The Sheppard Trust
United KingdomCommunity/Family
The Sheppard Trust was founded by Miss Elizabeth Sheppard in 1855 to provide low cost accommodation for elderly gentlewomen living on small fixed incomes. Over the years, it has rented or owned a number of properties in different parts of west London. Over a twenty year period from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s it bought properties in the Holland Park area, where it is still located today. The Sheppard Trust, a small charitable housing trust, provides warden-assisted sheltered housing for 28 elderly ladies on small fixed incomes. Registered Charity No. 205924.
The Shooting Stars Foundation
CanadaArts/Culture
We have built an ever-growing family of local, national and international artists and celebrities to be a part of a variety of theatrical and creative fundraising extravaganzas that are both innovative and beneficial for everyone involved. The artists acquire added exposure and networking opportunities, the foundation’s charities receive desperately needed funds, the sponsors garner massive media and community visibility and our audiences enjoy professionally produced stellar events that entertain in a myriad of ways. Our grants support community based organizations providing supplemental health care, food and shelter to persons living with HIV/AIDS.
The Sick Children's Trust
United KingdomHealth/Medical
The Sick Children's Trust was founded in 1982 by two paediatric specialists Dr Jon Pritchard and Professor James Malpas. They believed that having parents on hand during hospital treatment benefited a child's recovery. Rainbow House, our first Home from Home, opened its doors to families with children undergoing treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital in 1984. Today we have seven Homes from Home at major hospitals around the country, each providing clean comfortable accommodation for families with seriously ill children. There is a growing demand for our 'Homes from Home' as children must increasingly travel long distances to get the specialist treatment they need. To date we have helped more than 30,000 families.
The SMA Trust
United KingdomResearch/Dev
The Trust’s objective remains constant: to be active and progressive in the search for a cure for SMA. Methods to halt and/or alleviate the disease are also sought in order to treat both children and adults with SMA to make their lives, and the lives of their families, more fulfilling. Additionally, the Trust involves itself, informally, with helping to create connections between research organisations internationally, and aims to make useful introductions within the SMA community. The SMA Trust is involved with numerous research projects in the UK, and in Europe and the USA.
The Small Things
United StatesChildren/Education
The mission of The Small Things is to provide comprehensive assistance for orphaned or vulnerable children and their families in Nkoaranga Orphanage and Hospital/Usa River, Tanzania, not only in moments of crisis, but with thoughtful and long term plans. Working with the local community, we aim to educate and assist our clients, primarily women and children, in becoming contributing, healthy, active citizens impacting their country and our world. We achieve our mission through the operation of three cooperative programs: partnering with the locally run Nkoaranga Orphanage, creating our Children’s Village to house and care for these children after they age out of the orphanage at age 5, and running a community outreach arm to keep children in biological families or reunite them whenever possible. We are a registered US 501(c)(3) nonprofit under FEIN 45-2466306, and are currently in the process of registering as a UK charity.
The Smith Family
AustraliaChildren/Education
The Smith Family, a national, independent children's charity, works in partnership with other caring Australians to help disadvantaged Australian children. As research has shown, supporting children's education and learning is one of the most effective means of breaking the cycle of disadvantage and ensuring all children have the same opportunity to realise their potential. That's why The Smith Family focuses on helping disadvantaged children get the most out of their education, so they can go on to make the best of their lives. At The Smith Family, we link disadvantaged children with education and learning programs, opportunities and supports, and connect them with those Australians who have the capacity, skills and resources to help.
The Soil Association
United KingdomEnvironment
The Soil Association is a charity campaigning for planet-friendly food and farming. We believe in the importance of the connection between soil, food, the health of people and the health of the planet. The Soil Association pioneered the first organic standards in 1967 and they remain among the highest in the world. Wherever you see the Soil Association symbol, you can trust your food has been produced sustainably, in harmony with nature and that animals have enjoyed free-range, high-welfare lives.
The South African Guide-Dogs Association
South AfricaDisability
We ensure the safety and independence of blind and partially sighted people using a guide dog as a mobility aid, while achieving the highest standards of breeding, development, care and training of dogs. We aim at the highest standards of education of blind and partially sighted people in the handling, care and use of a guide dog as a mobility aid, and provide aftercare services to blind and partially sighted people and their guide dogs for the lifetime of the dog. We develop and promote Orientation and Mobility as part of the rehabilitation of blind and partially sighted people in society, and we educate and qualify instructors.
The South African National Council for the Blind
South AfricaDisability
The South African National Council for the Blind (Council) is an umbrella organisation encompassing 103 member organisations to assist blind and partially sighted persons in South Africa. We strive to meet the needs of all blind and partially sighted people in South Africa. Our services include rehabilitation, education and training, the provision of assistive devices, social and economic development and programmes promoting the prevention of blindness and the restoration of sight.
The Spence School
United StatesChildren/Education
We are a diverse community of enthusiastic, scholastically motivated girls in Grades Kindergarten through 12, taught by a devoted and passionate faculty, and where learning is supported by a caring administration, Board of Trustees and an active group of Alumnae. Our Parents' Association enhances the school community by sponsoring events, raising funds and bolstering Spence's camaraderie. Founded by Clara Spence in 1892, our 116-year tradition of high academic standards prepares our girls for the demands of college and beyond. Her vision of enriching each individual's mind, spirit and heart continues today.
The Sphinx Organization
United StatesArts/Culture
The Sphinx Organization is a national non-profit founded in 1996 by Aaron P. Dworkin, a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Michigan (B.B. and M.M). A violinist himself, he founded the organization to help overcome the cultural stereotype of classical music, and to encourage the participation of Blacks and Latinos in the field. The name Sphinx was given to the organization to represent some of the founding principles that guided its conception. The Sphinx represents the historical and geographical source for many minorities and exemplifies the power, wisdom and persistence that we hope to instill in our participants.
The St Marys Children's Choir
CanadaChildren/Education
St. Marys Children's Choir and Festival Youth Singers was founded in 1981. Over its history, more than seven hundred young people have participated in its training programs. Because of their involvement with the choir, many choristers have made and continue to make a contribution to the cultural life of Canada through their participation in church choirs, school and community bands, professional and community orchestras and some have chosen a professional singing career.
The Starmer Jones Music Trust
United KingdomChildren/Education
The Starmer Jones Music Trust was set up to fund scholarships, provide financial help, and generally advance music education for music students who live in South East Wales. We're passionate about music, especially in schools, and have set up a fund to help music teachers give their pupils a little extra. If your school has a music project you can't get off the ground for lack of funds, talk to us. We may be able to help.
The Stephen Carey Fund
United KingdomHealth/Medical
The Stephen Carey Fund was set up in memory of 21 year old Stephen who died after collapsing during a football match in July 2012. Stephen, from Alnmouth in Northumberland, was representing the village side in a game in July 2012 when the tragic incident happened. Desperate attempts were made to resuscitate him at the match before paramedics arrived, but neither they nor the doctors at Wansbeck Hospital could save him. Stephen had been born with a heart problem, but no one ever suspected it, and he might never have suffered any symptoms. This campaign has been supported by the NNL, Northumberland FA and Stephen's family. With over 100,000 lives being lost each year due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and the current lack of equipment and skills in the public domain it is organisations like The Stephen Carey Fund who are raising both the awareness of the issues and putting in place solutions to the problems. The Stephen Carey Fund works with businesses, local and national government funded organisations and local communities to install Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) across Northumberland and also to ensure that we increase the number of people with life saving skills so that they have both the knowledge and confidence to use those skills and the equipment provided.
The StratREAL Foundation
United KingdomChildren/Education
The StratREAL Foundation is a charitable organisation that aims to unlock the potential in the lives of marginalised young people. Launched in 2003, the Foundation operates in Europe and the Middle East. The StratREAL Foundation searches out and stimulates projects that offer young people an opportunity to grow, primarily through education, health and housing. The Foundation helps to promote creative and effective project-building by bringing together multiple charities which share the same goals. We believe that inspiring young people to achieve their creative goals promotes an ethos of global citizenship and has an immeasurable impact on some of the World’s most challenged areas. The Foundation also champions synergetic relationships between charities to ensure that young people get the most out of our common investment in their future.
The Survival Fund
AustraliaCommunity/Family
In Australia today, more individuals and families than ever before are relying upon Centrelink benefits as their only source of income, and many others try to survive on very low incomes. The care of a disabled child or adult can also be financially draining, with the cost of medical treatment and items of equipment being beyond the financial capabilities of some individuals and families. In these circumstances the Survival Fund may be able to help. Even small amounts can make big differences to the lives of those in crisis. In addition to individuals, many charitable organisations have been assisted by the Trust. One notable example is the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, which was established in 1915.
The Swallows
DenmarkHumanitarian Aid
Founded in 1963, the Swallows is a Danish humanitarian organization based on voluntary work. The funds collected by the organization are donated to support local grass-roots movements in Bangladesh and Tamil Nadu, South India. The Swallows is a self-supporting, politically and religiously independent organization. In Denmark The Swallows has about 300 members and volunteers of whom about 100 are active.
The Swan Sanctuary
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
Dorothy Beeson is The Swan Sanctuary's founder and recipient of the British Empire Medal for her unstinting work in swan welfare which started in her back garden in the early 1980s. Over the years Dot's work outgrew her garden so she sold her house to help finance the cost of setting up the first national sanctuary on a 2-acre site in Egham, Surrey where she lived in a caravan with her partner, Steve. The Swan Sanctuary is on 24-hour alert, 365 days a year. When a 'swan in distress' call comes in the local rescue squad is on its way within minutes. At the scene the rescuers assess the situation and provide 'front-line' emergency treatment. More seriously injured birds are then rushed to the sanctuary for intensive care.
The Taft School
United StatesChildren/Education
Founded in 1890, The Taft School is a coeducational boarding school for 577 students in grades nine through post graduate. Living where they learn, academically talented students from all over the world are guided by an extraordinary faculty on a 220-acre campus in Western Connecticut. With the motto "Not to be served but to serve" as a moral foundation, Taft graduates matriculate at our nation's leading colleges and universities. More than a century has passed since Mr. Taft founded our school. While the world and the school have changed dramatically, his fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others.
The Tech Museum of Innovation
United StatesArts/Culture
The Tech Museum of Innovation engages people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing the technologies affecting their lives, and aims to inspire the innovator in everyone. An expansive variety of interactive exhibits and unique floor programs showcase not just how technology works, but how it affects who we are and how we live, work, play and learn. The Tech's 132,000 square feet are divided among themed galleries focused on innovation, the internet, the human body, and exploration. In addition, The Tech also features the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater, an educational center for workshops and labs, an up scale cafe, and a retail store featuring books, gifts, and only-in-Silicon Valley items. Annually, The Tech plays host to roughly 400,000 guests - 80,000 of whom visit as part of a school field trip - making it one of California's most popular destinations.