American Swedish Institute
United StatesEthnic/Religion
Founded in 1929 by Swedish immigrant newspaper publisher Swan J. Turnblad, the American Swedish Institute is a historic house, museum and cultural center located just south of downtown Minneapolis. Today, the American Swedish Institute, housed in the Turnblad mansion, is a place to learn about and experience Swedish, Swedish-American, and Nordic culture, learn about the role of Swedish and other immigrants in Minnesota’s history, and share stories and experiences.
American Swedish Institute
United StatesArts/Culture
The American Swedish Institute serves as a gathering place for people to share stories and experiences around universal themes of tradition, migration, craft, and the arts, all informed by enduring ties to Sweden. The American Swedish Institute, a museum and cultural center of distinguished history and international reputation, exists to preserve and share the landmark 1908 Turnblad mansion, celebrate and teach about Sweden and Swedish-America; and, promote and practice the values of respect for all peoples and the environment that are exemplified in the Nordic countries.
American Technion Society
United StatesChildren/Education
Based in New York City, the American Technion Society (ATS) provides critical support to the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, ranked among the world's leading science and technology universities. The ATS accomplishes this through a national network of supporters and thousands of members from coast to coast. ATS regions and chapters offer a full program of events, seminars and networking sessions with Israel's premier scientific, educational, and business leaders.
American Textile History Museum
United StatesArts/Culture
During its first thirty years, the Museum documented the woolen, cotton, flax and silk industries in New England and beyond through its collections of pre-industrial tools, powered industrial era machinery, flat textiles and the rich collections of its Osborne Library. The Museum supported research and publication, hosted conferences, presented exhibitions and public programming. It also developed a model program with the public schools of neighboring Lawrence, Massachusetts.
American Tinnitus Association
United StatesResearch/Dev
Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the ears or head where no external source is present. Some call it "ringing in the ears" or "head noise." ATA (American Tinnitus Association) is dedicated to finding and funding the best and brightest tinnitus researchers to speed up our progress toward finding a cure for tinnitus. It is the nation’s largest association of individual contributors that awards grants for tinnitus research. You can join our mission to silence tinnitus, by joining us as an ATA member, supporting research, or one of the many other ways you can join the fight for a tinnitus cure.
American University
United StatesChildren/Education
American University is a private doctoral institution situated in a residential neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C. We offer 57 bachelor's degrees, 51 master's degrees (not including law), 9 doctoral degrees, and 3 law degrees, as well as more than 60 certificate programs, mostly graduate level.
American Veterinary Medical Foundation
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), established in 1863, is a not-for-profit association representing more than 80,000 veterinarians working in private and corporate practice, government, industry, academia, and uniformed services. Structured to work for its members, the AVMA acts as a collective voice for its membership and for the profession. Among its many areas of work, the AVMA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting body for the 28 schools of veterinary medicine in the United States. In this capacity, the AVMA develops and maintains educational standards for these institutions to ensure the qualifications and competency of graduates of veterinary schools. The AVMA also provides a wide range information resources, continuing education opportunities, publications, and member discounts on personal and professional products, programs, and services. The AVMA publishes the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Journal of Veterinary Research.
American-Italian Cancer Foundation
United StatesHealth/Medical
During the past year the Board of Directors has re-focused the American-Italian Cancer Foundation's (AICF) efforts to address cancer's complex challenges, under the guidance of our world-class Scientific Advisory Board. As a result, AICF is launching a Pancreatic Cancer Research Initiative to foster innovative research and stimulate international collaboration between the United States, Italy, and other parts of Europe. We have renewed our longstanding commitment to supporting post-doctoral research fellowships for promising young scientists. In addition, the Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine will continue to reward outstanding cancer researchers who have substantially improved the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors by bringing what they have learned in the laboratory into the clinical setting.
Americans for Peace Now
United StatesHuman Rights
Americans for Peace Now (APN) is the premier voice for American Jews who support Israel and know that only peace will ensure Israel's security, prosperity, and continued viability as a Jewish, democratic state. Positions advocated for more than two decades by APN and Shalom Achshav - like calling for the evacuation of settlements and the creation of a viable Palestinian state - are now recognized by most Israelis and non-Israelis as basic requirements both for peace and for a secure future for Israel.
Americans For Prosperity Foundation
United StatesCommunity/Family
Americans for Prosperity™ (AFP) and Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) are committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process. AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels. The grassroots activists of AFP advocate for public policies that champion the principles of entrepreneurship and fiscal and regulatory restraint. AFP Foundation is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and a return of the federal government to its Constitutional limits. AFP Foundation's educational programs and analyses help policymakers, the media, and individual citizens understand why policies that promote the American enterprise system are the best method to ensuring prosperity for all Americans. The heart and soul of AFP and AFP Foundation are our citizen activists. They organize events, write letters to the editor, and petition their lawmakers to uphold freedom and prosperity. Americans for Prosperity and Americans for Prosperity Foundation have more than 1,000,000 activists, in all 50 states, and 30 state chapters and affiliates
Americans for the Arts
United StatesArts/Culture
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. From offices in Washington, DC, and New York City, it serves more than 150,000 organizational and individual members and stakeholders. Americans for the Arts is focused on four primary goals: lead and serve individuals and organizations to help build environments in which the arts and arts education thrive and contribute to more vibrant and creative communities; generate meaningful public and private sector policies and more leaders and resources for the arts and arts education; build individual awareness and appreciation of the value of the arts and arts education and ensure the operational stability of the organization and its ability to creatively respond to opportunities and challenges. Our goals are achieved in partnership with local, state, and national arts organizations; government agencies; business leaders; individual philanthropists; educators; and funders throughout the country.
AmeriCares
United StatesHumanitarian Aid
For more than two decades, the success of AmeriCares has been characterized by timely response, meaningful impact, high integrity and intense passion for the work. To deliver medicine, relief supplies and health care to the needy, AmeriCares has developed a platform based on strategic partnerships, high efficiency and tight auditing procedures.
Americas Society
United StatesArts/Culture
Established by David Rockefeller in 1965, Americas Society (AS) is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. Americas Society's Literature, Music and Visual Arts programs aim to create a space for interaction and enhanced appreciation for emerging and established cultural figures from across the hemisphere by presenting writers, musicians, artists, and scholars from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada to U.S. audiences. As the leading forum for hemisphere-wide debate, our public policy programs engage opinion leaders from the public and private sectors in positive dialogue at our fora in New York, Washington DC, and Miami, and in Canada and throughout Latin America, to exchange ideas and formulate solutions to the challenges facing the Americas today.
amfAR
United StatesResearch/Dev
With the freedom and flexibility to respond quickly to emerging areas of scientific promise, amfAR plays a catalytic role in accelerating the pace of HIV/AIDS research and achieving real breakthroughs. amfAR-funded research has increased our understanding of HIV and has helped lay the groundwork for major advances in the study and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Since 1985, amfAR has invested more than $307 million in its mission and has awarded grants to more than 2,000 research teams worldwide.
Amherst College
United StatesChildren/Education
Founded in 1821 as a nonsectarian institution for "the education of indigent young men of piety and talents", Amherst College has become one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, enrolling some 1,600 young men and women from a wide variety of ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds from all over the United States and more than 40 other countries.
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
United StatesCommunity/Family
For more than 100 years, Wilder has combined direct service, research, and community development to address the needs of the most vulnerable people in greater Saint Paul. Through more than 70 diverse programs and services Wilder works with thousands of individuals every year to help them overcome barriers to learning, address their mental health, live with more independence, maintain affordable housing, and engage in their communities.
Amici Camping Charity
CanadaChildren/Education
Established in 1966 by Kilcoo Camp alumni, Amici is a registered charitable organization that raises funds to send financially challenged boys and girls to summer camps. Amici believes in the tremendously positive effects that a camping experience can have on young boys and girls. Summer camp not only provides young people with an exciting opportunity to learn activities and skills, but also enables them to develop character as well as social and leadership abilities.
Amics Del Nepal
SpainChildren/Education
Amics del Nepal is a non governmental organization of development (NGO) without spirit of profit, created in year 1995, with the main goal to give support and help to the children of Nepal. The work of Amics del Nepal focuses on the realization of projects of cooperation and of programs of support to determinate collectives of persons, in a basic way children, youngsters and women, in a direct way as well as in collaboration of Nepalese organizations. Amics del Nepal it has also as a goal to spread the cultural and social reality Nepalese to and in our society through the realization and organization of activities of sensitization.
Amigos Worldwide
United KingdomCommunity/Family
We are a Christian organisation that helps people experience life in all its richness as we demonstrate God's love through our work educating and equipping the lives of Uganda's poorest children, young people and families. Our non-profit work extends to all people, regardless of their religious beliefs, gender, age, race, or ethnic background. Providing care, education and vocational training, we will endeavour to empower the next generation of mothers and fathers to achieve their highest potential, helping them to become confident, caring and self-supporting individuals.
Amin Welfare Trust
United KingdomChildren/Education
Amin Welfare Trust is commited towards removing child labour from the society. To acheive our ambitions to end Child Labour, it is necessary that we all come together as one and acquire a mutual feeling towards the cause. These people need our help as a matter of urgency. The relief work against poverty and sickness is specifically aimed at Orphaned and Homeless children in regions of the world most affected by natural causes and wars, by provision of food, shelter, clean water, sanitation, cloting, medical treatment and education.