Philanthropic Organizations -- Sample List for Student Research

Group I

1. Red Cross
2. Sierra Club
3. Muscular Dystrophy Association
4. Public Education Network
5. American Leprosy Foundation
6. Turner Foundation
7. Save the Children

Group II

1. United Way
2. Ronald McDonald Foundation
3. Greenpeace
4. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
5. CARE
6. AmeriCares
7. Salvation Army

Group III

1. Habitat for Humanity
2. Carnegie Foundation
3. Lion's International
4. American Cancer Society
5. Doctors without Borders USA
6. Christian Children's Fund
7. Project HOPE

Group IV

1. Make-a-Wish Foundation
2. Rockefeller Foundation
3. Kiwanis International
4. Arthritis Foundation
5. Catholic Relief Services
6. CROP
7. Planned Parenthood

Group V

1. The Big Help
2. Dow Foundation
3. Rotary Foundation
4. Public Broadcasting System
5. League of Women Voters
6. Goodwill
7. Pearl S. Buck Foundation

Group VI

1. YMCA
2. Kellogg Foundation
3. Shriners
4. Hospice
5. Unicef
6. Helen Keller International
7. Boy Scouts of America

Group VII

1. YWCA
2. Ford Foundation
3. Rainforest Action Network
4. St. Jude's Hospital
5. Chamber of Commerc
6. Second Harvest
7. Girl Scouts of America