Location: United States
Categorized as: Grantees, Legacy Partners, U.S.
Description: The Artemis Center helps victims of domestic violence by providing them with a safe place to stay, help and guidance with the legal system, information about domestic violence and its affect on children, and referrals to other helpful community services,...Read more
Categorized as: Grantees, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation, U.S.
Description: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lexington is an agency that works to help the residents of the Diocese of Lexington through empowerment and various forms of assistance. They offer many services to their community in order to accomplish their mission....Read more
Categorized as: Education, Grantees, Job Creation, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation, U.S.
Description: The Catholic Committee of Appalachia works to establish community and solidarity, Catholic social teaching, educational programs, spirituality, and participation in order to promote social, economic, and ecological justice in Appalachia. They have...Read more
Categorized as: Education, Grantees, Health, Legacy Partners, U.S.
Description: The Dayton Christian Center works to provide families and individuals with essential and supportive services to better their lives. Their mission is to nurture youth, empower families, and promote their community. The Dayton Christian Center uses several...Read more
Categorized as: Education, Grantees, Legacy Partners, U.S.
Description: The Dayton International Peace Museum is a non-profit organization based in Dayton, Ohio and works to inspire a culture of peace on the local, national, and international levels. They use educational activities and events in order to raise awareness about...Read more
Categorized as: Education, Grantees, Legacy Partners, U.S.
Description: The Emily Griffith Foundation has been working to provide education for “all who wish to learn” by funding the Emily Griffith Technical College. It is the most affordable post-secondary education institution in the region and their goal is to...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Grantees, Health, Latin America, Legacy Partners, Pacific Islands, Poverty Alleviation, Storytelling
Description: Freedom from Hunger worked through microfinance to bring education and healthcare services to the ultra poor, helping to empower women and families in nearly 30 developing countries. Their goal was to promote economic and social development through...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Asia, Education, Grantees, Job Creation, Latin America, Legacy Partners, Storytelling
Description: Global Press Institute uses journalism as a development tool to educate, employ and empower women in the developing world to produce professional news coverage that elevates global awareness and ignites social change. This allows the world to see unique,...Read more
Categorized as: Grantees, Health, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation, U.S.
Description: Good Shepherd Ministries works to help reintegrate former addicts back into society. They provide material needs, such as clothes and food, spiritual guidance, job networking, counseling, and mentoring, along with other services. Mission Statement: Good...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Asia, Grantees, Latin America, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation
Description: The Grameen Foundation works in impoverished countries all over the world to help the world’s poorest people develop skills and get the resources they need to reach their full potential. Grameen Foundation provides numerous services and programs to...Read more
Categorized as: Grantees, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation, U.S.
Description: Harvard Divinity School is a nonsectarian school of religious and theological studies that educates students both in the pursuit of the academic study of religion and in preparation for leadership in religious, governmental, and a wide range of service...Read more
Categorized as: Grantees, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation, U.S.
Description: HomeFirst, previously EHC Lifebuilders, works to to improve the quality of life in Santa Clara County and provide stability for people in need by providing housing, hope, and opportunity. They continuously accomplish their goals through a variety of...Read more
Categorized as: Grantees, Job Creation, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation, U.S.
Description: Praise Laundromat is a microbusiness laundromat established to employ local residents, boost the economy, provide a community center and laundry facility in a depressed coal-mining town in Appalachia. They serve over 12,500 residents and visitors. Mission...Read more
Categorized as: Education, Grantees, Legacy Partners, U.S.
Description: Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation (PBMR) is a network of reconciliation ministries promoting restorative justice and peace throughout their community. They provide a safe place for youth living in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in South...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Asia, Education, Grantees, Latin America, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation
Description: Save the Children works to help children in the United States and worldwide by providing them with basic needs and education. They have various programs, including Education, Emergency Response, Health and Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Hunger and Livelihood,...Read more
Categorized as: Education, Grantees, Legacy Partners, U.S.
Description: Summer Search is a U.S.-based non-profit that works in national youth development. They work with low-income high school students and help them build the skills they need not only to survive, but to thrive. They make multi-year investments in these...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Grantees, Latin America, Legacy Partners
Description: The School Fund is dedicated to providing opportunity for impoverished students all over the world through educational scholarships. They created a person-to-person funding site which allows students in need to create personalized profiles and gives...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Asia, Grantees, Latin America, Legacy Partners, Poverty Alleviation
Description: Unitus used a venture-capital approach to microfinance: provided capital, technical assistance, and management training to small- to mid-sized microfinance organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin and South America. They ceased operations in 2010–read...Read more
Categorized as: Asia, Education, Grantees, Job Creation, Legacy Partners
Description: Launched in summer 2011 in Seattle, Washington, Upaya Social Ventures’ founders bring years of research in ultrapoverty and a deep desire to effect long-term change for the 1.4 billion people in the world living on less than $1.25 day. Upaya offers...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Asia, Education, Grantees, Legacy Partners, Middle East, U.S.
Description: V-Day is a global activist movement working to end violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sex slavery. They create global awareness and raise funds through a variety of media outlets, while...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Asia, Education, Grantees, Job Creation, Latin America, Legacy Partners
Description: Vittana built loan programs for tertiary students in over a dozen countries. They raised funds for each student on their vibrant website. Vittana partnered with 29 microfinance and financial organizations to tailor-make programs for each particular...Read more
Categorized as: Education, Grantees, Legacy Partners, Storytelling, U.S.
Description: Voice of Witness–“Amplifying Unheard Voices”–works to bring awareness of human injustices occurring in the United States and all over the world by publishing high-quality books that relay the human experience of natural disasters,...Read more
Categorized as: Grantees, Legacy Partners, Storytelling, U.S.
Description: Working Narratives works with social movements to share stories that motivate change and encourage possibilities. Working Narratives provides training, technology, production, and networking to nonprofits and foundations to create social change through...Read more