In terms of charitable expenditure, Barnardo’s is considered as the largest children’s charity in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1866 by Dr. Thomas John Barnardo, this British charity is out there to care for vulnerable children and young people. It has more than 800 local services and in 2013 spent over £191 million in carrying out their vision.

Headquartered in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge, the group provides training services, residential, education, local support, co...

Regardless of race, gender, belief or political affiliation, Islamic Relief Worldwide is there to provide humanitarian relief and development programs across the globe. As an international humanitarian organization, it holds 29 field offices in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and in Latin America.

It was in 1984 that this charitable group was founded in the United Kingdom. Since its inception, they have championed several causes that underscore the need to protect life and dignity, strengthening...

The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1945 by a group of blinded World War II veterans who were staying at an Army hospital in Avon Old Farms, CT. Its primary mission is to help veterans and their families meet and overcome the challenges that come with blindness. 

BVA’s mission includes promoting the welfare of blinded veterans for them to be able to take their rightful place in the community and getting the o...

American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is a not-for-profit corporation based in Louisville, Kentucky, Unites States. It promotes independent living among individuals who are blind or visually impaired. For more than 150 years, the corporation has already created unique products and services to support all aspects of its clients and beneficiaries even without sight or limited seeing abilities. 

In the 1830s, the first of the schools for blind children opened in the United States. Back then...

Working in 50 countries, UK Christian relief and development agency Tearfund is the founding member of both the Disasters Emergency Committee and the Micah Network. The organization’s calling is to go places where help is badly needed to assist in rebuilding poor communities and end poverty. 

The group was created out of the United Nations’ Evangelical Refugee Fund and the Evangelical Alliance (EA). It originally started as The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund Committee with George Hoffman...

Often simply referred to as The Legion, The Royal British Legion is a charitable British organization that was created to provide not just financial support but also social and emotional assistance to the dependents, veterans, and members of the British Armed Forces. 

The merger of four organizations: the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers, the Comrades of the Great War, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers and the Officers’ Associat...

Established in 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has been actively involved in helping to alleviate hunger and hardships of Jews around the world. JDC operates in Israel and 70 other countries. Although known to serve the Jewish communities, JDC also provides their services to areas in need of immediate assistance. One of their latest programs was to provide aid to victims of Typhoon Haiyan when it hit the Philippines. 

JDC was formed during World War I when the Jewi...

Low income families have severely limited choices on where they can send their children for education. Step Up for Students is a charity that provides scholarships to K-12 students of poor families in Florida. Families of these students are then able to choose the educational institution they deem is best for their children. 

Step Up for Students can trace it roots back to 1998 when their founder, John Kirtley, realized that low income families in Florida had trouble selecting schools for thei...