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151	PARISI HOUSE ON THE HILL INC TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES TO WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN IN RECOVERY.	SAN JOSE, CA
152	NEW INCENTIVES TO REDUCE POVERTY WHILE INCREASING HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN, CAREGIVERS AND INFANTS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE	WALNUT, CA
153	THE FABULOUS WOMEN OF SOCIALIZE AND RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CAUSES THAT IMPROVE LIVES AND EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION.	PETALUMA, CA
154	SUNSAR MAYA INC To provide education, mental health, and medical support to women and children in Nepal.	San Francisco, CA
155	VISTA SKATEPARK COALITION Held a pageant program for young women and men, using specific grant from the County of San Diego. All amount had to be used on event, or excess returned to the County.	Vista, CA
156	Iranian American Women Foundation The Organizations mission is to educate Iranian-American women by conducting educational conferences and seminars and to enrich womens lives by offering mentorship, assistance, and a variety of services.	Irvine, CA
157	Standup For The Cure PROVIDE SERVICES, PROMOTE AWARENESS AND RAISE FUNDS TO FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER.	Cardiff By The Sea, CA
158	SHOES FOR THE HOMELESS INC OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SHOES, AND ACCESSORIES, TO THE HOMELESS AND TO THOSE IN NEED, FREE OF CHARGE, IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THESE SHOES ARE PROVIDED TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIRECTLY SERVE AND DISTRIBUTE THE SHOES TO THE HOMELESS AND THOSE IN NEED SUCH AS RESCUE MISSIONS AND WOMEN SHELTERS.	CULVER CITY, CA
159	CHILDRENS HEALTH GUILD The Childrens Health Guild is a group of fifty energetic Bay Area women who dedicate their time and talent to raise funds on behalf of UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital Oakland and the George Mark Childrens House. Originally founded as St. Lukes Junior Auxiliary, our group has raised funds to support womens and childrens medical care in San Francisco. As our membership has migrated to the East Bay, we have re-launched our organization and we are now a new independent non-profit providing financial support to two local pediatric medical facilities. The Childrens Health Guild is proud to support UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital Oakland and the George Mark Childrens House because they provide children and their families with health care services for a childs full cycle of life. Together, they support emergency care, on-going treatment, transitional, respite, and end-of-life care for children.	LAFAYETTE, CA
160	YOUNG WOMENS CHORAL PROJECTS Mission: to transform the lives of young women through exceptional artistry in choral performance and to bring the expressive power of their music to the community the nation and the world.	SAN FRANCISCO, CA
161	SCOOP MINISTRIES INC TO FAN OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND TO REACH ALL WOMEN, SO THAT THE FLAVORS OF JESUS CHRIST CAN BE SHARED. PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND INSPIRATIONAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL WOMEN IN NEED.	TRACY, CA
162	MAMAS HOUSE MINISTRIES PROVIDE HOUSING, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN CRISIS PREGNANCIES.	PALM DESERT, CA
163	Philanthropy Community Sacramento Inc Philanthropy inspired by the needs of our community PINC is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding those individulas most in need of a helping hand. PINC, founded in 2008 in the central valley, is made up of service-oriented young women each of whom recoginizes that the charitable needs of our community are constantly evolving. therefore, the organizations members devote time and resources to raise money and provide volunteers for other local non-profits.	Sacramneto, CA
164	OXNARD FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION INC THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING EFFORTS INCLUDING BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, COVID PREVENTION EFFORTS, FUNDRAISING FOR FIREFIGHTER FAMILIES, GRANTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT AND SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.	OXNARD, CA
165	Stem Advantage Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. STEM Advantage, mentors, prepares, and inspires women and underserved communities to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through paid internships, 1-to-1 mentors, scholarships, professional and career development, and community. We are advancing equity through education and workforce development. We provide economic and social mobility to underserved groups, while providing a vetted pipeline of diverse talent to businesses to fill their workforce needs. In 2021, the Los Angeles Business Journal honored STEM Advantage as Diversity, Inclusion + Equity Nonprofit of the Year.	Huntington Beach, CA
166	THE NATIONAL CHEERS FOUNDATION Its mission is to empower women to live life fully with vitality, free from the five primary womens health threats; heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, auto-immune diseases, and mental health issues. The newly organized philanthropy is dedicated to women of all generations, and raises funds to support research and health institutions, outreach programs, and womens health advocacy groups.	LA JOLLA, CA
167	PANHELLENIC ALUMNAE SOUTH BAY PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUNG WOMEN ENTERING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS	REDONDO BEACH, CA
168	SHERYL SANDBERG and DAVE GOLDBERG FAMILY THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO BUILD A MORE EQUAL AND RESILIENT WORLD AND ITS ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDERS VIA THEIR DONOR ADVISED FUND AND ROYALTY INCOME DERIVED FROM COPYRIGHTS. THE COPYRIGHTS ENTITLE THE FOUNDATION TO ROYALTY REVENUES RELATED TO SALES OF TWO BOOKS AUTHORED BY ONE OF THE FOUNDERS. THE FOUNDATION BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH TWO KEY INITIATIVES: LEANIN.ORG AND OPTIONB.ORG. LEANIN.ORG EMPOWERS WOMEN TO ACHIEVE THEIR AMBITIONS. IT RUNS PROGRAMS THAT COUNTER GENDER STEREOTYPES AND ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WOMEN. LEANIN.ORG SUPPORTS WOMEN IN THREE WAYS: 1)BUILDING COMMUNITY BY COLLECTING AND EXCHANGING IDEAS, INFORMATION, AND STORIES; 2)OFFERING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, LECTURES, AND PARTNERING WITH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF GENDER STUDIES; 3)FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEAN IN CIRCLES, SMALL GROUPS THAT MEET MONTHLY TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST.	PALO ALTO, CA
169		SONOMA, CA
170		ANDERSON, CA
171		San Francisco, CA
172		MORAGA, CA
173		NEWPORT BEACH, CA
174		LOS ANGELES, CA
175		Oakland, CA
176		CARMEL VALLEY, CA
177		SAN DIEGO, CA
178		MODESTO, CA
179		ENCINITAS, CA
180		SARATOGA, CA
181		LAVERNE, CA
182		WEST COVINA, CA
183		Claremont, CA
184		ANAHEIM, CA
185		BEVERLY HILLS, CA
186		COSTA MESA, CA
187		San Francisco, CA
188		OAKLAND, CA
189		Valley Center, CA
190		Newport Beach, CA
191		MILPITAS, CA
192		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
193		Los Angeles, CA
194		SIMI VALLEY, CA
195		Healdsburg, CA
196		San Francisco, CA
197		ELK GROVE, CA
198		SONOMA, CA
199		Fremont, CA
200		SAN FRANCISCO, CA

PARISI HOUSE ON THE HILL INC

SAN JOSE, CA

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES TO WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN IN RECOVERY.

NEW INCENTIVES

WALNUT, CA

TO REDUCE POVERTY WHILE INCREASING HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN, CAREGIVERS AND INFANTS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

THE FABULOUS WOMEN OF

PETALUMA, CA

SOCIALIZE AND RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CAUSES THAT IMPROVE LIVES AND EMPOWER NEXT GENERATION.

SUNSAR MAYA INC

San Francisco, CA

To provide education, mental health, and medical support to women and children in Nepal.

VISTA SKATEPARK COALITION

Vista, CA

Held a pageant program for young women and men, using specific grant from the County of San Diego. All amount had to be used on event, or excess returned to the County.

Iranian American Women Foundation

Irvine, CA

The Organizations mission is to educate - by conducting educational conferences and seminars and to enrich womens lives by offering mentorship, assistance, and a variety of services.

Standup For The Cure

Cardiff By The Sea, CA

PROVIDE SERVICES, PROMOTE AWARENESS AND RAISE FUNDS TO FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER.

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE , AND ACCESSORIES, TO AND TO THOSE IN NEED, FREE OF CHARGE, IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THESE ARE PROVIDED TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIRECTLY SERVE AND DISTRIBUTE TO AND THOSE IN NEED SUCH AS RESCUE MISSIONS AND WOMEN SHELTERS.

CHILDRENS HEALTH GUILD

LAFAYETTE, CA

The is a group of fifty energetic Bay Area women who dedicate their time and talent to raise funds on behalf of UCSF Benioff Hospital Oakland and the George Mark House. Originally founded as St. Lukes Junior Auxiliary, our group has raised funds to support womens and medical care in San Francisco. As our membership has migrated to the East Bay, we have re-launched our organization and we are now a new independent non-profit providing financial support to two local pediatric medical facilities. The is proud to support UCSF Benioff Hospital Oakland and the George Mark House because they provide children and their families with care services for a childs full cycle of life. Together, they support emergency care, on-going treatment, transitional, respite, and end-of-life care for children.

YOUNG WOMENS CHORAL PROJECTS

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Mission: to transform the lives of women through exceptional artistry in performance and to bring the expressive power of their music to the community the nation and the world.

SCOOP MINISTRIES INC

TRACY, CA

TO FAN OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND TO REACH ALL WOMEN, SO THAT THE FLAVORS OF JESUS CHRIST CAN BE SHARED. PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND INSPIRATIONAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL WOMEN IN NEED.

MAMAS HOUSE MINISTRIES

PALM DESERT, CA

PROVIDE HOUSING, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN CRISIS PREGNANCIES.

Philanthropy Community Sacramento Inc

Sacramneto, CA

inspired by the needs of our PINC is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding those individulas most in need of a helping hand. PINC, founded in 2008 in the central valley, is made up of service-oriented young women each of whom recoginizes that the charitable needs of our are constantly evolving. therefore, the organizations members devote time and resources to raise money and provide volunteers for other local non-profits.

OXNARD FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION INC

OXNARD, CA

THE SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING EFFORTS INCLUDING BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, COVID PREVENTION EFFORTS, FUNDRAISING FOR FIREFIGHTER FAMILIES, GRANTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT AND SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.

Stem Advantage

Huntington Beach, CA

Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. , mentors, prepares, and inspires women and underserved communities to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math () through paid internships, 1-to-1 mentors, scholarships, professional and career development, and community. We are advancing equity through education and workforce development. We provide economic and social mobility to underserved groups, while providing a vetted pipeline of diverse talent to businesses to fill their workforce needs. In 2021, the Los Angeles Business Journal honored as Diversity, Inclusion + Equity Nonprofit of the Year.

THE NATIONAL CHEERS FOUNDATION

LA JOLLA, CA

Its mission is to empower women to live life fully with vitality, free from five primary womens health threats; heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, auto-immune diseases, and mental health issues. newly organized philanthropy is dedicated to women of all generations, and raises funds to support research and health institutions, outreach programs, and womens health advocacy groups.

PANHELLENIC ALUMNAE SOUTH BAY

REDONDO BEACH, CA

PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUNG WOMEN ENTERING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

SHERYL SANDBERG and DAVE GOLDBERG FAMILY

PALO ALTO, CA

THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO BUILD A MORE EQUAL RESILIENT WORLD ITS ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDERS VIA THEIR DONOR ADVISED FUND ROYALTY INCOME DERIVED FROM COPYRIGHTS. THE COPYRIGHTS ENTITLE THE FOUNDATION TO ROYALTY REVENUES RELATED TO SALES OF TWO BOOKS AUTHORED BY ONE OF THE FOUNDERS. THE FOUNDATION BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH TWO KEY INITIATIVES: LEANIN.ORG OPTIONB.ORG. LEANIN.ORG EMPOWERS WOMEN TO ACHIEVE THEIR AMBITIONS. IT RUNS PROGRAMS THAT COUNTER GENDER STEREOTYPES ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WOMEN. LEANIN.ORG SUPPORTS WOMEN IN THREE WAYS: 1)BUILDING COMMUNITY BY COLLECTING EXCHANGING IDEAS, INFORMATION, STORIES; 2)OFFERING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, LECTURES, PARTNERING WITH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF GENDER STUDIES; 3)FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEAN IN CIRCLES, SMALL GROUPS THAT MEET MONTHLY TO ENCOURAGE SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CONFIDENTIALITY TRUST.

ADVANCES AND CONNECTS WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY, LAW AND POLICY. WE SEEK TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION THROUGH DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT, PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT.

IS A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION PASSIONATE ABOUT WORKING WITH WOMEN, GIRLS, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; HELPING PARTICIPANTS REACH THEIR FULL CAPACITY EMOTIONALLY, FINANCIALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY BY ADDRESSING THE CAUSES INJUSTICE AND POVERTY THROUGH ADVOCACY, AWARENESS, AND ACTION.

To connect, mentor, and educate women experts in the medical technology and diagnostic industry.

THE MISSION IS TO BRING PEOPLE AND LIVE MUSIC TOGETHER TO RAISE FUND AND BUILD AWARENESS FOR A MORE INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO TREATING AND PREVENTING BREAST CANCER OUR FOCUS IS ON PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS AND TO PREVENT CANCER. FOR THOSE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN TREATMENT. THE GOAL IS TO BUILD HEALTHY HABITS TO FACILITATE RECOVERY

WIOPS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED 2013 THAT STRIVES TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF . MISSION: TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO EMPOWER AND ADVANCE THROUGH MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION AND NETWORKING.VISION: TO ENHANCE BUSINESS OUTCOMES BY DEVELOPING AND RETAINING WHO SERVE AND EXECUTIVE ROLES WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.

ARC CHANGES LIVES AND CREATES SAFE, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)A SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NETWORK FOR, AND COMPRISED OF, FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN. TOGETHER WE ARE A BRIDGE TO TRANSFORMATION, PURPOSE AND REDEMPTION.

Prevent domestic violence and build capacity for culturally specific intervention in and Islander communities with a vision of building gender equality.

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO WOMEN AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FORM OF GRANTS.

TO ASSIST PREGNANCY CENTERS IN OBTAINING UNITS.

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND POOR RESIDENTS OF CAMBODIA.

TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY MONETARY ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL WOMEN EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS AS A RESULT A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS.

TO ACCELERATE CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF THROUGH EDUCATIONAL RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND NETWORKING, RESOURCE SHARING AND BY BEING A BRIDGE TO EXECUTIVES, THEIR IDEAS, INSIGHTS AND EXPERIENCES

TO TRAIN, SEND, AND SUPPORT NATIONAL CHRISTIAN LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN . TO PROVIDE PRIMARY and SECONDARY EDUCATION TO POOR and NEEDY CHILDREN, AND ASSIST POOR WOMEN TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.

MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE WORLDWIDE THROUGH THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE CREATE SPECIFICALLY TO COMBAT AND HUNGER, REHABILITATE AND EMPOWER BATTERED AND ABUSED WOMEN, CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND TO SUPPORT ENDEAVORS AND PROJECTS AIMED AT MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN TERMS OF THEIR PHYSICAL, FINANCIAL, AND SOCIO-CULTURAL NEEDS AS A WHOLE.

The supports programs whose goal is to strengthen the ability of women students to successfully complete PhD programs in the mathematical sciences to place more women underrepresented minorities in visible leadership roles in the mathematical sciences.

DEVELOPMENT AND REFUGEE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE . WORK WITH YOUTH, STREET CHILDREN, DISABLED AND ABUSED WOMEN, AND TRAINING AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS.

TO ENGAGE CONVERSATIONS WITH INNOVATIVE LEADERS FUNDING HIGH IMPACT INITIATIVES FOR AND GIRLS.

TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER, and INVEST IN WOMEN

mission is to provide the healing and empowering of sexually abused through physical creative somatic and mindfulness techniques. These programs will benefit the vulnerable young women survivors living in the San Francisco Bay Area and in other places in the world. Our vision is a world in which survivors of sexual abuse realize they have the power to achieve anything they want and believe that nothing can hold them back from the beautiful life they deserve

IS A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZITAION THAT IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIVES OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE IN DESPRATE NEED FOR AN OPPERTUNITY, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND WOMEN WHO LACK BASIC SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MEANS.

To bring healing/freedom to abortion wounded women and men

How Lead elevates diverse leaders in the corporate, public, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors by cultivating a robust that trains and connects executives who are catalysts in their fields.

TO BROADEN THE PARTICIPATION OF THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY COMPUTING EDUCATION.

The organization supports in the San Francisco Department and . They provide training to their members, represent employee concerns to the SFFD administration, help with recruitment efforts to get more in the department, provide social and networking opportunities, help other community organizations that support and children. They promote cancer awareness, and are involved with a first ever study on female firefighters and cancer.

In 2021, conducted several programs in Tanzania. primary focus was building out Sponsorship program for Hadza children which provides quality private school education, healthcare, food, mentorship, special events, and more year-round. Other activities included: working with and supporting local public school system, womens empowerment program, camp visitations and outreach, food and supplies drives, COVID-19 information and education, media, public education and awareness raising, and other community engagement projects. Financial assistance in amount of 117,875,604 Tanzanian Shillings ($50,547 equivalent) were dedicated to these charitable activities.

GLOBAL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WORKING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES WOMEN AND GIRLS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. WE WORK TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH PROGRAMS LEADING TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

To promote gender equity for women and girls through scholarships and other educational opportunities

supports a stronger, more effective U.S. movement for reproductive justice by mobilizing new funding and capacity building resources to grassroots organizing and policy change efforts let to empower low income women, women of color, transgender people and (cont on pg 2)

Support restoration of women by providing social services in the form of clothing, food, shelter, medical, education, vocational support and other assistance as needed to sustain and rebuild community of women.

TO CHAMPION THE ADVANCEMNT OF

To create a safe and inviting commmunity in which young women can share their musical excellence and build confidence,through singing, to realize their highest potential.

SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION FOR WOMEN AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

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