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American Museum of Natural History, Morris Ketchum Jesup, Founder of Nonprofit Organizations, American Museum of Natural History, Unknown

A black and white photograph of Morris Ketchum Jesup, a banker, philanthropist, and president of the American Museum of Natural History.

Whether…

Tags: Education, Morris Ketchum Jesup, Natural History, Nonprofits

YMCA, The Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA), YMCA, 1881 - Present

The Young Men's Christian Association (commonly known as YMCA) is a worldwide organisation with more than 58 million beneficiaries from 125 national…

Tags: Christian, Community, Empowerment, Health, Nonprofits, YMCA

Underwood & Underwood, Children's Aid Society, National Orphan Train Complex, 1909

New York City founded in 1853. It serves 150,000 children per year, providing foster care, medical and mental health services, and a wide range of…

Tags: Child Welfare, Children's Aid Society, Community, Foster Care, Healthcare, Mental Health, Nonprofits, NYC

Federal Emergency Management Agency Photo Library, Convoy of Hope, Federal Emergency Management Agency, May 9 2005

Convoy of Hope has a cache of baby supplies ready to be shipped to victims of hurricane Katrina.

Convoy of Hope is a nonprofit organization that…

Tags: Baby Supplies, Convoy of Hope, Disaster Relief, Groceries, Health, Missouri, Nonprofits, United States

Federal Emergency Management Agency Photo library, Catholic Charities, USA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Aug. 29 2004

Arcadia, FL, August 29, 2004 -- A Catholic Relief Charities volunteer cooks burgers for residents affected by Hurricane Charlie

Catholic Charities…

Tags: Catholic Charities, Charity, Justice, New Orleans, Nonprofits, Religion, Social Service, United States

Frances Benjamin Johnston/Library of Congress, Tuskegee Institute faculty with Andrew Carnegie, Library of Congress, 1906

Photo of Andrew Carnegie, founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, with members of the faculty of the Tuskegee Institute. “Andrew Carnegie…

Tags: Africa, Alabama, Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Corporation, Education, Nonprofits, Peace, Tuskegee Institute

Federal Emergency Management Agency Photo Library, Salvation Army, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Aug. 31 2005

A woman evacuee is given food by a Salvation Army volunteer worker as others wait for water and other services.

The Salvation Army is a Christian…

Tags: Africa, Charity, Nonprofits, Religion, Salvation Army, Social Aid, United States, William Booth

First photo: Goodby, Silverstein, and Berlin. Second photo: Woody Pirtle, Amnesty International, Amnesty International, First photo: 1987. Second photo: 1988

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1988 (US) to mark its 40th anniversary

Amnesty International is a world-embracing movement working for the…

Tags: Amnesty, Amnesty International, Anti-Racism, Human Rights, Nondiscrimination, Nonprofits, Prisoner Release, UDHR

Unknown, Boys and Girls Club of America, Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana, 1900

The Good Will Club in Hartford, Conn., circa 1900.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (or BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which…

Tags: After-School, BGCA, Boys and Girls Club, Nonprofits, United States, Young People, Youth Organizations

Library of Congress, YWCA Building for Health: Bureau of Social Education, Library of Congress, 1918

Poster showing a woman, full-length, seated, holding a baby, blue triangle with caduceus in the background. The YWCA (Young Women's Christian…

Tags: Anti-Racism, Domestic Violence, Nonprofits, UK, Women, Women's Growth, Young Women's Christian Association, YWCA