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Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts.

Racing Hearts empowers people to use life saving heart defibrillators (AEDs) to save lives during a sudden cardiac arrest. The mission of Racing Hearts is to increase awareness of and improve access to automated external defibrillators. Racing Hearts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts world-class collaborative research dedicated to finding cures for human disease, improving quality of life, educating and training the next-generation of scientists, and thus creating a legacy for its employees, partners, donors, and community.

Inform, educate, encourage, and support those with visual impairments or blindness.

Holton's Heroes serves the community at large by connecting children who have suffered a life-threatening, post-birth brain injury with therapeutic tools and devices, enriching activities, educational information and resources for them and their loved ones. Holton's Heroes helps children and their families get the tools they need to improve their overall physical and emotional development in addition to their quality of life. Holton's Heroes strives to be a constant reminder to families dealing with a brain injury that they are not alone in this fight. It is this premise that drives our mission.

SameYou works to increase the provision of rehabilitation for young adults after leaving hospital and to facilitate innovations in specialist nurse training, fund clinical research and develop evidence for policy change.

The Foundation’s mission is to Raise Awareness & Resources that Allow Children in Need to Focus on the Joys of Being a Child.

The Rory Staunton Foundation was established in honor of 12-year-old Rory Staunton, who needlessly lost his life to sepsis in 2012. We work to prevent the hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and devastating disabilities caused by sepsis each year through: - Awareness to increase understanding of the dangers and signs of sepsis, promote rapid treatment, and encourage self-advocacy in the medical environment. - Education so that every school-age child in the country understands the science and signs of sepsis and the importance of infection prevention. - Sepsis Protocols that ensure rapid diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in hospitals and other medical settings. - Support for families affected by sepsis.

To improve the quality of life of people affected by traumatic brain injury and raise awareness about the importance of brain health.

The Fearless Angel Project provides therapeutic and biomedical scholarships for economically challenged families raising a child on the autism spectrum.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPICE FOUNDATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS IN FUNDING THE OPERATIONS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPICE ASSOCIATION, WORKING TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY HOSPICE CARE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL THOSE IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

The Chicago Period Project empowers homeless and in-need people to experience their periods with dignity. The feminist, grassroots organization distributes pads, tampons, underwear, and other critical menstruation supplies to local shelters, schools, and crisis support networks. All menstruating people should have reliable access to period supplies. The Chicago Period Project’s goal is for the 29 percent of Chicago residents living below the poverty line to have healthy periods, and for us to raise awareness about this issue.