The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Tacoma

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FOSTERS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM AND OUR COMMUNITY BY (SEE SCHEDULE O) RAISING FUNDS AND GENERATING COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

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TO PROVIDE HOUSING FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO LOW INCOME ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 202 OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.

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THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FRATERNAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AND PROMOTE CIVIC AND CHARITABLE SUPPORT.

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SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER.

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THE TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ASSISTS THE COLLEGE IN ITS MISSION BY INCREASING FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY ADVOCACY, TEAMWORK, AND INNOVATION. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE THROUGH THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS AND DEVELOPMENT.

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GREATER METRO PARKS FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE A COMMUNITY INVESTED IN PROVIDING PARKS AND RECREATION ACCESS TO ALL.ITS VISION IS PLENTIFUL, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE, PLAY, AND RECREATION IN TACOMA.

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TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE BREAST HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL WOMEN AND MEN IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS CONFIDENCE, COMFORT, PEACE, AND DIGNITY.

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THE MISSION OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA IS TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE ETHICAL AND MORAL CHOICES OVER THEIR LIFETIMES BY INSTILLING IN THEM THE VALUES OF THE SCOUT OATH AND LAW.

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The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.

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RECEIVE, ADMINISTER, INVEST, AND DEPLOY FUNDS TO ADDRESS THE RANGE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, INCLUDING COMMUNITY, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, THAT INFLUENCE THE HEALTH STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS IN PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

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PROMOTION OF AMATEUR GOLF AND ADMINISTRATING USGA UNIFORM HANDICAP SYSTEM

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The goal of this organization is to operate health care facilities that are licensed to operate twenty-four hours per day and offer diagnostic and treatment services as well as emergency and critical care services for people who have illnesses or injuries which require immediate, short-term intervention.

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TO ENABLE ELISEO TO ENHANCE SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY.

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TO PROVIDE FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT. NO ONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE IS TURNED AWAY.

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MANAGEMENT OF STATEWIDE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SYSTEM.

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TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION AND THE DELIVERY OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

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TO FOSTER HOUSING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS

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The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

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TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SUITABLE MOORAGE AND CLUBHOUSE FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF ITS MEMBERS.

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ORGANIZATION HISTORY: TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE IS THE FIRST LEGALLY SANCTIONED SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM (SEP) IN THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS FOUNDED BY DAVE PURCHASE, A DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELOR, IN AUGUST 1988 IN RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC. TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE WAS INCORPORATED AS THE POINT DEFIANCE AIDS PROJECTS (PDAP), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) ON DECEMBER 5, 1988. IN 1993, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A NASCENT US HARM REDUCTION MOVEMENT, PDAP EXPANDED NATIONALLY AND FORMED THE NORTH AMERICAN SYRINGE EXCHANGE NETWORK (NASEN) TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, LOW COST, HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES TO SEPS THROUGHOUT THE US. IN AUGUST 2018, ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING, POINT DEFIANCE AIDS PROJECTS FORMALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO DAVE PURCHASE PROJECT (DPP) IN HONOR OF ITS FOUNDER. TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE (TNE) AND THE NORTH AMERICAN SYRINGE EXCHANGE NETWORK (NASEN) ARE BOTH INITIATIVES OF DAVE PURCHASE PROJECT.