NPO spotlight

Ananias House
Ananias House provides training and resources to local churches and Christian leaders in nine countries including Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, and Algeria, where many church leaders have fled for safety reasons, creating a spiritual leadership vacuum....

Illumination Foundation
Founded in 2008, the Illumination Foundation provides housing, medical and mental health care, substance abuse interventions, recuperative care, and childhood enrichment services for the homeless and unstably housed in Southern California....

Black Men Teach
Founded in the Twin Cities, where approximately 70 percent of public school students are children of color but only 17 percent of teachers are people of color, Black Men Teach seeks to create an environment in which Black male teachers can thrive and students can be affirmed for who they are....

Stages
Founded in Houston in 1978, Stages aims to "hold up a mirror to our community in order to crack open the question: What does it mean to be human?"...

Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services
Founded in 1987, Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services provides emergency assistance, supportive housing, and self-sufficiency programs in Prince George's, Howard, and Anne Arundel counties, Maryland....

North Star Fund
Founded in 1978, North Star supports local grassroots organizing efforts led by communities of color in New York City and the Hudson Valley....

Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
Founded in 1963, the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation provides early childhood education and family services, job training, and senior lifestyle development programs at multiple locations in California....

one·n·ten
Founded in 1993 in Phoenix, one·n·ten (1N10 INC) envisions a world where all LGBTQ youth and young adults are embraced for who they are, are actively engaged in their communities, and are empowered to lead....

MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
San Jose-based MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana provides an inclusive contemporary arts space grounded in the Chicano/Latino experience....

Care for Real
Established in 1970, Care for Real provides free programs and services, including food assistance, a clothing closet, and case management referrals, to residents of Edgewater and surrounding Northside Chicago communities....

Northwest Harvest
Founded in 1967, Northwest Harvest is Washington State's leading hunger relief agency and today supports a network of nearly four hundred food banks, meal programs, and programs in high-need schools....

Life Steps Foundation
Founded in 1982, the Life Steps Foundation helps people with disabilities acquire the confidence, training, and social and emotional support they need to overcome obstacles related to their disability....

Elayne and James Schoke Jewish Family Service of Fairfield County
Elayne and James Schoke Jewish Family Service of Fairfield County offers emergency food assistance, individual and family counseling, and programs for children and youth, young adults, and seniors at locations in Stamford and Bridgeport, Connecticut....

Helena Food Share
Founded in 1987 to help provide food to Helena residents who were food insecure — today, one in seven of the city's residents and one in five of its children — Helena Food Share offers services aimed at creating a hunger-free community....

Native Ways Federation
Founded in 2006 by seven Native-led nonprofits, the Native Ways Federations works to strengthen the circle of giving by uniting Native organizations, supporting Native communities, and observing the highest level of ethical standards....

Caritas Clinics
Founded on the belief that health care is a basic human right and grounded in the values of compassion, respect for personal dignity, and sensitivity to human suffering, Caritas Clinics provides primary care services to low-income patients, regardless of religious affiliation, at two locations....