The Aspen Institute, founded in 1950, is an international nonprofit dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its interna

Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is any act by which severe pain or suffering is intentionally inflicted for a specific purpose, by or at the acquiescence of public officials. Torture is commonly used to obtain informati

Black Equity Alliance (BEA) is a nonprofit organization created to address the growing needs of New York’s black community and to advocate for effective policies and practices in the human services, health civic and business arenas. Founded by a group of p

The Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in 1943 as a private, family foundation. The Foundation’s donors had wide ranging philanthropic interests and the Foundation’s original giving guidelines were defined broadly: grants were

Mission We are called to minister in New York City to men, women, and children caught in the cycles of poverty, hopelessness and dependencies of many kinds, and to see their lives transformed to hope, joy, lasting productivity and eternal life through the

Common Ground Community is a non-profit housing and community development organization whose mission is to solve homelessness. We start by creating communities where housing is safe, attractive and affordable. We then add support services, like access to m

The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life was founded in 1993 to promote environmental education, scholarship, advocacy, and action in the American Jewish community. COEJL is sponsored by a broad coalition of national Jewish organizations and has or

... anyone away. CHN serves more than 60,000 individuals a year who would otherwise

Our mission is to help people living in absolute poverty achieve major improvements in their lives which last and spread without ongoing support from Concern Worldwide. We work with the poor and with local and international partners who share our vision of

Children's Rights’ mission is to promote and protect the right of children who are abused and neglected to grow up in permanent, loving families. By creating beneficial and lasting change in child welfare systems, we ensure that children who are dependent