List of Nonprofit Organizations
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Are you looking for a list of nonprofit organizations that is organized by interest? Here is a partial list of non-profit organizations categorized according to specific focus areas. While some of the organizations could fall into numerous categories, each organization appears on the list only once and is categorized according to primary area of interest.
Advocacy Groups for Human Rights and Civil Liberties
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State
- Amnesty International
- Anti-Defamation League
- Association on American Indian Affairs
- B'nai B'rith International
- Children's Defense Fund
- Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
- The Carter Center
- Center for Constitutional Rights
- Committee for Missing Children
- Doctors of the World
- Human Rights Watch
- NAACP
Animal Rights
- African Wildlife Foundation
- American Humane Association
- American Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Associated Humane Societies
- Best Friends Animal Society
- Born Free United with Animal Protection Institute
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Doris Day Animal League
- D.E.L.T.A. Rescue
- Delta Society
- The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
- Farm Sanctuary
- Humane Farming Association
- Marine Mammal Center
- National Audobon Society
Land Conservation and the Environment
- American Farmland Trust
- American Forests
- American Rivers
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Cousteau Society
- Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
- Earth Island Institute
- Earth Justice
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Farm Aid
- Greenpeace
- Keep America Beautiful
- National Parks Foundation
- Ocean Conservancy
- Wildlife Conservation Society
General Emergency Relief
Refugees
Medical Assistance
- AmeriCares
- Catholic Medical Missions Board
- Direct Relief International
- Doctors Without Borders
- International Medical Corps
- Medical Teams International
- Operation Smile
Education, Research and Cultural Preservation Groups
- Africa-America Institute
- AFS USA
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- American Indian College Fund
- Asia Society
- Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Scholarship America
Health: Research, and Education
- American Heart Association
- American Stroke Association
- Arthritis Research Institute
- Avon Foundation
- City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute
- Epilepsy Foundation and Research
- AIDS Research Alliance
- ALS Association
- American Diabetes Association
- Autism Speaks
- Deafness Research Foundation
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Lupus Research Institute
- National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
- First Candle
Support for Chronic Illnesses and Diseases
- Alzheimer's Association
- Kidney Fund
- American Leprosy Mission
- American Liver Foundation
- American Lung Association
- American Parkinson's Disease Association
- Arthritis Foundation
- Bailey House
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Easter Seals
- Huntington's Disease Society of America
- Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
- National Association for the Terminally Ill
Cancer Support and Research
- American Brain Tumor Association
- American Cancer Society
- Cancer Care
- Cancer Center for Protection and Prevention
- Cancer Federation
- Cancer Fund of America
- Cancer Recovery Foundation
- Cancer Research Institute
- St Jude's Children's Research Hospital
- American Breast Cancer Foundation
- Childhood Leukemia Foundation
- National Children's Cancer Society
- Children's Cancer Research Institute
- Jimmy Fund
- Lance Armstrong Foundation
Support for Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
- American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
- American Association of the Deaf-Blind
- American Foundation for Disabled Children
- Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
- Guide Dogs of America
- Heritage for the Blind
List of Nonprofit Organizations That Deal with Poverty
- Catholic Charities
- Catholic Relief Services
- Christian Appalachia Project
- Christian Relief Services
- Coalition for the Homeless
- Lutheran World Relief
Feeding the Hungry
- Action Against Hunger
- Africare
- Bread for the World
- Care
- City Harvest
- Feed My People
- Food Bank for New York City
Promoting Self Sufficiency
- Accion International
- National Relief Charities
- Bowery Residents' Committee
- Brother's Brother Foundation
- Center for Community Change
- FINCA International
- Food for the Hungry
- Habitat for Humanity
- Heifer Project International
Impoverished Children
- World Villages for Children
- Children International
- ChildFund International
- Compassion International
- Covenant House
Sanctity of Life
Senior Citizens
Supporting Military and Veterans
- Adopt a Platoon
- Air Force Aid Society
- Armed Forces Aid Campaign
- Armed Services YMCA
- Army Emergency Relief
- Blinded Veterans Assocation
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
Supporting Fire Fighters and Police
- American Association of State Troopers
- American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens
- Association for Firefighters and Paramedics
- Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund
Watchdog Groups
Children and Youth
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
- Boy Scouts of America
- Boys and Girls Club of America
- Campfire USA
- Cedars Homes for Children
- Child Find of America
- Child Welfare League of America
- Girl Scouts
- Junior Achievement
- National 4-H Council
- SADD
Women
- Catalyst
- Family Care International
- Global Fund for Women
- International Planned Parenthood
- League of Women Voters
- National Organization for Women
Finding a Complete List of Nonprofit Organizations
The above list is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the charities that are out there. There are several more places that you can look online:
- The definitive list for who is under the 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) tax code can be found where else than at the IRS. Publication 78 is in pdf format.
- Charity Navigator is a charity watchdog group that helps people get the most charity for their dollar.
- The Foundation Center has everything you could ever want to know about grant making foundations and non profits.
- Want to check out a nonprofit organization? One place to start is the Better Business Bureau which lists all nonprofits that meet their criteria.
- A to Z Charity Listing from Charity Watch lists just about everything out there and provides links to articles when applicable.
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