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COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF TRAVIS COUNTY
Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.
AUSTIN, Texas
Medair
Emergency Relief and Recovery
Wheaton, Illinois
BioBuilder Educational Foundation
BioBuilder prepares the teenagers of today for the bio-economy of tomorrow. Since 2007, BioBuilder has been converting authentic biotechnology research into innovative hands-on laboratory content and novel problem-based learning modules that can be implemented by high school students and their teachers everywhere. Established at MIT with NSF support, BioBuilder was recognized as an independent non-profit organization in 2011. Since then, our openly accessible curriculum has made substantial impact in secondary and post-secondary life-science education in nearly every state and more than 30 foreign countries. Our long-term goal is to launch young innovators on their paths to college and careers and to help them become scientific leaders and part of our nation’s skilled workforce. BioBuilder’s curriculum in synthetic biology raises awareness and delivers core knowledge, training and professional competencies so that students become bio-citizens with a leg up and a way in to the community of STEM professionals.
Newton, Massachusetts
GREEN DOT ETCETERA
The Green Dot Strategy is an innovative approach to violence prevention. Green Dot harnesses the power of individual choices to shift social norms, resulting in broad-based culture change. Green Dot is based on a wealth of interdisciplinary research including social change theory, diffusion of innovation, communication, marketing, bystander intervention, and perpetration patterns.
Alexandria, Virginia
Code Blueprint
We exist to break the mold—and the barriers that have kept women out of technical trades for far too long. Our mission is to create pathways to empower all women, including those who identify as women, by opening doors into the world of building inspections, code compliance, and safety enforcement. These aren’t just jobs. They’re careers that shape communities, protect lives, and command respect. Yet for decades, they’ve remained out of reach for many women due to systemic bias, lack of access, and cultural gatekeeping. We’re here to change that. Through rigorous certification programs, hands-on training, and mentorship, we equip women with the skills, credentials, and confidence to step into these roles and own them. Our graduates don’t just meet industry standards—they learn them and may eventually write them. They become inspectors, enforcers, leaders, and advocates for safer structures in our communities. We believe that when women are empowered to build, inspect, and lead, entire communities benefit. Economic independence grows. Representation shifts. Futures brighten. This mission is fueled by belief—and by action. Every donation, every grant, every partnership helps us expand access, deepen impact, and rewrite the narrative for women in technical trades. We’re not just preparing women for the workforce. We’re preparing them to transform.
West African Vocational Schools
WAVS is a Christian nonprofit that equips West Africans with life-changing job skills.
Fresno, California
Seeds for a Future
The mission of Seeds for a Future (Semillas Para el Futuro) is to create a systemic approach to helping people help themselves, by providing rural families in Guatemala with coaching and technical assistance in nutrition and food security, home production of plant and animal foods, diversification of income crops and improved farming techniques.
Prescott, Arizona
CAMP DARK WATERS INC
Since 1928 Camp Dark Waters and its Conference Center have offered the perfect, scenic setting for groups of all ages to come together and canoeing share simple living in a quiet woodland setting.
Medford, New Jersey
WORLD OF POWERFUL YOUTH
Our mission at World of Powerful Youth is granting brighter futures for our future leaders with creativity, originality and ingenuity.
Sacramento, California
OCEANOGRAPHIC TEACHING STATIONS INC (Roundhouse Aquarium Teaching Center)
Our mission is to connect visitors and students to the oceans, provide hands-on and interactive experiences with marine life and habitats of Southern California, and inspire people to have positive impacts on the environment.
Manhattan Beach, California
NEW ENERGY NEXUS
We support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity into the global clean energy economy.
OAKLAND, California
Veterans Care Charity.org
Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.