In 1947, Carrie Estelle Doheny founded and funded the Doheny Eye Institute as a place where doctors and scientists can come together for the benefit of patients with vision disorders. In the institute, scientists can carry out breakthrough research in the prevention, treatment, and cure of vision-related diseases while doctors can offer advanced treatments. Today, the institute serves thousands of patients in the Los Angeles metropolitan area as well as in other parts of the country and the w...
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In the late 1990s, Dr. Russell Sacco and Dr. Irwin Perlmutter started discussing the real and urgent need for a free healthcare clinic for people in need in Henderson County in North Carolina. The duo talked with their peers, made their case to gain support, and recruited leaders who became the first steering committee members. The dream of a free clinic finally came true on 13 December 2001 when the first clinic of The Free Clinic (TFC) opened its doors to patients.

In the next years, TFC ma...
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Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF), an international non-profit charitable organization, has provided and continues to provide pharmaceutical products, medical supplies, and textbooks as well as food supplies and agricultural essentials (e.g., seeds), among other humanitarian supplies, to people in need since 1958. Such is its wide scope of reach that it has served people in over 146 countries, a fact that has contributed to its reputation as among the largest as well as the most effective ...
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Founded by Irene M. Auberlin in 1953, World Medical Relief has grown from an informal effort to help a Korean War orphan into a non-profit, multi-funded charitable organization with a global reach. From its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, the organization considers itself as world-class beggar with a noble purpose – or in the words of its founder, turning the sins of waste into modern miracles of mercy and, in the process, performing God’s work.

World Medical Relief works toward making ...
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Founded in 1958, the Greenbelt Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to effective and efficient land conservation and urban planning programs in San Francisco Bay Area’s nine counties. Its primary focus is in the promotion of walkable neighborhoods characterized by a balance between residential and commercial areas as well as jobs located near public transportation systems.

As part of its mission, the Greenbelt Alliance encourages cities in adopting smart growth policies as well as...
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The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), a non-profit San Francisco-based organization, is one of the world’s most prominent heroes in the protection of coral reefs. Together with its partners including local reef communities, it has made several notable strides toward the urgent need for coral reef protection. Its work is based on the disturbing fact that more than 19 percent of the world’s coral reefs have already been destroyed beyond redemption while another 35 percent are either at immediate...
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Founded in 1874, the Charleston Animal Society has remained committed to its mission – the prevention of cruelty against animals. Today, the society is the largest animal rescue organization in South Carolina, a feat that serves the animals well.

In line with its mission, the non-profit organization combats animal cruelty by using scientifically-based innovative strategies including a free roaming cat program, a large-scale neuter and spay program, and educational outreach programs as well a...
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Founded by Linda East and Lynn Rowe in 1981, the Cat Care Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of the quality of life for injured, abused, and homeless cats particularly in the Denver metropolitan area. Since its inception, its goals have essentially remained the same including:

• The sponsorship of education programs for adults and children that promote human animal treatment, responsible pet ownership, and elimination of pet overpopulation;
• The provision of shelter ...

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Matthew 25: Ministries was founded by Reverend Wendell Mettey who was inspired to find effective ways to help the Nicaraguan people. Since its inception in 1991, the international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization has established strategic partnerships with corporations, organizations, and non-government agencies in collecting and distributing millions of pounds of excess products to people in need. Basically, the organization solicits and collects excess products from manufac...
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