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Our mission is to find a effective treatments and ultimately a cure for fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of autism. We directly fund research grants and fellowships at top universities around the world. FRAXA was founded in 1994 by three parents of children with fragile X. Fragile X Syndrome is the most common inherited cause of autism and intellectual disabilities. It affects 1 in 4000 boys and 1 in 6000 girls worldwide, and one in 260 women and 1 in 800 men are carriers. Treatments for fragile X are likely to help people affected by related disorders including autism, Alzheimers, and many other brain disorders.

Equality Now's mission is to achieve legal and systemic change that addresses violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world. Since 1992, our international network of lawyers, activists, and supporters has tackled the most difficult issues, challenged ingrained cultural assumptions, and called out inequality wherever we see it.

Connecticut Children's Medical Center is dedicated to improving the physical and emotion health of children. The people of Connecticut Children's Medical Center embrace a comprehensive view of child health and strive for preeminence in helping each child reach for and achieve maximum potential and independence. We stress excellence, innovation and leadership in providing the highest quality service, education and research.

Being alone onstage is part of the job of the stand up comedian. Feeling alone offstage is unacceptable. Comedy Gives Back was created so that comedians have resources to turn to when times get tough. As the pandemic has shown everyone, we all need help. Not all comedians are household names. Many are struggling just to get by and make make the world a better place through laughter. We're here to help. We provide financial crisis relief, mental health and chemical dependency treatment sponsorship and continued community support.

Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is a 501(c)(3) No Kill animal organization that provides the programs and initiatives to directly address the shockingly high, needless euthanasia rates seen in animal shelters in Central Texas and all over the U.S. Since its creation in 2008, APA! has helped Austin become the nation’s largest No Kill city, pushing the cities save rate from 45% to over 98% in only 10 short years. APA! has saved over 10,000 lives, leading the way in developing comprehensive, innovative programs that target and rescue those most at risk of dying in other shelters such as animals with behavioral concerns, many common diseases, and neonatal kittens. Not stopping with this local success, Austin Pets Alive! is committed to helping more communities achieve No Kill status by teaching other rescue groups and shelters about APA!'s innovative and lifesaving programs and by extending APA!'s services to more shelters and pets throughout Texas. In 2018, the organization began building out its Maddie's® Lifesaving Academy, bringing over 400 students annually to its central facility in Austin and to the city's shelter, Austin Animal Center, to learn how to replicate Austin's outstanding success in No Kill practices. Additionally, the academy allows APA!’s expert staff to travel to, consult with, and mentor shelters and groups in other communities in their efforts to become No Kill.

To empower a nation of allies who work with us to provide support for patients and families, caregivers, and survivors; to raise awareness of preventive measures; and inspire efforts to fund critical research. Join our #NationOfAllies and find out how you can make a difference today. Because Tomorrow can’t wait™

Donations made to the ACLU Racial Justice Program will fund our critical work to protect voting rights, demand that vulnerable people in prisons, jails and immigration detention centers be released, and fight to ensure reproductive health care remains open and accessible to all who need it. Now more than ever, we the people means all of us.

Live music is central to Colorado’s culture. Our musicians, their crews, and our venues are iconic and beloved across the world. Music is a force in the experience economy; attracting tourists, new residents, and business leaders to the culture of Colorado in good times. In times of hardship music is our salve. Up to 16,000 Coloradans are employed in this industry, and the COVID-19 Pandemic has created a desperate need to support the people whose lifelines have been disrupted. We're going to use the power of music to reinvigorate our workers and our economy.

Donations raised to this fund will be split evenly between Black Lives Matter, Campaign Zero, and the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund. Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. Campaign Zero is a comprehensive platform of research-based policy solutions to end police brutality in America. Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide. NAACP Legal Defence & Education Fund is America's legal counsel on issues of race. Through advocacy and litigation, LDF focuses on issues of education, voter protection, economic justice and criminal justice.

From the website: "Founded by Harry Belafonte, Sankofa.org educates, motivates, and activates artists and allies in service of grassroots movements and equitable change." It is a US-focused organization, separate from Africa-focused Sankofa International.

Our mission is to provide safe haven for stray animals, and to collect and nurture displaced animals due to natural and manmade disasters, regardless of breed, sex, or species. We utilize all resources available to stop the practice of dog fighting, to help educate the public on the values and importance of spay/neuter of companion animals to help decrease the overpopulation problems already occurring, and to help educate the public of proper training of dogs to lessen the impact of Breed Specific Legislation against dogs deemed as a dangerous breeds, especially Bully breeds

The best ideas have never been bound by zip codes. But access to the capital needed to scale them is not equal – especially for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs. That’s why we launched the Fund for South LA Founders – with help from our members, we’re raising $500,000 in non-equity funding for Black and Latinx-led businesses.