Charity Watcher

Established in October 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Kiva is a non-profit, non-government organization that allows individuals to lend money via the power of the internet to people living in underdeveloped countries. A realization of Jessica Jackley’s and Matt Flannery’s goals, the organization was inspired by a lecture given by banker Muhammad Yunus at Stanford University.

The organization is able to lend money to people though its partnership with 142 microfina...

Serving in the military, leaving home and getting deployed onto harm’s way is very difficult for every solider. But for those with families that they had to leave behind, it can even be more painful. Because of this, military service men and women often struggle to find something that they can send to their loved ones – especially for their young children – back home. Whether it is a letter, a piece of band aid or a bottle of sunscreen lotion it can mean the whole world to the little ...

Established in 2006 by Erna Grasz, a corporate executive of Silicon Valley, Emmy Moshi, a Tanzanian businesswoman residing in Kilimanjaro and Hellen Nkuraiya, a school principal and respected member of the Kenyan Maasai tribe, The Asante Africa Foundation is a non-profit, non-government association that aims to provide every African child with direct access to high quality education, regardless of his or her socioeconomic background.

Believing that education empowers people to make informe...

The Food for Everyone Foundation is a non-profit, non-government charitable organization that aims to support and nourish the understanding, development and distribution of ecologically friendly and non-polluting food production processes. By funding and backing up research, development and propagation of the best and most efficient gardening techniques and methods, as well as the finest information dissemination system and teaching approaches, the foundation hopes to provide individuals an...

When faced with war, poverty, and extreme suffering, it’s not uncommon to find that many people have lost hope. On the other hand, there are a rare few who don’t give up and strive for better. One of these exceptional people is Kimmie Weeks.

Weeks was born in 1981 in Liberia. The First Liberian Civil War erupted in the country ten years later. As a child, Weeks was forced to face the harsh realities of war – something a child should be shielded from. Even at his young age, he did eve...

In 2002, the United Buddy Bears project was set in motion to help promote peace and harmony among nations. The idea behind the project was to create a collection of Buddy Bears – each representing a United Nations member country – and put them on display for the entire world to see.  The sculptures were created by a team of artists from various countries around the world. The bears are posed with their hands up in the air and placed side by side as if they were holding hands. This exhib...

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a non-profit medical research institution that is considered to be one of the largest philanthropies in the United States. It plays an outstanding role in the advancement of science education and biomedical research in the nation.

Founded in 1953 by industrialist and aviator, Howard R. Hughes, the institute is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and boasts of more than 3,000 highly-skilled and knowledgeable employees all over United States. It has an endo...

Hope for Tomorrow is a non-profit, non-government agency committed to the provision of educational assistance, high-quality health care and several other human services to underprivileged communities. The organization works in collaboration with numerous groups and charitable agencies in delivering humanitarian commodities, relief and services to disadvantaged individuals and destitute regions. Its team is composed of professionals boasting of a vast spectrum of experiences, who works on mi...

When natural disasters or conflict results in a large number of people losing everything they have and being displaced, there are many humanitarian groups that come to their rescue and provide them with aid and relief goods. Unfortunately, for most of the victims of these tragic circumstances, the help they receive isn’t enough.

Mercy Corps is a non-profit humanitarian organization that aims not just to provide immediate relief to victims of extreme poverty, calamities, and war. They sta...