for the greater west texas campaign area - Texas Tech University

Charitable organizations belonging to a statewide federation, which provide local services only, are listed in the local section of the directory. 1 7
085239 Methodist Mission Home
www.mmhome.org 800-842-5433 … Connecting babies
and children needing homes with loving families through
adoption and helping young people with disabilities learn
life and vocational skills to reach independence. 19.87%
085263 Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s
Research
www.michaeljfox.org 800-708-7644 … Dedicated to
ensuring the development of better treatments, and
ultimately a cure, for Parkinson’s disease through an
aggressively funded research agenda. 9.56%
085129 Military Officers Association of America
Scholarship Fund
www.moaa.org/scholarshipfund 800-234-6622 …
Some mothers and fathers paid the ultimate sacrifice
while serving our country. Help their children achieve
an undergraudate education and build a foundation for
success. 2.66%
085318 Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
www.mhopus.org 818-762-4328 … Keep music alive for
thousands of students! We donate musical instruments
to under served schools and kids, to inspire creativity,
expression and joy through music. 6.59%
085282 Multiple Sclerosis, Can Do
www.mscando.org 800-367-3101 … Lifestyle
empowerment programs for people and families living with
MS that transform and improve their quality of life. I AM, I
CAN, I WILL! 17.97%
085185 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
www.missingkids.com 800-THE-LOST … Become a hero!
Join NCMEC and John Walsh find missing children, reunite
families, and end child sexual exploitation both on our
streets and the internet. 6.96%
085095 National Children’s Advocacy Center
www.nationalcac.org 256-533-5437 … Not every kid
has a happy childhood. Let’s change that! Supporting
intervention/treatment programs for sexually abused
children, abuse prevention education for families and
professionals. 16.69%
085096 National FFA Foundation, Inc.
www.ffa.org 317-802-6060 … Positive example of what
works! Dynamic youth organization that changes lives
and prepares students for premier leadership, personal
growth and career success through agricultural education.
22.71%
085319 National Lung Cancer Partnership
www.nationallungcancerpartnership.org 608-233-7905 …
The only lung cancer advocacy organization founded by
doctors and researchers, we fund lung cancer research,
provide patient resources, and generate awareness of the
disease. 14.48%
085241 Operation Compassion
www.operationcompassion.org 423-728-3932 … Help
us distribute life sustaining food and supplies to hungry,
starving children; single parents struggling to survive;
widows living in poverty; homelessness created by
disasters. 0.13%
085320 orphanCare International
www.orphancareintl.org 918-749-4600 … Abandoned.
Alone. Hungry. This describes the life of the world’s many
orphans. Every child has value. Every dollar makes a
difference: Shelter, Food, Education, Support. 7.67%
085321 Ovarian Cancer Coalition, National
www.ovarian.org 1-888-OVARIAN … Ovarian cancer:
Deadliest of all gynecological cancers. Help us raise
ovarian cancer awareness; promote education; improve
survival rate and quality of life for all women. 18.47%
085188 Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.
www.pomc.org 888-818-7662 … Assistance in keeping
murderers in prison; assist unsolved cases; prevention and
awareness programs; emotional support, information and
advocacy for any survivor of a homicide victim. 18.79%
085146 Partnership at Drugfree.org, The
www.drugfree.org 212-922-1560 … “You Are Not Alone” -
“Your Brain On Drugs” - “Time to Get Help.” Our programs
and tools help parents guide kids toward healthy, safe,
drugfree lives. 18.76%
085224 PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals
www.peta.org 757-622-PETA … Fight cruelty. Save
lives! Your gift makes a kinder world for animals through
undercover investigations, rescues, humane education,
spay/neuter, and high-profile advocacy campaigns.
15.14%
085203 PKD Foundation
www.pkdcure.org 800-753-2873 … Only organization
worldwide solely devoted to programs of research,
advocacy, patient education and public awareness to
discover treatments and a cure for Polycystic Kidney
Disease. 22.81%
085083 Planned Parenthood Federation of America
www.plannedparenthood.org 800-829-7732 … Ensure
access to affordable reproductive health care, protect
reproductive rights, and promote access to comprehensive
medically accurate sexuality education, domestically and
internationally. 24.26%
085206 Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)
www.rainn.org 202-544-7372 … Runs National Sexual
Assault Hotline. Free, 24-7 services help 136,000 people/
year. Programs prevent rape, help victims, put rapists in
jail. Largest anti-rape org. 10.99%
085225 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
www.rmef.org 406-523-4500 … Ensures the future of elk
and other wildlife by conserving, restoring and enhancing
natural habitats through land purchases, conservation
easements, management agreements, education and
research. 12.51%
085322 Seeing Eye, Inc.
www.SeeingEye.org 973-539-4425 … Enhancing lives
by bringing independence, dignity and self-confidence to
blind people through our Seeing Eye® dogs. These dogs
bring mobility, safety and self-sufficiency to thousands.
20.24%
085190 Skin and Dental Dysfunction Foundation
www.nfed.org 618-566-2020 … Provides dentures,
support, and hope to children left toothless from the rare
disorder Ectodermal Dysplasia. Funds research to find
improved treatment options and cures. 20.98%
085201 Skin Cancer Foundation
www.skincancer.org 212-725-5176 … It’s skin cancer.
Millions hear these terrible words every year. We’re
dedicated to eradicating skin cancer through prevention,
early detection, effective treatment, education, and
research. 10.91%
085207 Southeastern Guide Dogs
www.guidedogs.org 800-944-3647 … Paws for
Independence and Paws for Patriots programs provide
guide dogs for visually impaired individuals and veterans,
and veteran assistance dogs for veterans with PTSD.
15.71%
085191 Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP)
www.snapus.org 800-762-7762 … Homeless cats and
dogs wander every neighborhood - destined for suffering
or euthanasia. Please help us reduce the overpopulation
of unwanted animals through sterilization and education.
14.55%
085112 Special Olympics, Inc.
www.specialolympics.org 800-700-8585 … Provides
year-round sports training and competition for people
with intellectual disabilities. Improves physical fitness and
motor skills. Increases self-confidence, self-image and
friendships. Empowers individuals. 16.80%
085111 Special Operations Warrior Foundation
www.specialops.org 813-805-9400 … Provide scholarship
grants and counseling to children of special operations
people who die in combat or training. Provide financial
assistance to wounded special operations people. 5.25%
085284 Spinal Cord Injury Network International
www.spinalcordinjury.org 800-548-2673 … Pain,
paralysis, spinal cord injuries, accessibility, home
modifications, wheelchairs. Lifetime challenges. Help us
link people with spinal cord injuries to the best treatment
and care. 12.18%
085133 Starkey Hearing Foundation
www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org 866-354-3254 …
Imagine being a child separated from family/community by
a barrier of silence. Help us give needy children a chance
to learn and effectively communicate. 12.51%
085010 Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
www.save.org 952-946-7998 … Suicide is preventable,
but often the warning signs go unnoticed. Through public
awareness we can reach and treat those in trouble before
it’s too late. 18.52%
085008 Sunshine Kids Foundation
www.sunshinekids.org 800-594-5756 … Provides positive
group activities for children with cancer, so they may once
again do what Kids are supposed to do... have fun and
celebrate life! 26.18%
085264 Support Our Troops®
www.SupportOurTroops.Org 877-879-8882 … Don’t let
the troops feel abandoned! They Support Us, Let’s Support
Them! Help Support Our Troops® ship tons of morale and
well-being to troops worldwide. 1.64%
085323 Thomas More Law Center
www.thomasmore.org 734-827-2001 … God banished.
The unborn child forsaken. Radical Islam on the rise.
Join our battle in the courts to defend America’s Christian
heritage and National security. 15.63%
085285 Transplants, The National Foundation for
www.transplants.org 800-489-3863 … Lifesaving organ
and tissue transplants, medication, and medical care
are possible with our fundraising expertise, grants and
advocacy. Help us give the gift of life. 11.32%
085085 Vegan Outreach
www.veganoutreach.org 520-495-0503 … Dedicated to
exposing and ending the suffering of farmed animals by
promoting ethical eating through widespread distribution
of our booklets ‘Compassionate Choices’ and ‘Why Vegan’.
12.82%
085324 Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation
www.vfwfoundation.org 816-968-1128 … We support
programs and services that secure, manage and distribute
resources to improve the lives of veterans, military service
personnel and their families. 16.96%
085325 Water For People
www.waterforpeople.org 303-734-3490 … Helping
communities in the developing world get full and lasting
access to safe water and sanitation through programs that
build local skills, knowledge and networks. 17.00%