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1)  a Wish with Wings

 MISSION: Grants the wishes of Texas children with life-threatening diseases

2) After School All-Stars

MISSION: Provides comprehensive after school programs for middle school children that are fun and keep them safe and help them achieve success in school and life

3) AIDS Interfaith Network

 MISSION: Mobilizing people of faith to demonstrate God’s love through active compassion and care to those people affected by HIV/AIDS

4) AIDS Outreach Center                                                                                                                      
MISSION: To serve men, women and children with HIV and their families; to educate the public about HIV prevention and advocate for public policy

5) AIDS Resources of Rural Texas

 MISSION: To provide without prejudice, quality health and social services for people living with HIV/AIDS in 26 counties throughout North Central Texas

6) AIDS Services of Dallas
MISSION:
Delivers quality, affordable, service-enriched housing for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS, who are economically disadvantaged

 7)  Tarrant County AIDS Walk
MISSION: Allows AIDS Outreach Center to continue their efforts of supporting the men, women and children and their families living with HIV/AIDS in Tarrant County

8)  All Church Home for Children

MISSION: Partners with children, youth and families to assist their transition through crisis to an optimal level of living

9)  Alley’s House

MISSION: Empowering teen mothers and their children to achieve independence through support services, education and mentoring

10) Alliance for Charitable Reform

 MISSION: Is a self-defense initiative which responds to legislative proposals on Capitol Hill which could adversely affect private foundations and the charities they support

11) ALS Association North Texas

 MISSION: To find a cure for and improve living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

12) Alzheimer’s Association                                                                                                                            
MISSION: To eliminate Alzheimer's through research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to promote brain health

13) American Cancer Society

MISSION: The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering

14) American Red Cross

MISSION: Provides disaster relief; focusing on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs

15)  AMFAR                                                                                                                                                                                                    
MISSION: To end the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research

16) Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

MISSION: To alleviate the problems of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

17) Arthur Ashe Endowment for the Defeat of AIDS                         

 MISSION: Provide funding for medical research for the defeat of AIDS

18)  Battered Women’s Foundation

MISSION: Is a faith-based organization that provides long-term assistance to women attempting to break the cycle of abuse and hopelessness

19)  Baylor All Saints Hospital

MISSION: To raise money and awareness for the Susan G. Komen breast cancer “Serve for the Cure” campaign

20) Big Brothers/Big Sisters

 MISSION: To help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth

21) Black Coalition on AIDS

MISSION: Dedicated to the advocacy, education and harm reduction for the HIV/AIDS disease of African-American people

 22)  Boys and Girls Club

MISSION: Promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence

23)  California Pacific Visiting Nurses                                                                                                                          

 MISSION: Provide hospice care for AIDS patients

24) Camp Firelight

 MISSION: Provides a fun camp experience for children affected by and infected with HIV/AIDS

25) Camp Laurel                                                                                                                                                                    
MISSION: Provide children living with HIV and AIDS an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors & form support groups with their peers

26) Camp Stevens
MISSION: To help individuals deepen their sense of reverence and respect for themselves, and their fellow human beings

27) Camp Summit

 MISSION: Provides an enriching experience in natural surroundings to individuals who are physically challenged, developmentally delayed, or with multiple disabilities

28) Cancer Care Services

 MISSION: Provide financial assistance as well as hope to cancer patients in Fort Worth, Texas, and surrounding areas in North Texas

29)  Castro Country Club

MISSION: Is a clean-and-sober space dedicated to the city's recovery

30) Children’s Advocacy  Center of  Georgetown

MISSION: Help children who are victims of severe abuse

31)  Children’s Wish Foundation                                                                                                                       
MISSION: Grants wishes for children with life-threatening diseases

 32) Clayton Dabney Foundation

MISSION: Provides needy families, with children in the last stages of terminal cancer, assistance in creating "Everlasting Memories."

33) Collin County Committee on Aging

 MISSION: Is committed to serving the needs of the elderly residents within Collin County through Meals on Wheels, transportation, caregiver support and counseling

34) Coming Home Hospice                                                                                                                            

MISSION: A residential hospice program providing care for clients and their families facing terminal illness

35) Community Enrichment Center

 MISSION: Transitional housing programs for victims of domestic violence

36) Community Partners of Dallas

MISSION: To ensure safety and restore dignity and hope to abused and neglected children by providing resources and sup

37) Dallas Can! Academy
MISSION: To provide a second chance for at risk youth and their families to achieve economic independence and hope for a better life

38)  Dallas Children’s Theater                                                                                                                    

MISSION: To expose children to ideas and imagery that reflect and challenge their world view

39) Delancey Street

MISSION: To provide a structured educational and living environment where ex-felons and substance abusers can learn the skills they need to rebuild their lives

40) DFW Center for Autism

 MISSION: Improve the lives of children with autism allowing them to reach their full potential and to gain the skills needed to build relationships

41) El Paso Youth Orchestra

MISSION: Is committed to creating and maintaining a professional and supportive environment in which young musicians will achieve the highest level of artistic advancement and personal growth

42) Elisa Ruth McCall Foundation                                                                                                            
MISSION: To provide individuals with the education and support required to avoid or overcome eating disorder illnesses

 43) Elton John Foundation

 MISSION: An international non-profit organization funding direct patient care services and AIDS prevention education.

44)  Family Gateway

 MISSION: Provides transitional housing and comprehensive services to families with children in Dallas County experiencing homelessness

45)  Family Outreach
MISSION: To promote healthy family living by reaching out to underserved populations and those who are low income in our community

46) Family Place                                                                                                                                                                            
MISSION:
To eliminate family violence through intervention and proactive prevention education

47) For Goodness Sake

 MISSION: Increasing public awareness and helping to provide financial resources to agencies that strive to improve the quality of life for at-risk children in our community

48) Fort Worth Hope Center

 MISSION: To revitalize the community and to give children and families HOPE for the future by providing food and educational programs

49) Foundation of Human Understanding
MISSION:
Assisting anyone who is interested in perfecting their spiritual natures

50) Garrison Institute on Aging

 MISSION: To improve the health of older adults by advancing knowledge through research

51) Georgetown Community Foundation

 MISSION: Helps donors fulfill their goals for charitable giving

52) Gilda’s Club
MISSION:
To provide meeting places for people living with cancer to join with others to build emotional and social support as a supplement to medical care

53) Grapevine Firefighters

 MISSION: Fire safety program for elementary school children

54) H.O.P.E.
MISSION: To help children and adults bridge the gap between diverse cultures and ethnic heritages

55) Habitat for Humanity

 MISSION: Building simple, affordable housing in partnership with people in need

56) Hello Friend                                                                                                                                                                                
MISSION: To equip teachers, parents and students with the practical information and educational tools needed to understand and address the needs of all learners

57) Helping Restore Ability

MISSION: To provide programs that enable individuals with disabilities to stay in their homes, attend school or go to work, and most importantly, to remain self-sufficient

58) House of the Children

MISSION: Provide improved living conditions, education and environmental programs that raise the quality of life of all children

59) Jonathan’s Place

 MISSION: Is an emergency shelter for abused, abandoned, and neglected children

60) Junior Players                                                                                                                                                            
MISSION: To provide creative opportunities to low-income youth during the non-school hours

61) Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

 MISSION: Translating scientific advances into longer, healthier lives for children with diabetes

62) Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation
MISSION: To support the efforts of the National CASA Association, which provides court-appointed volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children

63)  Kidd’s Kids
MISSION: Sponsors annual trips to Disney World for seriously ill children

64) Lake Junaluska Assembly                                                                                                                                 
MISSION: To provide quality, effective opportunities for learning, for spiritual growth and for making connections that support
faith development
 

65) Legacy Counseling Center

 MISSION: Offers comprehensive mental health care and emotional support services for people impacted by HIV and AIDS

66) Legal Hospice of Texas

MISSION: To provide free legal assistance to individuals who cannot afford an attorney, have a terminal illness, or have legal problems relating to health

67) Les Turner Foundation
MISSION: Is devoted to the treatment and elimination of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

68) Lisa Landry Foundation                                                                                                                      
MISSION:
Expanding positive awareness of organ donation and transplantation

69) Metroplex Food Bank                                                                                                                              
MISSION: To collect and redistribute food to the area needy

70) Living Alternatives Pregnancy Center

 MISSION: A pro-life agency that seeks to empower women to make informed choices when facing an unplanned pregnancy

71) Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS

MISSION: Provides funding for HIV/AIDS awareness and services in the metroplex

72) Maitri

MISSION: Providing services to those severely debilitated by HIV/AIDS who are in need of either hospice care or 24-hour nursing care

73) Manna Relief
MISSION: To provide orphans and health-challenged children around the world with nutritional products designed to improve the quality of life and health

74) Masada High School
MISSION: Funded a program to expose at-risk youth to cultural experiences through a variety of field trips and extra-curricular activities

75) Meals on Wheels
MISSION:
Promoting the dignity and independence of the disabled, the elderly and other homebound persons by delivering nutritious meals

76) Mental Health Association

MISSION: Ombudsman program is a specially trained and certified advocate for the residents in long term care facilities

77) Mercy House

MISSION: Provides residential care for women in crisis pregnancy situations

78)  Metroplex Food Bank                                                                                                                              
MISSION: To collect and redistribute food to the area needy

79) Miracle Flights                                                                                                                                                                    
MISSION: help families overcome financial obstacles in order to get access to the proper medical care and treatment for their seriously ill children.

80) Modern Art Museum

 MISSION: To develop tools for critical viewing and gain confidence in their experience in museums and cultural settings

81) National Foundation for Cancer Research
MISSION: To support cancer research and public education relating to the prevention, early diagnosis, better treatments and ultimately, a cure for cancer

82) National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

MISSION: Provides information relating to ovarian cancer, as well as information on resources to assist women with ovarian cancer

83) Network of Community Ministries

MISSION: Is a clearinghouse for services for those age 60 and older, including financial planning, friendly visitors, minor home repairs and more

84)  Nonprofit Service Center

 MISSION: To strengthen the leadership and infrastructure of community nonprofits

85) Open Arms Home

 MISSION: Transitional housing programs for victims of domestic violence

86) Open Hand                                                                                                                                                                               
MISSION: To provide home delivered meals, groceries and nutrition counseling to people living with HIV/AIDS.

87) Options Pregnancy Clinic

MISSION: Offers pregnancy tests, maternity items, baby clothing and furnishings, labor coaches, and referrals

88) Parent’s Television Council
MISSION: To ensure that children are not constantly assaulted by sex, violence and profanity on television and in other media

89) Princess Diana Fund
MISSION: Secure sustainable improvements in the lives of the most disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world

90) Rainbow Days

MISSION: Provides children living in high risk situations with the skills they need to overcome adversity and stay drug free

91)  Real Choices Pregnancy Center

MISSION: To minister and provide options before, during and after unexpected pregnancies

92) Resource Center of Dallas

MISSION: Provides support to individuals and organizations regarding health, HIV and social services, and education and advocacy

93) Resource Exchange International

 MISSION: Offers educational and humanitarian services to emerging countries

94) Ride On Center for Kids

 MISSION: Provides safe, affordable therapeutic riding to develop physical, emotional, social and educational skills as well as self-esteem

95) Riding Unlimited

 MISSION: Provides safe and affordable therapeutic horseback riding instruction for physically, mentally and emotionally disabled individuals in Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Wise and Collin counties

96) Salvation Army
MISSION: Meet the basic needs of daily life for those without the resources to do so themselves

97) San Francisco Community Center

MISSION: Unite our community across lines of age, race, gender and economics

98)   September 11th Fund

 MISSION: Established after the terrorist attacks to meet the immediate and long-term needs of victims, families and communities

99) Sequoia, Inc.
MISSION: Provides special-needs programs and services to individuals with developmental disabilities

100)  SpiritHorse Riding Center

MISSION: To assist individuals with special needs in reaching their full potential through interaction with horses

101)  STARS Theater Company

 MISSION: Provides education, professional guidance, training and experience in theater arts to young people, ages 8-18 in Tarrant County

                                               
102) Summit County Foundation
MISSION: Provides funding for programs and services in art & culture, health & human services, education, environment and sports in Summit County

103) Teen Advisors of Norman

MISSION: Advance the means for promoting unity in individual communities across the state

 104) The Wilkinson Center

MISSION: cooperates with people in need who desire to create a better life, so they may reach their God-given potential and sustain themselves with dignity

105) THEA Foundation

 MISSION: To advocate the importance of art in the development of our youth through educational and promotional activities and to encourage individual participation in art through scholarship, partnership, and other programs

106) Under One Roof
MISSION: To generate unrestricted funds for agencies that provide HIV/AIDS education and support services

107) UT Houston Pediatric Clinic

 MISSION: Conducts research for the future treatment of HIV disease. Also provides prenatal care, nursing, medical care, social services and HIV counseling to expose and infected children

108)  UT Southwestern Medical Center  

MISSION: Biomedical research for the cure of AIDS

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109) Volunteers of America

 MISSION: A national nonprofit, spiritually-based organization providing local human service programs and the opportunity for individual and community involvement

110) Wednesday’s Child Benefit Corp

 MISSION: To provide funds to fulfill the specific needs of North Texas foster children when no one else can or will, so that they can have as normal a childhood as possible

111) Youth in Action
MISSION:
Empowering youth to act and serve in their communities

 

 

 

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