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Leading the Northern Illinois community in solving hunger by providing nutritious meals to those in need through innovative programs and partnerships.

From the website: "Our goal is to help every nonspeaking person find their voice. … We are a non-profit organization that helps nonspeaking autistic people find their voices by learning how to point at letters and eventually type in order to communicate." Formerly known as Angels Don't Speak.

The Ruth Ellis Center (REC), incorporated in 1999, is a youth social services agency with a mission “to provide short-term and long-term residential safe space and support services for runaway, homeless, and at-risk lesbian, gay, bi-attractional, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.” As LGBTQ youth continue to be disproportionately affected by homelessness, the Ruth Ellis Center remains dedicated to ensuring that these vulnerable youth and young adults receive the services and inherent protections available to all citizens. While the Center emphasizes serving LGBTQ youth who are often ostracized, shamed, and denied services by other agencies, no youth, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation is turned away or denied services

The mission of SAPA is to develop and maintain a strong and dynamic professionalsociety that:(1) Supports the advancement of its Members.(2) Responsive to the needs of its Members’ communities within the United States and Sudan.(3) Aids in fulfilling its Member’s philanthropic endeavors within the United States and Sudan.

The Pollinator Partnership is the largest organization in the world dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their ecosystems. Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce. Without the actions of pollinators agricultural economies, our food supply, and surrounding landscapes would collapse. Pollinator Partnership's mission is North American in scope, conducting programs and projects in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

The mission of Tidewell is to help people live well by providing care, comfort and compassion.  This is accomplished by providing the highest quality of care to patients living with advanced illness and their families. The primary goal is to honor patient and family choices through individualized programs and services. 

StreetCode’s mission is to invigorate innovation within our communities. We provide historically economically disadvantaged people of color in our community with the high-tech skills, confidence, and access to networks needed to enter the technology industry. We offer free courses in coding, entrepreneurship, and design. StreetCode engages communities seeking justice, innovation, and tech-driven economic opportunities. Through building mindset, skills and networks, we equip individuals and families with resources they seek to expand their life options. Through tech education, we empower communities of color to use their authentic voices and diverse perspectives to realize self-determination. Through our innovation, we transform and create industry that truly represents the vitality and diversity of our world.

PROVIDE RESORCES AND CRITICAL INFORMATION We advocate and empower grandparents raising grandchildren by providing access to resources, information and support.

Provides the opportunity for children of Special Operations forces who die in combat or training to obtain a full four year college degree. Also provides immediate financial assistance for families of special operations people wounded in combat.

To gift stuffed animals to first responders, hospitals and agencies that work with children, the elderly and people in need of comfort.

Razom's mission is to foster Ukrainian democracy and civil society through a global network of experts and organizations supporting democracy activists and human rights advocates throughout Ukraine. Razom serves primary Ukraine and United States of America. We focus our efforts on three activities: 1) Amplifying voices from Ukraine in conversations in the US 2) Building a bridge of trust between citizens in Ukraine and local government bodies 3) Being a catalyst for organizations and individuals to do more to build a successful Ukraine

The mission of the Food Bank For New York City is to end hunger by organizing food, information and support for community survival and dignity.