Alex’s Lemonade Stand Fndn. | 1973 | America's Best Charities - Member | A four-year-old cancer patient's frontyard lemonade stand evolved to a nationwide movement to find a cure for pediatric cancer. Every person can make a difference. |
Alliance of AIDS Services – Carolina | 1802 | Independent Agency | Serving the community through education, prevention, and connection to compassionate and non-judgmental care through three core services: Prevention, Care, and Support. |
Alopecia Areata Fndn., National | 2987 | America's Best Charities - Member | Provides major research funding, patient educational materials and support for alopecia areata, a mystifying autoimmune disease affecting all ages, causing one's hair to fall out. |
ALS Association, NC Chapter | 1031 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | To discover treatments/cure for ALS, & to serve, advocate for, & empower people affected by ALS to live their lives to the fullest. |
Alzheimer’s Association, Eastern NC | 1056 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care and support and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research. |
Alzheimer’s Association, Western NC | 1041 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care and support and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research. |
Alzheimer’s Fndn. of America | 2911 | America's Best Charities - Member | Providing programs and services, including caregiver counseling and support from licensed social workers, educational materials, professional training and funding for research. |
Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Fndn. | 2046 | America's Best Charities - Member | Help fight Alzheimer's disease and find a cure through research and prevention! Committed to ensuring peak mental performance and optimum brain function throughout our lives. |
Alzheimer’s Research Fndn., Fisher Center | 1998 | America's Best Charities - Member | Unique research into cause, care and cure of Alzheimer's by Nobel Prize winner. Donate to change lives. Bring a cure to 5.4 million Americans. |
American Assoc. for Cancer Research | 1974 | America's Best Charities - Member | We fund groundbreaking scientific cancer research that saves lives. By contributing, you can help speed up the pace of scientific discovery, and fight cancer. |
American Assoc. of Kidney Patients | 2047 | America's Best Charities - Member | AAKP fights for early detection; increased kidney transplantation/pre-emptive transplantation; full patient choice/either in-center or home dialysis. |
American Cancer Society | 1504 | Independent Agency | Through advocacy, research, and patient support, we are the leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. |
American Council of the Blind | 2486 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | Our mission is to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people. |
American Diabetes Association | 1003 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | Committed to finding a cure for diabetes, improving care, and providing information and support to help fight diabetes through research, community programs and advocacy. |
American Fndn. for Children with AIDS | 2920 | America's Best Charities - Member | HIV+ children don't have to die. Help us provideanti-retroviral and other medication, livelihood programs, and supplies to help children achieve their full potential. |
American Kidney Fund | 1005 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | We fight kidney disease on all fronts by addressing education, advocacy, financial assistance, prevention, research; spending 97 cents of every donated dollar on programs. |
American Liver Fndn. | 1091 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | The nation's leading non-profit that facilitates, advocates and promotes education, support and research for prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease. |
American Lung Association | 1006 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | The mission of the American Lung Association is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education and advocacy. |
American Red Cross, Eastern NC | 3834 | Independent Agency | The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. |
American Red Cross, Gtr. Carolina | 3835 | Independent Agency | The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. |
Anxiety & Depression Assoc.of America | 5052 | America's Best Charities - Member | Anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, and PTSD, are real, serious, and treatable. We champion research for a cure and offer educational resources to millions suffering silently. |
Arthritis Fndn. | 1034 | CHC: Creating Healthier Comm - Member | The Arthritis Foundation pursues a cure for America's #1 cause of disability while championing the fight to conquer arthritis with science, resources, advocacy, and community. |
Arthritis National Research Fndn. | 5079 | America's Best Charities - Member | We fund research to cure arthritis and develop new treatments for millions of Americans, including 300,000 children, suffering in pain every day. |
Asheville Buncombe Comm. Christian Ministry | 1532 | Independent Agency | ABCCM is a leading non-profit organization addressing poverty, hunger, homelessness and access to health care for the under-served in Buncombe County. |
Autism Society of America | 2082 | America's Best Charities - Member | 1 in 68 children diagnosed with autism--that's nearly 50,000 new families just this year. Help us provide support to those living with autism today. |