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Special Report ’Tis the Season for Charitable Giving: A Washington Report Compendium Compiled by Emily Neil Key: $ = Tax exempt G = Includes Gaza relief Addameer—Prisoner Sup- 91767 • (650) 740-3119 • www.bethlehemassoc.org • An or- L = Includes relief port and Human Rights ganization of the Bethlehemite Diaspora, collects donations to R = Includes aid Association: 3 Edward support well-established charities and clinics around Bethlehem. Said St., Sebat Bldg, 1st ($) Floor, Suite 2 • , Palestine • +972-02-960446 • www.addameer.org • Supports Catholic Charities USA: PO Box 17066 • Baltimore, MD 21297 Palestinian political prisoners through visits, aid, advocacy and • (800) 919-9338 • www.catholiccharitiesusa.org • Helps the the media. homeless, hungry, sick and vulnerable in American communities, including and asylum-seekers already in the U.S. ($)(R) Alalusi Foundation: 1975 National Ave. • Hayward, CA 94545 • (510) 887-2374 • www.alalusifoundation.org • Orphans Four Homes of Mercy: The Arab Orthodox Invalid’s Home Chari- Project provides support to more than 3,344 orphaned children in table Society: 10455 Torre Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014 • +972- Iraq and aid to marginalized peoples in various countries. ($)(R) 02-627-4871 • www.fourhomesofmercy.com • Provides spe- cialist residential services and respite care for people with con- Amaanah Refugee Services: 10333 Harwin Dr., Suite 675 • genital and acquired neurological disorders. ($) Houston, TX 77036 • (713) 370-3063 • www.refugeelink.com • Collects food, clothing, furniture and funds for refugees being re- The : 405 Vista Heights Rd. • El Cerrito, settled in Houston. ($)(R) CA 94530 • (510) 232-2500 • www.freegaza.org • Challenges the Israeli siege of the by boat, bringing symbolic hu- American Friends of Birzeit University: 1416 N. Utah St. • Arling- manitarian aid. (G) ton, VA 22201 • www.fobzu.org • For more than half a century Birzeit University has provided an excellent for Pales- Friends of UPMRC (Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Commit- tinian men and women. tees): PO Box 450554 • Atlanta, GA 31145 • (404) 441-2702 • www.pmrs.ps • A grassroots community-based Palestinian American Friends of the Spafford Children’s Center • 2037 S. health organization, founded by Palestinian doctors, to support Carrollton Ave. • New Orleans, LA 70118 • SpaffordUSA@ the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. ($)(G) gmail.com • www.spaffordcenter.org • Provides medical, psycho- logical and educational services for some of the most vulnerable Fund for Armenian Relief: 630 Second Ave. • New York, NY and disadvantaged children in East Jerusalem and the West 10016 • (212) 889-5150 • www.farusa.org • Supports Armen- Bank. ($) ian communities, including in Lebanon, where Armenian villages American Friends of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works give shelter to refugees of recent wars. ($)(L) Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East): • 1875 Con- necticut Ave., NW, 10th Floor • Washington, DC 20009 • (202) Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP): PO Box 223-3767 • www.unrwausa.org • Supports the humanitarian 1049 • Gaza City, Palestine • +972-08-264-1511 • work of UNRWA through outreach, fund-raising and advocacy. www.gcmhp.com • Provides urgently needed mental health ($)(G)(R) care for residents of the Gaza Strip. (G)

American Refugee Committee: 615 1st Ave., NE, Suite 500 • Gaza Mental Health Foundation, Inc.: PO Box 380273 • Cam- Minneapolis, MN 55413 • (800) 875-7060 • www. arcrelief.org bridge, MA 02238 • (617) 661-9000 • www.gazamental • Provides emergency support, clean water, shelter and health health.org • Supports mental health providers and programs in care to refugees from , South , , the Gaza Strip by raising funds for grants to programs like and elsewhere. ($)(R) GCMHP and other service providers. ($)(G)

American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA): 1111 14th St. NW, Hands Along the Nile Development Services, Inc. (HANDS): Suite 400 • Washington, DC 20005 • (202) 266-9700 • 1601 N. Kent St., Suite 1014 • Arlington, VA 22209 • (800) www.anera.org • Sponsors ongoing programs in the , 564-2544 • www.handsalongthenile.org • Promotes U.S.- Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan, and provides emergency relief. Egyptian cultural exchange and helps to empower local commu- ($)(G)(L) (R) nities through a variety of development projects. ($)

AMIDEAST: 2025 M St., NW, Suite 600 • Washington, DC 20036 Hidaya Foundation: PO Box 5481 • Santa Clara, CA 95056 • • (202) 776-9600 • www.amideast.org • Provides scholarships to (866) 2-HIDAYA • www.hidaya.org • Sponsors educational, so- deserving Arab youth, including Hope Fund scholarships for Pales- cial welfare and charitable projects in Pakistan, India, tinian college students. ($) , West , , , the U.S. and Canada. ($) Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children: 72 Philisteen Street • PO Box 1296 • Gaza, Palestine • +972-8282-8495 • www. Helping Hand for Relief and Development: 21199 Hilltop St. • atfaluna.net • Provides education and training to deaf and hear- Southfield, MI 48033 • (313) 279-5378 • www.hhrd.org • Re- ing-impaired individuals and their families in the Gaza Strip. (G) sponds to human suffering in emergency and disaster situations around the world, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, class, reli- The Bethlehem Association: 1192 N. Garey Ave. • Pomona, CA gion, color, cultural diversity and social background. ($)

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Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF): 6935 Wis- Palestine, , Lebanon and Iraq. ($)(G)(L) consin Ave., Suite 518 • Bethesda, MD 20815 • (301) 951- 9400 • www.hcef.org • Sponsors ongoing education, child Nazareth Project Inc.: 237 North Prince Street • Lancaster, PA sponsorship and housing programs for Palestinian Christians, as 17603 • (717) 290-1800 • www.nazarethproject.org • Raises well as an emergency fund to supply medication, medical sup- funds to support the Nazareth Hospital in Israel and St. Luke’s plies, food and services. ($) Hospital in , West Bank. ($)

International Orthodox Christian Charities: 110 West Rd., Suite Near East Foundation: 230 Euclid Ave. • Syracuse, NY 13210 • 360 • Baltimore, MD 21204 • (410) 243-9820 • www.iocc.org (315) 428-8670 • www.neareast.org • Supports community de- • Provides emergency relief and development programs to those velopment and provides humanitarian and emergency assistance in need worldwide, without discrimination. ($) in more than 16 countries. ($)

Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief/Helping Hand: 166- Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: PO Box 1926 • Kent, OH 26 89th Ave. • Queens, NY 11432 • (718) 658-1199 • 44240 • (330) 678-2645 • www.pcrf.net • Sponsors free med- www.icna.org • Repairs infrastructure and sponsors educational ical care in the U.S. for children who cannot be adequately and nutritional programs. treated in the Middle East; trains local doctors and sends medical supplies to Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Islamic Relief USA: PO Box 22250 • Alexandria, VA 22304 • ($)(G)(L) (855) 447-1001 • www.irusa.org • Provides education, food, health aid, water and sanitation programs to communities facing Pilgrims of Ibillin: 1750 W. Front St., Suite 200 • Boise, ID 83702 floods, wars and other disasters. ($) • (608) 241-9281 • www.pilgrimsofibillin.org • Supports Pales- tinian children in Israel through Archbishop Elias Chacour, pro- The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD): PO moting education and interfaith understanding. ($) Box 8118 • New York, NY 10116 • (646) 308-1322 • www.icahd usa.org • Rebuilds Palestinian homes demolished by Israel, some- Project Hope: 29 An-Najah Al-Qadim St. • Nablus, Palestine • times several times, in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Israel. ($) +972-9-233-7077 • www.projecthope.ps • Provides educa- tional and recreational activities, medical and humanitarian relief, The Jerusalem Fund: 2425 Virginia Ave., NW • Washington, DC and practical training to residents of Nablus and its neighboring 20037 • (202) 338-1958 • www.thejerusalemfund.org • Pro- Askar and Balata refugee camps. (R) vides grants for humanitarian and cultural projects in Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, as well as for educational projects in the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice: 203 East Fourth U.S. ($)(L) Ave., Suite 402 • Olympia, WA 98501 • (360) 754-3998 • www.rachelcorriefounda tion.org • In memory of Rachel Corrie, KinderUSA: PO Box 224846 • Dallas, TX 75222 • (888) 451- the Corrie Family Foundation promotes educational programs in 8908 • www.kinderusa.org • Supports health and development the U.S., and economic, environmental and social justice in programs for Palestinian children in the West Bank, Gaza, , Gaza, where Rachel was killed by an Israeli soldier. ($)(G) Lebanon and Jordan. ($)(G)(L) The Rebuilding Alliance/Rebuilding Homes Campaign: 1818 Leonard Education Organization (LE•O) • PO Box 504 • Buena Gilbreth Rd., Suite 243 • Burlingame, CA 94010 • (650) 325-4663 Vista, VA 24416 • (609) 730-3946 • www.LeonardEducation.org • • www.rebuildingalliance.org • Raises funds to rebuild Palestinian Secures and manages undergraduate scholarships for homes and promote strategic Palestinian and Israeli cooperation. ($) from the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan to American col- leges and universities. ($)(G)(L) René Moawad Foundation: 1732 Connecticut Ave., NW, 3rd Floor • Washington, DC 20009 • (202) 338-3535 • www.rmf.org.lb • Life for Relief and Development: PO Box 236 • Southfield, MI Promotes social, economic, agricultural and rural development, 48037 • (248) 424-7493 • www.lifeusa.org • Provides medi- and democracy and human rights in Lebanon. ($)(L) cine and medical equipment, and supports infrastructure devel- opment, in Afghan istan, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine. ($)(G)(L) Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center: PO Box 9186 • Portland, OR 97207 • (503) 653-6625 • www. fosna.org • Pro- Lutheran World Relief 700 Light St. • Baltimore, MD 21230 • vides a variety of community programs, particularly to Palestinian (800) 597-5972 • www.lwr.org • Specializes in international de- Christians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Israel. ($) velopment and disaster relief and seeks to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. T’ruah, The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights (formerly Rabbis for Human Rights): 266 W. 37th St., Suite 803 • New York, NY Maysoon’s Kids: 447 Lawton Ave. • Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 • 10018 • (212) 845-5201 • www.truah.org • In addition to ad- (917) 803-9111 • www.maysoon.com • Palestinian-American vocacy, provides humanitarian assistance to Palestinians, includ- comedienne Maysoon Zayid personally travels to nine different ing those in Israel’s unrecognized villages. ($) Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank providing humani- tarian assistance and sponsoring programs for disabled, United Palestinian Appeal: 1330 New Hampshire Ave., NW, wounded and at-risk children. ($) Suite 104 • Washington, DC 20036 • (202) 659-5007 • www.helpupa.org • Sponsors health, education and community Médecins Sans Frontiè res/Doctors Without Borders: 333 7th development programs in the West Bank, Gaza and refugee Ave. • New York, NY 10001 • (212) 679-6800 • www.doctors camps throughout the Middle East. ($)(G)(R) withoutborders.org • Provides emergency medical relief around the world. ($)(R) World Vision: 1 World Drive • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5T 2Y4 • (905) 565-6100 • www.worldvision.ca • Global Mercy Corps: PO Box 2669, Dept. W • Portland, OR 97208 • Christian humanitarian organization providing relief in many (888) 747-7440 • www.mercycorps.org • Global organization countries in the Arab and Muslim world. ($) providing emergency medical relief in times of crisis. ($) The Foundation of America: PO Box 639 • Worth, IL 60482 Middle East Children’s Alliance: 1101 Eighth St., Suite 100 • • (708) 233-0555 • www.zakat.org • Sponsors programs in 10 Berkeley, CA 94710 • (510) 548-0542 • www.mecaforpeace.org countries for emergency relief, orphan sponsorship, education, de- • Promotes peace and justice in the Middle East, focusing on velopment and health. ($) ■

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