The Boys & Girls Clubs of America was founded in 1860 by Elizabeth Hammersley, Alice Goodwin, and Mary Goodwin with the belief that boys have better things to do than roaming the streets. Because of this, the first ever Club was organized, giving birth to a cause that persists today. In the past, the organization was known as Boys Club Federation of America, which became the Boys Clubs of America. It was in 1990 that its name was changed to what it goes by today in recognition of the fact tha...

As a pediatric research and treatment facility, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital started out in 1962 and has since then consistently made great strides in catastrophic diseases in children like cancer. Situated in Memphis, Tennessee, the facility is categorized as a non-profit medical corporation under IRS regulations. With research and treatment being offered under one roof, St. Jude is home to some of the most gifted researchers in the field today.

Guided by the idea that "no child shou...

In 1991, in Manchester, a relief charity was created to help fight against poverty. Established to help the advancement of education, protection of good health, and relief of sickness, Human Appeal International works as a British international development organization.

The organization is focused primarily on impoverished countries like Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mauritania and Sudan. As a non-profit institution, it has a presence in 24 countries in the continents of Asia, Africa and Eur...

Informally referred to as GOSH or Great Ormond Street, the Great Ormond Street Hospital is known internationally as the recipient of J.M. Barrie’s rights to his play Peter Pan or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up in 1929. Because of this right, the institution received significant funding for its operations.

Formerly known as the Hospital for Sick Children, the organization’s history traces back to its founding in February 1852. Back then, the hospital was the first in England to offer in-pat...

Cultural, scientific and artistic artifacts are collected and preserved in museums. These places give us a glimpse of our past and helps retain the memories for the future generation. The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLAC) is one of the biggest organizations that oversee the protection and conservation of these places.

Established as the Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries in 1931, MLAC adopted its new name in 1981. The organization was registered as a charity under the Ro...

The Global Action for Children or GAC was a results oriented coalition committed to improving the lives of highly vulnerable children and orphans in developing nations. Founded in 2003, it advocated for improved policies as well as expanded investments in proven interventions and programs. It also worked to help increase effectiveness of initiatives and make for efficient spending of taxpayer dollars to serve children better.  GAC led advocacy initiatives that ensure access to life-saving yet...

Formerly known as the SSAFA Forces Help, SSAFA is a British based charitable institution that is set up to help those former and serving members of the United Kingdom British Armed Forces. They also extend their assistance to the families and dependents of these members.

It was James Gildea, who founded this organization initially as the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families Association in 1885. In 1919, the organization became a charitable group which was renamed to Soldiers’, Saolors’ and ...

As a registered charity in Liverpool, United Kingdom, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is a higher education institution that is dedicated to the research and teaching in tropical medicine. As the first institution in the world dedicated to these types of researches, they hold a reputation for excellence and advancement in global health.

The institution’s mission is to reduce mortality in disease epidemic countries and mitigate the burden of sickness through effective interventio...

Free Wheelchair Mission is a non-profit faith-based international humanitarian organization that works to be able to provide free wheelchairs to the impoverished disabled persons in developing countries. It works in partnership with a network of other humanitarian groups that share the same advocacy. To date, FWM has already sent more than 583,000 wheelchairs to over 81 countries across the world. Through their mission, they do not just offer a gift of mobility, but of hope, independence, and...

FIAN International, formerly known as Food First Information and Action Network, is a human rights organization that has been advocating for the realization of the right to food. The international organization has been working on its mission for over 25 years, consisting of national sections and individual members across 50 countries worldwide. It is classified as non-profit, with no religious or political affiliation. It also maintains consultative status to the United Nations.

The organizati...