What follows is the start of a list of non-profits that during the last five years have used more than 90 percent of their income to conduct their programs.
American National Red Cross
The American Red Cross was established by Clara Barton in 1881 and was granted a congressional charter in 1900. It is best known for its response to disasters. One of its goals is to help people prepare for and avoid disasters. It conducts programs that teach people how to cope with emergency situations.
430 D St., N.W.,
Washington, DC 20006,
Phone: 202-737-8300
AmeriCares Foundation, Inc.
This group is an international humanitarian organization established in 1979. It provides disaster relief and long-term medical assistance around the world.
161 Cherry St.
New Canaan, CT 06840,
Phone: 800-666-4673
Catholic Relief Services
This organization was founded in 1943 as an overseas relief agency. It has programs for resettling refugees, general welfare and human development.
1011 First Ave., 13th floor
New York, NY 10022,
Phone: 212-838-4700
Direct Relief International
This organization has had three names since it started in 1948 when it was known as the William Zimdin Foundation. In 1957 it changed its name to the Direct Relief Foundation and adopted its current name in 1982. The organization manages volunteers who teach personnel in foreign countries how to provide medical care. It obtains contributions of equipment, medical supplies and pharmaceuticals which it ships to medically underdeveloped areas.
2801-B De La Vina St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93140,
Phone: 805-687-3694
International Rescue Committee
Albert Einstein was a force behind the founding of this group in 1933 to assist people attempting to escape the Hitler regime. It continues to provide assistance to refugees seeking asylum in the United States and other countries.
386 Park Ave. S., 10th floor,
New York, NY 10016,
Phone: 212-679-0010
Food for the Hungry, Inc.
This group was established in 1971 to provide disaster reief and assistance to the hungry. It is internation in scope. The organization also runs a sponsorhip program for child- ren. The emphasis is on Christian non-denominational.
7729 E. Greenway Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85252,
Phone: 609-998-3100
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
This group was established in 1979 to encourage independent living and ensure the civil rights of persons with disabilities. The group provides counseling and support; technical, inspirational and legal.
2212 Sixth St.
Berkeley, CA 94710,
Phone 415-644-2555
Care USA
This organization was established in 1945 to deliver food packages to Europe at the end of the second world war. Today the emphasis is on helping the poor of the lesser developed nations in the world. They conduct programs in the areas of health, food-assistance, agriculture, forestry, development of natural resources such as infrastructure and water and air quality and sanitation.
660 First Ave.,
New York, NY 10016,
Phone 212-686-3110
LULAC NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS, INC.
This group started in 1973 provides counseling and other services to minority and economically disadvantaged high-school and college students.
400 First St., N.W. Suite 716,
Washington, DC 20001,
Phone: 202-628-0717
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
This group was began in 1978 in order to provide a national voice for battered women. The group runs shelters and hotlines and is behind a series of Task Forces including those for Women of Color, Battered Women Rural Women, Lesbians and Child Advocacy.
Box 34103,
Washington, DC 20043,
Phone 800-333-7233
National Council on the Aging
This organization was started in 1950 to improve the well-being of older citizens. It serves as a resource for information, training, technical assistance and research. Its programs deal with employment and retirement, social-services, health and quality of life.
Smithsonian
600 Maryland Ave., S.W., West Wing 100,
Washington, DC 20024,
phone: 202-479-1200
People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
HOPE stands for Health Opportunity for People Everywhere. The organization was started in 1958 and provides health education, training to service providers and medical relief to people in developing countries.
Project HOPE,
Health Sciences Education Center,
Millwood, VA 22646,
Phone: 703-837-2100
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
This group was started in 1966. It distributes books to libraries, community centers, migrant-labor camps, shelters, hospitals and schools. The goal is to encourage children to read.
Smithsonian,
600 Maryland Ave., S.W. Suite 500,
Washington, DC 20560,
Phone: 202-287-3220
United Jewish Appeal
Founded in 1940 to raise funds to assist settlers immigrat- ing to Israel. Programs expanded to include education and as a center for other Jewish organizations such as the United Israel Apppeal, the American Jewish Joint distribution Committe which aids Jews in 33 countries in addition to Israel, the New York Association for New Americans which helps immigrants to this country and Project Renewal which matches American communities willing to provide assistance with poor neighborhoods in Israel that need modernization.
99 Park Ave.,
New York, NY 10016,
Phone: 212-818-9100
