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Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA Inc.

, otherwise known as AKISAN is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States of America, which promotes the interests of the citizens of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria both in the homeland and the diaspora.

American Belarussian Relief Organization

The American Belarussian Relief Organization (ABRO) is an American non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children located in areas of Belarus affected by the Chernobyl disaster of April 26, 1986.

Amy Biehl Foundation Trust

The Amy Biehl Foundation Trust is a not-for-profit organization based in Cape Town, set up to commemorate Amy Biehl, an American anti-apartheid activist who was killed during racial violence in South Africa in 1993.

Center for Women in Government and Civil Society

CWGCS research has been supported through grants by the United States Department of Education, National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States Department of State (DoS), the Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Charles H. Revson Foundation, and other government agencies, private foundations, and non-profit organizations.

Drystone Radio

Drystone Radio, operating online and on 103.5FM (formerly 106.9FM), is a not-for-profit community radio station operating from Cowling, North Yorkshire to listeners across South Craven and the Yorkshire Dales.

Eastern National

Eastern National (also known as EN) is a non-profit organization based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, that partners with the National Park Service in the United States.

Foundation for Early Learning

Foundation for Early Learning is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting early childhood development from birth through age five.

Gilbert Belnap

Descendants of Gilbert Belnap now number over 10,000 and are found in most states and several countries outside the U.S. The Belnap Family Organization, a non-profit ancestral family organization, conducts primary genealogical research and preserves genealogical and other historical information on behalf of descendants of Gilbert Belnap and his wives Adaline Knight and Henrietta McBride and others surnamed Belnap or Belknap.

Goethe Society of North America

The Goethe Society of North America (GSNA) was founded in December 1979 in San Francisco as a non-profit organization dedicated to the encouragement of research on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) and his age.

Gothenburg discothèque fire

Relatives of the victims founded the non-profit organization BOA (association for the relatives of the fire victims), which for instance has had contact with relatives of the victims of a discothèque fire in Volendam, The Netherlands, and offered support to relatives of victims of the 2004 tsunami.

Gran Orquesta TangoVia Buenos Aires

Created by the non-profit organization TangoVia Buenos Aires in 2003, the orchestra's main goal is to celebrate the art of tango by means of special productions to recover forgotten repertoires or perform the works of new composers.

Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans

The Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans (Abbreviation: GJPA) is a not-for-profit society based in Singapore whose aim is to provide the jewellery and accessories industries in the region with much-needed support at the “Designer Jewellery” level by ensuring high standards in education, materials, workmanship and service as well as a strong community of experts and aficionados to direct the future of these industry segments.

Hangar Theatre

The Hangar Theatre is a non-profit, regional theatre located at 801 Taughannock Boulevard in Ithaca, NY.

Harold McGraw III

McGraw is also chairman of the National Council on Economic Education; co-chair of Carnegie Hall's Corporate Leadership Committee and member of its Board of Trustees; member of the boards of the New York Public Library, National Organization on Disability, National Academy Foundation, Partnership for New York City, National Actors Theater and Prep for Prep.

INCTR Challenge Fund

The International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 1998 by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and the Institut Pasteur in Brussels.

International Partnership for Human Rights

It is a non-profit organization (NGO, registered with the Brussels Commercial Court as an association sans but lucratif, or (ASBL)).

John Dwyer Technology Academy

The Elizabeth Public Schools is partnering with The National Academy Foundation and is currently engaged in a Year of Planning - Academy Development Process to establish the Academy of Information Technology as a career academy at the John E. Dwyer Technology Academy in September 2010.

Juan Escobedo

TELA SOFA is a non-profit organization dedicated to "Provoking Thought and Inspiring Solutions" to youth who are at risk of substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy and gang involvement.

Layli Miller-Muro

Layli Miller-Muro is the Executive Director of the Tahirih Justice Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting women from human rights abuses through the provision of legal aid and public policy advocacy.

Luther H. Evans

Working with a range of other Americans prominent in foreign policy, including Father Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame, Norman Cousins of Saturday Review, James Grant of the Overseas Development Council, anthropologist Margaret Mead, World Federalist Chairman H. Donald Wilson, and World Bank president Robert McNamara, Evans organized an organization called New Directions.

Macau Amateur Radio Society

The Associação dos Radioamadores de Macau (ARM) (in traditional Chinese, 澳門業餘無線電協會; in English, Macao Amateur Radio Society) is a non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Macau, China.

Mosaic Foundation

The Mosaic Foundation is an American non-profit organization established in 1997 to raise the standard of living of women and children everywhere while also bridging the cultural gap between citizens of the United States and residents of the Arab World.

Nathalie Doucet

Nathalie Doucet a French-born US citizen, is the founder of Arts of Fashion Foundation, a non-profit organization, based in San Francisco, California.

Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation

Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation (Nat Greene), based in Greensboro, Pennsylvania, is a non-profit organization that works with regional groups to cultivate the regional preservation of History and Culture.

New England Foundation for the Arts

The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of six not-for-profit regional arts organizations funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and by private foundations, corporations and individuals.

Open Source Applications Foundation

The Open Source Applications Foundation (OSAF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 by Mitch Kapor whose purpose is to effect widespread adoption of free software/open-source software.

Organisation of Serbian Students Abroad

The Organisation of Serbian Students Abroad (OSSI; Serbian: Организација српских студената у иностранству; Осси) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation led by Serbian students worldwide, with more than 600 members.

Parkinson Association of the Rockies

The Parkinson Association of the Rockies (PAR) is a Colorado care and research not-for-profit organization whose aim is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with Parkinson's disease through education, research, awareness and support for those with Parkinson's disease, their families and the community.

Political positions of John Edwards

Edwards has advocated his College for Everyone program based on proposal made in his 2004 campaign and the successful College for Everyone pilot program that Edwards and the Carolina non-profit organization Promise and Opportunity Foundation began at Greene Central High School in Snow Hill, North Carolina, a high school in rural eastern North Carolina with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Population Research Institute

The Population Research Institute (PRI) is a non-profit organization based in Front Royal, Virginia.

Portuguese Heritage Society

The Portuguese Heritage Society, also known as Lusitano, is a national not-for-profit organization based in Mineola, New York, founded in 1995.

Rainforest of the Austrians

Rainforest of the Austrians is an environment protection project was founded by Michael Schnitzler, an Austrian violinist and grandson of the poet Arthur Schnitzler, as a non-profit organization.

Salt Lake Symphonic Winds

It is incorporated as a non-profit performing organization under the laws of the State of Utah, governed by a board of trustees and administered by a president, a president-elect, a secretary, and a treasurer.

Shanti Bhavan

The Shanti Bhavan Children's Project (in Hindi: haven of peace) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) and India 80-G non-profit organization based in Bangalore, India, that operates a K-12 residential school in Baliganapalli, Tamil Nadu.

Shelby Farms

In 2007, an agreement was signed between the Shelby County Mayor A.C. Wharton and the SFPA, forming the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy (SFPC), a public and private non-profit partnership established by Shelby County government to help provide day-to-day operations of the park and to develop a planning process for the future of Shelby Farms park.

SIT Study Abroad

SIT Study Abroad is a university-level study abroad program administered by World Learning, a 501(c)(3) international non-profit organization based in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States.

Temple Bar Gallery and Studios

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is a not for profit registered charity and receives its core funding from the Arts Council of Ireland.

The Monroe Institute

The Monroe Institute (TMI) is a nonprofit education and research organization devoted to the exploration of human consciousness, based in Faber, Virginia, United States.

Thomas A. Edison Academy for Career and Technical Education

The Elizabeth Public Schools is partnering with The National Academy Foundation and is currently engaged in a Year of Planning - Academy Development Process to establish the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism as a career academy at the Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy in September 2010.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation (TBRHSF) is a not-for-profit organization created to raise funds to support health care in Northwestern Ontario.

Transnational Corporations Observatory

Transnational Corporations Observatory is a Non-profit organization, created by Régis Castellani in October 1999 in Martigues, France.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

(VVMF), was a non-profit organization established on April 27, 1979, by Jan Scruggs, Jack Wheeler, and several other Vietnam War veterans, finance the construction of a memorial to those Americans who died or were killed during the Vietnam War.

Voyageurs National Park Association

Voyageurs National Park Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that works to protect and promote the natural, recreational, and historical resources of Voyageurs National Park.

Wagner–Hatfield amendment

Wagner–Hatfield amendment was a proposed amendment to the Communications Act of 1934 aimed at turning over twenty-five percent of all radio channels to non-profit radio broadcasters.

WellMed Medical Management, Inc.

Established in 2006, the WellMed Charitable Foundation is a Non-profit organization in accordance with 501(c)3, a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code that specifically corresponds with organizations that fit these descriptions: Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Testing for Public Safety, to Foster National or International Amateur Sports Competition, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals Organizations.

Westchester Community College

The Native Plant Center (NPC), a non-profit project of the Westchester Community College Foundation, is an affiliate of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas.

World Peace One

World Peace One (or WP1 Foundation, Inc.) is a non-profit organization based in Florida and California, whose intent is to promote World peace by a multiplicity of global campaigns, programs and activities whose intent is to aid humanity in "ending all war".

Yayasan Merah Putih

The Merah Putih Foundation (YMP – Yayasan Merah Putih) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization first established on December 14, 1989 in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Yisroel Schulman

Yisroel Schulman, Esq. is the President & Attorney-in-Charge of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers.


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Bubs Foundation

is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization created by alumni of the Beelzebubs to "awaken in young people a passion for expression and learning through music".

Darryl Worley

Proceeds benefit the Darryl Worley Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides funds to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Experimental Skeleton

In 1996, The Florida Center for Contemporary Art (FCCA), a not-for-profit organization that once called Ybor City its home was struggling to reinvent itself in Downtown Tampa.

GLAA

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, a not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., United States

Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments

The Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES) is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes accessibility of technologies and the built environment, and the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Green Dot

Green Dot Public Schools, a not-for-profit organization which operates ten public schools in Los Angeles

I-GO

I-GO was established in 2002 by the Center for Neighborhood Technology as an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating and implementing new strategies that make urban communities more livable and environmentally sustainable.

IREDES

IREDES is a not-for-profit organization located in Ladbergen, Germany.

ISOC Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Chapter of the Internet Society is a part of the global Internet Society (ISOC) and is a not-for-profit organization.

Jacques Schyrgens

Schyrgens was a member of the Artists Rights Society, and was a long standing member of the not-for-profit organization Art Museum Image Consortium an educational resource available to universities, colleges, public libraries, elementary and secondary schools, and museums.

Joey Walters

Since 2000, he has worked with Florida Citrus Sports, a not-for-profit organization in Orlando, Fla., that produces sports events such as the Capital One Bowl and Champs Sports Bowl.

Kevin Perkins

Kevin Perkins is the executive director of the Canadian not-for-profit organization Farm Radio International since May 2006.

Motorcycle Safety Foundation

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) is a United States national, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1973, and sponsored by the U.S. manufacturers and distributors of BMW, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Piaggio/Vespa, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory and Yamaha motorcycles.

NIHF

National Inventors Hall of Fame – a not-for-profit organization in the United States that recognizes important inventors and their contributions

PTTC

Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, an American national not-for-profit organization

UCCA

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, a not-for-profit organization represents the interests of America's ethnic Ukrainians

WAML

World Association for Medical Law, an international not-for-profit organization focusing on health law, legal medicine and bioethics