We Recommend
The foundations we recommend.
Thirty-three organizations across six causes, nearly all described in their own words. Altruistica receives no fees or commissions for promoting any of them — if you want to give, give to them directly.
Featured foundation
Homeboy Industries
"Hope Has An Address." Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and recently incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of their communities. Homeboy Industries serves at-risk and gang involved youth with a continuum of services and programs designed to meet their multiple needs, and runs four businesses that serve as job-training sites.
5 organizations
Ocean & wildlife.
- David Shepherd Wildlife FoundationThe Founder, David Shepherd, is known internationally as an artist and ambassador for wildlife.
- GreenpeaceGreenpeace was formed to protest against the proliferation of nuclear testing (year 1971).
- Heal the BayAltruistica rallied for Heal the Bay twice, in 2017 and 2018, for Earth Month and Coastal Cleanup Day in Los Angeles.
- Ocean ConservancyOcean Conservancy educates and empowers citizens to take action on behalf of the ocean.International Coastal Cleanup
- WWFWWF works in 100 countries and is supported by close to 5 million members globally.
6 organizations
Arts & creative activism.
- ARTREACHSince 1999, The ArtReach Foundation’s mission has been to influence and assist, through creative expressive arts therapies, the growth and development of children who have experienced the traumatic effects of war, violence, and/or natural disaster.
- Carlos Santana Arts AcademyCarlos Santana Arts Academy is a Public School Choice site operated by Educational Service Center North in Los Angeles Unified School District.
- Creative VisionsInspired by the life of Dan Eldon, Creative Visions Foundation inspires and supports creative activists – individuals who use media and the arts to raise awareness of critical issues around the globe and ignite positive change.
- Enriching Lives through MusicEnriching Lives through Music sparks passion and community engagement through a deep connection to music.
- MOUVEMENTMouvement is a unique mobile studio that offers cultural-artistic experiences based on rhythm and music, percussion and dance through playshops, performances and activities open to all ages and walks of life.
- Performing Stars of MarinPerforming Stars transforms the lives of low-income, primarily multicultural, children throughout Marin County by using enrichment programs to build pride, character, discipline and self-esteem.
7 organizations
Children & education.
- Downtown College PrepDowntown College Prep prepares first-generation students for college success.
- Eastside College Preparatory SchoolEastside College Preparatory School is committed to opening new doors for students historically underrepresented in higher education.
- The Milagro FoundationThe Milagro Foundation is a publicly supported foundation established by Carlos Santana and his family in 1998.
- The Mosaic ProjectThe Mosaic Project ®, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, works toward a peaceful future by uniting children of diverse backgrounds, providing them with essential community building skills, and empowering them to become peacemakers.
- No LimitsNo Limits teaches deaf children the skills to succeed in school and in life through its national theater group and educational centers.
- Parent Services ProjectParent Services Project believes strong, involved families are the key to successful children and equitable communities.
- YES WE CODEMany have been searching for ways to uplift today’s urban youth and help them achieve a more promising future.
6 organizations
Health & medicine.
- British Heart FoundationWe were founded in 1961 by a group of medical professionals wanting to fund extra research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and circulatory disease.
- Doctors without BordersDoctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private, international association.
- Global AIDS Interfaith AllianceGlobal AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA) provides basic health services, targeting prevention, care, and support in communities affected by HIV, AIDS,TB and malaria in Africa.
- The Marin City Health & Wellness CenterThe Marin City Health & Wellness Center is a federally funded health center providing primary health, dental and behavioral health care to residents of public housing and those who are homeless in Marin County.
- OkizuOkizu (oak-eye-zoo), comes from the Sioux language and means unity, to come together, to heal from a hurt, to make whole.
- Santuario de LuzThe Tiopa Tlanextli "Sanctuary of Light" Community and Health Centre is an institution created to support the most vulnerable people in Autlán and its region, who have poor access to public health and education services.
6 organizations
Communities & second chances.
- Alive and FreeAlive & Free is a life-changing program that helps young people in the Bay Area and around the world.
- Casa de LuzCasa de Luz is the heart of the Naked City; a busy and vibrant house of worship which serves the poor and poor of spirit.
- Homeboy Industries"Hope Has An Address." Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and recently incarcerated men and women, allowing them…
- MISSSEY - Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting and Serving Sexually Exploited YouthMISSEY provides services and work for systemic change for commercially sexually exploited youth.
- Save the ChildrenAdults have a responsibility to protect children, yet millions of children around the world experience abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence.
- Todos JuntosTodos Juntos is a non profit organization registered in Argentina and the United Kingdom.
3 organizations
Ingenuity & clean technology.
- Hippo Water RollersThe Hippo Water Roller Project aims to alleviate the daily struggle endured by women & children by helping them improve their ability to transport much more water, much more easily and in less time from water points that are often located far from their homes.
- NOT IMPOSSIBLE LABSThe people at NOT IMPOSSIBLE LABS are changing healthcare in these revolutionary ways: THROUGH MAKING.
- Stove Team InternationalStoveTeam helps local entrepreneurs establish factories in Latin America.
The fine print
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