The Nonprofit Ecosystem in District of Columbia

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide civil rights, social action or advocacy services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT FOUNDATION IS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL MONUMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO COMMEMORATE WOMEN'S FIGHT FOR THE VOTE AND HONOR THE PIONEERS OF THE EARLY AMERICAN MOVEMENT FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY.

MISSION:

WE ARE 501(C)3 PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WORKING TO ADVANCE FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND A MORE PERFECT UNION WHERE THE AMERICA DREAM IS FOR EVERYONE. OUR NAMESAKE REP JOSEPH RAINEY WAS BORN ENSLAVE AND BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the organizations like chambers of commerce, business leagues and commercial trade associations whose members are businessmen and women and merchants who have affiliated for the purpose of promoting the general commercial interests of the community or the interests of their own trade. [Many of these are found in section 501(c)(6) business leagues; and 501(c)(6) chambers of commerce.]

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to work to relieve poverty in developing countries by providing funds, technical assistance and supplies which improve the health, education, welfare, social well-being and self-reliance of individuals and families. Also included are organizations that provide relief services in response to a major disaster or large-scale emergency that occurs abroad.

MISSION:

CTDC IS A NONPROFIT COALITION OF MORE THAN 100 HERITAGE, CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. CULTURAL TOURISM DC AND ITS MEMBERS AFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE TO WASHINGTON'S NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE DISTRICT'S ECONOMIC POLICY.

MISSION:

TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATE ON THE TOPICS OF INDIVIDUAL AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND THE FREE EXCHANG OF IDEAS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

MISSION:

THE BLACK STUDENT FUND (BSF) PROVIDES ESSENTIAL ADVOCACY, ACADEMIC AND RETENTION SUPPORT TO ACADEMICALLY MOTIVATED AFRICAN AMERICAN AND OTHER UNDERSERVED STUDENTS TO FACILITATE THEIR ACCESS, ADMISSION AND SUCCESSFUL MATRICULATION AND GRADUATION FROM MEMBER SCHOOLS. BSF PARTNERS WITH MEMBER SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS INSTRUCTION, EVALUATIONS, FEEDBACK AND MONITORING NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SUPPORTIVE AND RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT.

MISSION:

EARTHSPARK INTERNATIONAL EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES BY ERADICATING ENERGY POVERTY. THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVES THIS BY PARTNERING WITH ENTREPENEURS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP LOCAL BUSINESS AND COUNTRY SCALE SUPPLY CHAINS FOR CLEAN AND EFFICIENT POWER.

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET IS TO CAPITALIZE ON OUR HISTORIC ASSETS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE TO PROMOTE, RETAIN, AND ATTRACT DIVERSE, SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH THE MAIN STREET FOUR-POINT APPROACH OF ORGANIZATION, PROMOTION, DESIGN, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide technical assistance, venture capital, loans, loan guarantees or other forms of support for individuals or groups who want to establish or expand the operation of a small business enterprise or venture.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE MUSIC LESSONS IN A FUN AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT

MISSION:

RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT CREDIBLE VETERANS' NEEDS THAT FOCUS ON THE VITAL ISSUES OF HEALTHCARE, CONTINUING EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HOMELESSNESS, AND HELPING GOLD STAR FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES.

MISSION:

TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF YALE ALUMNI AND FAMILIES, LOCATED IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON DC AREA. TO RAISE AWARENESS OF YALE UNIVERSITY AS AN OPTION FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED HIGH SCHOOLS. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL GRADUATES OF YALE UNIVERSITY, SURVIVING SPOUSES OF YALE GRADUATES, TEACHERS AT YALE, PARENTS OF YALE STUDENTS, AND PARENTS OF YALE GRADUATES.

MISSION:

TO ENSURE ALL PEOPLE CAN EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO QUALITY EDUCATION, RIGHT TO LIVELIHOODS, AND RIGHT TO PEACE.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide education services where the major purpose is unclear cannot be accurately assigned.

MISSION:

THE COALITION FOR SENSIBLE SAFEGUARDS IS AN ALLIANCE OF MORE THAN 180 CONSUMER, LABOR, SCIENTIFIC, RESEARCH, FAITH, COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL, SMALL BUSINESS, GOOD GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS - REPRESENTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. WE ARE JOINED IN THE BELIEF THAT OUR COUNTRY'S SYSTEM OF REGULATORY SAFEGUARDS SHOULD SECURE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, PAVE THE WAY FOR A SOUND ECONOMY, AND BENEFIT US ALL.

MISSION:

ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY BOATHOUSE ASSOCIATION (ACBA) IS A VOLUNTEER-RUN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR NON-MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL WATER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ROWING AND PADDLING THROUGH ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS, A UNIVERSITY, THREE COMMUNITY-BASED CLUBS AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION.

MISSION:

THE FUND WILL PROMOTE THE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF DECENT, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS AND FAMILIES AND MAY SEEK TO COMBAT COMMUNITY DETERIORATION AND/OR PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF DISTRESSED AREAS. IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PURPOSES, THE FUND WILL ENGAGE IN PEER-TO-PEER TRAINING, NETWORKING, EDUCATION AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NON-PROFITS NATIONWIDE, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE NEIGHBORWORKS NETWORK.

MISSION:

TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP A HIGHER STANDARD OF SKILL, TO EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTE OPPORTUNITIES OF EMPLOYMENT, TO SECURE PAY COMMENSURATE WITH THE HAZARDS ENDURED BY THE MEMBERS, TO DISCOURAGE PIECE WORK, TO PROMOTE SAFE AND REASONABLE METHODS AT WORK, AND TO CULTIVATE MORAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS.