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The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation: Bringing Hope to Children One Toy at a Time

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, In : Youth

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a not-for-profit charity that functions to fund, raise funds, and support the Toys for Tots program under the US Marine Corps Reserve. Founded in 1947, the program was established to distribute toys to children when their parents cannot afford to buy them any for Christmas. Think of it like a US Marine version of Santa Claus. Targeting the youth, the foundation operates out a headquarters in Quantico, Virginia. With revenues amounting to nearly $249 mill...

Carlton Hobbs: Renowned Antiques Dealer and Ardent Animal Welfare Supporter

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, In : Foundation

When clients step into the beautifully appointed showroom spaces that comprise Carlton Hobbs Antiques, an internationally renowned gallery situated in the former Vanderbilt mansion on New York’s Upper East Side, they enter a world carefully curated over the course of many years by a man whose passion for culling rarities is equally matched by his commitment to animal welfare. A native Londoner who now makes his home in Manhattan, Carlton Hobbs is an instantly recognizable figure in his fiel...
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Chicago Business Leader and Philanthropist Perry Mandera

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, August 17, 2012, In : Health

A prominent businessman who owns and oversees Chicago-based large scale transportation firm The Custom Companies, Inc., Perry Mandera derives a great deal of personal satisfaction from the many philanthropic projects and community betterment endeavors he undertakes. Aside from heading Custom Cares Charities, an organization affiliated with The Custom Companies that facilitates meaningful initiatives to benefit children, Mr. Mandera donates to a host of non-profit groups that include Boys & Gi...
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Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Greater Boston’s Jewish Federation

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, June 19, 2012,

With roots dating back to the 1890s, Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) of Boston gains support from successful business leaders such as Marco Bitran, Chief Executive Officer of alternative investment platform and technologies firm AI Exchange, Inc. Marco Bitran shares his success with the organization because it addresses the needs and aspirations of the Jewish community in greater Boston and beyond. The 2011 CJP Annual Campaign raised more than $42 million. The funds enabled the group to ...

David Jorgensen’s Charitable and Board Involvement with the Free to Choose Network

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, March 16, 2012,

Since 2000, entrepreneur and former Katun Chairman David Jorgensen has served as President of the David & Annette Jorgensen Foundation. He has overseen contributions to a number of charitable organizations, including the Hoover Institution, the Pacific Legal Foundation, the Challenge Learning Center, and the Free to Choose Network. Many of these nonprofits share a commitment to promoting the benefits of free enterprise, limited government, and accountability among public officeholders.

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Reginald F. Lewis

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, November 18, 2011,

In 1993, Reginald F. Lewis donated $3 million to Harvard Law School, the largest contribution the school had ever received from an individual. The section of the school devoted to international law was renamed the Reginald F. Lewis International Law Center in his honor. Lewis intended the grant to provide fellowships for minority lawyers who aspired to become law professors.

18 years after the creation of the program, the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, now run by his wife, Lioda, continues to s...

STOP International

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, In : human rights

Human trafficking is a global problem with deep roots. The tales can often sound familiar: a recruiter in a victim's home country – posing as a job agent – offers the desperate job-seeker a job in another country, promising a secure future. However, once the victim agrees, they are traumatized and forced to work for little or no pay, or as sex slaves – or both. The work of organizations like STOP International plays an important role in saving lives.

STOP International has a three-pron...