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1		Berkeley, CA
2		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
3		Berkeley, CA
4		SAN DIEGO, CA
5		LOS ANGELES, CA
6		YUCCA VALLEY, CA
7		VENICE, CA
8		SONOMA, CA
9		San Francisco, CA
10		San Diego, CA
11		PALM DESERT, CA
12		PACIFIC PALISADES, CA
13		LOS ANGELES, CA
14		Laguna Beach, CA
15		BRAWLEY, CA
16		Yuba City, CA
17		Pismo Beach, CA
18		NOVATO, CA
19		LOS ANGELES, CA
20		SACRAMENTO, CA
21		ORANGE, CA
22		SACRAMENTO, CA
23		VISALIA, CA
24		SANTA CLARA, CA
25		THOUSAND OAKS, CA
26		OAKLAND, CA
27		COVINA, CA
28		NORTHRIDGE, CA
29		Los Angeles, CA
30		EL MONTE, CA
31		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
32		Sausalito, CA
33		San Francisco, CA
34		OXNARD, CA
35		SANTA ANA, CA
36		LOS ANGELES, CA
37		San Jose, CA
38		CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA
39		Milpitas, CA
40		LOS ANGELES, CA
41		SAN JOSE, CA
42		Laguna Hills, CA
43		ANAHEIM, CA
44		SANTA ANA, CA
45		CHULA VISTA, CA
46		ORANGE, CA
47		Palm Springs, CA
48		NEWPORT BEACH, CA
49		Corona, CA
50		LOS ALAMITOS, CA

To empower to achieve full potential in engineering.

TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO PURSUING CAREERS.

Our mission is to increase the visibility and opportunities artists. We provide free information and advice to artists through our website and newsletters, and we collaborate with other non-profits on an annual international celebration called Support Artists Now Day/SWAN Day.

THIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IS RUN BY VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE WAYS GENDER DISCRIMINATION AFFECTS AND BOYS GLOBALLY. SINCE 1977, OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THOUSANDS ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND BOYS.

JDI IS AN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO PUT AN END TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST MEN, WOMEN, AND YOUTH IN ALL FORMS OF ,

TO HELP ERADICATE CANCER BY EXPOSING YOUNG PEOPLE TO METHODS OF PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION, and SUPPORT. THROUGH ART EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, WE SEEK TO INCREASE CANCER AWARENESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE SO THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO MAKE CHOICE AND DEVELOP HABITS THAT WILL BENEFIT THEIR LONG-TERM HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

THE EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF CHOE LING, A BUDDHIST COLLEGE AND RETREAT CENTER FOR WOMEN IN THE BUMTHANG VALLEY OF BHUTAN.

PROVIDING MICRO LOANS TO WOMEN IN RWANDA AFRICA

MUA) is a grassroots organization of Latina immigrant women with a double mission of promoting personal transformation and building community power for social and economic justice.

To provide the resources to be used towards the saving of lives and support the men and women who provide firefighting and emergency medical services in .

EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT FOR ADULT WOMEN.

TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROJECTS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, THAT TARGET UNMET NEEDS TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AND TO CARRY ON OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL AS PERMITTED BY LAW.

TO CONDUCT ON POLICY ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MEN AND WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE USE OF TO DIRECT INDEPENDENT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, INCLUDING SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF LEGISLATION AND STATE AND LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES.

WISE PLACE Orange County-based nonprofit providing women with safe shelter counseling and mental health services to help rebuild their lives

PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE GIFT SHOP INVENTORY ARE USED FOR THE BENEFIT THE HOSPITAL AND TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION

PROVIDE DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET SPECIAL NEEDS WOMEN.

PROMOTION OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. TO SERVE AS A REPOSITORY FOR INFORMATION ON QUALIFIED THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

SUPPORTING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE PROJECT IN INDIA AS THE FIRST ATTEMPT ANYWHERE TO CREATE A UNIVERSAL TOWN WHERE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL COUNTRIES CAN LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE AND PROGRESSIVE HARMONY, ABOVE ALL CREEDS, ALL POLITICS AND ALL NATIONALITIES.

Service Above SelfRotary is an organization business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. is the worlds first service . Rotarians carry out a variety humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. Since its founding in 1905, has grown to include some 1.2 million service-minded men and women belonging to more than 30,000 clubs in 166 countries in the world. Rotarians meet weekly for fellowship and interesting and informative programs dealing with topics local and global importance. Membership reflects a cross-section community representation. is widely regarded as the worlds largest private provider international educational scholarships. The Foundation provides each year some $90 million for international scholarships, cultural exchanges, and humanitarian projects that improve the qualit

THE HAS ONE MISSION, WHICH EXTENDS TO ALL LOCAL COUNCILS: "THE CORPORATION SHALL PROMOTE, WITHIN THE TERRITORY COVERED BY THE CHARTER FROM TIME TO TIME GRANTED IT BY THE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL CHARTER, BYLAWS, AND RULES AND REGULATIONS THE , THE SCOUTING PROGRAM PROMOTING THE ABILITY BOYS AND YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO DO THINGS FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, TRAINING THEM IN SCOUTCRAFT, AND TEACHING THEM PATRIOTISM, COURAGE, SELF-RELIANCE, AND KINDRED VIRTUES, USING THE METHODS WHICH ARE NOW IN COMMON USE BY THE .

TO ENGAGE OF ALL AGES IN LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL PROMOTE SOCIAL PERSONAL CHANGE.

FORGE WAYS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN EXTREME POVERTY TO LEARN, CONNECT, AND LEAD IN COUNTRIES WHERE WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE MARGINALIZED. OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE THEM, CONNECT THEM WITH ONE ANOTHER AND EQUIP THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO BECOME LEADERS ADVOCATING FOR POSITIVE CHANGE.

EMPOWERS IMPOVERISHED WOMEN AND GIRLS IN UGANDA BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH MICRO LOANS, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO REDUCE POVERY, DISEASE, HUNGER, ILLITERACY AND GENDER INEQUALITY.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COLLABORATIVE,PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN, TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, TO VICTIMS OF ELDER ABUSE AND TO VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE, AT NO COST TO THE VICTIM.

To provide Shelter Education Physical and Spiritual Healing to the women and children victims prostitution and human trafficking in the Philippines and to provide Education to the poor

BUILDING STRONGER, HEALTIER COMMUNITIES THROUGH SOCIAL INVESTMENT FOCUSED ON EXCHANGE PROGRAM, , WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, VOLUNTERISEM, PHILANTHROPHY AND DIVERSITY THROUGH POER OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

Support to Belize Cancer Center engaging in treatment of cancer patients. Equipment, materials, freight and delivery, bldg repairs, groundskeeping operations.

To educate, train and prepare men and women to serve the Lord and his Church.

IS A NON-PROFIT PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIZATION THAT ADDRESSES UNMET NEEDS OF WOMEN BY DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE, AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE MEDICINES AND DEVICES

THF) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization committed to empowering and protecting young girls and women to break the cycle of poverty and create a thriving community by advancing their rights through education, sustainable development, basic medical care and nutrition. Thereby creating a generation of women who can lift the next generation of women out of poverty and into a vibrant life of opportunity.

THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE NON-MEDICAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN IN TREATMENT BREAST, OVARIAN, AND OTHER GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS. THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS ASSISTANCE

TO PROVIDE YOUTH AND WOMEN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT.

OUR MISSION IS TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE STANDARD OF CARE IN BREAST HEALTH AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE POST DIAGNOSIS. OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAM, RESOURCES AFTER DIAGNOSIS "RAD" PROGRAM IS A GLOBAL AND VIRTUAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO GIVE ATHLETIC WOMEN IMPACTED BY BREAST CANCER A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM. THE RAD PROGRAM INCLUDES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PEER-TO-PEER ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION FOCUSED ON MIND, BODY AND SOUL WELL BEING. WE WANT TO REDEFINE THE STANDARD OF CARE IN BREAST HEALTH AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE POST DIAGNOSIS. WE PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS OF FITNESS AND SUPPORT TO ACCESS RESPONSIBLE AND SAFE FITNESS INSTRUCTION THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY BREAST CANCER.

PARTNERS WITH A NETWORK OF GLOBAL FEMALE LEADERS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TO DISCOVER THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL THROUGH MICRO-ENTERPRISE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES.

Health is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of childbirth injuries by building sustainable capacity with local partners in Sub-Saharan Africa supporting world-renowned doctors, researchers and hospitals that treat women with compassionate holistic care.

THE NCBW IS A NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COM-PRISED PROFESSIONAL DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCE-MENT CAREER OPORTUNITIES. NCBW IS COMMITTED TO FURTHER EQUITY AND ENPOWERMENT ,

strives to reach the most vulnerable and helpless --- young victims of rape, prostitution, human trafficking, and abuse. We rescue / protect / and empower them to accomplish their destiny and full potential in life. To help underprivileged children and young adults.

OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS DEDICATED TO DIRECTLY SUPPORTING AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL AID TO IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN UGANDA. OUR FOCUS IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING FAMILIES, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF LOCAL WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS. WE WILL MAKE GRANTS TO UGANDAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTING WOMEN WHO STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY, HIV, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE CAPITAL AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (SEE SCH. O FOR CONTINUATION) TO UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS AND COMMUNITIES, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND WOMEN.

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Primary exempt purpose is to raise funds for local charities and/or schools and to serve as many persons as possible. different organizations are chosen by the members each year. small fundraisers are ongoing throughout the year.

TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN TRAFFIC, TRANSIT AND INDUSTRIES.

WE ARE DEDICATED TO GIVING COMPASSION AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN EXPERIENCING UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES, PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE REALITIES AND POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF ABORTION AND OFFERING HELP HOPE AND HEALING THROUGH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST.

Scholarships to Santiago College $2000

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE IS SUPPLYING NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO LOW INCOME MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV/ AND OTHER LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES.

WIN IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION THAT SPECIALIZES PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL EMPOWERMENT AND RESTORATION. FROM ABUSE RECOVERY, TO SELF-ESTEEM and EMOTIONAL HEALING, TO DESTINY MANAGEMENT (CREATING YOUR DREAMS, VISIONS AND PURPOSE), WE PROVIDE PROGRAMS OF RECOVERY AND EMPOWERMENT THAT WILL TEACH HOW TO BECOME THEIR PERSONAL BEST. WIN IS COMMITTED EDUCATING,INSPIRING, PREVENTING AND EMPOWERING. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY RECOVERY PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, TRAINING PROGRAMS. OUR GOAL IS TO REPAIR, RESTORE AND PREVENT LIVES FROM BEING AFFECTED BY ABUSE.

Promote the value and sanctity of all human from conception to natural death by: offering alternatives to abortion; providing physical , emotional and spiritual support for women and men with unplanned pregnancies or those who suffered the pain of abortion or pregnancy loss; presenting abstinence to singles.

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