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| x Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services |
The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services (JBFCS), one of the United States' largest nonprofit mental health and social service agencies, has been established for over 110 years. Today, as for other such agencies, its services are non...
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| x Xiph.Org Foundation |
Xiph.Org Foundation is a non-profit organization that produces free multimedia formats and software tools. It focuses on the Ogg family of formats, the most successful of which has been Vorbis, an open and freely licensed audio format and codec...
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Internal Revenue Service | 501(c)(3) | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| x MetaBrainz Foundation |
The MetaBrainz Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit based in San Luis Obispo, California, that operates the MusicBrainz project.
With the creation of the MetaBrainz Foundation on 2005-04-19, the MusicBrainz project entered its second...
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Internal Revenue Service | 501(c)(3) | ||
| x Creative Commons |
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Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released...
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| x Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania |
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The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is a non-stock, not-for-profit organization headquartered in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, United States. It is the main legal entity used worldwide by Jehovah's Witnesses to direct,...
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| x International Rice Research Institute |
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The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an international NGO. Its headquarters are in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, and it has offices in sixteen countries . The main goal of IRRI is to find sustainable ways to improve the well-being...
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission | 501(c)(3) | |
| x San Francisco Film Society |
The San Francisco Film Society is a nonprofit arts organization located in San Francisco, California that presents and exhibits year-round film programming and events in addition to the annual San Francisco International Film Festival.
It annually...
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| x Rock the Vote |
Rock the Vote is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization in the United States whose mission is to engage and build the political power of young people.
Rock the Vote uses their Democracy Class program along with music, popular culture and new...
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Internal Revenue Service | 501(c)(3) | ||
| x Pachamama Alliance | |||||
| x Habitat for Humanity International |
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Habitat For Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing, a self-described...
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| x Children's Miracle Network |
The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) (French: Réseau Enfants-Santé (RES)) is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. The...
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| x Southern Poverty Law Center |
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization noted for its legal victories against white supremacist groups; legal representation for victims of hate groups; monitoring of alleged hate groups, militias...
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| x James Randi Educational Foundation |
The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. The JREF's mission includes educating the public and the media on the dangers of accepting unproven claims, and to...
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Internal Revenue Service | 501(c)(3) | Feb 29, 1996 | |
| x Western Neighborhoods Project | Internal Revenue Service | 501(c)(3) | |||
| x People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) (stylized PeTA) is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A non-profit corporation with 300 employees and two...
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| x Los Angeles Conservancy |
The Los Angeles Conservancy is an historic preservation organization in Los Angeles, California. It works to document, rescue and revitalize historic buildings, places and neighborhoods in the city. The Conservancy is the largest membership based...
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| x Neighborhood Parks Council |
The Neighborhood Parks Council is a non-profit environmental organization based in San Francisco, California that contributes to the green movement by supporting and advocating for urban parks. The Neighborhood Parks Council supports the development...
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| x Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence |
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence (OPI) in Australia and elsewhere, is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and Catholic imagery to call attention to sexual...
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| x The Lumina Foundation | |||||
| x American Birding Association |
The American Birding Association (ABA) is a non-profit organization of people interested in birding. Begun in 1968, the ABA is the only organization in North America that specifically caters to recreational birders. Membership is open to all....
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| x OpenStreetMap Foundation |
The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a UK Registered Limited Company (5912761) limited by guarantee which was incorporated on August 22nd, 2006
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| x U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities |
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Inc. (Endowment) is a not-for-profit corporation established at the request of the governments of the United States and Canada in accordance with the terms of the Softwood Lumber Agreement 2006 (SLA...
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| x California-Asia Business Council | |||||
| x Hummingbird Monitoring Network |
HMN is a science-based, project-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of hummingbird diversity and abundance throughout the Americas. HMN currently maintains over 30 study sites in Canada and the USA and is expanding into...
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| x One Drop Foundation |
The ONE DROP Foundation is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based out of Montreal, Canada. An initiative of Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, the foundation's mission is to fight poverty worldwide by supporting access to water and raising...
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| x International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts | |||||
| x World Affairs Council of Northern California |
The World Affairs Council of Northern California, founded in 1947 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, offers a forum where diverse audiences engage in critical issues that inform their actions. Policymakers, business executives, philanthropists,...
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| x Oikos - Cooperação e Desenvolvimento | |||||
| x Planetary Society |
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The Planetary Society is a publicly supported, non-government and non-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman, and has members from 125...
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| x RAND |
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RAND Corporation (Research ANd Development) is a nonprofit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by Douglas Aircraft Company. It is currently financed by the U.S. government and...
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| x Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design |
Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design (founded in 1987) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovative art, architecture, design, and urbanism that takes the city as a laboratory. The Forum plays a vital role among...
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| x USA Volleyball |
USA Volleyball (USAV) is a non-profit organization which serves as the national governing body of volleyball in the United States of America (USA).
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado and originally founded by the YMCA of the United States...
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| x One Nation |
One Nation is an American not-for-profit, organization which describes its purpose as to foster a national conversation about the common values we shared by Americans, regardless of how we choose to express our spirituality.
The initiative has...
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| x Freedom to Marry |
Freedom to Marry is an organization which campaigns for the right of same-sex couples to marry in the United States. Freedom to Marry was founded in New York City in 2003 by Evan Wolfson, whom many consider to be the father of the modern marriage...
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| x Sunlight Foundation |
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The Sunlight Foundation is a 501(c)(3) educational organization founded in April 2006 with the goal of increasing transparency and accountability in the United States government. The foundation encourages citizen and blogger participation by...
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| x East Coast Music Association |
The East Coast Music Association is a non-profit association that hosts an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada. Since its beginning in 1989 when it was launched as the Maritime Music...
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| x Ducks Unlimited |
Ducks Unlimited (DU) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and people. It had approximately 579,000 members as of January 2011, mostly in...
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| x PRBO Conservation Science |
PRBO Conservation Science, founded as the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, is a California based wildlife conservation and research non-profit organization. PRBO was founded in 1965 to study the birds migrating along the Pacific flyway, and has run the...
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| x Klamath Bird Observatory |
Klamath Bird Observatory (KBO) advances bird and habitat conservation in the Americas through science, education, and partnerships. KBO conducts scientific studies to monitor and inventory...
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| x Colorado Mountain Club |
The Colorado Mountain Club (CMC), formed in 1912, is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) outdoor education organization based in Golden, Colorado that gathers and disseminates information regarding Colorado's mountains in the areas of art, science, literature...
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| x National Language Service Corps |
The National Language Service Corps (NLSC) is a nonprofit civilian organization administererd by the U.S. federal government. The mission of the NLSC is to recruit a readily-available pool of individuals who have expertise in languages that are...
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| x National Association for Biomedical Research |
The National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) is an American non profit organization, 501(c)(6), located in Washington, DC. NABR was formed in 1985 when the Association of Biomedical Research merged with the National Society for Medical...
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| x Foundation for Biomedical Research |
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The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) is an American non profit organization, 501(c)(3), located in Washington, DC. Established in 1981, the organization is dedicated to informing the news media, teachers, and other groups about the need for...
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| Hidden Villa |
Hidden Villa is a non-profit organization created by Josephine and Frank Duveneck. Its mission is "To inspire a just and sustainable future through our programs, land and legacy." Their programs include a multicultural youth summer camp, an...
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| x Hebrew Free Burial Association |
The Hebrew Free Burial Association (HFBA) was established in 1888 as a free burial society serving the residents of Manhattan's Lower East Side and was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1889. As the need grew in adjacent Jewish...
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| x City Arts Nashua |
City Arts Nashua (CAN) is a non-profit organization in Nashua, New Hampshire, committed to promoting Nashua's artistic and cultural community.
City Arts Nashua oversees and is in charge of "Art Walk Nashua". "Art Walk Nashua" gives new and repeat...
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| x Piers Park Sailing Center |
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Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community sailing center located on Boston Harbor. The sailing center is composed five programs: adult, adaptive, youth, racing, and coastal.
Piers Park, located on Marginal St. in East...
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| x Commonwealth Club of California |
The Commonwealth Club of California is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States. Membership is open to everyone.
The...
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| x Boat People SOS |
Boat People SOS (BPSOS) is the nation's largest Vietnamese-American 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to Vietnamese-American civic and political activism. It is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. BPSOS' mission is to "empower, organize,...
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| x American Society of Genealogists |
The American Society of Genealogists s the scholarly honorary society of the genealogical field. Founded by John Insley Coddington, Arthur Adams and Meredith B. Colket, Jr., in December 1940, its membership is limited to 50 living fellows. ASG...
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| x Romanian Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry "Sever Zotta" |
The Romanian Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry "Sever Zotta" (Romanian: Institutul Român de Genealogie si Heraldica "Sever Zotta") is a research institute located in Iaşi. The institute was established in 1999, being registered as a non-profit...
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| x American Farm Bureau Federation |
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), commonly referred to as the Farm Bureau, is a nonprofit organization and the largest general farm organization in the United States. The stated mission of AFBF is "working through our grassroots...
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| x United States Green Building Council |
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), co-founded by Mike Italiano, David Gottfried and Rick Fedrizzi in 1993, is a non-profit trade organization that promotes sustainability in how buildings are designed, built, and operated. USGBC is best known...
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| x DuraSpace |
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| x Green Building Initiative |
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is an American non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon that is devoted to encouraging the building industry and its customers towards the adoption of building practices that result in energy efficient,...
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| x Australian Horror Writers Association |
The Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) is a non-profit organisation that commenced in 2003 with the goal of providing a unified voice and sense of community for Australian writers of dark fiction (horror and dark fantasy) and to further...
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| x Sail and Life Training Society |
S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society, founded in 1974, is a non-profit Christian organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, which provides sail training for 2000 young people per year.
In summer, trips of 9 or 10 days are made in...
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| x The Chattanooga Speculative Fiction Fans, Inc. | |||||
| x Hellenic Ornithological Society |
The Hellenic Ornithological Society is a Greek non-governmental body exclusively concerned with the protection of wild birds and their habitats in Greece. It is a Non-Profit Organization founded in 1982. It is the Greek partner of BirdLife...
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| x Ornithological Society of New Zealand |
The Ornithological Society of New Zealand (OSNZ) was founded in 1940. It is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the study of birds and their habitats in the New Zealand region. It caters for a wide variety of people interested in the birds of the...
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