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In a Perfect World empowers the next generation by supporting access to education, mentoring and artistic expression for underserved and at-risk youth around the world.

Our mission is simple: we inspire young people to discover the power of their voice. Using one-on-one mentorship, low-income students learn how to write original stories and see them brought to life on stage and film. Thanks to thousands of volunteer mentors, actors, and professional teaching artists, we serve more than 60 public schools in Los Angeles and New York City, reaching 1,200 students in elementary, middle, and high school each year. As a result, young people learn that their voice matters.

Bo's Place exists to enhance the lives of those who have experienced the death of a loved one.

We equip exceptional youth and educators with the skills and relationships to work in solidarity across lines of difference to create more just and inclusive societies.

To upgrade the health, education and living standards for under-served children and families.

To support those affected by and at risk of child abuse and neglect, through a range of programs and services that promote healing, growth, and healthy relationships.

To improve the quality of life for americans aged 18-29 by educating them about their common civic and economic interests educational programs consist of traditional seminars, conferences, and print media as well as utilization of the internet, social media, and mobile technology.  The organization is a non-partisan organization with its primary mission being to motivate young americans by getting them interested in and focusing on issues and events that affect them to day and throughout their lives.  

BookEnds creaters readers and leaders. BookEnds student volunteers organize book drives in their schools to recylce their quality children's books directly into the hands of kids in schools and youth organizations in desperate need of books.

BUILD's mission is to provide real-world entrepreneurial experience that empowers youth from under-resourced communities to excel in education, lead in their communities, and succeed professionally.

"Our mission at HRF has evolved from the simple notion of providing youth with a fun camp trip to improving young lives and creating a positive impact across South LA. We invest in students, their families, their schools and their communities. We bring youth and parents from Watts and Compton out for a safe, nurturing, and enriching adventure at no cost to them, and we use that experience to foster positive discourse, provide tools for reflection, and help young men and women set goals to rewrite the future of their school and their community."

The Center for Arts Education (CAE) is dedicated to ensuring that all New York City public school students have quality arts learning as an essential part of their K-12 education. CAE is the only organization in New York working through direct service programs in schools; professional development for school leaders, classroom teachers and teaching artists; and active advocacy and public engagement to inform and influence educational and fiscal policies in support of a well-rounded education for all children that includes the arts.

People with disabilities represent the largest minority group in the nation and the only group any one of us could join at any time.  This group crosses lines of ethnicity, gender, age and socioeconomic status.  Yet, Americans with disabilities have the highest rate of unemployment, the highest rate of poverty and the lowest level of education of any minority grouless than 3 percent of institutionalized giving is directed to programs serving people with disabilities. They are the forgotten minority. The ChairScholars Foundation, Inc. is a Florida-based charity with 501c (3) status.  Our sole mission is to provide scholarships to low-income children with severe physical disabilities for college.  We have three programs for this purpose; the Florida Program, the National Program and the New York Metropolitan Area Program.