Top Nonprofits tagged with education

Special Olympics
National People with Disabilities
#1 Top Nonprofit
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and…

Teach for America
National Education
#1 Top Nonprofit
Teach for America's mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
National At-Risk Youth
#1 Top Nonprofit
Each time Big Brothers Big Sisters pairs a child with a role model, we start something incredible: a one-to-one relationship built on trust and friendship that can blossom into a future of unlimited potential. And thanks to the first-ever nationwide…

Larkin Street Services
Bay Area Homelessness
#1 Top Nonprofit
The mission of Larkin Street Youth Services is to create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the street. We will nurture potential, promote dignity, and support bold steps by all.

Bay Area Dog Lovers Responsible About Pitbulls (BAD RAP) (California)
Local Animal Welfare, Rights, & Protection
#1 Top Nonprofit
Securing the future of the American PIt Bull Terrier as a cherished family companion.

The Innocence Project
National Criminal Justice
#1 Top Nonprofit
The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA testing. To date, 273…

Fortune Society (New York)
Local Criminal Justice
#1 Top Nonprofit
The Fortune Society’s mission is to support successful reentry from prison and promote alternatives to incarcerations, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Bay Area Arts & Culture
#1 Top Nonprofit
Berkeley Repertory Theatre seeks to set a national standard for ambitious programming, engagement with its audiences and leadership within the community in which it resides.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Breast Cancer)
National Cancer
#1 Top Nonprofit
The mission of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening, and treatment.

Raising A Reader
Bay Area Early Childhood Education
#1 Top Nonprofit
Raising A Reader’s mission is to engage parents in a routine of daily “book cuddling” with their children from birth to age five to foster healthy brain development, parent-child bonding, and early literacy skills critical for school success.

Aspire Public Schools
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#1 Top Nonprofit
Aspire Public Schools' mission is to enrich students' lives and reshape local public school systems by increasing the academic performance of California's diverse students, developing effective educators, and sharing successful practices with other forward-thinking educators.

Global Fund for Women
International Violence Against Women
#1 Top Nonprofit
The Global Fund for Women plays a leading role in advancing women’s rights by making grants that support and strengthen women’s groups around the world. We mobilize and redistribute resources that enable women to develop creative solutions to local, regional,…

WaterAid
International Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene
#1 Top Nonprofit
WaterAid transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities. We work with partners and influence decision-makers to maximise our impact.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
National Arts & Culture
#1 Top Nonprofit
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an…

National Skills Coalition
National Workforce Development
#1 Top Nonprofit
National Skills Coalition organizes broad-based coalitions seeking to raise the skills of America’s workers across a range of industries. We advocate for public policies that invest in what works, as informed by our members’ real-world expertise. And we communicate these…

Guttmacher Institute
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#1 Top Nonprofit
The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate and promote sound policy and program development.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)
National At-Risk Youth
#2 Top Nonprofit
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN) (Texas)
Local Animal Welfare, Rights, & Protection
#2 Top Nonprofit
The mission of the Texas Humane Legislation Network is to promote the humane treatment of animals through legislation, education and advocacy.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
National Criminal Justice
#2 Top Nonprofit
The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Intersection for the Arts
Bay Area Arts & Culture
#2 Top Nonprofit
Intersection pursues innovative models and strategies in order to assert the role that cultural space plays in building and re-building community. In fact, our work has always kept ever-evolving notions of "community" at its core. With the shifting dynamics of…

Bay Area YMCAs
Bay Area Early Childhood Education
#2 Top Nonprofit
The National Council of YMCAs of the USA (YMCA of the USA) is the national resource office for the nation's YMCAs. Located in Chicago, with satellite offices across the country, the YMCA of the USA exists to serve YMCAs. America's…

KIPP Bay Area
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#2 Top Nonprofit
KIPP Bay Area Schools helps students develop the knowledge, skills, and character needed to succeed in college and the competitive world beyond by operating tuition-free, college-preparatory public charter schools in under-served neighborhoods.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
National Education
#2 Top Nonprofit
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to…

Water for People
International Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene
#2 Top Nonprofit
Water For People works to build a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and where no one suffers or dies from a water- or sanitation-related disease. This is our vision. We’re on a mission.…

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National Arts & Culture
#2 Top Nonprofit
Since opening in 1971, the Kennedy Center has continued its efforts to fulfill his vision—presenting the greatest performers and performances from across America and around the world, nurturing new works and young artists, and serving the nation as a leader…

CLASP
National Workforce Development
#2 Top Nonprofit
CLASP seeks to improve the lives of low-income people.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#2 Top Nonprofit
The mission of Planned Parenthood is to provide comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each individual, to advocate public policies which guarantee these rights and ensure access…

Project for Pride in Living (PPL)
Minnesota Workforce Development
#2 Top Nonprofit
To work with lower-income individuals and families to achieve greater self-sufficiency through housing, employment training, support services and education.

National Council on Independent Living
National People with Disabilities
#3 Top Nonprofit
NCIL is a national membership organization that provides technical assistance and training on issues related to running and operating centers for independent living and federal services available to people with disabilities.

KIPP Foundation
National Education
#3 Top Nonprofit
KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. There are currently 99 KIPP schools in 20 states and…