Greater Good Charities

GREATER GOOD CHARITIES IS DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE, PETS, AND THE PLANET.

ANIMAL WELFARE (RESCUED ANIMALS):$64,280,182 WAS GRANTED TO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR ITEMS LIKE FOOD, VACCINATIONS, SHELTER RENOVATIONS, ENRICHMENT, SPAY/NEUTER, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. GREATER GOOD CHARITIES' RESCUE BANK PROGRAM IS OUR LOGISTICS SERVICES COMPONENT, RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING, TRANSPORTING, STORING AND DISTRIBUTING IN-KIND DONATIONS TO APPROVED ANIMAL WELFARE NON-PROFIT RECIPIENTS. THE PROGRAM CONFORMS TO OUR INTERNAL GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING AND RESPONDING TO GRANT APPLICATIONS, DELIVERING PRODUCTS SUCH AS PET FOOD, VACCINES, LITTER AND OTHER SUPPLIES INSTEAD OF FINANCIAL GRANTS. THE NATIONAL RESCUE BANK NETWORK SERVES BOTH ONGOING NEEDS OF ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS MAKING PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR DISASTER RESPONSE, INCLUDING LARGE SCALE DISASTERS, LOCAL DISASTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT RAIDS.

HUNGER & POVERTY:$2,396,839 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO CHARITIES ADDRESSING HUNGER AND POVERTY IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. FUNDS SUPPORTED PROGRAMS TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD, PROVIDE STOVES FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE IN DARFUR, PROVIDE HIGH YIELD SEEDS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN AFRICA, PROVIDE CLEAN WATER IN AFRICAN COMMUNITIES, HIGH-CALORIE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR INFANTS AND MOTHERS IN NIGER AND BASIC SURVIVAL SUPPLIES IN AREAS AFFECTED BY DISASTERS.

BREAST CANCER & WOMEN'S HEALTH: $402,273 WAS GRANTED TO NON-PROFIT PARTNERS AND VARIOUS HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD WHERE MAMMOGRAM SCREENING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.

LITERACY & CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND HEALTH:$181,378 WAS GRANTED TO VARIOUS NON-PROFIT GROUPS PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN'S LITERACY, EDUCATION AND BASIC HEALTH IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. FUNDS WERE USED TO DISTRIBUTE BOOKS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN DOMESTICALLY AND SUPPLY LOCAL LANGUAGE BOOKS IN SCHOOLS OVERSEAS, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SHOES, SUPPLIES AND UNIFORMS TO SCHOOL AGED GIRLS IN AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA. FUNDS WERE ALSO USED TO PROVIDE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, SUCH AS THE ADMINISTRATION OF VITAMIN A TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD ILLNESS AND DISEASE, PROVIDE HIV TESTING TO NEWBORNS, FUND AMPUTEE AND MOBILE HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN HAITI, AND SUPPLY CLEAN CHILDBIRTH KITS TO THIRD WORLD MOTHERS. A PARTNERSHIP WITH A PUBLISHER HAS ALLOWED FOR THE DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS. EXPENSES $438,984. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $181,378.PROTECTING/RESTORING THE ENVIRONMENT: $268,876 WAS GRANTED TO NON-PROFIT PARTNERS WHO WORK TO PROTECT ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES, PLANT TREES IN DEFORESTED AREAS TO OFFSET CARBON EMISSIONS AND STUDY HABITAT FOR CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PURPOSES. EXPENSES $740,414. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $268,876.