cancer and those who care for them. www.gildasclubmadison.org 1190 • Dane County Parent Council, Inc., (dba: Reach Dane), (608) 275-6740 1122 • Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Badgerland Provides high-quality early childhood services Council, Inc., (608) 276-8500 to over 1,000 children ages 0-5 in Dane County Inspiring girls in grades K-12 in education through center based and home visitation and leadership development including STEM, programs. www.reachdane.org

united way of dane county 17 outdoor stewardship and education, finan- and immigrant & refugee services. cial literacy and entrepreneurship, and civic www.jssmadison.org engagement. www.gsbadgerland.org 1137 • Journey Mental Health Center, Inc., 1181 • Goodman Community Center, Inc., (608) 280-2700 (608) 204-8022 Provides community-based, culturally relevant Goodman Community Center provides meals, treatment services to adults, youth, and fami- activities, mentoring, and academic support for lies who have significant problems with mental ages 3-99, food pantry, athletic programming, illness and/or substance abuse. and space to other non-profits and community www.journeymhc.org groups. www.goodmancenter.org 1127 • Literacy Network, (608) 244-3911 1196 • Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, Teaches reading, writing, communication and Inc., (608) 255-1549 computer skills to Dane County adults so they Habitat volunteers build affordable housing can achieve financial security, well-being and with families in need. Challenged neighbor- deeper engagement with their families and the hoods are targeted for community revitaliza- community. www.litnetwork.org tion. Future homeowners attend educational classes and contribute sweat equity. 1199 • Lussier Community Education Center, www.habitatdane.org Inc., (608) 833-4979 Building community, creating opportunities and 1197 • Hancock Center for Dance/Movement enriching education across generations with Therapy, Inc., (608) 251-0908 K-12 afterschool/summer programming plus Provides dance/movement therapy services for employment, leadership development, and food children, families, and adults with a focus on programs. Open to the public. prevention and abuse issues and developmen- www.lcecmadison.org tal challenges. Workshops and presentations also offered. www.hancockcenter.net 1125 • Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc., (608) 251-6901 1142 • Home Health United/Xtra Care (DBA Services include individual and group therapy, SSM Health at Home), (800) 924-2273 alcohol/drug treatment, child/adolescent treat- Serves people of all ages in their homes with ment, community-based programs, residential nursing and personal care, social services, treatment, pregnancy counseling, adoption, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and education. www.lsswis.org Meals on Wheels, and flu vaccinations. www.ssmhealth.com/health-at-home 1168 • Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers, Inc. (MARC), (608) 223-9110 1217 • Hope Haven-Rebos United, Inc., Provides supported employment, day services, (608) 251-8881 micro-enterprises, and other special programs Provides AODA treatment, case management, for more than 350 adults with developmental employment, and housing search assistance and intellectual disabilities throughout Dane for Dane County residents. The population County. www.marc-inc.org served is primarily homeless, unemployed, and uninsured. www.hopehavenhelps.org 1130 • Madison-area Urban Ministry Inc., (MUM), (608) 256-0906 1264 • Horizon High School of Madison, Inc., Provides supportive services for individuals (608) 442-0935 returning to the community after incarcera- Wisconsin’s only recovery high school for tion, mentoring for children of incarcerated students in recovery from alcohol & drugs; a parents and eviction prevention services and safe and supportive environment, preparing social justice advocacy. www.emum.org students to become productive community members. www.horizonhs.org 1171 • Madison Children’s Museum, (608) 256-6445 1124 • Jewish Social Services of Madison, Offers an informal learning environment where Inc., (608) 442-4081 interactive exhibits and programs fuel the Empowering individuals in Dane County. imagination of children through age 12. Provides senior support services, senior meal www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org program, individual and family services, refer- rals, a volunteer program, case management

18 united way of dane county 1155 • Middleton Outreach Ministry, Inc., 1164 • Operation Fresh Start, Inc., (608) 836-7338 (608) 244-4721 Leads a community-wide effort to prevent Provides disconnected youth a path forward homelessness and end hunger for our neigh- to self-sufficiency, including the opportunity bors throughout the West Madison, Middleton, for them to complete high school and gain the and Cross Plains areas. www.momhelps.org skills and abilities necessary for employment. www.operationfreshstart.org 1188 • Movin’ Out, Inc., (608) 251-4446 Works in partnership with people with dis- 1162 • Porchlight, Inc., (608) 257-2534 abilities and their allies to create and sustain Serves the homeless through affordable community-integrated, safe, and affordable housing (350 units) and services. Porchlight housing solutions. www.movin-out.org runs an outreach team, men’s shelter, eviction prevention program, and employment/training 1102 • NAMI Dane County, Inc., (608) 249-7188 program. www.porchlightinc.org Provides education, support, advocacy and awareness to improve the quality of life of 1214 • The Rainbow Project, Inc., people affected by mental illness and promote (608) 255-7356 recovery. www.namidanecounty.org Provides restorative healing and hope for young children and their families who have 1141 • Nehemiah Community Development experienced trauma, helping them build a foun- Corp., (608) 257-2453 dation for the mastery of life-sustaining skills. Focuses on strengthening the African American www.therainbowproject.net community. We cultivate character, leadership, and economic development for the African 1234 • RISE WI (Former name Community American community through culturally Partnerships merged with Center for grounded programs. www.nehemiah.org Families), (608) 250-6634 Provides care coordination, respite, home 1158 • NewBridge Madison, Inc., (Four visiting and therapeutic support to individuals, agencies merged: East Madison Monona children and families to help them achieve suc- Coalition of the Aging, Inc., North/Eastside cess at home and in the community. Senior Coalition, Inc., South Madison www.risewisconsin.org Coalition of the Elderly, & West Madison Senior Coalition, Inc.), (608) 512-0000 1232 • River Food Pantry, Inc., We empower older adults to access affordable (608) 442-8815 resources to maintain their health, safety, We provide food, resources and faith to build independence and community connection. a stronger community. Through combined ser- www.newbridgemadison.org vices, The River serves over 1,000 Dane County households every week. www.riverfoodpantry.org

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united way of dane county 19 1186 • The Road Home Dane County, Inc., offering food, clothing, housing, medicine and (608) 294-7998 more. www.svdpmadison.org Works to end family homelessness by offering 1213 • Stoughton Area Resource Team, Inc., case management services and housing oppor- (608) 577-5650 tunities to children and families experiencing homelessness. www.trhome.org Links Stoughton School District Families and individuals under age 55 with community 1170 • Ronald McDonald House Charities of resources and provides case management, Madison, Inc., (608) 232-4660 support in housing, health, employment and Provides a home away from home for families financial assistance. www.startstoughton.org traveling to Madison to have their child treated 1239 • Sunshine Place, Inc., (608) 658-7627 at a local area hospital. www.rmhcmadison.org Administers the operation of organizations 1167 • RSVP of Dane County, Inc., (Retired which provide social services, including food, Senior Volunteer Program), (608) 238-7787 clothing, and emergency assistance, through a Seeks to make a positive impact in the com- single point of access for the Sun Prairie com- munity by recruiting and matching volunteers munity. www.sunshineplace.org 55+ to help deliver priority services to people 1176 • Three Gaits, Inc., (608) 877-9086 of all ages. www.rsvpdane.org Provides equine-assisted activities and 1240 • Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center, therapies that enhance the lives of people Inc., (608) 661-9787 with physical, emotional, and/or intellectual Provides forensic interviews and multidisci- challenges, promoting improved physical skills plinary case coordination for children and their and mobility, and encouraging self-esteem and families who are victims of abuse and neglect independence. www.3gaits.org or witnesses to violent crimes. 1198 • Triangle Community Ministry, Inc., www.safeharborhelpskids.org (608) 257-8517 1138 • of Dane County, Supports-through nursing and chaplaincy-the (608) 256-2321, TDD (608) 256-0996 healthcare, mental and spiritual needs of Provides interim/transitional housing and case low-income, disabled, and/or elderly Triangle management for homeless families and single residents who live in Madison-based subsidized women, emergency assistance programs, food housing. www.triangleministry.com pantry, free medical clinic, and community 1237 • United Way of Green County, center programs. (608) 325-7747 www.salvationarmydanecounty.org Raises funds to assist local programs that 1159 • Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern address basic needs of Green County residents. Wisconsin, (608) 223-9121 Programs are focused on improving lives and Serves 16 counties in southwestern Wisconsin strengthening communities. through food distribution to our partner agen- www.unitedwayofgreencounty.org cies and promotion of outside food assistance 1129 • Urban League of Greater Madison, Inc., programs like FoodShare Outreach. (608) 729-1200 www.secondharvestmadison.org Offers an empowerment agenda including pro- 1184 • Simpson Street Free Press, grams & services, advocacy, partnerships, and (608) 223-0489 coalition building in college readiness, career We focus on core academics. Students study development, workforce and economic devel- science, history, geography, and writing while opment, and home ownership. www.ulgm.org producing a newspaper-style publication that 1182 • Vera Court Neighborhood Center, Inc., is distributed in schools and throughout Wis- (608) 246-8372 consin. www.simpsonstreetfreepress.org Provides programming for children, families, 1221 • St. Vincent de Paul Society, District and the entire Vera Court and Bridge Lake Council of Madison, (608) 442-7200 Point community. Empowers community Helping neighbors in need, our volunteers residents and responds to community needs as provide local households coping with poverty they develop. www.veracourt.org person-to-person service through programs

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1175 • Wisconsin Academy for Graduate Service Dogs (WAGS), Inc., (608) 250-9247 Helps people with physical disabilities achieve higher levels of independence through part- nerships with skilled service dogs. Provides services during the lifetime of dogs. www.wags.net

1250 • Wisconsin Institute for Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia, Inc. (608) 824-8980 Assists individuals with specific learning disabilities/dyslexia through its four organiza- tional programs: diagnostics, therapy, teacher training, and outreach. www.wildd.org

1144 • YMCA of Dane County, Inc., (608) 664-9622 Nurtures potential of kids, promotes healthy living and social responsibility, and ensures that everyone have access to the essentials needed to learn, grow and thrive. www.ymcadanecounty.org

1145 • YWCA of Madison, Inc., (608) 257-1436 Advances race/gender equity to create a more inclusive community. Helps people cre- ate financial stability through job training & transportation. Supports women and families in housing/shelter. www.ywcamadison.org

united way of dane county 21 500 • Access to Community Services (608) 241-2131 www.accesstocommunityservices.org

Access to Community Services was founded on the belief that all people deserve equal access to opportunities that allow them to live, work, and enjoy life in their communities. Member charities provide people with disabilities and other challenges access to job training, support in living situations, and assistance with recreational time Dreamweavers through arts programs and sports opportunities. You may contribute 506 • ARTS for ALL Wisconsin, Inc., to Access to Community Services (608) 241-2131 itself or directly to the member ARTS for ALL Wisconsin (formerly VSA Wis- organizations listed in this section. consin) expands the capabilities, confidence, and quality of life for children and adults with Goodwill Industries disabilitiesof South Central by providing Wisconsin, programs Inc. in dance, drama, creative writing, music, and visual art. Statewide programming, reaching more than one-quarter million people annually, provides outlets for creative expression and unlimited possibilities for personal, academic and profes- sional success. www.artsforallwi.org

512 • Avenues to Community, Inc., (608) 663-8390 Our mission is to ensure people with disabili- ties and older adults have the opportunity to lead self-determined lives. www.avenuestocommunity.com

514 • Dreamweavers, Inc., (608) 255-2284 Provides comprehensive residential services to adults with developmental disabilities living in their own homes. We offer variable support (from personal care to companionship for an arts class) to help people live safely and hap- pily. www.dreamweavers-inc.org

517 • GiGi’s Playhouse Madison, (608) 709-1411 A Down syndrome achievement center offering free educational, therapeutic and career- development programs for individuals with Down syndrome of all ages. Our mission is to change the way the world sees Down syndrome through educational programs and by empow- ering individuals with Down syndrome, their

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families, and the community. 505 • Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., www.gigisplayhouse.org/madison (608) 222-1324 Provides statewide, year-round training and 501 • Goodwill Industries of South Central competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports Wisconsin, Inc., (608) 246-3140 for children and adults with intellectual dis- Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin helps abilities. www.specialolympicswisconsin.org people find their highest level of indepen- dence by providing training and job coaches, 508 • Wisconsin Badger Camp, Inc., supportive housing and other local workforce (608) 348-9689 development services to people facing barriers Provides a summer program and special trips to employment. www.goodwillscwi.org for individuals of all ages with developmental and physical disabilities. Activities include 510 • Pathways of Wisconsin, Inc., camping, swimming, and hiking. (608) 255-5011 x108 www.badgercamp.org Pathways of Wisconsin’s mission is to provide supported employment opportunities and em- powerment through quality, person-centered programming for individuals of all abilities. An array of services is offered including job development, assessments, job coaching, com- munity integration activities, and day service programming. www.pathwaysofwi.org

access to community services 23 900 • Hunger Relief Fund of Wisconsin (administered by Hunger Task Force, Inc.) (414) 777-0483 www.HungerReliefFund.org

The Hunger Relief Fund of Wisconsin, Riverwest Food Pantry administered by Hunger Task Force, Inc., is a coalition of the state’s leading anti-hunger agencies that work at the ground level to provide nutritious food to those who need it most: children and the elderly, veterans, and working-poor families. Because Hunger Task Force covers all administrative costs, the Hunger Relief Fund guarantees that every penny of your donation is spent responsibly fighting hunger in 910 • Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd., Wisconsin. Your gift purchases hot (414) 342-4284 meals, stocks pantry shelves, and fills Serves homeless and low-income military stomachs with healthy and nutritious veterans. Our supportive housing, job training, food. You may contribute to the and reintegration services have successfully Hunger Relief Fund itself or directly reintegrated thousands of veterans back into to the member organizations listed in society. www.cvivet.org this section. Designations to specific 904 • Food Pantry of Waukesha County, Inc., organizations go to those charities. (262) 542-5200 Any gift designated to The Hunger Provides food, hope, and dignity to Waukesha Relief Fund of Wisconsin, and all County residents in need and advocates to in- undesignated funds, are shared crease awareness of hunger in the community. equally among member charities. No www.foodpantryofwaukeshacounty.org contributions are retained by Hunger 907 • The Gathering of Southeast Wisconsin, Relief Fund. Inc., (414) 272-4122 Stops hunger—one person at a time—by serving 95,000 free meals annually to Milwaukee’s hungry and homeless at three inner-city loca- tions. www.thegatheringwis.org

911 • House of Peace, (414) 933-1300 We have served and fed the poor in Milwaukee for 47 years. Services include a food pantry, clothing closet, medical and legal clinics, coun- seling, and more. www.houseofpeacemilwaukee.org

908 • Interchange, Inc., (414) 276-4108 Provides nutritious food to the hungry residing in Milwaukee’s downtown and lower east side and to any Milwaukee resident facing a food emergency. www.interchangemilwaukee.org

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914 • Open Door Café at St. John Cathedral, 916 • St. Joseph Food Program, (414) 276-9814 (920) 734-9461 Provides a nourishing meal, served in a gra- The St. Joseph Food Program is a non-profit, cious, comfortable, and safe environment. non-sectarian organization that has operated www.stjohncathedral.org since 1982. Weekly, distributing 30 tons of fresh food and non-perishable items to hun- 915 • Riverwest Food Pantry, (262) 518-2009 dreds of families– the elderly, working poor, Food is an entry point to connect a person to and temporarily unemployed. well-being. We come together around food to www.stjoesfoodprogram.org relieve hunger, improve lives, and grow com- munity vitality. www.riverwestfoodpantry.org 906 • St. Vincent de Paul Society of Milwaukee, (414) 462-7837 917 • Southern Lakes Area Love, Inc., Offers two meal programs serving 130,000 (262) 763-6226 hot meals annually to families, adults, and the Our mission is being a community network homeless. More than 2,000 guests a year take helping our neighbors in need. Over 1,000 hot showers and receive clean clothing. households in Western Racine County receive www.svdpmilw.org food pantry, medical supply, children’s Christ- mas assistance and other services each year. www.love-inc.net/

912 • St. Ben’s Community Meal, Capuchin Community Services, (414) 271-0135 For 45 years St. Ben’s has been serving hot, homemade food to Milwaukee’s homeless and working poor. Nearly 2,000 individuals come to St. Ben’s table six days a week. www.stbensmilwaukee.org

hunger relief fund of wisconsin 25 2500 • Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education (715) 570-2587 www.waee.org

Wisconsin has a proud tradition of Lakeland Discovery Center supporting environmental education. In 1935, we became the first state to pass legislation requiring “adequate instruction in the conservation of natural resources” for certification to teach science or social studies in public schools. Today, networks of organizations work to ensure that all communities in Wisconsin, in addition to school children, have the knowledge and skills necessary to build ecologically mindful communities. For Wisconsin residents, sustainability = civic mindedness. The Wisconsin Association for 2509 • Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Inc., Environmental Education provides (608) 221-0404 financial support to a broad range of institutions that are working to The Aldo Leopold Nature Center offers envi- ronmental education programs and interactive advance education for environmental Climate Change exhibits which foster care and literacy and sustainability in stewardship toward the natural world. Wisconsin. Member charities provide www.aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org specific environmental education opportunities throughout the state. 2501 • Midwest Renewable Energy Association, (715) 592-6595 You may contribute to the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and Education itself or directly to the demonstration. MREA organizes and hosts member organizations listed in events like the annual Energy Fair to support this section. Members receive its initiatives. www.midwestrenew.org 100 percent of funds designated specifically to them plus a portion of 2507 • Natural Resources Foundation of general funds based on a percentage Wisconsin, Inc., (866) 264-4096 equal to each charity’s designations. Works with citizens, businesses, nonprofits, and the government to promote the protec- tion and enjoyment of Wisconsin’s public lands, waters, and wildlife. www.wisconservation.org

2515 • North Lakeland Discovery Center, (715) 543-2085 Enriching lives and inspiring an ethic of care for Wisconsin’s Northwoods, by facilitating connections among people, nature, and com- munity. 850 acres of interpretive, hiking, and ski trails, and a “Nature Nook” for nature- based exploration. www.discoverycenter.net

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2514 • TransCenter for Youth, Inc., 2505 • Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, (414) 933-7895 (608) 635-0600 Dedicated to providing high-quality educational Protects fish and wildlife habitat, and out- programs that allow at-risk and other youth door sporting and recreational opportunities to become productive adults and responsible through conservation education and the community members. advancement of sound conservation policy on a www.transcenterforyouth.org state and federal level. www.wiwf.org

2506 • Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association, (608) 441-2677 Helps county land conservation committees and departments protect, enhance, and use Wisconsin’s natural resources. Sponsors youth education programs like Wisconsin Envirothon, conservation poster and speaking contests, and summer nature camps. www.wisconsinlandwater.org

wisconsin association for environmental education 27 300 • Community Health Charities (608) 520-4182 www.healthcharities.org

Building stronger communities and 310 • ALS Association, Wisconsin Chapter empowering people to take action (414)-763-2220 to improve health and wellbeing The Chapter’s mission is to provide patient through giving opportunities, causes, services and support to persons affected by , and health resources. ALS, to improve living with ALS and to fund ALS research. www.alsawi.org

370 • Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, Inc., (608) 232-3400 Helps people with dementia throughout Wisconsin live the highest possible quality of life through advocacy, education, individual consultation, research support, and profes- sional training. All dollars stay in Wisconsin. www.alzwisc.org

324 • Alzheimer’s Association, (608) 203-8500 The Alzheimer’s Association is a leading vol- untary health organization in Alzheimer’s care and support, and a private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research. www.alz.org

371 • American Cancer Society, (800)-272-3900 Accelerating progress against cancer in every community by saving lives, helping those touched by cancer and empowering people to fight back against cancer. www.cancer.org

301 • American Diabetes Association, (608) 222-7785 Committed to finding a cure for diabetes, improving care and providing information and support to help Stop Diabetes® through research, community programs and advocacy. www.diabetes.org

330 • American Kidney Fund, (800) 638-8299 The American Kidney Fund fights kidney disease through direct financial support to patients in need, health education, and preven- tion efforts. www.kidneyfund.org

360 • American Liver Foundation, Upper Midwest Division, (414)-763-3435 The nation’s leading non-profit that facilitates, advocates and promotes education, support

28 community health charities 3803 • Breast Cancer Research Foundation 800-321-2873 From prevention and early diagnosis to better treatments, NFCR funds cancer research and fosters scientific collaboration. NFCR’s past discoveries have led to improved treatments and today’s research will lead to a cure-a cure for all types of cancer. www.nfcr.org

332 • Broadscope Disability Services (fka United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin), (414)-329-4500 Serves persons with a broad scope of dis- abilities, fostering inclusion and empowering individuals with the freedom to make their own choices. www.broadscope.org

3800 • Can Do Canines, (763)-331-3000 Training homeless dogs to help people who and research for prevention, treatment and are deaf, physically disabled, and children with cure of liver disease. autism to become more independent. Dogs are www.liverfoundation.org/alf-upper-midwest provided free of charge. 323 • American Lung Association in www.can-do-canines.org Wisconsin, 262-703-4200 3801 • Cerebral Palsy Foundation, The mission of the American Lung Association (212)-520-1686 is to save lives by improving lung health and The Cerebral Palsy Foundation works to preventing lung disease through research, transform the lives of people with cerebral education, and advocacy. www.lung.org palsy (and related disabilities) today through 304 • Arthritis Foundation (414)-533-0454 research, innovation and collaboration. www.yourcpf.org The Arthritis Foundation is the Champion of Yes. The Foundation helps conquer battles 3805 • Children’s Tumor Foundation, through life-changing information and re- (212)-344-6633 sources, access to care, and advancements in Funds research, patient support, and public science. www.arthritis.org awareness of the neurofibromatosis (NF1, NF2, 397 • Autism Society of Southeastern and Schwannomatosis) - genetic disorders that Wisconsin, (414) 988-1260 cause random tumor growth throughout the body. www.ctf.org Supports people with autism spectrum disorders, their families, and professionals by 365 • CORE/El Centro, (414) 384-2673 promoting awareness through education, train- CORE/El Centro provides a healthcare option, ing and research support. www.assew.org especially to low-income persons, offering 341 • Autism Speaks, (888) 777-6227 natural healing therapies on a sliding fee scale, promoting wellness and prevention and We fund biomedical research into the causes, systemic change. www.core-elcentro.org prevention, treatments and cure for autism spectrum disorders; increase awareness; and 326 • Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of advocate for the needs of affected families. America, Wisconsin Chapter, (877) 586-5588 www.autismspeaks.org Our mission is to cure Crohn’s disease and 363 • Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation, ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality (646) 497-2600 of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. www.ccfa.org/chapters/wisconsin The mission of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation is to prevent and cure breast can- cer by advancing the world’s most promising research. www.bcrf.org

community health charities 29 303 • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 3804 • Glaucoma Research Foundation, (800)-344-4823 (415)-986-3162 Our mission is to cure cystic fibrosis and pro- Cure glaucoma and restore vision through in- vide all people with CF the opportunity to lead novative research. www.glaucoma.org full, productive lives. www.cff.org 314 • Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation, 305 • Down Syndrome Association of (888) 797-4543 Wisconsin, Inc., (414) 327-3729 Advances the quality of life of individuals and Our mission is simple. We are here to provide families affected by hemophilia or other blood support to individuals with Down syndrome and disorders by providing resources, education, their families through education, information, and financial assistance. www.glhf.org and share experiences. www.dsaw.org 334 • Hospice Alliance Foundation, 309 • Easter Seals Wisconsin, Inc., (262) 652-4482 (608) 277-8288 Hospice Alliance provides compassionate and Helps children and adults with disabilities community-based hospice and palliative care. throughout Wisconsin gain greater indepen- www.hospicealliance.org dence through vocational rehabilitation for farmers, respite care, camping and recreation, 353 • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation information and referral. International, Western Wisconsin Chapter, www.eastersealswisconsin.com (608) 833-2873 JDRF is the leading global organization funding 329 • Endometriosis Association, Inc., type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our mission is (414) 355-2200 to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complica- Provides groundbreaking research, education, tions. www.westernwisconsin.jdrf.org and support for families affected by endome- triosis, a painful chronic disease linked to six 366 • Lad Lake, Inc., (262)-965-2131 cancers and six autoimmune diseases. Lad Lake is an emergency room of child wel- www.endometriosisassn.org fare. Many youth have severe anxiety including PTSD. Proven programs and experienced thera- 331 • Faith’s Lodge, (612) 825-2073 pists offer a second chance. www.ladlake.org Faith’s Lodge gives parents and families coping with the serious illness or death of a child a 315 • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, place to reflect, renew, and build hope. Wisconsin Chapter, (608) 826-0771 www.faithslodge.org The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, 382 • Foundation for AIDS Research/AIDS Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve Research Foundation (amfAR), the quality of life of patients and their families. (800) 392-6327 www.lls.org/wi Invests in innovative AIDS cure research; advo- cates to increase funding for research/ preven- 379 • Life Navigators, Inc., (414) 774-6255 tion/treatment and to protect the rights of all Supports children and adults with disabili- people affected by HIV/AIDS. www.amfar.org ties to live actively and independently in our community; offers information, education, advocacy, and life planning services. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital www.lifenavigators.org 358 • Lupus Foundation of America, Wisconsin Chapter, (414) 443-6400 Seeks to improve the quality of life for those affected by lupus through support, research, education, and advocacy. www.lupus.org/wisconsin

373 • Make A Wish Foundation® of Wisconsin, (800) 236-WISH Grants the wishes of children with life-threat- ening medical conditions to enrich the human

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experience with hope, strength, and joy. 327 • Outreach Community Health Centers www.wisconsin.wish.org (414) 374-2400 Provides primary health care, outpatient 364 • Midwest Athletes Against Childhood behavioral health services, benefits assistance, Cancer Inc., (MACC Fund), (414) 955-5830 housing for homeless families, street outreach, Raises funds for critical pediatric cancer HIV-related services, prenatal care, and child and blood disorders. Research conducted in health coordination. www.orchc-milw.org Wisconsin improves treatment and care for children throughout the country. 391 • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, www.maccfund.org (310) 725-0025 Nationwide network of people dedicated to 369 • National Foundation for Cancer working together to advance research, support Research (Cancer Research America), patients and create hope for those afflicted by (800) 321-2873 pancreatic cancer. www.pancan.org Dedicated to providing scientists the funding they need to make game-changing discoveries 316 • Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc., in cancer treatments, detection and ultimately, (608) 256-7549 a cure for all types of cancer. www.nfcr.org Empowers all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health through patient 302 • National Kidney Foundation of services, education, and advocacy. Wisconsin, (262) 821-0705 www.ppwi.org Raises awareness of chronic kidney disease by providing free kidney screenings and educa- 311 • Prevent Blindness Wisconsin, tional programs and by promoting organ/tissue (414)-765-0505 donation to improve the health of Wisconsin Prevents blindness and preserves sight in Wis- families. www.kidneywi.org consin through free adult and children’s vision screenings and educational programs on eye 313 • National Multiple Sclerosis Society, health and safety. www.preventblindness.org/wi Wisconsin, (800) 344-4867 People affected by MS can live their best lives 368 • Southeastern Wisconsin Affiliate of the as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has Susan G. Komen for the Cure, been lost and end MS forever. (414) 389-4888 www.nationalmssociety.org Imagine a life without breast cancer. We can make it a reality by racing for the cure and 390 • National Psoriasis Foundation, funding life-saving research and community (800) 723-9166 health programs. www.komensoutheastwi.org To efforts to cure psoriatic disease and improve the lives of those affected. www.psoriasis.org

community health charities 31 359 • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 378 • Wisconsin Parkinson Association, (American Lebanese Syrian Associated (414) 312-6990 Charities, Inc.), (800) 822-6344 WPA expands medical professional and public Researches and treats childhood cancer and awareness and understanding about Parkinson other life-threatening diseases. Families are disease so that people impacted by PD are best never billed by St. Jude for treatment, travel, equipped to manage their disease. housing or food. Discoveries are freely shared www.wiparkinson.org worldwide. www.stjude.org 352 • Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation, 306 • United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane Inc., (608) 251-1675 County, (608) 273-4434 Provides programs and connects individuals to We support 1,600 children and adults with resources that focus on education, prevention, range of disabilities and delays from birth and early detection of diseases that affect through adulthood. www.ucpdane.org women the most. www.wwhf.org

320 • Wisconsin Association for Perinatal 346 • ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer, Care, (608) 285-5858 (202) 463-9455 Provides leadership and education to improve We aim to save lives and stop pain and suffer- perinatal health outcomes of women, infants, ing by advancing research, encouraging action, and their families throughout Wisconsin. and providing education and support to men www.perinatalweb.org and their families. www.zerocancer.org

377 • Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation Inc., (414) 276-4520 The Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation is committed to improving the oral health and overall well-being of Wisconsin residents while also supporting the dental community. www.wda.org

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Providing services to America and 6808 • Abandoned Children’s Fund, the world through disease research, (888) 884-0567 community health programs, child Houses, feeds, loves, and rehabilitates thou- welfare, and conservation. Members sands of cruelly abandoned, innocent orphans, of America’s Best Charities strive to as well as alone, hungry, desperate, and improve the global quality of life. terrified victims of disease, war, and extreme poverty. www.abandonedchildrensfund.org You may contribute generally to America’s Best Charities, or directly 6868 • Abused Children’s Fund, Inc., to the member organizations listed in (707) 483-2939 this section. America’s Best Charities Thousands of innocent children are tragically distributes its designations and hurt every day by emotional, physical, and its share of general contributions sexual abuse. Help protect and restore them to member charities based on a through prevention, rehabilitation, and God’s percentage equal to each charity’s love. www.abusedchildrensfund.org designations. 633 • Adoptable Children (North American Council), (651) 644-3036 Seeks to find adoptive families for more than 123,000 foster children. Helps to find loving parents for these children, supports adoptive families, and raises adoption awareness. www.nacac.org

6829 • Aid for Starving Children, (800) 514-3499 Provides emergency financial assistance to single African American working mothers. Expresses God’s love through hot meals, immu- nization, health care, education, and vocational training for African children. www.aidforstarvingchildren.org

6709 • Alley Cat Allies, (240) 481-1980 Every 15 seconds, a healthy cat is killed in a shel- ter. Our programs help shelters save more cats and kittens, with your help. www.alleycat.org

6957 • Alley Cat Rescue, (301) 277-5595 Stray, abandoned, and feral cats are neglected. Healthy cats in shelters are killed. Your contri- bution helps us end feline overpopulation and suffering. www.saveacat.org

6740 • Alopecia Areata Foundation, National, (415) 472-3780 Funds the majority of research on this disease, produces patient materials, and promotes pub- lic awareness of alopecia areata. www.naaf.org

34 america’s best charities 6869 • Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention 6878 • America’s VetDogs—the Veteran’s K-9 Foundation, (520) 749-8374 Corps, Inc., (866) 838-3647 Help to fight Alzheimer’s disease and find a Trains guide, service, and therapy dogs. Trans- cure through research and prevention. Commit- forms the lives of disabled veterans and active ted to ensuring peak mental performance and service members at home, in Veterans Affairs optimum brain function throughout our lives. (VA) and military hospitals, and while deployed. www.AlzheimersPrevention.org www.vetdogs.org

6840 • American Association for Cancer 6641 • Anxiety and Depression Association of Research, (866) 423-3965 America (ADAA), (240) 485-1001 We fund groundbreaking scientific cancer ADAA is a nonprofit dedicated to the preven- research that saves lives. By contributing, you tion, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depres- can help speed up the pace of scientific discov- sion, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders ery, and fight cancer. www.aacrfoundation.org through education, practice, and research. www.adaa.org 683 • American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, (888) 856-8585 650 • ASPCA: American Society for the Through research and patient services, our Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, work eases the tremendous suffering of (212) 876-7700 x4501 autoimmune diseases such as lupus, arthritis, Helps to stop acts of animal cruelty such as vasculitis, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, staged dog fights, puppy factories and breed- Graves’, and more than 80 other diseases. ing pens, and animal torture. www.aspca.org www.aarda.org 6734 • Autism Intervention and Treatment 6782 • American Foundation for Children Research (Organization for Autism Research, with AIDS (AIDS Children’s Foundation), Inc.), (866) 366-9710 (888) 683-8323 Parents of children with autism never stop Provides readily available, life-saving medicine, seeking answers. We’re here to provide those medical equipment, emergency nutrition, and answers and fund studies that provide practical supplements to children with HIV/AIDS. information on lifelong care. www.helpchildrenwithaids.org www.researchautism.org

6751 • American Indian College Fund, 6656 • Autism Society of America, (303) 426-8900 (800) 3-AUTISM Seeks to revive some of the most economi- Improves lives by funding therapeutic research, cally depressed communities in our nation by advocating for appropriate services across the supporting scholarships to American Indian lifespan, and providing information regarding students at our nation’s tribal colleges. treatment, education, research, and advocacy. www.collegefund.org www.autism-society.org

6764 • American Indian Youth Running 6881 • Bergin University of Canine Studies Strong, (888) 491-9859 (Assistance Dog Institute), (707) 545-3647 Raises self-esteem of Native American Our Assistance Dogs empower people who are children; provides relief and development as- struggling with physical and emotional issues sistance to Indian reservations; teaches tradi- to regain a sense of connection and expand life tional life skills, healthy lifestyles, and respect possibilities. www.berginu.edu for the environment. www.indian-youth.org 6735 • Bible Believers Fellowship, Inc., 6837 • Americans Helping Americans, (800) 851-8674 (888) 242-5026 Nationwide prison ministry promotes Christian- Fights American poverty by aiding needy Ap- ity to English- and Spanish-speaking inmates palachian and urban Americans. Provides low- through literature, videos, counseling, and income families, elderly, and domestic violence prayer. www.prisonministry.org victims with basic relief, support services, and affordable housing. www.helpingamericans.org 6897 • Big Cat Rescue, (813) 920-4130 Works to save big cats such as tigers confined to circus wagons, lions bred for photos, and lynxes farmed for their fur. www.bigcatrescue.org america’s best charities 35 6766 • Blind Vietnamese Children 613 • Canine Companions for Independence, Foundation, (888) 877-0736 (866) 224-3647 Pioneers support for homes providing health Help give independence to people with disabili- care, education, and career development to ties. Provides highly trained assistance dogs to once-neglected, visually impaired children in children and adults. Vietnam. www.vietblindchildren.org www.caninecompanions.org

6882 • Boone and Crockett Club Foundation, 6767 • Canines for Disabled Kids, Inc., (406) 542-1888 (978) 422-5299 Protecting one of our nation’s most valuable Provides canine companions for disabled chil- resources—its wildlife. We’ve been promoting dren. www.caninesforkids.org fair-chase in hunting, outdoor ethics, and con- servation since 1888. www.boone-crockett.org 6959 • Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), (301) 565-4800 6934 • Boulder Crest Retreat Foundation, CLINIC and its 330+ affiliates assist low- (540) 554-2727 income immigrants, reunite families, promote Healing combat heroes by delivering free citizenship, help victims of domestic violence, retreats for wounded warriors, their families, advocate, build capacity, and train legal im- caregivers, and Gold Star families with PTSD/ migration providers.www.cliniclegal.org TBI in a beautiful rural sanctuary. www.bouldercrestretreat.org 6753 • CHADD (Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), 6686 • Brain Injury Association of America, (301) 306-7070 (703) 761-0750 CHADD assists individuals and families with Provides help, hope, and healing for millions of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Americans who live with often misdiagnosed (ADHD) who are in need of support through and misunderstood brain injuries. monthly information and chapter support www.BIAUSA.org meetings. www.chadd.org

6655 • Brain Tumor Association, American 6875 • Chief Petty Officer Scholarship Fund, (ABTA), (800) 886-2282 (757) 233-9136 Advancing the understanding and treatment of Helps to ensure that all Chief Petty Offier (CPO) brain tumors with goals of improving, extend- family members receive financial support to ing, and ultimately saving the lives of those attend the community college, vocational impacted by a brain tumor. www.abta.org college, college, or university of their choice. www.cposf.org 6873 • Bread and Water for Africa, Inc., (888) 371-6622 689 • Child Find of America, Inc., Strengthens African initiatives for self-suffi- (800) I-AM-LOST ciency through grassroots efforts on health, Child kidnapping prevention and location clean water, education, orphanages, vocational specialists, helping children and devastated training, agriculture, and micro-credit pro- parents through free investigation, mediation, grams focused on women and children. www. and publicity. www.childfindofamerica.org african-relief.org 6814 • Child Foundation, (503) 698-4084 6915 • Breast Cancer Research and Helps children in need, many of whom are or- Assistance Fund, (602) 241-2697 phans living in emergency situations, to remain Provides research grants, medical equipment, in school. www.childfoundation.org and supplies to clinics that treat breast cancer and other chronic diseases. Provides edu- 6688 • Child Rescue International (Mission cational materials for patients, and cancer sup- Without Borders, Inc.), (800) 245-9191 port groups. www.breastcancer-research.org Children abandoned, orphaned, hungry, lost, lonely, and living in bleak institutions need 6793 • Cancer Research Fund of the Damon hope and love. Your support helps us to save Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation, and change their lives. www.mwb.org (877) 7CANCER Committed to supporting today’s best young scientists and funding their innovative cancer research. www.drcrf.org 36 america’s best charities 6970 • Childhood Apraxia of Speech 6672 • Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. Association of North America, (COPS), (573) 346-4911 (412) 785-7072 Provides grief support and resources to surviv- Every child deserves a voice. We’re improving ing families and co-workers of law enforcement the lives of children with apraxia by ensur- officers killed in the line of duty, trauma train- ing each child has their best opportunity to ing, and public education. develop optimal communication. www.nationalcops.org www.apraxia-kids.org 6696 • Conservation and Protection of Public 6833 • Childhood Leukemia Foundation, Inc., Lands, (866) 985-9636 (888) 253-7109 Preventing unstable, unsound timber cutting, Children suffering and dying from leukemia grazing, and mineral/oil production. receive “Hugs U Wear” (human hair wigs) to www.publicland.org restore self-esteem and Wish Baskets to lift their spirits. www.CLF4kids.org 6971 • Coral Reef Alliance, (888) 267-2573 CORAL works with communities to build 6770 • Children of the Night, (800) 551-1300 management systems that reduce threats to Rescues America’s children from prostitution reefs,increasing the health of the ecosystem with a 24-hour nationwide hotline, as well as a and communities that depend on them. home featuring an on-site school and college www.coral.org placement program. www.childrenofthenight.org 696 • Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Foundation, (800) 753-2357 6842 • Children’s Hunger Fund, The CdLS Foundation is a national nonprofit (800) 708-7589 organization that has served people with CdLS Feeding the hungry at home and abroad. Food, and their families since 1981. www.CdLSusa.org clothing, and medicines aid children in impov- erished countries and in America’s inner cities. 6803 • Correctional Peace Officers www.childrenshungerfund.org Foundation, Inc., (800) 800-2763 Nonprofit charity for correctional officers and 605 • Children’s Network International, Inc., their families, providing line-of-duty death (Help the Children), (877) 264-2243 benefit and catastrophic assistance in cases of Provides food, clothing, medicine, and medical accident or illness. www.cpof.org care to needy children in the U.S. and around the world. 6755 • Covenant House, (800) 388-3888 www.childrensnetworkinternational.org Shelters, mentors, and job trains at-risk, home- less kids with nowhere else to turn. NINELINE 6754 • Children’s Organ Transplant (1-800-999-9999) provides nationwide rescue Association, (800) 366-2682 and counseling. www.covenanthouse.org Gives hope and makes miracles for children and young adults needing life-saving transplants. 6673 • Cradle of Hope Adoption Center Funds support transplant expenses. (Adoptions by Cradle of Hope), www.cota.org (301) 587-4400 Provides adoption services and support to 6801 • Christian Freedom International, children who are waiting for permanent, loving (800) 323-CARE families. www.cradlehope.org Cares for persecuted Christians in war zones, brutal repression, and emergencies. Delivers 6844 • Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, medicine, food, education, tools, and Bibles. (781) 237-3800 Reports globally the atrocities occurring Funds breakthrough, aggressive research to worldwide. www.christianfreedom.org end Alzheimer’s disease as quickly as possible. www.curealz.org 6780 • Christian Relief Services, Inc., (800) 33-RELIEF 6899 • Delta Research and Educational Works to save lives through relief, aid, and en- Foundation, (202) 347-1337 vironmentally sustainable micro-development Promotes research that identifies solutions in the underdeveloped world. to issues affecting African American women, www.christian-relief.org and their communities, through funding and

america’s best charities 37 support of charitable programs of Delta Sigma Phillipine Children’s Shelter Theta. www.deltafoundation.net

6772 • Diabetes & Immune Disease National Research Institute, (858) 752-6535 We’re moving closer to a cure. Our cutting- edge research is advancing new treatments and cures for millions suffering from diabetes and other chronic, debilitating diseases. www. didnri.org

6660 • Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation, Inc., (202) 333-4520 Funds research for treatment, prevention, and cure. Our Diabetes University focuses on alter- native therapies. www.diabetesaction.org 6921 • Elephants Saving Elephants and 6716 • Direct Relief, (800) 676-1638 Habitat Worldwide, (817) 597-0956 Helps people affected by poverty or natural Elephants are killed for their ivory. Their habi- disasters by delivering critical medical mate- tat becomes roads, farms and villages. When rial aid to provide life-saving health solutions elephants and humans cross paths, deaths in the world’s most under-served communities. occur. Help protect elephants, habitat, and www.directrelief.org people. www.elephantconservation.org

619 • Disabled American Veterans Charitable 6860 • Fabretto Children’s Foundation, Service Trust, (859) 441-7300 (703) 525-8716 Builds better lives for disabled veterans and Empowering underserved children and families their families. Provides prosthetics devices in Nicaragua to reach their full potential, im- for amputees, traumatic brain injury therapy, prove their livelihoods, and take advantage of guide/assistance dogs, and comfort for survi- economic opportunity through education and vors. www.dav.org nutrition. www.fabretto.org

6919 • Dogs Deserve Better Inc., 6689 • Farm Animal Reform Movement (757) 357-9292 (FARM), (888) FARM USA Rescues dogs living chained by the neck, often Fights the cruel confinement, mutilation, and without food and water. Transforms Vick’s Bad slaughter of helpless factory-farmed animals Newz Kennels to Good Newz Rehab Center for while reducing global warming and improving Chained Dogs. www.dogsdeservebetter.org health in America and worldwide. www.farmusa.org 6901 • Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. (Dogs for Better Lives), (541) 826-9220 6939 • Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, (866) 438-3434 Trains and places shelter rescue dogs for assis- tance to disabled veterans, autistic children, and Please help provide nutritious meat to hungry people who are physically disabled so they can children and families nationwide. We pay the live independently. www.dogsforbetterlives.org/ butchering fees for deer and livestock donated by farmers and hunters. www.fhfh.org 6877 • Dogs on Death Row, (866) 574-7726 6817 • Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Rescues dogs facing imminent execution if Foundation, Inc., (877) 643-3123 they do not get interim financial sponsors, foster parents, or medical treatment required Provides patient services, public education to become adoptable. www.dodr.org and funds research to find the cause for and cure of Graves’ disease. Offers support groups, 6920 • Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, counseling and helps thyroid patients. (931) 796-6500 www.ngatf.org The nation’s largest natural habitat refuge for endangered elephants retired from circuses and zoos. Improving elephant lives through sanctuary, education, research, and overseas assistance. www.elephants.com

38 america’s best charities 6757 • Greenpeace Fund, Inc., 6820 • Humane Farm Animal Care, (800) 326-0959 (703) 435-3883 Campaigns to expose global environmental Fights cruelty in raising and handling of ani- problems, and promote solutions essential to mals such as cows confined in tie stalls, crated a green and peaceful future, by using research pigs that cannot move, and chickens stuffed in and public education. www.greenpeaceusa.org cages. www.certifiedhumane.org

6924 • Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, 6646 • International Crane Foundation, Inc., (800) 548-4337 (608) 356-9462 Using innovative training methods, trains guide Eleven of 15 crane species are threatened with and service dogs to restore independence and extinction. Help us protect fragile wetland and mobility and empower people with disabilities grassland ecosystems for cranes, people, and to live a life without boundaries. the diversity of life. www.savingcranes.org www.GuideDog.org 6888 • Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of 6925 • Habitat for Humanity, (800) HABITAT America, Inc., (212) 982-9699 Help achieve our vision: a world where every- Helping address critical issues facing Iraq one has a decent place to live. God’s love in ac- and Afghanistan veterans and their families, tion: bringing people together, building homes, including mental health injuries, Traumatic and communities. www.habitat.org Brain Injury, high suicide rates and staggering unemployment. www.iava.org 6738 • Hispanic Scholarship Fund, (877) HSF-INFO 6864 • Living Waters International (Aid for A leader in supporting Hispanic higher educa- African Catholic Missions), (866) 220-8981 tion. We envision a future when every Hispanic Alleviates human suffering among the poor and household benefits from a family member with marginalized in East Africa. Helps to supply a college degree. www.hsf.net basic human/spiritual needs; builds churches, schools, health clinics, and youth hostels. 661 • Holt International Children’s Services, www.a4acm.org Inc., (888) 355-4658 Gives hope to thousands of children who are 6944 • Lutheran World Relief, Inc., abandoned daily. Since 1956, more than 50,000 (800) 597-5972 children have found families through family Affirming God’s love for all people, we work preservation and adoption. with Lutherans and partners around the world www.holtinternational.org to end poverty, injustice, and human suffering. www.lwr.org 6818 • Homes for Our Troops, Inc., (508) 823-3300 6723 • Lymphoma Research Foundation, Builds specially adapted, handicap-accessible (800) 235-6848 homes for severely injured veterans across the Help us eradicate lymphoma. We’re the na- country. The homes are provided at no cost to tion’s largest lymphoma-focused organization the veterans. www.homesforourtroops.org devoted exclusively to funding research and providing patients and health care profession- 6965 • Hope Abides, (916) 690-4289 als with comprehensive, critical information. Hope Abides serves orphaned and destitute www.lymphoma.org children in India. They are among the most at-risk children worldwide. We fund educational 631 • Marine Mammal Center, (415) 289-SEAL opportunities and basic necessities. Thousands of orphaned, sick, and injured www.hopeabides.org marine mammals would have died if not for our state-of-the-art animal care, research 681 • Hospice Foundation of America, Inc., facilities, dedicated volunteers, and you. www. (800) 854-3402 MarineMammalCenter.org Helps terminally ill persons and their families through the dying process in a less painful and 6961 •Mercy Medical Angels, (Angel Canines more caring manner. Services include caregiv- and Wounded Warriors), (888) 675-1405 ing and bereavement assistance. Ensuring Americans living in poverty or rural www.hospicefoundation.org areas get transportation to distant medical specialists for life-saving care and treatment. www.hometowneducation.org/ america’s best charities 39 6930 • Mexican American Legal Defense and ness of the rights and roles of Assistance Dog Educational Fund, (213) 629-2512 Teams. www.pawswithacause.org MALDEF fights for the civil rights of Latinos 6601 • People for the Ethical Treatment of living in our country. We help remove unfair Animals, (757) 622-PETA (7382) obstacles and provide all Latinos with a voice. www.maldef.org Fight cruelty. Save lives. Your gift makes a kinder world for animals through undercover 6850 • Military Officers Association of investigations, rescues, humane education, America Scholarship Fund, (800) 234-6622 spay/neuter services, and high-profile advo- Some of our military men and women have cacy campaigns. www.peta.org paid the ultimate sacrifice while protecting 6907 • Philippine Children’s Shelter, America’s freedom. Help provide scholarships (651) 493-1551 to their children for undergraduate education. www.moaa.org/scholarshipfund Shelter is more than a roof overhead. Providing impoverished Filipino children with food, medi- 6953 • Milwaukee County War Memorial, Inc., cine, education, and a loving home through (414) 273-5533 four residences and a school. We honor the sacrifice made by Milwaukee www.philippinechildrensshelter.org County veterans through our inspirational 6963 • Rainforest Trust, (800) 456-4930 memorials and by serving the living through activities, displays, veteran programs, and Saving rainforests for endangered wildlife! We events. www.warmemorialcenter.org have protected more than 11 million acres from deforestation since 1988. You can save an acre 641 • National Education for Assistance Dog for as little as $1.00. www.RainforestTrust.org Services, Inc. (Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans), (978) 422-9064 6778 • Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), (202) 544-3064 Provides highly skilled Service Dogs for people who are Deaf or have a disability. Runs the free 24-7 anti-rape National Sexual www.neads.org Assault Hotline, helping 150,000 people each year. Programs prevent rape, help victims, and 6779 • National Foundation for Ectodermal bring rapists to justice. www.rainn.org Dysplasias (Skin and Dental Dysfunction Foundation), (618) 566-2020 616 • Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, Inc., (507) 287-6465 Provides dentures, support, and hope to children left toothless from ectodermal dys- Increase awareness, improve treatment, find plasia, a rare disorder. Funds research to find a cure. We strive to create a better tomorrow improved treatment options and cures. for those living with this debilitating condition. www.nfed.org www.rls.org

6694 • National Park Trust, Inc., 675 • Science Olympiad, (630) 792-1251 (301) 279-7275 Encourages K-12 students to participate in Preserves and protects critical, endangered academic events at tournaments designed to parklands and promotes programs that send promote career interest in science, technology, youth outdoors to experience our nation’s engineering, and math (STEM) education. parks. www.parktrust.org www.soinc.org

6966 • Paws for Purple Hearts, 6853 • Search Dog Foundation, National (844) 700-PAWS Disaster, (888) 459-4376 Teaching veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Saves dogs and people by rescuing dogs, Disorder and/or Traumatic Brain Injury to train partnering them with firefighters, and training service dogs for fellow veterans with physical them to locate people buried alive during disabilities and combat injuries. disasters. www.SearchDogFoundation.org www.pawsforpurplehearts.org 6790 • Seeing Eye, Inc., (800) 539-4425 673 • Paws With A Cause, (800) 253-PAWS Our goal in 1929 was to give blind people the Custom-trained Assistance Dogs enhance opportunity to travel independently and con- independence and quality of life for people fidently with Seeing Eye dogs. This is still our with disabilities nationally. We increase aware- goal. www.SeeingEye.org

40 america’s best charities 6821 • Semper Fi Fund, (760) 725-3680 Childhood Leukemia Foundation, Inc. Awards grants to severely injured and critically ill service members and their families to cover costs associated with hospitalization, recov- ery, and transition. www.SemperFiFund.org

6854 • SEVA Foundation, (800) 223-7382 Imagine being blind one day and seeing the next, or receiving seeds, tools, and garden- ing classes to promote healthy living. Help another achieve these miracles today. www.seva.org

6839 • Sisters Network, Inc. (Breast Cancer African American), (866) 781-1808 We save lives by empowering women through support, education, financial assistance, and promotion of early detection through free 6967 • TroopsDirect, (877) 978-7667 mammography and ultrasound screenings. Supporting our armed forces on the frontlines www.sistersnetworkinc.org is the sole priority of Troopsdirect. 6947 • Special Forces , www.troopsdirect.org (860) 767-1510 6857 • USA Cares Inc., (800) 773-0387 In a Special Forces family, every member Emergency financial assistance for military serves. Support families before, during, and and veteran families in the form of grants—not after each soldier’s deployment through com- loans. We help with PTSD, foreclosures, evic- munity events, tuition assistance, and family tions, utilities, unemployment, and more. care. www.specialforcescharitabletrust.org www.usacares.org 6893 • Special Operations Warrior 6795 • Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation, Foundation, (813) 805-9400 (816) 756-3390 Provides scholarship grants and counseling to Free services help prevent American combat children of special operations people who die troops from losing their homes, and provide in combat or training. Provides financial as- no-cost calls to families. Veterans Administra- sistance to wounded special operations people. tion claims assistance is also provided. www.specialops.org www.vfwfoundation.org 6827 • Spinal Cord Injury Network 6744 • VHL Alliance Cancer Research and International, (800) 548-2673 Assistance, (800) 767-4VHL For people with spinal cord injuries, pain, pa- Researching cures for children stricken with ralysis, accessibility, home modifications, and Von Hippel-Lindau disease, kidney cancer, and wheelchairs are lifetime challenges. Help link many other tumor conditions. www.vhl.org people to the best treatment and care. www.spinalcordinjury.org 6948 • Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., (415) 839-6885 6866 • The Unforgotten (aka Aid For Trash Dump Children), (443) 668-2648 Our mission is to empower a global volunteer community to collect and develop the world’s Saves hungry children and their mothers from knowledge and to make it available to every- eating trash and living in garbage dumps. Gives one for free. www.wikimediafoundation.org them clean food and water, shelter, schooling, and a future. www.unforgotten.org 6731 • Wildlife Conservation Fund of America (United States Sportsmen’s Alliance 6760 • TMJ Association, Ltd., Foundation), 614-888-4868 (262) 432-0350 Exposing youth and families to the great out- TMJ (jaw) disorders affect a person’s ability to doors: hunting, fishing, and conservation. Our speak, eat, chew, smile, kiss, and even breathe. Trailblazer Adventure Program inspires people Help us promote awareness, education, and to protect America’s wildlife and its habitats. scientific research. www.tmj.org www.sportsmensalliance.org/youth-programs

america’s best charities 41 6910 • Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation (EOD Warrior Foundation), (540) 554-4550 Supporting Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Warriors and their families. EOD Warriors get injured or die while serving our country by con- ducting their duties to disarm deadly explosive ordnance and terrorist devices. www.eodwarriorfoundation.org

6895 • Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation, (813) 938-1390 Assists healing heroes through the power of the great outdoors by providing world-class hunting and fishing opportunities to our na- tion’s combat wounded service members. www.wwiaf.org

42 america’s best charities 800 • America’s Charities (800) 458-9505 www.charities.org

America’s Charities works to develop Reading is Fundamental, Inc. the spirit of giving at the workplace by offering a broad range of charities reflecting the diversity of the American people and supporting efficient, low-cost workplace charitable giving campaigns. Our goal is to provide member charities with the financial resources required to meet emerging needs. You may contribute to America’s Charities itself or directly to the member organizations listed in this section. Designations to specific organizations go to those charities. General contributions to America’s Charities are used to support the missions of its member organizations. 8832 • Alzheimer’s Disease Research (aka BrightFocus Foundation), (800) 437-2423 We drive innovative research worldwide and promote public awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, risk factors, treatments, and coping strategies. www.brightfocus.org

837 • Amnesty International USA, (800) 266-3789 Our history spans more than 50 years and includes a presence in over 70 countries and 7 million supporters. We defend the of people globally. www.amnestyusa.org

8837 • Best Friends Animal Society, (435) 644-2001 For more than 35+ years, we’ve run the na- tion’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals and built effective programs to reduce the number of animals entering shelters. www.bestfriends.org

802 • Breast Cancer Coalition, (800) 622-2838 Breast Cancer Coalition seeks ways to end breast cancer through the power of grassroots action and advocacy. www.stopbreastcancer.org

america’s charities 43 858 • Cancer Research and Prevention 878 • International Planned Parenthood Foundation (Prevent Cancer Foundation), Federation, Western Hemisphere Region, (800) 227-2732 (212) 248-6400 Funds cancer prevention research, educates Providing access to sexual and reproductive people about how they can prevent cancer and health information and services for all, espe- detect it early, and supports community cancer cially the poor and marginalized. prevention programs. www.preventcancer.org www.ippfwhr.org

8806 • Cancer Research for Children— 8823 • Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, CureSearch, (800) 458-6223 (800) 722-9474 We advance the research of better, less toxic Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for treatments to ensure children with cancer not children with critical illnesses. When a wish only survive, but live long, healthy lives. comes true, it creates strength, hope and www.CureSearch.org transformation. www.wish.org

895 • Diabetes Research & Wellness 877 • Multiple Sclerosis Association of Foundation, (202) 298-9211 America, (800) 532-7667 Our goal is to fund scientific research into A leading resource for the entire MS communi- treatments and cure of diabetes. Conducts ty, improving lives today through vital services screenings, education programs to save lives and support. www.MyMSAA.org from blindness, kidney failure, amputations. www.diabeteswellness.net 825 • NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, (212) 965-2200 8812 • Feed the Children, (800) 627-4556 LDF is the nation’s premier legal organization One of the world’s leading anti-hunger organi- dedicated to fighting for racial justice and zations, bringing together caring individuals to defending the protections of civil rights for all provide food, water, education, and job training Americans. www.naacpldf.org in 50 states and 10 countries. www.feedthechildren.org 882 • National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, (301) 447-1365 8839 • Foundation Fighting Blindness, Sponsors Memorial Weekend honoring Amer- (800) 683-5555 ica’s fallen firefighters; assists their families The Foundation Fighting Blindness supports with scholarships and emotional support pro- research toward the prevention, treatment, grams; provides training for fire service; builds and cure for people affected by blinding retinal National Memorial Park www.firehero.org diseases. www.FightingBlindness.org 8838 • Operation Warm, (610) 388-2500 8800 • Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, The, Provides warmth, confidence and hope to chil- (203) 772-0522 dren in need through the gift of high quality, Founded by Paul Newman, a non-profit summer brand new winter coats. camp and year-round center providing free www.operationwarm.org services to children with life-threatening ill- nesses. www.holeinthewallgang.org 8830 • Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, (212) 268-1002 8840 • Humane Society International, Advancing research to prevent, treat and (301) 721-6428 defeat ovarian cancer; supporting women Global animal welfare organization that works and their families after diagnosis; working to to end animal abuse from dog meat farms, ensure ovarian cancer is a government priority. wildlife threats, street dog welfare programs, www.ocrahope.org factory farming, and more. www.hsi.org 842 • Population Connection, (800) 767-1956 8828 • Humane Society of the United States, A national grassroots organization working The, (202) 452-1100 to stabilize global population to protect our Confronts suffering for all animals in puppy environment, empower women, and improve mills, factory farms, animal testing, and other everyone’s quality of life. cruel industries. Help us end animal cruelty. www.populationconnection.org www.humanesociety.org

44 america’s charities Operation Warm

8835 • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 8826 • Thurgood Marshall College Fund, (888) 388-6832 (202) 507-4851 Converts thousands of miles of unused railroad TMCF moves low-resource, high-achieving corridors into public trails for walking, bicy- students attending publicly-supported HBCUs cling, hiking, skating, horseback-riding, cross- to and through college and into economically country skiing, wildlife habitats and nature sustainable careers, through scholarships, appreciation. www.railstotrails.org capacity building, and career preparation. www.tmcf.org 8815 • Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), (877) 743-7323 881 • Wounded Warrior Project, Inc., Provides free books for children nationwide (877) 832-6997 and engages children, parents, and communi- Through free life-changing programs and ties in reading and motivational activities to services, Wounded Warrior Project is trans- encourage a lifelong love of reading. forming the way America’s injured veterans www.rif.org are empowered, employed, and engaged in our communities. www.woundedwarriorproject.org 8831 • Southern Poverty Law Center, (888) 414-7752 Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward making the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity a reality. www.splcenter.org

america’s charities 45 700 • Global Impact (800) 836-4620 www.charity.org/give

Global Impact works on charitable 701 • Accion International, (800) 931-9951 ventures to inspire greater giving. Building a financially inclusive world, with ac- We serve as a trusted advisor, cess to economic opportunity for all, by giving intermediary and implementing people the financial tools they need to improve partner across the private, nonprofit their lives. www.accion.org and public sectors. 741 • American Jewish World Service, Inc., Through these partnerships, we (800) 889-7146 have raised nearly $2 billion for Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, causes such as disaster relief our charity works to realize human rights and and global development. Our end poverty in the developing world. expertise includes and www.ajws.org partnerships, employee engagement 746 • American Near East Refugee Aid and corporate social responsibility (ANERA), (202) 266-9700 (CSR), and finance and business Addresses the development and humanitarian services. You may contribute to needs of Palestinians and other communities in Global Impact itself or directly to the the Middle East. www.anera.org member organizations listed in this section. Specific donor designations 704 • AmeriCares Foundation, Inc., are honored. Designations to (800) 486-4357 Global Impact, as well as general To save lives and improve health for people af- contributions, are distributed fected by poverty or disaster so they can reach proportionally based on each their full potential. www.americares.org charity partner’s designations in the 702 • Amref Health Africa, Inc., campaign. (212) 768-2440 ext. 121 Amref Health Africa strengthens health systems and trains African health workers to respond to the continent’s most critical health challenges. www.amrefusa.org

739 • ChildFund International, USA, (800) 776-6767 Helping deprived, excluded, and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults and leaders who bring lasting and posi- tive change to their communities. www.childfund.org

711 • Children International, (800) 888-3089 We invest in the lives of children, build healthy environments they need to thrive, and em- power them to create lasting change in their communities. www.children.org

708 • Church World Service, Inc., (800) 297-1516 A faith-based organization transforming

46 global impact World Vision, Inc.

communities around the globe through just 782 • Feed My Starving Children, and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, (763) 504-2919 displacement, and disaster. www.cwsglobal.org Volunteers hand packed scientifically formu- 706 • Cooperative for Assistance & Relief lated meals for undernourished children, which Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) (800) 422-7385 are distributed to a network of 75+ partners in 55+ countries. www.fmsc.org Started in 1945 delivering CARE Packages to war-torn Europe. Today, working around the 749 • FINCA International, Inc., globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve (202) 682-1510 social justice. www.care.org Alleviating poverty through lasting solutions 740 • Doctors Without Borders USA, Inc., that help people build assets, create jobs, and (888) 392-0392 raise their standard of living. www.finca.org An independent, international, medical humani- 786 • Global Partners in Care, Inc., tarian organization that delivers emergency (574) 367-2455 aid to people affected by armed conflict, Improving access to hospice and palliative epidemics and natural disasters in more than care worldwide where the need is great and 70 countries. www.doctorswithoutborders.org the resources are few through partnerships 758 • ECHO, Inc., (239) 567-3327 between US and international organizations. www.globalpartnersincare.org Fights world hunger by helping people help themselves. Provide training, information and 743 • Health Volunteers Overseas, seeds to agricultural workers and missionaries (202) 296-0928 working with farmers in 165+ countries. We envision a world where all people have ac- www.echonet.org cess to quality health care, working to achieve 769 • Engender Health, (202) 902-2000 health for all by educating & supporting health workers. www.hvousa.org Women’s health organization committed to the belief that sexual and reproductive health is a 742 • Heifer Project International, human right and vital for women to reach their (855) 948-6437 full potential. www.engenderhealth.org We work globally, along side the communities 761 • Episcopal Relief and Development, we serve, providing livestock and training in (855) 312-4325 sustainable agricultural practices to create the most favorable opportunity for families. Facilitates healthier more fulfilling lives in www.heifer.org communities struggling with hunger, poverty, disaster, and disease, in three signature 713 • Helen Keller International, Inc., program areas: Women, Children, and Climate. (877) 535-5374 www.episcopalrelief.org Saves the sight and lives of the vulnerable

global impact 47 and disadvantaged; combats the causes and consequences of blindness, poor health, and malnutrition. www.hki.org

775 • HIAS, Inc., (301) 844-7505 For more than 135 years, HIAS has been help- ing refugees rebuild their lives in safety and freedom. www.hias.org

783 • Human Rights Watch, (888) 899-4479 Defend the rights of people worldwide. We scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the need. Serving all people, regardless of religion, facts widely, and pressure those with power to gender, race, nationality, or ethnic background. respect rights and secure justice. www.hrw.org www.map.org

770 • Humanity & Inclusion, (301) 891-2138 789 • Medical Teams International, We support people with disabilities and other (503) 624-1000 vulnerable groups in situations of conflict, A humanitarian relief organization serving natural disaster, and poverty in 60 countries. internationally and locally with expertise in www.hi-us.org refugee health care, disaster relief, and mobile dental programs. www.medicalteams.org 771 • International Center for Research on Women, (202) 742-1251 757 • Mercy Corps, (800) 292-3355 Anchored in the principle of human dignity, Empowers people to survive through crisis, ICRW advances gender equity, social inclusion build better lives, and transform their commu- and shared prosperity. www.icrw.org nities for good. www.mercycorps.org

776 • International Medical Corps, 772 • Operation Smile, (888) 677-6453 (424) 252-6008 Through our expertise in treating cleft lip and Global humanitarian organization saving lives cleft palate, we create solutions that deliver and building self-reliance by providing vital safe surgery to people where it is needed medical care; training healthcare providers; most. www.operationsmile.org rebuilding clinics; and improving water and sanitation. www.internationalmedicalcorps.org 721 • Oxfam America, Inc., (800) 776-9326 Global organization working to end the injus- 751 • International Orthodox Christian tice of poverty. www.oxfamamerica.org Charities, Inc. (877) 803-4622 Provides humanitarian and development 773 • Pact, Inc., (202) 466-5666 assistance to people in the U.S., Africa, Asia, Pact works in partnership to build systemic Europe, and the Middle East who have been solutions to help promote thriving, resilient devastated by man-made and natural disasters. communities where those we serve are heard, www.iocc.org capable, and vibrant. www.pactworld.org

755 • International Relief Teams, 778 • Partners In Health, (857) 880-5600 (619) 284-7979 Our mission is to provide a preferential option Alleviates human suffering by providing health for the poor in health care. www.pih.org services and other assistance to victims of disaster, poverty and neglect in the United 710 • USA, Inc., States and around the world. www.irteams.org (800) 556-7918 We are a part of a global organization that 788 • International Rescue Committee, Inc., works in 52 countries to advance children’s (855) 973-7283 rights and equality for girls. www.planusa.org Responding to world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping people to survive, recover and 726 • Project HOPE, (800) 544-4673 reclaim control of their future. www.rescue.org We operate globally, working side-by-side with health care workers and their communities, ad- 777 • MAP International, (800) 225-8550 dressing the greatest public health challenges Christian organization providing life-changing enabling people to live their best lives. medicines and health supplies to people in www.projecthope.org

48 global impact 727 • Salvation Army World Service Office, 759 • Women for Women International, (703) 684-5500 (202) 737-7705 With a presence in 132 countries, we work Helps women survivors of war and conflict alongside communities to improve the health, rebuild their lives through a yearlong compre- economic, and spiritual conditions of the hensive social and economic empowerment world’s most vulnerable. www.sawso.org program. www.womenforwomen.org

779 • SEE International, (877) 937-3133 760 • World Renew, (800) 552-7972 Committed to restoring sight and transforming We join the world’s families to change hunger, lives of blind people in developing countries. poverty, and injustice through locally origi- Since 1974, nearly half a million people have nated community development programs and received free eye surgery. www.seeintl.org internationally coordinated disaster response. www.worldrenew.net 764 • United Methodist Committee on Relief of Global Ministries, Inc., (888) 252-6174 756 • World Vision, Inc., (866) 859-5437 UMCOR works globally to alleviate human suf- Relief and development organization help- fering and advance hope and healing. ing children worldwide by tackling causes of www.umcor.org poverty and developing access to clean water, food, health care, education, and economic 790 • United Mission for Relief and opportunity. www.worldvision.org Development - UMR, (202) 370-6963 To help underserved and marginalized commu- nities build their capacity towards resilience. www.umrelief.org

767 • Water for People, (720) 488-4590 An international organization that promotes the development of high-quality drinking water and sanitation services, accessible to all, and sustained by strong communities, businesses, and government. www.waterforpeople.org

global impact 49 3000 • Neighbor To Nation 800-654-0845 www.neighbortonation.org

You may contribute to Neighbor To Nation as an organization or directly to the participating organizations listed in this section. Neighbor To Nation distributes its own designations and its share of general contributions to participating charities based on a percentage equal to each charity’s designations. Providing life-sustaining assistance and hope for the future. People in deed serving people in need, in our local communities, throughout America and the world. Neighbor to Nation

3115 • Alliance Defending Freedom, (800) 835-5233 A legal alliance defending the right to hear and speak the Truth in the areas of religious liberty, family values, and sanctity of life. www.adflegal.org

3121 • American Council of the Blind, (612)-332-3242 We help create policies, shape opportunities, and collaborate with organizations to assure information is provided in an accessible format for people who are blind www.acb.org

3043 • American Family Association, Inc., (662) 844-5036 Educates and motivates Christians through ra- dio, video, internet, and print to act on issues affecting families. Examples: media indecency, pornography, abortion, entertainment, educa- tion, and parenting. www.afa.net

3126 • Care Net, (703) 554-735 Offers compassion, hope, and help to women and men considering abortion by presenting realistic alternatives and Christ-centered sup- port. www.care-net.org

3018 • Children’s Cancer Assistance Fund (National Children’s Cancer Society), (816)-472-9000 Childhood cancer can be devastating for any family. With our help, no family has to endure

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the costs and heartache of pediatric cancer 3096 • , (903)-939-7647 alone. www.thenccs.org Delivers free world-class healthcare to some of the world’s poorest nations while training local 3041 • Christian Military Fellowship, surgeons and healthcare workers, increasing (303)-761-1959 developing nations’ healthcare capacity. Ministering to America’s military and their www.mercyships.org families worldwide empowering them in their Christian faith, advancing Bible studies, link- 3040 • Unbound, (913) 34-6500 ups, mentoring, fellowship, resources, personal Empowers children in poverty to use education contact, and encouragement. www.cmfhq.org to pave a pathway to their dreams. We partner with their families to create a brighter future. 3008 • Food for the Hungry, (480)-998-3100 www.unbound.org A Christian international relief and develop- ment organization responding to human suffer- 3030 • World Emergency Relief, ing and graduating communities from extreme (909)-593-7140 poverty. www.fh.org Provides food for hungry children, medicines for the sick, relief for disaster victims, and 3114 • Leukemia Research Foundation, Inc., hope to millions living in poverty. (847)-424-0600 www.WER-US.org Funds research to find cures for leukemia, lymphoma, and myelodysplastic syndromes and provides emotional, educational, and financial support to patients and their families. www.allbloodcancers.org

neighbor to nation 51 PARTNERS IN GIVING: STRONGER TOGETHER

Use the code number after each charity’s name to complete your pledge form.

1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Inc. 248...... pg. 7 American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association 683...... pg. 35 Abandoned Children’s Fund 6808 ...... pg. 34 American Cancer Society 371 ...... pg. 28 ABC for Health, Inc. 242 ...... pg. 7 American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Abused Children’s Fund, Inc. 6868 ...... pg. 34 Foundation,Inc. (aka ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation) 227 ...... pg. 7 Access Community Health Centers, Inc. 1154 ...... pg. 15 American Council of the Blind, Inc. 3121 ...... pg. 50 ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC 500 ...... pg. 22 American Diabetes Association 301 ...... pg. 28

Access to Independence, Inc. 1101 ...... pg. 15 American Family Association, Inc. 3043 ...... pg. 50 Accion International 701 ...... pg. 46 American Farmland Trust 417 ...... pg. 12 Adoptable Children (North American Council) 633 ...... pg. 34 American Forests 401 ...... pg. 13

African Wildlife Foundation 416 ...... pg. 12 American Foundation for Children with AIDS (dba AIDS Children’s Foundation) Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. 1147 ...... pg. 15 6782 ...... pg. 35

Aid for Starving Children 6829 ...... pg. 34 American Heart Association, Inc. 1150 .... pg. 15

AIDS Resource Center of WI, Inc. 1161 ...... pg. 15 American Indian College Fund 6751 ...... pg. 35

Alaska Conservation Foundation 458 ...... pg. 12 American Indian Youth Running Strong 6764 ...... pg. 35 Aldo Leopold Foundation, Inc. 472 ...... pg. 12 American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Inc. 2509 .. pg. 26 741 ...... pg. 46 Alley Cat Allies, Inc. 6709 ...... pg. 34 American Kidney Fund 330 ...... pg. 28 Alley Cat Rescue, Inc. 6957 ...... pg. 34 American Liver Foundation, Upper Alliance Defending Freedom 3115 ...... pg. 50 Midwest Division 360 ...... pg. 28

Alliance For The Great Lakes 473 ...... pg. 12 American Lung Association in Wisconsin 323 ...... pg. 29 Alopecia Areata Foundation, National 6740 ...... pg. 34 American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) ALS Association, Wisconsin Chapter 746 ...... pg. 46 310 ...... pg. 28 American Red Cross of Southwest Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin Chapter 1103 ...... pg. 15 Wisconsin, Inc. 370 ...... pg. 28 Americans Helping Americans 6837 ...... pg. 35 Alzheimer’s Association 324 ...... pg. 28 AmeriCares Foundation, Inc. 704 ...... pg. 46 Alzheimer’s Disease Research (aka Bright Focus Foundation) 8832 ...... pg. 43 AMERICA’S BEST CHARITIES 600 ...... pg. 34

Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention AMERICA’S CHARITIES 800 ...... pg. 43 Foundation 6869 ...... pg. 35 America’s Vet Dogs-The Veterans K-9 American Association for Cancer Corps, Inc. 6878 ...... pg. 35 Research 6840...... pg. 35 Amnesty International of the USA 837 ... pg. 43

52 partners in giving Amref Health Africa, Inc. 702 ...... pg. 46 Brain Injury Association of America 6686 ...... pg. 36 Anxiety and Depression Association of America 6641 ...... pg. 35 Brain Tumor Association, American 6655 ...... pg. 36 ARC Community Services, Inc. 1179 ...... pg. 16 Bread & Water for Africa, Inc. 6873 ...... pg. 36 ARC-Dane County, The 1104 ...... pg. 16 Breast Cancer Coalition (aka National Arthritis Foundation 304 ...... pg. 29 Breast Cancer Coalition Fund) 802 ... pg. 43

ARTS for ALL Wisconsin, Inc. (fka VSA Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation Wisconsin, Inc.) 506 ...... pg. 22 363 ...... pg. 29

ASPCA: American Society for the Breast Cancer Research and Assistance Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Fund 6915 ...... pg. 36 650 ...... pg. 35 Breast Cancer Research Foundation Autism Intervention and Treatment 3803 ...... pg. 29 Research (Organization for Autism Research, Inc.) 6734 ...... pg. 35 Briarpatch Youth Services, Inc. 1107 ...... pg. 16

Autism Society of America 6656 ...... pg. 35 Broadscope Disabilty Services, Inc. 332 ...... pg. 29 Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin 397 ...... pg. 29 Can Do Canines 3800 ...... pg. 29

Autism Speaks, Inc. 341 ...... pg. 29 Cancer Research & Prevention Foundation (aka Prevent Cancer Avenues To Community, Inc. 512 ...... pg. 22 Foundation) 858 ...... pg. 44

Badger Prairie Needs Network, Inc. Cancer Research for Children - 1260 ...... pg. 16 CureSearch 8806 ...... pg. 44

Bat Conservation International 467 ...... pg. 13 Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation Bayview Foundation, Inc. 209 ...... pg. 7 6793 ...... pg. 36

Bergin University of Canine Studies (dba Canine Companions for Independence Assitance Dog Institute) 6881 ...... pg. 35 613 ...... pg. 36

Best Friends Animal Society 8837 ...... pg. 43 Canines for Disabled Kids Inc. 6767 ...... pg. 36

Beyond Pesticides, National Coalition Canopy Center, Inc. 1133 ...... pg. 16 Against Misuse of Pesticides 420 ...... pg. 13 Care Net 3126 ...... pg. 50 Bible Believers Fellowship, Inc. 6735 ..... pg. 35 Catholic Charities, Inc. Diocese of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County Madison 1108 ...... pg. 16 1105 ...... pg. 16 Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Big Cat Rescue 6897 ...... pg. 35 Inc. 6959 ...... pg. 36

Blind Vietnamese Children Foundation Center for Media and Democracy, Inc. 6766 ...... pg. 36 263 ...... pg. 7

Boone & Crockett Club Foundation Center for Veterans Issues Ltd. 910 ...... pg. 24 6882 ...... pg. 36 Centro Hispano Inc. 1109 ...... pg. 16 Born Free USA United with Animal Protection Institute 485 ...... pg. 13 Cerebral Palsy Foundation 3801 ...... pg. 29

Boulder Crest Retreat Foundation CHADD, Inc. (Children and Adults with 6934 ...... pg. 36 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) 6753 ...... pg. 36 Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, Inc. 1178 ...... pg. 16 Chief Petty Officer Scholarship Fund 6875 ...... pg. 36

giving.wi.gov 53 Child Find of America, Inc. 689 ...... pg. 36 Community Coordinated Child Care, Inc. 1112 ...... pg. 17 Child Foundation, Inc. 6814 ...... pg. 36 COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES 300 ...... pg. 28 Child Fund International USA 739 ...... pg. 46 COMMUNITY SHARES OF WISCONSIN Child Rescue International (Mission 200 ...... pg. 7 Without Borders, Inc.) 6688 ...... pg. 36 Community Work Services, Inc. 1113 ...... pg. 17 Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America 6970 ...... pg. 37 Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (COPS) 6672 ...... pg. 37 Childhood Leukemia Foundation 6833 .... pg. 37 Conservation and Protection of Public Children International 711 ...... pg. 46 Lands 6696 ...... pg. 37

Children of the Night 6770 ...... pg. 37 Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere (CARE) 706 ...... pg. 47 Children’s Cancer Assistance Fund (National Children’s Cancer Society) Coral Reef Alliance 6971 ...... pg. 37 3018 ...... pg. 50 CORE/El Centro 365 ...... pg. 29 Children’s Dyslexia Centers 1261 ...... pg. 16 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Children’s Hunger Fund 6842 ...... pg. 37 Foundation, Inc. 696 ...... pg. 37

Children’s Network International, Inc. Cornucopia, Inc. 1169 ...... pg. 17 (dba Help The Children) 605 ...... pg. 37 Correctional Peace Officers Children’s Organ Transplant Association Foundation, Inc. 6803 ...... pg. 37 6754 ...... pg. 37 Covenant House 6755 ...... pg. 37 Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin (dba Children’s Hospital of WI Community Cradle of Hope Adoption Center Services) 1110 ...... pg. 16 (Adoptions by Cradle of Hope) 6673 ...... pg. 37 Children’s Tumor Foundation 3805 ...... pg. 29 Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Wisconsin Christian Freedom International 6801 ..... pg. 37 Chapter 326 ...... pg. 29

Christian Military Fellowship 3041 ...... pg. 51 Cure Alzheimers Fund 6844 ...... pg. 37

Christian Relief Services, Inc. 6780 ...... pg. 37 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 303 ...... pg. 30

Chrysalis, Inc. 228 ...... pg. 7 Dane County Humane Society 1180 ...... pg. 17

Church World Service, Inc. 708 ...... pg. 46 Dane County Parent Council, Inc. (dba Reach Dane) 1190 ...... pg. 17 Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) 247 ...... pg. 7 Dane County Time Bank 265 ...... pg. 8

Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, Inc. Defenders of Wildlife 404 ...... pg. 13 206 ...... pg. 8 DeForest Half Century Club, Inc. Clean Lakes Alliance, Inc. 1249 ...... pg. 17 (dba DeForest Area Community & Senior Center) 1146 ...... pg. 17 Clean Water Fund 403 ...... pg. 13 Delta Research & Educational Foundation Clean Wisconsin, Inc. 224 ...... pg. 8 6899 ...... pg. 37

Colonial Club, Inc. 1111 ...... pg. 17 Diabetes & Immune Disease National Research Institute 6772 ...... pg. 38 Common Wealth Development, Inc. 204 ...... pg. 8 Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation, Inc. 6660 ...... pg. 38 Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. 1173 ...... pg. 17 Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation 895 ...... pg. 44

54 partners in giving Direct Relief 6716 ...... pg. 38 Family Service Madison, Inc. 1121 ...... pg. 17

Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc. 245 ...... pg. 8 Family Support & Resource Center 1151 ... pg. 17

Disabled American Veterans Charitable Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) Service Trust 619 ...... pg. 38 6689 ...... pg. 38

Doctors Without Borders, USA, Inc. Farmers and Hunters Feeding the (Medecins Sans Frontieres USA, Inc.) Hungry, Inc. 6939 ...... pg. 38 740 ...... pg. 47 Feed My Starving Children 782 ...... pg. 47 Dogs Deserve Better, Inc. 6919 ...... pg. 38 Feed the Children, Inc. 8812 ...... pg. 44 Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. (dba Dogs for Better Lives) 6901 ...... pg. 38 FINCA International, Inc. 749 ...... pg. 47

Dogs on Death Row 6877 ...... pg. 38 Food For The Hungry, Inc. 3008 ...... pg. 51

Door County Land Trust 486 ...... pg. 13 Food Pantry of Waukesha County, Inc. 904 ...... pg. 24 Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin 305 ...... pg. 30 Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. 8839 ...... pg. 44 Dreamweavers, Inc. 514 ...... pg. 22 Foundation for AIDS Research/AIDS Driftless Area Land Conservancy, Research Foundation (AMFAR) 382 ... pg. 30 Inc. 490 ...... pg. 13 Freedom Inc. 266 ...... pg. 8 EARTHSHARE WISCONSIN 400 ...... pg. 12 Friends of Madison School & Community East Madison Community Center, Recreation (MSCR) 1183 ...... pg. 17 1148 ...... pg. 17 Friends of Wisconsin State Parks, Inc. Easter Seals Wisconsin 309 ...... pg. 30 211 ...... pg. 9

ECHO, Inc. 758 ...... pg. 47 Gathering of Southeast Wisconsin Inc., The 907 ...... pg. 24 Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee 6920 ...... pg. 38 Gathering Waters Conservancy, Inc. 212 .. pg. 9

Elephants Saving Elephants and Habitat Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools Worldwide 6921 ...... pg. 38 GSAFE 216 ...... pg. 9

End Domestic Abuse WI 231 ...... pg. 8 GiGi’s Playhouse-Madison LLC 517 ...... pg. 22

Endometriosis Association, Inc. 329 ...... pg. 30 Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin, Inc. 1228 ...... pg. 17 Energy Services, Inc. 1117 ...... pg. 17 Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland Engender Health 769 ...... pg. 47 Council, Inc. 1122 ...... pg. 17

Environmental & Energy Study Institute Glaucoma Research Foundation 3804 .... pg. 30 (EESI) 431 ...... pg. 13 GLOBAL IMPACT 700 ...... pg. 46 Environmental Law Institute 419 ...... pg. 13 Global Partners in Care, Inc. 786 ...... pg. 47 Episcopal Relief & Development 761 ...... pg. 47 Goodman Community Center, Inc. 1181 ... pg. 18 Fabretto Children’s Foundation 6860 ..... pg. 38 Goodwill Industries of South Central Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison, Wisconsin, Inc. 501 ...... pg. 23 Inc. (aka Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council) 251 ...... pg. 8 Graves’ Disease & Thyroid Foundation, Inc. 6817 ...... pg. 38 Fair Wisconsin Education Fund, Inc. 201 ... pg. 8 Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation, Inc. FairShare CSA Coalition, Inc. 277 ...... pg. 8 314 ...... pg. 30

Faith’s Lodge 331 ...... pg. 30 Greenpeace Fund, Inc. 6757 ...... pg. 39

giving.wi.gov 55 Groundswell Conservancy, Inc. 475 ...... pg. 13 Interchange, Inc. 908 ...... pg. 24

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, International Center for Research on Inc. 6924 ...... pg. 39 Women 771 ...... pg. 48

Habitat for Humanity 6925 ...... pg. 39 International Crane Foundation 6646 .... pg. 39

Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, International Medical Corps 776 ...... pg. 48 Inc. 1196 ...... pg. 18 International Orthodox Christian Hancock Center for Dance/Movement Charities (IOCC) 751 ...... pg. 48 Therapy, Inc. 1197 ...... pg. 18 International Planned Parenthood Health Volunteers Overseas 743 ...... pg. 47 Federation-Western Hemisphere Region, Inc. 878 ...... pg. 44 Heifer Project International 742 ...... pg. 47 International Relief Teams 755 ...... pg. 48 Helen Keller International Inc. 713 ...... pg. 47 International Rescue Committee, Inc. HIAS, Inc. 775 ...... pg. 48 788 ...... pg. 48

Hispanic Scholarship Fund 6738 ...... pg. 39 Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, Inc. 6888 ...... pg. 39 Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, The 8800 ...... pg. 44 Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. 428 ...... pg. 13 Holt International Children’s Services, Inc. 661 ...... pg. 39 Jewish Social Services of Madison, Inc. 1124 ...... pg. 18 Home Health United/Xtra Care (DBA SSM Health at Home)) 1142 ...... pg. 18 Journey Mental Health Center, Inc. 1137 ...... pg. 18 Homes for Our Troops, Inc. 6818 ...... pg. 39 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Hope Abides 6965 ...... pg. 39 International-Western WI Chapter 353 ...... pg. 30 Hope Haven-Rebos United Inc. 1217 ...... pg. 18 Kids Forward 220 ...... pg. 9 Horizon High School of Madison, Inc. 1264 ...... pg. 18 Lad Lake, Inc. 366 ...... pg. 30

Hospice Alliance Foundation, Inc. Landmark Conservancy, Inc. 491 ...... pg. 14 334 ...... pg. 30 League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Hospice Foundation of America 681 ...... pg. 39 229 ...... pg. 9

House of Peace, Capuchin Community Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. 213 ...... pg. 9 Services 911 ...... pg. 24 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Wisconsin Housing Initiatives, Inc. 221 ...... pg. 9 Chapter 315 ...... pg. 30

Human Rights Watch, Inc. 783 ...... pg. 48 Leukemia Research Foundation, Inc. 3114 ...... pg. 51 Humane Farm Animal Care (Certified Humane) 6820 ...... pg. 39 Life Navigators. Inc. 379 ...... pg. 30

Humane Society International 8840 ...... pg. 44 Literacy Network, Inc. 1127 ...... pg. 18

Humane Society of the United States Living Waters International (aka Aid for 8828 ...... pg. 44 African Catholic Missions) 6864 ...... pg. 39

Humanity & Inclusion (fka Handicap Lupus Foundation of America, Wisconsin International) 770 ...... pg. 48 Chapter 358 ...... pg. 30

HUNGER RELIEF FUND OF WISCONSIN Lussier Community Education Center, Inc. (administrated by Hunger Task 1199 ...... pg. 18 Force Inc.) 900 ...... pg. 24 Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Ice Age Trail Alliance, Inc. 474 ...... pg. 13 Upper Michigan, Inc. 1125 ...... pg. 18

56 partners in giving Lutheran World Relief, Inc. 6944 ...... pg. 39 NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 825 ...... pg. 44 Lymphoma Research Foundation 6723 ...... pg. 39 NAMI Dane County, Inc. 1102 ...... pg. 19

Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers, Inc. National Education for Assistance Dog (MARC) 1168 ...... pg. 18 Services, Inc. (dba Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans) 641 ...... pg. 40 Madison Audubon Society, Inc. 233 ...... pg. 9 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Madison Children’s Museum 1171 ...... pg. 18 882 ...... pg. 44

Madison-area Urban Ministry, Inc. National Foundation for Cancer Research 1130 ...... pg. 18 (Cancer Research America) 369...... pg. 31

Make a Wish Foundation® of Wisconsin National Foundation for Ectodermal 373 ...... pg. 30 Dysplasias (dba Skin & Dental Dysfunction Foundation) 6779 ...... pg. 40 Make-a-Wish Foundation of America 8823 ...... pg. 44 National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin, Inc. 302 ...... pg. 31 MAP International, Inc. 777 ...... pg. 48 National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Marine Mammal Center 631 ...... pg. 39 Wisconsin 313 ...... pg. 31

Medical Teams International 789 ...... pg. 48 National Park Trust, Inc. 6694 ...... pg. 40

Mercy Corps 757 ...... pg. 48 National Parks Conservation Association 414 ...... pg. 14 Mercy Medical Angels (dba Angel Canines and Wounded Warriors) National Psoriasis Foundation 390 ...... pg. 31 6961 ...... pg. 39 National Wildlife Federation 422 ...... pg. 14 Mercy Ships 3096 ...... pg. 51 Natural Resources Foundation of Mexican American Legal Defense & Wisconsin, Inc. 2507 ...... pg. 26 Educational Fund 6930 ...... pg. 40 Nature Conservancy, The 411 ...... pg. 14 Middleton Outreach Ministry, Inc. 1155 ...... pg. 19 Nehemiah Community Development Corp. 1141 ...... pg. 19 Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, Inc. (aka MACC Fund) 364 ...... pg. 31 NEIGHBOR TO NATION 3000 ...... pg. 50

Midwest Environmental Advocates, New Bridge Madison, Inc. 1158 ...... pg. 19 Inc. 222 ...... pg. 9 North Lakeland Discovery Center Midwest Renewable Energy Association 2515 ...... pg. 26 2501 ...... pg. 26 Northwoods Land Trust, Inc. 483 ...... pg. 14 Military Officers Association of America Scholarship Fund 6850 ...... pg. 40 Nuestro Mundo, Inc. 270 ...... pg. 9

Milwaukee County War Memorial Center Ocean Conservancy, Inc. 418 ...... pg. 14 6953 ...... pg. 40 Open Door Café at Cathedral of St. Mississippi Valley Conservancy 492 ...... pg. 14 John the Evangelist 914 ...... pg. 25

Moses-Wisdom of Madison 282 ...... pg. 9 Operation Fresh Start, Inc. 1164 ...... pg. 19

Movin’ Out, Inc. 1188 ...... pg. 19 Operation Smile, Inc. 772 ...... pg. 48

Multiple Sclerosis Association of Operation Warm 8838 ...... pg. 44 America 877 ...... pg. 44 Outreach Community Health Centers, NAACP Dane County Inc. 327 ...... pg. 31 (Tides Foundation) 281 ...... pg. 9 OutReach, Inc. 210 ...... pg. 9

giving.wi.gov 57 Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance Riveredge Nature Center, Inc. 489 ...... pg. 14 8830 ...... pg. 44 Riverwest Food Pantry 915 ...... pg. 25 Oxfam-America, Inc. 721 ...... pg. 48 Road Home Dane County, Inc. 1186 ...... pg. 20 Pact, Inc. 773 ...... pg. 48 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Madison, Inc. 1170 ...... pg. 20 391 ...... pg. 31 Rooted WI, Inc. 285 ...... pg. 10 Partners in Health 778 ...... pg. 48 RSVP of Dane County, Inc. (Retired Pathways of Wisconsin, Inc. 510 ...... pg. 23 Senior Volunteer Program) 1167 ...... pg. 20

Paws for Purple Hearts 6966 ...... pg. 40 Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center, Inc. 1240 ...... pg. 20 Paws With A Cause 673 ...... pg. 40 Salvation Army of Dane County, People for the Ethical Treatment of The 1138 ...... pg. 20 Animals (PETA) 6601 ...... pg. 40 Salvation Army World Service Office, Peregrine Fund, The 471 ...... pg. 14 The 727 ...... pg. 49

Philippine Children’s Shelter 6907 ...... pg. 40 Savanna Institute 493 ...... pg. 14

Plan International USA, Inc. 710 ...... pg. 48 Scenic America 435 ...... pg. 14

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc. Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Friends of 316 ...... pg. 31 481 ...... pg. 14

Population Connection 842 ...... pg. 44 Science Olympiad 675 ...... pg. 40

Porchlight, Inc. 1162 ...... pg. 19 Search Dog Foundation, National Disaster 6853 ...... pg. 40 Prairie Enthusiasts, Inc. 478 ...... pg. 14 Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Prevent Blindness Wisconsin, Inc. 311 ...... pg. 31 Wisconsin 1159 ...... pg. 20

Progressive, Inc., The 253 ...... pg. 9 SEE International 779 ...... pg. 49

Project Home 230 ...... pg. 10 Seeing Eye, Inc. 6790 ...... pg. 40

Project HOPE 726 ...... pg. 48 Semper Fi Fund 6821 ...... pg. 41

Rails To Trails Conservancy 8835 ...... pg. 45 Seva Foundation 6854 ...... pg. 41

Rainbow Project, Inc., The 1214 ...... pg. 19 Sierra Club Foundation, John Muir Chapter, Inc. 234 ...... pg. 10 Rainforest Trust 6963 ...... pg. 40 Simpson Street Free Press, Inc. 1184 ...... pg. 20 Rape Crisis Center 215 ...... pg. 10 Sisters Network, Inc. (Breast Cancer Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network African American) 6839 ...... pg. 41 6778 ...... pg. 40 Southeast Wisconsin Affiliate of Susan Reading is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) G. Komen For The Cure 368 ...... pg. 31 8815 ...... pg. 45 Southern Lakes Area Love, Inc. 917 ...... pg. 25 REAP Food Group 271 ...... pg. 10 Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. 8831 . pg. 45 RENEW Wisconsin, Inc. 479 ...... pg. 14 Special Forces Charitable Trust 6947 ...... pg. 41 Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, Inc. 616 ...... pg. 40 Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc. 505 .... pg. 23

RISE Wisconsin 1234 ...... pg. 19 Special Operations Warrior Foundation 6893 ...... pg. 41 River Alliance of Wisconsin, Inc. 254 ...... pg. 10

River Food Pantry Inc. The 1232 ...... pg. 19

58 Spinal Cord Injury Network International Vera Court Neighborhood Center, Inc. 6827 ...... pg. 41 1182 ...... pg. 20

St. Ben’s Community Meal, Capuchin Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation Community Services 912 ...... pg. 25 6795 ...... pg. 41

St. Joseph Food Program, Inc. 916 ...... pg. 25 VHL Alliance, Inc. (Curing Cancer through VHL) 6744 ...... pg. 41 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/ALSAC 359 ...... pg. 32 Voces de la Frontera, Inc. 283 ...... pg. 10

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Milwaukee WAGS (Wisconsin Academy for Graduate 906 ...... pg. 25 Service Dogs, Inc) 1175 ...... pg. 21

St. Vincent de Paul Society-District Water for People 767 ...... pg. 49 Council of Madison 1221 ...... pg. 20 Wikimedia Foundation 6948 ...... pg. 41 Stoughton Area Resource Team (START), Inc. 1213 ...... pg. 20 Wildlife Conservation Fund of America 6731 ...... pg. 41 Sunshine Place, Inc. 1239 ...... pg. 20 Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health Surfrider Foundation 462 ...... pg. 14 278 ...... pg. 10

Sustain Dane, Inc. 272 ...... pg. 10 WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Tenant Resource Center, The 217 ...... pg. 10 2500 ...... pg. 26

The Unforgotten (aka Aid For Trash Dump Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Children) 6866 ...... pg. 41 Care 320 ...... pg. 32

Three Gaits, Inc. 1176 ...... pg. 20 Wisconsin Badger Camp, Inc. 508 ...... pg. 23

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual 8826 ...... pg. 45 Assault 250 ...... pg. 10

TMJ Association, The 6760 ...... pg. 41 Wisconsin Conservation Voices 274 ...... pg. 11

TransCenter for Youth, Inc. 2514 ...... pg. 27 Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired, Inc. 273 ...... pg. 11 Triangle Community Ministry, Inc. 1198 ...... pg. 20 Wisconsin Democracy Campaign 258 ...... pg. 11

Troops Direct, Inc. 6967 ...... pg. 41 Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation, Inc. 377 ...... pg. 32 Unbound 3040 ...... pg. 51 Wisconsin Early Childhood UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence, Association, Inc. 259 ...... pg. 11 Inc. 255 ...... pg. 10 Wisconsin Family Ties, Inc. 246 ...... pg. 11 United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County 306 ...... pg. 32 Wisconsin Institute for Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia, Inc. 1250 ...... pg. 21 United Methodist Committee on Relief of Global Ministries, Inc. 764 ...... pg. 49 Wisconsin Land & Water Conservation Association 2506 ...... pg. 27 United Mission for Relief and Development-UMR 790 ...... pg. 49 Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. 260 ...... pg. 11

UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY Wisconsin Parkinson Association 378 .... pg. 32 1100 ...... pg. 15 Wisconsin Wetlands Association 262 ...... pg. 11 United Way of Green County, Inc. 1237 ...... pg. 20 Wisconsin Wildlife Federation 2505 ...... pg. 27

Urban League of Greater Madison, Inc. Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation, 1129 ...... pg. 20 Inc. 352 ...... pg. 32

USA Cares, Inc. 6857 ...... pg. 41 Wisconsin Women’s Network , Inc. 223 .... pg. 11

giving.wi.gov 59 Women For Women International 759 ..... pg. 49

Women In Transition, Inc. 239 ...... pg. 11

Worker Justice Wisconsin, Inc. 267 ...... pg. 11

Working Capital for Community Needs, Inc. (WCCN) 276 ...... pg. 11

World Emergency Relief 3030 ...... pg. 51

World Renew 760 ...... pg. 49

World Vision, Inc. 756 ...... pg. 49

World Wildlife Fund, Inc. 424 ...... pg. 14

WORT-FM 89.9 Community Radio (Back Porch Radio Broadcasting, Inc.) 226 ...... pg. 11

Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation (EOD Warrior Foundation) 6910 ...... pg. 42

Wounded Warrior Project, Inc. 881 ...... pg. 45

Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation 6895 ...... pg. 42

YMCA of Dane County, Inc. 1144 ...... pg. 21

YWCA of Madison, Inc. 1145 ...... pg. 21

ZERO-The End of Prostate Cancer 346 ...... pg. 32

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