Founded in 1987, First Stage offers professional theater productions, the nation's largest theater training program for young people focused on developing life skills through stage skills, and educational programs that promote active learning in schools and communities....

Founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1978, the Child Advocacy Services Center, doing business as the Children's Place, seeks to enable the youngest survivors of child abuse, neglect, and trauma to function and thrive....

Founded in 1994 in New York City, Teaching Matters is dedicated to increasing teacher effectiveness, one of the most important factors in student success....

Founded in 2004, USVAA works with veterans, artists, supportive individuals, and organizations within the arts and veterans' communities to find funding and support for individual and collaborative projects in photography, literature, theater, film, television, fine arts, and a wide variety of crafts....

Founded in 2003, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation's largest nonprofit provider of college scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans....

The Camphill Association of North America is part of an international movement to create communities that meet the needs of children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities....

Founded in 2010, the nonprofit Food and Environment Reporting Network produces investigative and explanatory reporting focused on food, agriculture, and environmental health issues....

Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, the Tahirih Justice Center works to protect and ensure legal and social justice for immigrant women and girls seeking refuge in the United States from gender-based violence....

Founded in 2007, the Water Project works to provide provable, reliable access to clean water and proper sanitation in communities in sub-Saharan Africa....

Founded in 1976, ICRW works with nonprofit, government, and private-sector partners to conduct research, develop strategy, and build capacity for the promotion of evidence-based policies, programs, and practices....

Founded in 1991, Tostan works with rural communities in West Africa to bring about positive social transformation and sustainable development based on a respect for human rights....

Founded in 2006, the Black Alliance for Just Immigration engages in education, advocacy, and cross-cultural alliance-building with the aim of strengthening the national movement to end racism and the economic disenfranchisement of African-American and black immigrant communities....

Founded in 1911, the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago provides community-based health care to underserved families through a model that co-locates primary medical care, dentistry, optometry, child development, and behavioral health services in a single location....

Founded in 1994, Jumpstart for Young Children envisions an America where every child enters kindergarten prepared to succeed....

The Souls Grown Deep Foundation works to document, preserve, and promote the work of contemporary African-American artists from the American South....

Founded in 1967, EOCF provides preschool, childcare, and family support services at no cost to low-income families in Southwest Washington....