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Action Against Hunger (USA)
http://www.aah-usa.org
Action Against Hunger-USA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in New York State, is part of an international non-denominational humanitarian network created in 1979 in response to refugee crises in Pakistan, Uganda, and Cambodia. Today, the network operates in some 40 countries worldwide and strives to bring self-sufficiency and long-term benefits to displaced or refugee populations by integrating nutrition, water and sanitation, food security, and health programs into a comprehensive package. The website includes news, research, relevant links, and an online donation area.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Action by Churches Together (ACT)
http://www.act-intl.org/
An international alliance of churches and relief agencies assisting thousands of people recovering from emergencies in more than 50 countries worldwide. ACT International offers assistance to victims of natural disasters as well as emergencies caused by war and civil conflict. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva, Switzerland.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International
http://www.adra.org/
Provides assistance in situations of crisis or chronic distress, and work toward the development of long-term solutions with those affected.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Air Serv International
http://www.airserv.org/
Air Serv International is one of the few non-profit air and cargo transportation organizations providing services to humanitarian organizations working overseas. In eighteen years we have safely flown more than 132,000 flights and logged over 17 million miles!
Our primary objective is to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective air transport to humanitarian agencies involved in relief and development - and to immediately respond to and operate in difficult and dangerous environments. Our operations are often focused on providing access to remote or transport-deficient areas within each country.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org/
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Founded in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian victims during World War I, today the AFSC has programs that focus on issues related to economic justice, peace-building and demilitarization, social justice, and youth, in the United States, and in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
http://www.jdc.org/
Through JDC's International Development Program (IDP), we bring comfort and aid to victims of disasters on a non-sectarian basis help them rebuild their society long after the news media have packed their cameras and gone home.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

American Jewish World Service
http://www.ajws.org/
An independent non-profit organization founded in 1985 to help alleviate poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the world regardless of race, religion or nationality. AJWS provides humanitarian aid, technical support, emergency relief and skilled volunteers to grassroots project partners that are implementing small-scale, self-sustaining development projects in the areas of healthcare, education, economic development and agriculture reform.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/
As part of a global humanitarian network, the American Red Cross responds to international emergencies with caring assistance, skilled expertise, and inventive solutions . . . aided by compassionate Americans who want to make a real difference.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

American Refugee Committee International
http://www.archq.org
The American Refugee Committee works for the survival, health and well being of refugees, displaced people, and those at risk, enabling them to rebuild productive lives of dignity and purpose, striving always to respect their values.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Americans for the Arts
Emergency Relief Funds
http://www.artsusa.org/get_involved/emergency_relief_fund/default.asp
Established to provide timely financial assistance to victims of a major disaster for the purpose of helping them rebuild the arts in their community. Relief funds are distributed directly to local arts agencies. Local arts agencies may use relief funds to assist with their own recovery as well as to provide needed services and funding to local nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists. Relief funds are generated by Americans for the Arts and the charitable contributions of foundations, corporations, governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, and individuals from across the country. Contributions to the Americans for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund are tax deductible. One hundred percent of all funds raised will be distributed to local arts agencies in disaster areas.
(Last checked 05/04/05)

Americares
http://www.americares.org
AmeriCares solicits donations of medicines, medical supplies, and other relief materials from U.S. companies and delivers them to victims of natural disasters, famine, and war in more than 130 countries around the world. In addition to news and information about the organization, the AmeriCares Web site provides guidelines for product donations and a secure online donation area for individuals.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Ananda Marga, see Marga

Baptist World Aid
http://www.bwanet.org/bwaid/
The compassionate arm of the Baptist World Alliance, supporting three areas of ministry: Relief irrespective of tribe, caste, color or religion, including famine relief, disaster relief, and refugee relief; development projects; and fellowship assistance restricted to Baptists.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

B'nai B'rith International Disaster Relief Aid
http://www.bnaibrith.org/
Make a contribution to help provide relief for victims of man-made and natural disasters through B'nai B'rith's On-Line Disaster Relief Donation Forms.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Brother's Brother Foundation
http://www.brothersbrother.org/
Since its founding in 1958, BBF has donated over $860 million dollars worth of donated medical, educational, agricultural, and humanitarian response resources, weighing over 65,700 tons to more than 40 million people in over 110 countries on five continents. Over half of this total has been distributed since 1995. The value of shipments for the year 2000 alone is $77 million and fit into 219 tractor trailers.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Bush Clinton Katrina Fund
http://www.bushclintonkatrinafund.org/
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, former Presidents Bush and Clinton established the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund to provide relief and rebuilding resources to help the victims of this disaster. The Fund welcomes proposals from community organizations and state and local governments supporting initiatives that fill in the gaps and unmet needs of families and communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. Requests are reviewed on a rolling basis. Online applications are available on the website listed above.
(Last checked 11/07/05)

CARE
http://www.care.org
CARE is one of the world's largest private international relief and development organizations. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, CARE enabled Americans to send more than 100 million CARE Packages® to survivors of the conflict in Europe and Asia. CARE has become a leader in sustainable development and emergency aid, reaching tens of millions of people each year in more than 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. For more than 50 years now, CARE has been a vehicle of American generosity abroad.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Catholic Medical Mission Board
http://www.cmmb.org
Founded in 1928, the Catholic Medical Mission Board partners with non-governmental organizations abroad to acquire and transport medicine and health-care supplies to the needy in developing countries around the world. In addition, the organization recruits licensed health-care professionals for short- and long-term placements in clinical facilities overseas, provides emergency relief, and supports ongoing health-care projects around the world. The CMMB Web site offers information about the organization; excerpts from its quarterly magazine, "Medical Mission News"; an "Urgent Needs" area; and a secure online donations area.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Catholic Relief Services
http://www.catholicrelief.org/
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged outside the country. CRS provides direct aid to the poor, and involves people in their own development, helping them to realize their potential. And CRS educates the people of the United States to fulfill their moral responsibilities toward our brothers and sisters around the world by helping the poor, working to remove the causes of poverty, and promoting social justice.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

CHF International
http://www.chfhq.org/
CHF International serves as a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate- income communities around the world, helping families improve their economic circumstances, environment, and infrastructure. The organization has been providing technical expertise and leadership in international and domestic development since 1952, including critical emergency management following disasters and civil conflict. CHF has worked in nearly 100 countries worldwide.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Children's Hunger Relief Fund
http://www.chrf.org/
Children's Hunger Relief Fund has been providing emergency relief and long-term opportunity to needy children since 1975.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Christian Children's Fund
http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/
For over 60 years CCF has been dedicated to providing assistance to needy children worldwide. Services are provided to approximately 2.5 million children regardless of race, religion, or gender in 31 countries, including the United States.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
http://www.crwrc.org/
A relief, development, and educational ministry supported by the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Christian Relief Services
http://www.christianrelief.org/
A non-profit charitable organization providing humanitarian relief in the United States and around the world. Take the virtual tour of our Web site and see how Christian Relief Services´ projects and activities connect. As you learn more about Christian Relief Services innovative ways of addressing the issues of combating hunger, helping children, preventing homelessness, providing water and shipping medical supplies, you will want to support and connect with our projects.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Church World Service
http://www.churchworldservice.org/
Born in the aftermath of World War II, today Church World Service is 36 Protestant, Anglican, and Orthodox communions in the U.S., cooperating worldwide in programs of long-term development, emergency response, and assistance to refugees. Within the U.S., Church World Service assists communities in responding to disasters, resettles refugees, promotes fair national and international policies, provides educational resources, and offers opportunities to join a people-to-people network of local and global caring through participation in CROP WALKS, the CWS TOOLS OF HOPE & BLANKET, and the Gift of the Heart Kit Program. (CROP is the name given to community-wide hunger education and fund raising events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by 22 Church World Service/CROP regional offices nationwide.) Since 1946, Church World Service has provided more than 5.3 billion pounds of material assistance in support of relief and development efforts worldwide -- some $879,000,000 in food, medical supplies, tents, clothing, blankets, seeds, tools, and sewing and school supplies.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

CitiHope International Inc.
http://www.citihope.org
CitiHope International is a non-profit, 501-C-3 organization specializing in the delivery of humanitarian aid globally in the form of medicine, medical supplies, and food relief.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Compassion International Disaster Relief
https://www.compassion.com/contribution/giving/disasterrelief.htm
When natural disasters strike, Compassion's Disaster Relief Fund provides sponsored children and their families with food, clothing and basic supplies to help rebuild their lives.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Concern USA/Worldwide
http://www.concernusa.org/
Since 1968, Concern Worldwide has been committed to providing emergency aid and long-term development programs to communities in need around the world. Concern Worlwide is a non-denominational, voluntary organization committed to the relief, assistance and advancement of peoples in need in less developed areas of the world, while concentrating on the poorest people in its countries of operation.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Conrad Hilton, see Hilton

Counterpart International
http://www.counterpart.org/
In the islands of the Pacific and the Caribbean, the jungles of MesoAmerica, in Africa, in South America, in the sub Continent and in Central Asia, our network provides hope, help and expertise to bootstrap development. We are involved in schools, in hospitals, in businesses, in markets, in developing tourist industries that benefit the locals, in rebuilding communities atomized by political and economic change. We help them tap into networks of information and experience that can assist their development. In some places, we work with groups of people who have barely left the Stone Age, and in others where governments used to do almost everything, but have now moved out of whole areas of people’s lives. Indeed, in some places we work, governments have disappeared completely leaving chaos in their wake.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Direct Relief International
http://www.directrelief.org/
Direct Relief is a non-profit medical assistance organization based in Santa Barbara, California. For more than fifty years, we have been sending shipments of medical supplies and equipment worldwide to help the victims of civil unrest, natural disasters and chronic poverty. Direct Relief ships more than $50 million dollars a year (wholesale value) in medical and pharmaceutical goods, and manages to do so with an exceptionally low administrative overhead of less than five percent. We have sent medical assistance to 150 countries, including various areas of the United States.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Disaster Help
http://www.disasterhelp.gov/
DisasterHelp.gov is designed to assist victims of disasters in locating the resources they need. The goal of the site is to combine the resources of all the federal agencies in our partnership in one central location.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Doctors of the World
http://www.doctorsoftheworld.org
Doctors of the World-USA, the U.S. affiliate of the French medical relief organization, Médecins du Monde, works to provide medical assistance to the world's most vulnerable populations. The organization has deployed volunteers to more than 20 countries around the world, and it is currently supporting efforts in Kosovo, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, and Vietnam, as well as the U.S. The site offers news, information about long-term volunteer opportunities for U.S. health professionals, a calendar of events, and a secure online donation area.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Doctors Without Borders
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is the world's largest independent international medical relief agency aiding victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and others who lack health care due to geographic remoteness or ethnic marginalization. The organization operates independently of all governments, institutions, political, economic, or religious influences. It depends on volunteer health professionals in fulfilling its mission.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

ELCA World Hunger Appeal
http://www.elca.org/hunger/
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) commitment to supporting people who live with chronic hunger and poverty around the corner and around the world is carried out by ELCA World Hunger through relief, development, education, and advocacy.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Episcopal Relief and Development
formerly known as The Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief
http://www.er-d.org/
Through grants for emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development, Episcopal Relief and Development responds to people in need in the United States and around the world.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Disaster Relief
http://www.elca.org/disaster
The ECLA provides both domestic and international disaster relief.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Faith Based Humanitarian and Relief Organizations
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/specialissues/item.jhtml?id=3000057
A compilation by the Foundation Center appearing in Philanthropy News Digest, March 27, 2001. Includes: Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, American Friends Service Committee, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, American Jewish World Service, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Catholic Relief Services, Christian Children's Fund, Lutheran World Relief, MAP International, Mercy Corps, and World Vision.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Family Care Foundation (FCF)
http://www.familycare.org/
Operates projects and provides support and training for grassroots organizations in developing countries. FCF's slogan "Caring for Today ... Investing in Tomorrow" is enacted via our global relief and development network which provides both emergency services and sustained development for communities, families and children in 50 countries.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Feed the Children
http://www.feedthechildren.org/
The mission of Feed The Children is to provide desperately needed food and necessities to meet immediate needs.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Flagstaff International Relief Effort (FIRE)
http://www.fireprojects.org
Flagstaff International Relief Effort (F.I.R.E.) provides clothing, medicine, and educational supplies to needy residents of developing countries impacted by poverty, political instability, and natural disaster. F.I.R.E.’s personal delivery of clothing and supplies insures that donations reach only individuals and organizations with the greatest need. Mongolia seems to be the current focus.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Food for the Hungry
http://www.fh.org/
Food for the Hungry is an international organization of Christian motivation, committed to working with poor people to overcome hunger and poverty through integrated self-development and relief programs. Relief efforts include famines in Africa, typhoons in Southeast Asia, floods in the United States, and earthquakes in Central America.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Food for the Poor
http://www.foodforthepoor.org/
For The Poor (FFP) ministers to spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1982 as a 501(c)(3)corporation, our goals are to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children we serve. Food For The Poor raises funds and provides direct relief assistance to the poor, usually by purchasing specifically requested materials and distributing them through the churches and charity organizations already operating in areas of need. In this way, the organization serves the poor with dignity and ensures the most appropriate use of donors' funds.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Freedom from Hunger
http://www.freefromhunger.org/
In some of the world's poorest countries - where fear and uncertainty are a way of life - Freedom from Hunger's programs are ending chronic hunger. Together with local partners, we bring lifesaving resources to families who live in absolute poverty.
Also listed under Women in International Development.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Friends of the World Food Programme
http://www.friendsofwfp.org
The World Food Programme can be found almost anywhere people are in desperate need of food. WFP is the United Nations frontline hunger relief agency; in fact, WFP is the largest international food aid organization in the world. In 2002, WFP helped feed 72 million people in 82 countries. WFP relief workers do whatever it takes to get food to those in need - whether to refugees escaping conflict or families left homeless by natural disaster. WFP relief workers drop food out of airplanes, move supplies on small boats and large ships, and deliver food to hard-to-reach places on the backs of elephants and yaks. WFP helps rebuild critical bridges and roads washed out by floods or destroyed by man. They provide assistance to people in the most desolate and destitute places on Earth.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

FUNDSNET Religion Programs : Grantmaking Foundations
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/religion.htm
A collection of web links by FundsNet.
Also listed under Religion and Social Change.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Give2Asia
http://www.Give2Asia.org
Give2Asia, a U.S. non-profit organization established by The Asia Foundation, increases the quality and quantity of charitable investments in Asia by providing personalized services to donors and non-profit organizations. Give2Asia gives individuals, families, corporations, and foundations the tools to fulfill their charitable goals in Asia.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Global Greengrants Fund
http://greengrants.org
Our grants fund grassroots action in some of the world's most despoiled and impoverished places. Grassroots groups are key to solving intractable problems and halting cycles of poverty, powerlessness and environmental destruction. Our grants offer hope and tap the energy of communities where other sources of support are unavailable. There is no better investment than supporting passionate people with great ideas.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Global Impact
http://www.charity.org/
Global Impact is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the poorest people on earth. Global Impact represents more than 50 of the most respected U.S.-based international charities in workplace giving campaigns across the nation. Each year, Global Impact and its member charities touch more than 206 million lives in virtually every developing country through disaster relief, education, health training and economic programs that promote self-sufficiency.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network
http://www.globaljewish.org/
GJARN works to provide nonsectarian humanitarian assistance and medical relief throughout the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, with a primary focus on Russia and Ukraine. (The organization also runs programs in Israel and New York.) The organization's programs, which are based on the principles of helping people directly, developing a grassroots infrastructure, and creating long-term solutions that enable people to become self-sufficient, provide immediate relief with food, clothing, and pharmaceuticals; improve primary medical care and health conditions; and promote the development of civil society.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Habitat for Humanity International
http://www.habitat.org/
Brings families in need together with volunteers of all faiths to provide housing for the poor around the world. Families contribute "sweat equity" and all payments/contributions are recycled to the next round of projects.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Heart to Heart International
http://www.hearttoheart.org
Heart to Heart International is a global humanitarian organization that inspires, empowers and mobilizes individuals to serve the needs of the poor in their communities and around the world. We accomplish this mission via partnerships that: (1) Promote health; (2) Alleviate hunger; (3) Offer resources, education and hope; and (4) Provide opportunities for meaningful service.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Heifer International
http://www.heifer.org/
Heifer International is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help end world hunger and poverty through self-reliance & sustainability.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Hilton Humanitarian Prize (Conrad N.)
http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/
A $1 million award is presented annually to an organization making extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world. The deadline for nominations is December 15. For complete information visits the program's website or contact Melissa Whalen, 310-556-4694, ext. 213, email: Melissa@hiltonfoundation.org.
(Last checkeD 08/05/09)

Hope Worldwide
http://www.hopeww.org/index.htm
HOPE worldwide is a non-profit charity, headquartered in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love. HOPE worldwide's mission is as simple as its name: to bring hope to a hurting world. We began our work in 1991 with just 3 simple programs and now serve the poor in 75 nations on all six inhabited continents. With a global pool of committed volunteers, HOPE worldwide annually serves more than 2 million needy people.
HOPE worldwide is a faith-based charity founded in 1991 by the International Churches of Christ. Its non-sectarian programs serve disadvantaged children and the elderly, provide education, and deliver medical services in developing communities. HOPE worldwide is a recognized non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a registered private voluntary organization with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
We treat the sick, feed the hungry, house the homeless
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Interaction: American Council for Voluntary International Action
http://www.interaction.org/index.html
A coalition of more than 160 humanitarian organizations working on disaster relief, refugee assistance and sustainable development programs worldwide. Includes a directory of the participating organizations.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Interchurch Medical Assistance (IMA) World Health
http://imaworldhealth.org/
Formed in 1960 to represent Protestant relief and development agencies in requesting donated medicines from U.S. pharmaceutical companies, our historic activities focused on procuring and shipping donated medical products to the overseas health ministries of its Member agencies. IMA participants include:
(1) Adventist Development and Relief Agency International
(2) American Baptist Churches of the USA, International Ministries
(3) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Div. of Overseas Ministries
(4) Church of the Brethren General Board
(5) Church World Service and Witness/National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
(6) Episcopal Relief and Development
(7) Lutheran World Relief
(8) Mennonite Central Committee
(9) Presbyterian Church (USA) International Health Ministries
(10) United Church of Christ USA/Wider Church Ministries
(11) The United Methodist Church/General Board of Global Ministries
(12) Vellore Christian Medical College Board (USA), Inc.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

International Aid
http://www.internationalaid.org/
International Aid is a Christian relief and development agency that responds to Biblical mandates by providing and supporting solutions in healthcare. Headquarters are in Spring Lake, MI.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

International Committee of the Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
http://www.ifrc.org/
The International Federation is a federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from more than 176 countries, working together to improve the lives of the world's most vulnerable people.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

International Medical Corps
http://www.imcworldwide.org/
A non-profit humanitarian relief organization providing medical training and emergency care worldwide where violent conflicts, natural disasters, and other crises have left people sick, injured, and without access to adequate health care.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

International Orthodox Christian Charities
http://www.iocc.org/
At the invitation of Orthodox churches, IOCC assists some of the most vulnerable people in the world: Orphans, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Elderly, Children, Single parent, Individuals with Disabilities, Hospitals & Schools. In all programs administered by IOCC, assistance is provided solely on the basis of need.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

International Relief and Development, Inc.
http://www.ird-dc.org
IRD is a private voluntary organization (PVO) dedicated to improving the quality of life of people in the most economically deprived parts of the world by facilitating and supporting assistance tailored specifically to their needs. IRD works with a wide range of organizations (domestic and foreign government agencies, international organizations, international and local PVOs and U.S. corporations) in the implementation of targeted, cost-effective relief and development programs. Founded in 1998 by Dr. Arthur B. Keys, Jr., IRD has provided more than $128 million in humanitarian assistance to Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Balkans and the Newly Independent States. IRD continues to expand its operations in these geographical areas as well as new regions that present the same social, political and technical challenges.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

International Relief Teams
http://www.irteams.org/
A nonprofit, international relief organization dedicated to organizing volunteer teams to provide medical and non-medical assistance to the victims of disaster and profound poverty worldwide.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

International Rescue Committee
http://www.theirc.org/
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a world leader in relief, rehabilitation, protection, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression.
At work in 25 countries, the IRC delivers lifesaving aid in emergencies, rebuilds shattered communities, cares for war-traumatized children, rehabilitates health care, water and sanitation systems, reunites separated families, restores lost livelihoods, establishes schools, trains teachers, strengthens the capacity of local organizations and supports civil society and good-governance initiatives.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
http://www.jrsusa.org
As an international Catholic organization and a work of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is present in nearly 50 countries throughout the world. Its mission is to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced persons. JRS provides assistance to refugees in refugee camps, to people displaced within their own country, to asylum seekers in cities and those held in detention centers. Like each of the ten geographic regions of JRS, the mission of the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA (JRS/USA) is to care for the most vulnerable of refugees, in particular those whose plight has been forgotten by the rest of the world.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

JustGive.org
http://www.justgive.org
Useful tool for identifying charities working in various states or on international issues. Note browse category and choose disaster relief.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Latter Day Saints Humanitarian Services
http://www.lds.org/ldsfoundation/welfare/0,7133,1325-1-9--cWELFAREPOSTER,00.html
Service arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Life for Relief and Development
http://www.lifeusa.org
Life for Relief and Development (LIFE) is a 501(c )(3) non-profit/non-governmental organization in Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and registered with United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Life was founded in 1992 by concerned Iraqi-American professionals in response to the humanitarian crisis that developed in Iraq as a result of the 1991 Gulf War conflict. LIFE is dedicated to alleviating human suffering around the world regardless of race, color, religion or cultural background. Our global organization strives to offer a variety of humanitarian, health, educational services and programs to aid refugees and victims of natural or man-made disasters.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod World Relief
http://worldrelief.lcms.org/
LCMS World Relief offers hope through disaster response and self-help ministries on behalf of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Lutheran World Relief
http://www.lwr.org/
Lutheran World Relief works in overseas development and relief on behalf of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. LWR also receives support from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

MAP International
http://www.map.org/
Health and hope for a hurting world. Founded over 50 years ago as an arm of the Christian Medical Society, MAP (Medical Assistance Programs) moved to its permanent location in Brunswick, Georgia in 1985. Today MAP continues to serve the world with a staff of nearly 130 in our U.S., Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador and Bolivia offices, dedicated through their Christian faith to providing health and hope for people living in the world's poorest communities. MAP also works in partnership programs with over 300 organizations, agencies and medical missions around the world.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) Global Network (Ananda)
http://www.amurt.net/
AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) is one of the few private voluntary organizations of Third World origin, being founded in India in 1965. Its original objective was to help meet the needs of victims of disasters that regularly hit the Indian sub-continent. Over the years AMURT has established teams in eighty countries, to create a network that can meet development and disaster needs almost anywhere in the world. In 1985 we broadened our goals to include long-term development. We feel we can play a useful role in helping the poor break the cycle of poverty and gain greater control over their lives. For us, development is human exchange: people sharing wisdom, knowledge and experience to build a better world. Provides disaster relief, sustainable development, and community service assistance.
(Last checked 08/05/09)

Medair: Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation
http://www.medair.org/
Founded in 1988, Medair is an non-governmental organisation (NGO) independent of any political, economic, social or religious authority. Its international headquarters are based in Switzerland. Its mission is exclusively humanitarian and it accomplishes its work in a spirit of dedication and solidarity, inspired by its Christian values. It does not proselytise.
Medair's objectives are to respond to suffering victims in war and disaster situations (especially those which have been forgotten or neglected) through various kinds of emergency and rehabilitative projects.
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Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
Giving Projects
http://www.mcc.org/givingprojects/
A relief, service, and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches.
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Mennonite Disaster Service
http://www.mds.mennonite.net/
A nonprofit disaster-relief agency that provides organized volunteer labor for cleanup, repair and reconstruction of homes.
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Mercy Corps International
http://www.mercycorps.org/
Mercy Corps is a not-for-profit organization that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. The agency now operates in more than 25 countries reaching 4 million people worldwide.
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Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
http://www.mercyusa.org/index_low.cfm
International relief and development nonprofit non-governmental organization founded in 1986.
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National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
http://www.nvoad.org/
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) is a partnership in disaster response. The organization was founded in the simple belief that the time to prepare for the next disaster is now. The primary purpose of this web site is to serve our members' information needs and then to inform the public of the cooperative efforts of disaster response organizations in the U.S. After Hurricane Camille in 1969, organizations that had been involved in providing resources and services to victims and communities affected by disaster shared their mutual concern about the frequent duplication of services. Beginning in 1970, representatives from these voluntary organizations began to meet together on a regular basis. The purpose of those early meetings was for participants to share their respective activities, concerns and frustrations in order to minimize duplication of effort and manage disaster activities more efficiently. Today NVOAD has 34 national member organizations (direct links to their sites appear in the column to the left), 52 State and territorial VOADs and a growing number of local VOADs.
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Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
http://www.ncm.org/
In keeping with the spirit of our Nazarene founders, NCM exists to minister holistically to people everywhere. We have a passion for meeting people's physical needs for food, shelter, and clothing. We have a strong drive to educate; this exists on two levels. We want to provide basic education and training for people who would not otherwise have access to it; we also want to provide the Nazarene constituency at large with resources like our newsletters and on our website, that encourage and call forth compassion as a lifestyle. We will never abandon our role in diligently calling the church to be the people of compassion and simplicity that our founders envisioned.
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Northwest Medical Teams International
http://www.nwmti.org/
Northwest Medical Teams is a non-profit, humanitarian aid relief/development organization whose mission is to demonstrate the love of Christ to those in crisis by sending volunteer response teams, distributing humanitarian aid and by providing community development and children's ministry programs.
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Operation Blessing Relief and Development Corporation
http://www.ob.org
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation (OBI) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) humanitarian organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Since 1978, Operation Blessing International has touched the lives of more than 175.1 million people in 96 countries and all 50 states, providing goods and services valued at more than $750 million.
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Operation USA
http://www.opusa.org/
Since 1979, Operation USA has garnered a reputation for innovation, care and speed as we send relief flights and sea and land shipments throughout the world. Hundreds of American corporations have contributed their products and services to our relief and development programs. Thousands of donors have entrusted us with monetary contributions for both domestic and international programs. A growing number of foundations, United Nations and nonprofit agencies have partnered with us.
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Oxfam America
http://www.oxfamamerica.org
Oxfam America works on the scene, helping people gain the hope, skills, and direction to create a new future. We are also active in the global arena, addressing social injustice through our advocacy, public education, and emergency assistance programs.
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Oxfam International
http://www.oxfam.org/en/ Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.
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Pan American Health and Education Foundation
http://www.paho.org/english/pahef/home.htm
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.
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Plan USA
http://www.planusa.org/index.php
Plan USA is part of a unique, global alliance of caring individuals like you—a worldwide community sharing a common agenda for child-centered development and the well-being, rights and interests of the world's children.
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
http://www.pcusa.org/pda/
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance enables congregations and mission partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crisis and catastrophic events.
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Project Concern International
http://www.projectconcern.org/
Project Concern saves the lives of children and families around the world by preventing disease and providing access to clean water and nutritious food.
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Project Hope
http://www.projecthope.org/
The name Health Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE) is reflected in its mission -- to achieve sustainable advances in health care around the world by implementing health education programs, conducting health policy research, and providing humanitarian assistance in areas of need; thereby contributing to human dignity, promoting international understanding, and enhancing social and economic development. The essence of Project HOPE is teaching; the basis is partnership.
Identifiable to many by the S.S. HOPE, the world's first peacetime hospital ship, Project HOPE now conducts land-based medical training and health care education programs on five continents, including North America.
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Refugees International
http://www.refugeesinternational.org
Refugees International generates lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for displaced people around the world and works to end the conditions that create displacement.
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Relief International
http://www.ri.org
Los Angeles-based Relief International provides emergency, rehabilitation, and development project services to vulnerable populations, particularly women and children, as well as victims of natural disasters, civil conflicts, and the poor worldwide. Information about the organization's programs, past and present, in Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Burundi, Chechyna, Iran, Kosovo, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Tajikstan, Turkey and Vietnam is available at its Web site, along with information about current job opportunities, reports from the field, and a secure online donation area.
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Relief Web
http://www.reliefweb.int/
Provides a contact directory of UN & international organizations, a directory of nongovernmental organizations, and related humanitarian web sites.
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Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmy.org/
For more information about either the domestic emergency relief program or the World Service Arm, call 800-SAL-ARMY.
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Samaritan's Purse International Relief
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ.
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Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org/
Save the Children was founded in the United States in 1932 as a nonprofit child-assistance organization to make lasting positive change in the lives of children in need. Today we work in 17 states across the United States as well as in over 40 other countries in the developing world to help children and families improve their health, education and economic opportunities. We also mobilize rapid life-support assistance for children and families caught in the tragedies of natural and man-made disasters.
Save the Children is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, an association of 27 independent organizations that provide child-oriented emergency response, development assistance and advocacy of children's rights in over 115 countries.
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers
http://www.volunteerministers.org/
We're a non-profit organization comprised solely of volunteers that aims to lend a hand wherever help is needed around the world. We've been around for over thirty years and have been a major presence at disasters across the globe, from Kosovo to the World Trade Center, from Sri Lanka to New Orleans. We work with other volunteer ministers of all faiths and in coordination with many of the organizations you list in your directory, including the American Red Cross. We would like to be able to join with you to be able to help more people across the world!
(Last checked 06/28/06)

Shelter for Life International
http://www.shelter.org
Showing God's love through helping people affected by conflict rebuild their lives and communities.
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Stop Hunger Now
http://www.stophungernow.org/
Established in 1998, Stop Hunger Now is a charitable, non-profit international relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid to crisis areas across the globe. Since its inception, Stop Hunger Now has provided more than $25 million worth of aid to people in over 48 countries worldwide. Working with its network of organizations, Stop Hunger Now is becoming an international leader in humanitarian relief.
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Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
http://www.uusc.org
With more than 32,000 members and supporters, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee is a nonsectarian organization that promotes human rights and social justice worldwide. We maintain partnerships in the United States, South and Southeast Asia, Central Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our programs are based on Unitarian Universalist principles that affirm the worth, dignity and human rights of every person — but one need not be a Unitarian Universalist to join UUSC.
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United Jewish Communities
http://www.ujc.org/
The merger of the United Jewish Appeal, Council of Jewish Federations, and United Israel Appeal has created a new national organization dedicated to seizing this opportunity to improve people's lives - around the corner and around the globe. Take a look at the Local Links for local affiliates.
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United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/emergencies/
An arm of the Methodist Church that provides assistance around the country and the world when natural disasters strike.
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U.S. Agency for International Development
http://www.usaid.gov/
In addition to making funds available from the U.S. government, USAID often lists organizations working to provide relief in disaster areas.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
Disaster Assistance Page
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=diap&topic=landing
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides a variety of assistance programs for those suffering from drought, flooding, other natural disasters, or quarantine.
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United States Fund for UNICEF
http://www.unicefusa.org/
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is one of 37 national committees set up around the world to raise money for UNICEF, which works in more than 160 countries and territories providing health care, clean water, improved nutrition, and education to millions of children in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
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United Way International
http://www.uwint.org/
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Water Missions International
http://www.watermissions.org
Water Missions International (WMI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Christian engineering organization serving the water and sanitation needs of developing countries and disaster areas. WMI uses low maintenance, appropriate water technologies for drinking water treatment and distribution, wastewater management and storm water control.
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Workerants Humanitarian Relief Links
http://www.workerants.com/Organizations/Humanitarian%20relief/hr_general.html
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World Concern
http://www.worldconcern.org/
World Concern is an international Christian relief and development organization serving more than four million people in 27 countries each year. Founded in 1955, World Concern is strengthening families and helping people become self-reliant through food and work programs. Also provides emergency relief services.
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World Emergency Relief
http://wer-us.org/index.html
Untold millions of people - and the programs helping them - need practical resources to make their lives successful. Food for starving children. Medicines for the sick. Seeds for farmers. Clothing for the naked and shivering. Even fire trucks for Brazil's rain forests. Since 1991, WER has been a leader in promoting the responsible and ethical use of “gifts-in-kind” at our own projects worldwide, as well as projects we share with other outreaches. WER receives daily requests for commodities. We verify needs and cultural appropriateness of supplies we can procure. We then seek those supplies from corporate donors and other charities. Before shipping, we check that supplies are safe and usable, and we often must obtain import permission from foreign embassies in the U.S.
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World Medical Relief, Inc.
http://www.worldmedicalrelief.org
This Detroit, Michigan public charity's mission is to impact the well-being of the medically impoverished on a local, national, and international basis. It seeks to achieve this mission through the collection of financial donations and goods, including medical, dental, and laboratory items, as well as through the purchase and distribution of such commodities.
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World Relief
http://www.worldrelief.org/
World Relief works with local evangelical churches to bring relief to suffering people in the name of Christ. Together, World Relief and partner churches are saving lives and restoring hope through ministries that address poverty, disease, hunger, persecution and the effects of war and disasters.
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World Vision United States
http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/master.nsf/
World Vision is an international Christian humanitarian organization serving the world's poor and displaced by providing programs that help save lives, bring hope, and restore dignity. Assistance is provided without regard to religious beliefs, gender, or ethnic background.
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The books mentioned on this page are available for public use in the Michigan State University Libraries. If you are unable to visit our library, consider visiting a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in your home state or a local public library in your home town. If the books are not available there, ask about interlibrary loan or visit a local bookstore to find out whether they can be purchased.

ACTIVIST'S GUIDE TO RELIGIOUS FUNDERS. Oakland, Cal. : Center for Third World Organizing, 1993. 3rd edition, 134pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV530 .A27 1993
Contains information on more than ten different denominational religious funding sources. Each denominational group is divided into various programs that are offered. Information provided includes contact name, address, and telephone number, a description of the types of grants awarded, and the application process and deadline dates. Earlier edition in Main Library Stacks.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

AGENCIES FOR PROJECT ASSISTANCE : SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR SMALL CHURCH SPONSORED PROJECTS IN AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE PACIFIC. Pierre Aubin and George Coffer. New York, N.Y. : Mission Project Service, 1988. 3rd edition, 340pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV530 .A9 1988
Identifies sources of support for third world church workers. Included are profiles of 300 agencies with total giving of at least $100,000; a track record of involvement in developing countries; and support of small church-sponsored projects. In addition, 25 smaller ones are included. Also includes a guide for proposal writing.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

BEFORE AND AFTER DISASTERS : FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
http://www.arts.gov/pub/DisasterRecovery.pdf
This PDF document from September 2005 "is designed to help archives, arts centers, libraries, museums, historical societies, and historic sites find resources" for "developing disaster plans, providing staff training, and protecting their collections." The report "includes ... information for 15 federal grant and loan programs and covers sources of federal assistance for preparedness, mitigation, and response, ... [and] recovery." Also provides information about sample projects. From the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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CATHOLIC FUNDING GUIDE : A DIRECTORY OF RESOURCES FOR CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES. Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, Inc. (FADICA), editor. Washington, D.C. : Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Charities, 2007. 5th edition, 531pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center BX2347 .C39 2007
The Catholic Funding Guide provides information on a variety of funding sources for the full spectrum of Catholic activities. Grant seekers will find information on 672 private and corporate foundations with a history of Catholic grant making as well as Catholic church-based agencies that award grants. This includes religious communities, fraternal benefit societies, and other agencies in 18 countries offering financial assistance to Catholic ministries.
Contents : An overview of fundraising -- How to use this guide -- Foundations -- Church-based agencies -- Religious communities and fraternal benefit societies -- International funding agencies -- The Foundation Center Cooperating Collections network -- Additional sources of information -- Internet resources on international philanthropy
[Catholic Church--United States--charities--finance]
[Church charities -- United States -- Directories]
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

CHURCH FUNDING RESOURCE GUIDE, see Resource Guide to Church Funding Sources.

CHURCH FUNDING SOURCES, see Resource Guide to Church Funding Sources.

CHURCH FUNDS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE : A DIRECTORY. Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches. Minneapolis, Minn. : The Council, 1984. 2nd edition, 94pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV530 .C4 1984
Church funding sources at the local, regional, and national level for social change organizations.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

FOUNDATION GUIDE FOR RELIGIOUS GRANT SEEKERS. Kerry A. Robinson, ed. Atlanta, Ga : Scholars Press, 1995. 5th edition, 384pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center BV774.5 .B87 1995
Provides information on 795 foundations with a history of making grants for religious purposes, general information about the grant seeking process, facts about religious philanthropy, and tips on borad-based fund raising. Foundations are sorted by faith : Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, interfaith, and other. Each entry provides a contact name and address, geographic limitations, special grant-making interests, typical grant amounts, and application information. Earlier editions available in the Main Library Stacks.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

FUND RAISER'S GUIDE TO RELIGIOUS PHILANTHROPY, 2000. Washington, D.C. : the Taft Group, 2000. 13th edition. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV89 .F85
Profiles more than 1000 philanthropic sources that provide major support to religion and religiously-affiliated organizations. Each profile provides contact information, year foundation was established, denominational preference, geographic preference, grant types, grant information, recipient types, application procedures, publications, officers and directors, financial information, and major grants when that information is available. To enable users to target prospective funding sources quickly, eight indexes are also included : by headquarters state, by denominational preference, by geographic preference, by type of grant, by type of recipient, by name of officers/directors, by location of grant recipients, and by foundation name. Earlier editions are available in the Main Library Stacks.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

FUNDING HUMAN RIGHTS: AN INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS. Compiled and edited by Human Rights Internet and published in cooperation with The International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, Montreal, Canada. Ontario, Canada : Human Rights Internet, 1999. 3rd edition, 213pp. Main Library Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center JC571 .F75 1999
The search for funding is a task that is always tedious, arduous, and sometimes disheartening. Most of all, it is time consuming. This directory has been designed to provide non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in human rights, or about to embark on human rights work, with information on possible sources of funding. Covers 98 funders, and 56 human rights awards. 2nd edition, 1995 also available.

GRANT SEEKERS GUIDE. Jill R. Shellow and Nancy C. Stella. National Network of Grantmakers. Mt. Kisco, N.Y. : Moyer Bell Limited, 1989. 3rd edition, 859pp. Main Library Stacks HV97 .A3 S53 1989
Describes over 200 grant makers that support progressive projects on social issues, including AIDS, the homeless, gay rights, the aged, illiteracy, toxic waste, women's rights, apartheid, and the arts. The guide also discusses some common fundraising problems and recommends approaches for writing more successful grant proposals. The second edition, published in 1985, is available in the Main Library Stacks.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

GRANT SEEKERS GUIDE : FOUNDATIONS THAT SUPPORT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. James McGrath Morris and Laura Adler, eds. National Network of Grantmakers. Wakefield, RI : Moyer Bell, 1998. 5th revised edition. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV97 .A3 G73 1998
Describes over 250 grant makers that support progressive projects related to arts and culture, children, civil rights, disabled people, economic development, energy, ecology, first amendment issues, free speech, gay rights, film and media, governance, health, housing, human rights, jobs, justice, labor, mental health, natural resources, minorities, peace and disarmament, population, public policy, social services, urban affairs, toxics, and women. The guide also discusses some common fundraising problems and recommends approaches for writing more successful grant proposals. Earlier edition available in the Main Library Stacks.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

NATIONAL GUIDE TO FUNDING IN RELIGION. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, 2005. 8th edition Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center BV772.5 .N3
Provides information on over 4,500 foundation and direct corporate giving programs that have shown a substantial interest in supporting religious or related programs, including funding churches, missionary societies, religious welfare and education programs, and many other types of projects and institutions. The volume also includes descriptions of more than 6,000 recently awarded grants. The introduction includes a glossary and a selected bibliography of additional resources. Earlier editions available in Main Library Stacks.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

PUBLIC MEDIA CENTER'S INDEX OF PROGRESSIVE FUNDERS. San Francisco, Ca. : Public Media Center, 1985. 466pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV97 .A3 I53 1985
An attempt to provide progressive funders and grantseekers with an overview of social change funding in the past few years. Covers 130 different funders.
Listed under Religion and Social Change.

QUICK GUIDE TO FUNDING SOURCES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. New York, N.Y. : Fund for Peace Human Rights Program, 1996. 48pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV41.2 .Q5 1996
Directory of government agencies, international development organizations, and private foundations with an interest in funding human rights, law and justice, civic affairs, and women's issues. All entries provide address and description of funder. Some entries give phone number, contact name, and application information.
Listed under Law and Criminal Justice; Religion and Social Change.

RELIGIOUS FUNDING RESOURCE GUIDE. Mary Eileen Paul and Andrea Flores, eds. Washington, D.C. : ResourceWomen, 2000. 16th edition, 520pp. Main Library Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV530 .R4
Covers 38 funders (Ecumenical, Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist, United Methodist, and United Church of Christ) which accept applications from non-religiously-based organizations in communities and those that tend to have a broader, national focus. Includes current application forms, guidelines and grant lists for each funder, and a deadline calendar, information on denominational structures, and strategies for approaching religious funding sources. Does not cover major African American church bodies and giving sources of ethnic churches such as the Greek Orthodox Church.
Includes a directory of religious funding sources which support international projects, including the following organizations: