The Living Desert
United StatesEnvironment
The Living Desert was established in 1970 by several trustees of the Palm Springs Desert Museum who foresaw the impact that resort development would have on their local desert ecosystem. This foresight led to an interpretive nature trail and preserve in Palm Desert. The Living Desert is a 1200 acre facility that specializes in the plants and animals found throughout the deserts of the world. Many exotic and endangered species can be seen in natural surroundings. The botanical gardens represent over 1500 species, indigenous to the arid areas of North America and Africa. A state-of-the-art wildlife hospital allows visitors to interact with the staff while procedures are being performed on animals.
The Livingstone Tanzania Trust
United KingdomResearch/Dev
The Livingstone Tanzania Trust is a self-help development charity working to alleviate poverty through education. We believe that through grassroots participation we can help local communities realise their development aspirations in a cost effective and sustainable way. We believe that education is not just about students in schools and ought to include the whole community. We aim to provide long-term sustainable solutions so that when we walk away and the projects will continue to thrive. This exit strategy is at the heart of all we are doing because we want to create self-reliance and not dependency. Training middle management and developing entrepreneurial flare is key to this strategy.
The Loomis Chaffee School
United StatesChildren/Education
The Loomis Chaffee School is a renowned New England boarding school located on a 300-acre campus in Windsor, Connecticut. Chartered in 1874 by five siblings whose children all died tragically and who then selflessly determined to found a school as a gift to the children of others, Loomis Chaffee provides a superb education for boys and girls regardless of religious or political beliefs, national origin or financial resources. Today, the student body comprises approximately 690 students from 19 countries and 29 states. Academically challenging, the school promotes active learning and close faculty-student bonds within a respectful and civil community. Academically challenging, the school promotes active learning and close faculty-student bonds within a respectful and civil community. All Loomis Chaffee students plan to attend four-year colleges and universities. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The Lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home
AustraliaDisability
Sunshine Home was set up in 1924 and is a respected provider of accommodation, employment and community support services for people with a disability. The Lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home enhances the quality of life of its' clients through the provision of a comprehensive spectrum of critical support and services. We strive to create opportunities for people with a disability to live their life in a way that is no different to other people in the community. However, they are not left to do things alone. The level of support provided at each home varies from drop-in support to 24 hour support according to the needs of the clients.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic
United StatesArts/Culture
We are the largest and most prestigious arts organization in Los Angeles whose goals are to embody the highest level of artistry and innovation in the musical world of today and tomorrow. More than one million patrons each year attend concerts presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association at two iconic venues: Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. In addition, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association presents concerts and educational programs in a variety of locations throughout Los Angeles with special collaborative presentations as well as education and community programs designed to reach underserved populations. Our Young Musicians programs aim to help youth reach their potential and to inspire virtuosity — more often than not, students and teachers learn important lessons along the way.
The Lovett School
United StatesChildren/Education
The Lovett School is a college preparatory day school which is governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees. Lovett, operating within the Judeo-Christian tradition, seeks students from all ethnic, cultural, racial, and religious backgrounds who can benefit from a challenging academic program. The school is a community of active learners working in concert for the development of individual success and self-esteem. It employs a comprehensive curriculum which seeks to develop the total child, intellectually, physically, spiritually, socially, aesthetically, and emotionally. Creative and critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and a love of learning are major objectives. Lovett values and encourages a sense of responsibility to God, respect for diversity, service to others, moral integrity, environmental awareness, and sensitivity to issues of global significance. .
The LPGA Foundation
United StatesWomen
The EWGA (Executive Women's Golf Association), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, continued one longstanding tradition by making a donation to LPGA-USGA Girls Golf. The LPGA is the world’s leading professional golf organization for women. Founded in 1950, the association celebrates a diverse and storied membership with more than 1,700 members representing 29 different countries. Over the past eight years, the EWGA Foundation, through EWGA Chapters and association-wide fundraising efforts, has raised nearly $500,000 in support of LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, making the EWGA one of the largest single contributors. Many EWGA members also serve as mentors, volunteers and site directors at many Girls Golf sites around the country.
The MacArthur Foundation
NigeriaResearch/Dev
The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society. MacArthur is one of the nation’s largest independent foundations. Through the support it provides, the Foundation fosters the development of knowledge, nurtures individual creativity, strengthens institutions, helps improve public policy, and provides information to the public, primarily through support for public interest media. The Foundation makes grants and loans through four programs. The Program on Global Security and Sustainability focuses on international issues, including human rights and international justice, peace and security, conservation and sustainable development, higher education in Nigeria and Russia, migration and human mobility, and population and reproductive health. MacArthur grantees work in about 60 countries; the Foundation has offices in India, Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia.
The Mammal Society
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
We are the only organisation involved in the study and conservation of all British mammals. From dormice to dolphins, bats to badgers, mammals are essential to Britain's biodiversity. We work to identify the threats our mammals face, and halt declines before it's too late. We promote the study of mammals with the aim of offering the best scientific advice for their conservation. We inform, educate and involve people of all ages to raise awareness of mammal conservation issues, in order to help protect them for the future.
The Maria Nobrega Charitable Trust
United KingdomArts/Culture
The Foundation works in Brazil, Italy, Libya, and Romania on a broad range of projects which encompass the aim of promoting sustainable regeneration. The Foundation acts as a catalyst to assist Governments, International Government Agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations and local communities, to plan and implement regeneration projects. Our mission is to promote and safeguard cultural heritage, through restoration and sustainable regeneration, education, employment, protection of the environment and the development of traditional art forms. Money raised through our events and fundraising efforts is being used to finance our projects. In partnership with national and international organizations, projects have been initiated in five locations in Brazil, Italy, Libya, and Romania. Each has the purpose of regeneration of traditional skills and restoration of heritage assets.
The Marin Humane Society
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
The Marin Humane Society offers refuge, rehabilitation, and support services to more than 10,000 domestic animals and wildlife each year through a myriad of community services, including adoptions, foster care, behavior and training, humane education, pet assistance for people in need, lost-and-found pet services, low-cost clinics, and more. In addition to our role as non-profit animal shelter, MHS is responsible for upholding county and municipal animal services ordinances through a Joint Powers Agreement contract with the County of Marin.
The Marrow Foundation
United StatesResearch/Dev
Every year, thousands of people of all ages are diagnosed with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases. Many of them will die unless they get a bone marrow or cord blood transplant from a matching donor. Seventy percent of people do not have a donor in their family and depend on our Be The Match Registry® to find a match to save their life. Our registry — now called the Be The Match Registry — has grown to more than 8 million donors and more than 160,000 searchable cord blood units, the largest and most racially and ethnically diverse registry of its kind in the world. Medical advances are making marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants available to more patients all the time. Since we began operations in 1987, we have facilitated more than 38,000 transplants to give patients a second chance at life. Today, we facilitate more than 4,800 transplants a year. As a leader in the field of marrow and cord blood transplantation, we work every day to connect patients, doctors, donors and researchers to the resources they need. To help people of every racial and ethnic background live longer, healthier lives.
The Mary Foundation
DenmarkCommunity/Family
In August 2006, Crown Princess Mary took the first step towards the current commitment to the struggle against social isolation by establishing "The Mary Foundation – HRH Crown Princess Mary's Foundation". Since the launch of its first project in 2008, the Mary Foundation has stood out for its good results within two current areas of intervention, namely "bullying and wellbeing" and "domestic violence", where the Mary Foundation is engaged in a series of dynamic projects in cooperation with a wide array of partners.
The Massachusetts Historical Society
United StatesArts/Culture
Founded in 1791, The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is an independent research library and manuscript repository. Its holdings encompass millions of rare and unique documents and artifacts vital to the study of American history, many of them irreplaceable national treasures. A few examples include correspondence between John and Abigail Adams, such as her famous "Remember the ladies"; several imprints of the Declaration of Independence; and Thomas Jefferson's architectural drawings. Today the Massachusetts Historical Society is committed to the principle that public knowledge of the nation's past is fundamental to its future. As an independent research library, now in our third century, we remain true to our vision of building a future for our past.
The Mater Foundation
IrelandCommunity/Family
The Mater Foundation was established in 1985 as the official fundraising body of The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. Funds raised through the Mater Foundation are used to purchase state-of-the-art equipment, enhance facilities and to ensure that all patients at the hospital are cared for in a restful, healing and comfortable environment. Working closely with healthcare professionals, hospital management, our donors and volunteers, the Mater Foundation makes possible the investment of the community in its own healthcare.
The ME Association
United KingdomHealth/Medical
The ME Association (The MEA), founded in 1976 funds and supports research and provides information and support, education and training. In this role, we benefit people with ME (myalgic encephalopathy)/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), professionals and all others interested in the illness. The Ramsay Research Fund is the research arm of The ME Association – the UK’s longest-established national ME/CFS charity. It is named after Dr Melvin Ramsay, an infectious diseases consultant who documented a major outbreak of the illness at London’s Royal Free Hospital in 1955. Current research projects include a scheme to set up a central ME tissue bank in a UK hospital.
The Medical Foundation
AustraliaResearch/Dev
Since its formation in 1958 the Foundation has grown to become one of Australia’s most significant privately funded medical research funding bodies, supporting a portfolio of internationally recognised research across diverse fields of medicine within the Sydney Medical Clinical Schools and associated institutes. Sydney Medical School Foundation and its Divisions cover a wide range of programs. They include research into adolescent medicine, ageing & Alzheimer's diseases, bone & joint research, cancer, cardiovascular disease, dermatology, endocrinology & diabetes, eye diseases, immune disorders, liver disease, Ménière's, microsurgery, neurological disorders and paediatrics and childhood diseases. This research contributes to a greater understanding of the causes of disease that will lead to improved treatment options and, in many cases, prevention of diseases that cause premature death or long-term disability.
The Men's Project
IrelandCommunity/Family
The Men's Project is an initiative within Parents Advice Centre. It was officially launched in September 1998 to begin to meet the needs of males in the north of Ireland. At its heart, is the aim of increasing awareness of the issues facing local men and boys (especially within families) and promoting their social inclusion.
The Meningitis Trust
New ZealandHealth/Medical
The Meningitis Trust improves the lives of people affected by meningitis. We are the only provider of professional meningitis support and aftercare services in the UK, helping thousands of people every year. We are a source of knowledge, expertise, security and consideration for those whose lives will never be the same again; helping them to take control of their future. Meningitis can strike in an instant but its impact can last a lifetime. As many as 500,000 people living in the UK today have had either viral or bacterial meningitis at some time in their lives. Most people survive meningitis but thousands are left with debilitating after effects including deafness, blindness, limb loss, learning difficulties, memory issues and behavioural problems. The impact may also cause relationship difficulties and an enforced change of lifestyle. At the same time experience of this dreadful disease can have an impact on families, friends, work colleagues and the community in which they live. The Meningitis Trust is here to support every individual touched by meningitis and the Trust’s services and support are a lifeline to help them rebuild their lives. It also raises awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis and associated septicaemia.
The Millicom Foundation
United KingdomOther
We believe connecting individuals with digital tools can enable entire societies move forward. At the Millicom Foundation we work to identify local solutions that can address local challenges, we help implement ideas with the potential to advance a community’s way of life and we ensure these programmes live on to make a sustainable impact elsewhere. In doing so, we continually demand more of our partners and ourselves. We reach for the stars, while our feet are planted firmly on the ground. As an international network of Digital Changemakers, we are committed to being a catalyst for positive social transformation.