UNITED STATES
Arizona
Phoenix Children's Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
"Providing complete care for children diagnosed with malignancies and/or life-threatening hematologic diseases." Based in Phoenix, AZ.
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California
Canine Companions for Independence®
“A national nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of children and adults with disabilities by providing highly-trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships.” Based in Santa Rosa, CA.
Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) & CHOC at Mission 
"Generating community awareness of and resources for Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and CHOC at Mission, supporting specific strategies that underscore the hospitals’ local and national leadership in prevention, treatment, and research programs." Based in Orange, CA.
DrawBridge, Inc.
"An innovative expresssive arts program for homeless and at-risk children." Based in San Rafael, CA.
Floresta USA, Inc.
A Christian organization working in Haiti, Mexico, Tanzania, and the Dominican Republic "to make lasting change through economic development that restores productivity to degraded land and dignity to the rural poor, while providing opportunities for upcoming generations." Based in San Diego, CA.
Half the Sky Foundation, Inc. 
Created by adoptive parents of orphaned Chinese children "to enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for the babies and children in China who still wait to be adopted, and for those who will spend their childhoods in orphanages." Based in Berkeley, CA and Beijing.
Heal the Bay
“Dedicated to making Southern California coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy, and clean.” Based in Santa Monica, CA.
The Marine Mammal Center™
"Dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of ill and injured marine animals...combining its rehabilitation program with scientific discovery and education programs to advance the understanding of marine mammal health, ocean health, and conservation." Based in Sausalito, CA.
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
"Improving the care, quality of life, and survival rate of children with malignant diseases." Based in Irvine, CA.
Sahaya International 
"Making a difference towards improving the quality of life in third world countries ...[by] provid[ing] much needed assistance to social development projects in developing countries." Projects include raising funds for the Rural Education and Action Development (READ) program in rural India through the sale of cards embroidered by the program's trainees. Based in Davis, CA.
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Connecticut
Save the Children USA 
“[T]he leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world.... [with] programs focusing on the areas of: economic opportunity; education; emergencies and protection; hunger and malnutrition; health; HIV/AIDS; saving newborn lives; and literacy.” Based in Westport, CT.
Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer
"Providing emotional, educational, medical and recreational support to children with cancer and their families, and improving the cure rate of childhood cancer through the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and the Yale University School of Medicine." Based in New Haven, CT.
Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments
"Committed to fostering the understanding and appreciation of musical instruments from all cultures by acquiring, preserving, and exhibiting instruments from antiquity to the present, and by presenting performances and other events." Based in New Haven, CT.
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Florida
Food for the Poor, Inc.
"Providing food, housing, health care, education, water projects, micro-enterprise development assistance, and emergency relief to impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean." Based in Coconut Creek, FL.
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Georgia
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation
"Dedicated to bringing health, hope and happiness to children through philanthropic and volunteer support for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta." Card purchases support the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service. Based in Atlanta, GA.
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Illinois
Bright Hope International
"A Christian relief and development ministry working through churches and partners in 42 countries around the world to try and bring help, relief, and hope to those living in abject poverty: those earning less than $1 per day." Based in Hoffman Estates, IL.
Chicago History Museum
“Devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois.” Based in Chicago, IL.
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
The steward of Wright’s Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL and his Frederick C. Robie house in Chicago, working to "engage the public in educational and aesthetic experiences to foster an appreciation of architecture, design and the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright." Based in Oak Park, IL.
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Massachusetts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The MFA “houses and preserves preeminent collections and aspires to serve a wide variety of people through direct encounters with works of art." Based in Boston, MA.
Pine Street Inn
“New England’s leading resource for homeless men and women, committed to providing shelter, sustenance, and the basic moral and material supports necessary to lead a dignified and stable life." Based in Boston, MA.
Project Bread 
"As the state's leading anti-hunger organization, Project Bread is dedicated to alleviating, preventing, and ultimately ending hunger in Massachusetts." Based in East Boston, MA.
Rosie's Place
"A sanctuary for poor and homeless women, offering both emergency and long-term assistance to women who have nowhere else to turn." Based in Boston, MA.
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Michigan
Michigan Humane Society
"Providing the highest quality service and compassion to the animals entrusted to our care." Based in Southfield, MI.
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Minnesota
Maria's Children International  -
"Providing arts therapy and training for Russian orphans, helping them develop their creative talents, life skills, and self-esteem to improve their chances of successful integration into society, and working to place them in homes instead of institutions." Based in Moscow and in Savage, MN.
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Nebraska
Joslyn Art Museum
“Nebraska’s largest and most distinguished art museum, featuring work from antiquity to the present and offering a wide range of exhibitions, music, and education programs.” Based in Omaha, NE.
The National Arbor Day Foundation
“[I]nspiring people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees” since 1972, the Foundation “envisions a world where trees and forests are abundant, healthy, and sustainable, and highly valued by all people.” Based in Lincoln, NE.
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire Historical Society
Collecting, preserving, and interpreting materials pertaining to New Hampshire history, with a mission "to educate a diverse public about the significance of New Hampshire's past and its relationship to our lives today." Based in Concord, NH.
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New Mexico
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
"A private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the four museums and six historical state monuments that comprise the Museum of New Mexico." Based in Santa Fe, NM.
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New York
Amnesty International USA 
“Undertak[ing] research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.” Based in New York, NY.
Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS
"The nation's leading industry-based not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grantmaking organization." Based in New York, NY.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
“A 52-acre living museum where beauty, romance, and fun blossom among world-class plant collections and specialty gardens. Admired as an urban horticultural and botanical resource, [the Garden] inspires visitors to discover that plants are essential to life.” Based in Brooklyn, NY.
Brooklyn Museum
The second largest museum in NYC, whose "mission is to act as a bridge between the rich artistic heritage of world cultures, as embodied in its collections, and the unique experience of each visitor." Based in Brooklyn, NY.
Farm Sanctuary
Rescuing and providing refuge for abused and neglected farm animals, as well as leading education, development, legal, and legislative efforts on behalf of farm animals. Based in Watkins Glen, NY.
God's Love We Deliver 
Improving the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition. Based in New York, NY.
The Jewish Museum
"Illuminating the Jewish experience, both secular and religious; demonstrating the strength of Jewish identity and culture; and serving as a source of education, inspiration and shared human values for people of all cultures." Based in New York, NY.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International 
"The leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide." Based in New York, NY.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 
“The world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services,” working to “cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.” Based in White Plains, NY.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"One of the world's largest and finest art museums, with collections that include more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe." Based in New York, NY.
New-York Historical Society
"A preeminent educational and research institution that is home to both New York City's oldest museum and one of the nation's most distinguished independent research libraries." Based in New York, NY.
New York Public Library
"One of the world's preeminent research institutions, with 85 neighborhood and research libraries, and web facilities accessible to users throughout the world." Based in New York, NY.
Puppies Behind Bars
“Training inmates to raise puppies to become service dogs for the disabled, guide dogs for the blind, and explosive detection canines for law enforcement.” Based in New York, NY.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"Providing total care to the cancer patient, conducting research into the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer, and educating the public and the next generation of those who study and treat cancer." Based in Buffalo, NY.
United States Fund for UNICEF 
"Supporting UNICEF's global efforts to advance humanity with health, education, equality, and protection for every child." Based in New York, NY.
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North Carolina
Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center
"Providing excellence in the clinical care of infants and children, innovation in basic and applied research, leadership in the education of health care professionals, and advocacy for children's health." Based in Durham, NC.
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Ohio
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
Working “to improve the treatment, quality of life and long-term outlook for all individuals affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) through research, advocacy, education and compassion.” Based in Middletown, OH.
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Oregon
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children, Inc. serving Multnomah and Washington Counties
"Advocates for the best interests of children who have been abused or neglected and are under the protection of the Juvenile Courts in Multnomah and Washington Counties in Oregon," with the goal of securing "a safe and permanent family for each child as quickly as possible." Based in Portland and Hillsboro, OR.
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Pennsylvania
Pax Christi USA
"Commiting itself to peace education and ... promoting the gospel imperative of peacemaking as a priority in the Catholic Church in the United States, [and] working toward a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world." Based in Erie, PA.
Ten Thousand Villages
"Providing vital, fair income to Third World artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America." Based in Akron, PA.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
"Protecting, conserving, and restoring land and water for the diversity of the region's plants and animals and their ecosystems." Based in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Tennessee
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
Working “to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of [its] Founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion, or a family's ability to pay.” Based in Memphis, TN.
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Texas
Houston Hospice
“Providing compassionate, dignified, nonprofit services to patients and families facing the challenge of terminal illness in its last stages.” Based in Houston, TX.
Houston Humane Society
"A non-profit animal shelter dedicated to eliminating cruelty, abuse, and the overpopulation of animals." Based in Houston, TX.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center  -
"Generating revenue to enhance patient services and patient-centered research through products created with children's art. All profit from product sales is given to fund programs designed to benefit the educational, emotional and recreational needs of patients." Based in Houston, TX.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure  -
"Fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world." Based in Dallas, TX.
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Washington, D.C.
Child Welfare League of America
"An association of 900 public and private non-profit agencies that assist over 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a wide range of services." Based in Washington, DC.
Children's Defense Fund
Working “to leave no child behind and to ensure every child a healthy start, a head start, a fair start, a safe start, and a moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.” Based in Washington, DC.
Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
The Smithsonian Institution’s Freer and Sackler galleries together form the National Museum of Asian Art, with world-renowned collections including art from China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, and the Near East. Based in Washington, DC.
Friends of the National Zoo
"Supporting the mission of the National Zoo, and helping the Zoo be a worldwide leader in conservation, research, and education." Based in Washington, DC.
Reading Is Fundamental
"Preparing and motivating children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to the children and families who need them most." Based in Washington, D.C.
Washington National Cathedral
Serving as "a National House of Prayer for All People, a Great Church for National Purposes, and the Chief Mission Church of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington." Operated by a private foundation, with no government funding. Based in Washington, DC.
WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
"Providing support, information, and advocacy to the 8 million American women living with heart disease." Based in Washington, DC.
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Wisconsin
Chazen Museum of Art
"Collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting works of art and presenting related education programs in support of the teaching, research, and public service mission of the University of Wisconsin-Madison." Based in Madison, WI.
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US Virgin Islands
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the Virgin Islands
"CASA recruits and trains members of the community to become Volunteer advocates for children who are victims of abuse and neglect," with the goal of finding a safe, permanent home for each child. Based in St. Croix, USVI.
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OTHER COUNTRIES
Bolivia
CEOLI - Centro de Atencion Integral
Providing education and health care to low-income children and young adults with disabilities, and working with those individuals to help them develop self-sufficiency. Based in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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