We established The Staff Project in 2023 as a program within ENAY Brewing Co., donating 1% of our sales to support food & beverage industry professionals suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues.  In 2025 we were proud to donate to CHOW! The hospitality world takes care of everyone else. This is one small way we can help take care of our own. Thank you, CHOW!

Donating with hope — because I live with Visual Snow.”

I was blessed to attend two retreats with Dharma Gates and my life is transforming as a result of this beautiful community. 

It is exactly what I had when I was a student at Pomona College, a liberal arts school in California, asking the big questions of life. It is exactly what I wish was there, upon graduating, not sure what path to take in life, but trying to follow my values. And it is exactly what I needed upon the deaths of loved ones, when the weight and stubbornness of my reactions to grief, made living happily seem impossible. 
I am so glad I have found this organization and know it will help countless young people live clear, purposeful, and meaningful lives. 

May the triple gems bless your work to be successful in Uganda and beyond

Opening my eyes yearly through the interpersonal work from House of 42.

There are few organizations that I can rely on to be in integrity with their mission, to actually walk the talk. I can and do count on Zera Bolivia to do the work they say they are doing and to persevere on behalf of those who benefit from their actions. 

I have Foster family members and friends and I love Jeremy, his whole family and all the team. I drove from Florida to Reno to be a volunteer for the Foundation and the community here! 

We are impressed by the focus of veteran healing through "dirt work"; it certainly helps my mind and I'm not a veteran!  We support this organization, have been impressed by its growth and outreach to the broader community, and sincerely hope that Growing Veterans continues long into the future!

I feel obligated to help all fellow humans

Help Black women get and stay healthy and rebuild their communities. 

GirlTrek fosters radical self-care, health, and healing.

CHOW’s mission is to support wellness within the food/beverage/hospitality industry and to improve the lives of our community.

Anyone who’s dined in a restaurant has experienced hospitality. From servers and bartenders to dishwashers and chefs, each person working in a restaurant gives their all to make guests feel welcome, cared for and nourished.

Our mission is to return the favor. To care for the people who take such good care of us. To provide a place for restaurant staff to feel supported, heard and appreciated. To facilitate gatherings where we can build meaningful connections with folks who “get it.” To lift each other up so we don’t lose anyone else to suicide, addiction or struggles surrounding mental health.

CHOW was created by individuals in the food and beverage industry to bridge the gap between personal and clinical care. Everyone in the food/beverage/hospitality industry needs community and wellness resources. For those in recovery, CHOW recognizes that long term recovery needs connection and CHOW provides opportunities for that connection.

We do this by:

- Providing mental health support for food/beverage/hospitality teams through our community-building discussion groups
- Collaborating with owners and operators to provide information and guidance on best practices for resilient workplaces
- Connecting people in crisis with comprehensive supportive services.

Culinary Hospitality Outreach And Wellness Inc

Visual Snow Initiative is a nonprofit focused on awareness, education, resources, advocacy, and research for Visual Snow Syndrome.

Support Visual Snow Syndrome Research

The **[Visual Snow Initiative](https://www.visualsnowinitiative.org/)** is a nonprofit organization dedicated to global awareness, education, resources, patient advocacy, treatment development, and research for Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS). The details of the studies we are funding can be found below. Thank you so much for your support!

**Current areas of study for VSI-funded research include:**

**•** Identifying biomarkers and further understanding those which have recently been identified (i.e. abnormalities in serotoninergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission)

**•** Understanding the pathophysiology and underlying mechanisms of VSS as a network disorder

**•** Using this data to identify potential safe, targeted, and effective treatments for VSS; this includes both possible medications/pharmacological and additional noninvasive interventions

**Methods include:**

**•** Brain imaging using the most powerful state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques, including a 7-Tesla MRI

**•** Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to test the distribution of different chemical receptors in the brain

**•** Receptor-Enriched Analysis of Functional Connectivity by Targets (REACT) approach

**•** Utilizing Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy modified for VSS symptoms (MBCT-vision) to alter the brain’s visual network and neural pathways to alleviate symptoms

**•** Utilizing visual tests and blood samples

**•** Electroencephalography (EEG)

**•** Neuromodulation

**•** Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Therapy (NORT) to strengthen visual function, alleviate symptoms, and improve quality of life

**•** Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) / Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

**Principal investigators include:**

[Possible medication (i.e. pharmacological intervention) to treat Visual Snow Syndrome](https://www.visualsnowinitiative.org/research/new-visual-snow-syndrome-vsi-medication-study-visual-snow-initiative/)

Dr. Peter Goadsby, Dr. Francesca Puledda, Dr. Christoph Schankin, and Sarah Aeschlimann

[Biomarkers, measurements (TMS, EEG, and 7-Tesla fMRI), and identifying treatments for Visual Snow Syndrome](https://www.visualsnowinitiative.org/research/visual-snow-initiative-partners-with-dr-francesca-puledda-for-new-research/)

Dr. Francesca Puledda in association with Dr. Peter Goadsby, King’s College London

[MBCT to treat Visual Snow Syndrome symptoms (fMRI measurements and RCT)](https://www.visualsnowinitiative.org/research/visual-snow-initiative-funds-200000-for-new-research-study/)

Dr. Sui Wong, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation

[Neuromodulation, tACS, and EEG to treat and further understand Visual Snow Syndrome as a network disorder](https://www.visualsnowinitiative.org/research/visual-snow-initiative-funds-57000-for-new-research-study-led-by-dr-schankin-dr-klein/)

Dr. Christoph Schankin and Antonia Klein, Bern University Hospital

[TMS/rTMS to improve symptoms and visual dysfunction associated with Visual Snow Syndrome](https://www.visualsnowinitiative.org/research/status-update-tms-for-visual-snow-syndrome-study-led-by-dr-victoria-pelak-university-of-colorado-research-team/)

Dr. Victoria Pelak, University of Colorado (Funded by VSI in 2019 and delayed due to the pandemic, Dr. Pelak has stated that her study on rTMS for VSS study is still ongoing.)

Visual Snow Initiative

Not for profit, founded as a 501C3 charity in 2006 in NYC. Providing Health, Education, and Empowerment opportunities.

Our cornerstone project was building East & Central Africa's 1st Public Children's Hospital.  Since opening in 2015, we have treated over 1.3 million kids. The impact does not end there, we have also constructed six public (free-to-attend) schools, a dairy project, a kids community house and more. We also run a vibrant Women's Empowerment Project focusing on agri-biz and domestic violence survivors.  Our latest major project is constructing the first children's cancer hospital in sub-Saharan Africa.

visit our Learn About Us page on shoe4africa.org

Shoe4Africa

Dharma Gates is a nonprofit dedicated to opening pathways into formal meditation practice for young adults. 

Dharma Gates Inc

We are dedicated to end the stigma & discrimination surrounding mental illness and provide direct impact for those in need of care

To date, mental health has had many courageous and powerful ADVOCATES, but there has been limited commitment and funding for sustained ACTION, implementation, and scaling up of quality and ACCESSIBLE services. Actress Mädchen Amick (*Twin Peaks, Riverdale*) and her family founded **Don't MIND Me** with the focus on reaching back to help others through the complexities of finding proper treatment, after they themselves struggled to find resources for their loved-one.

Your donation will help us to deliver on our commitment to design an ACCESSIBLE FUTURE for mental healthcare. With your contribution, we can provide actionable pathways towards recovery within [our initiatives](https://www.dontmindme.org/our-work);  Our ADVOCACY pillar ‘What’s On Your Mind’ provides safe spaces for honest conversations in order to normalize and destigmatize mental health challenges. Our ACTION program ‘One Call Away’ is a free concierge service that connects those in need to mental health support. Our ACCESS program ‘Save Me A Spot’ provides scholarships for specialized treatment to those suffering with severe mental illness and insufficient payment options. Our direct impact funding offers access to critical care for long term treatment and recovery programs.

Don't MiND Me Foundation

The Uganda Buddhist Centre was founded in 2005.

The Uganda Buddhist Centre was founded in 2005 by the Most Ven. Bhante Buddharakkhita to align Buddhist teachings within the context of African culture and to exemplify practice of peace, compassion and mindfulness through service to the public. 

Uganda Buddhist Centre

House of 42 is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to healing and growth in service of a better world. 

The House of 42 provides space holding to a global community of thousands by way of ceremonies, community events, year round integration and online support. 42 has positively impacted thousands of lives of people from ages 9 to 101.  100% of those who have completed their process with 42 are better for it in meaningful ways.

Keeping this work accessible is a core value of the organization. While there is no requirement to donate in order to be part of our community, we invite your support to cover the costs of ceremonies and events and help others who cannot afford participation. The House of 42 has a standing record of providing different engagement tiers to accommodate individuals in need in order to keep this work accessible for all who are called to it.

House of 42

Zera Bolivia Foundation fosters indigenous-led education, enabling self-empowerment, financial independence, and social mobility.

**Zera Bolivia** is an Aymara-led foundation that hosts classes and events for kids as a response to colonial norms, championing indigenous self-determination—especially for women and girls—through transformative education grounded in emotional intelligence, critical thinking, self-awareness, and practical tools for financial independence.

We began in 2015 with a socio-emotional learning pilot at a women’s prison in La Paz, and have since grown to reach thousands of children, youth, and families across Bolivia’s nine departments. Collaborating with municipal governments, the Ministry of Education, and local communities, we co-create culturally adapted programs that honor each community’s priorities and values. Thanks to our community and donor support, we have provided training, world-class educational materials, and technology infrastructure to prisons, children’s hospitals, rural areas, schools, and grassroots groups—always centering local leadership.

From the “Qantatai” literature podcast to “Bolivian Thinkers for Everyone By Zera,” our initiatives celebrate Bolivia’s intellectual heritage and open new pathways for dialogue and growth. Participants often report stronger emotional well-being, improved academic performance, and greater economic opportunities. As we look to the future, we are developing our first “STEM for Indigenous Young Women” program in El Alto and across 20 rural provinces of La Paz, in partnership with India’s STEMED NETWORK.

When you support Zera Bolivia, you invest in locally driven, inclusive solutions that affirm the power of Indian communities to shape their own destiny. Your contribution furthers our shared vision of a Bolivia where education is a tool for self-empowerment, cultural pride, and lasting social change.

Zera Bolivia Foundation

Offering children in foster care and at-risk youth the chance to embrace a childhood filled with joy, growth, and belonging!

The RennerVation Foundation is dedicated to serving children in foster care and at-risk youth by providing them with a safe haven and targeted programs to develop their skills, confidence and opportunities.

We believe that every child deserves a chance to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their circumstances. Through a combination of mentorship, educational support, and enrichment programs, we strive to empower these youth to overcome challenges and build a brighter future.

Our mission is to create a community where all children feel valued, supported and inspired to achieve their dreams.

RennerVation Foundation

We empower veterans to cultivate purpose and belonging by growing food, community and each other. Your generosity fuels us!

Discover options for [business sponsorship](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fdbb1fec6c9177edb013647/t/67545979206d694fab82eb7e/1733581183202/GV+Sponsor+Tiers.pdf) and contact us to learn more.

Consider a [recurring "Give Monthly" donation](https://www.every.org/growing-veterans?suggestedAmounts=10%2C20%2C40%2C100%2C400&frequency=MONTHLY&utm_campaign=donate-link#/donate) to sustainably support us! Or, [start an online fundraiser](https://www.every.org/growing-veterans/fundraiser) for us!

[Learn more here](https://growingveterans.org/donations) about other meaningful ways to give.

Growing Veterans

We target opportunities where small investments can generate extraordinary impact and create lasting change.

There are many charities that address global poverty and suffering. 

With our Global Health & Development (GHD) **Catalytic Impact Fund**, we try to find the strategic pressure points where modest funding unlocks transformational change. 

By prioritizing these leverage points, we help donors maximize their impact in building sustainable, long-term solutions to global poverty and suffering — saving and improving as many lives as possible with each dollar.

What does catalytic impact look like?

- **We trigger systemic improvements**: We support investments that create new long-term infrastructure or increase the cost-effectiveness of existing systems.
- **We remove key bottlenecks**: We identify and remove barriers that stand in the way of accelerated impact.
- **We crowd in capital**: We provide early-stage funding that attracts substantial follow-on investment for cost-effective opportunities.

### Our Approach to Grantmaking

When evaluating potential grants, we consider several key points:

- **Counterfactual impact**. Our grants are designed to create meaningful outcomes that would not otherwise have happened. This means that you can rely on the Funds to create meaningful, real change, rather than just maintaining the status quo.
- **Impact-driven philanthropy**. This fund prioritizes the highest-impact solutions to challenges. We assess where the gaps are, which opportunities may be neglected by other funders, and where the biggest wins are in terms of making the biggest difference.
-  **The organization’s funding gap**. Not all organizations are set up to scale programs and some may not be able to productively absorb large amounts of unsolicited funding at any given point. We evaluate all potential grantees’ capacity for growth and consider how much money they could put to good use.
-  **Organizational strength**. Particularly with unrestricted funding, it’s important to have trust in the leadership and capacity of the organizations we support. We look at their track record of success and their transparency about failures as well as successes, and we only support those organizations which are exceptionally well run.
- **Time-critical opportunities and funding certainty**. Sometimes there are time-critical opportunities which require fast decisions. We will use the Fund to make grants that enable such short-term opportunities and stability for high-impact funding opportunities thereby increasing the impact compared to individual giving to specific organizations.

### Frequently-Asked Questions

**Can charities apply for money from the Fund?**

Founders Pledge reviews [requests for funding](https://www.founderspledge.com/requests-for-funding) from organizations, but does not guarantee we can fill funding requests.

**How frequently will you make grants from the Fund?**

In general, Fund Managers will review grantmaking decisions on a quarterly basis, based on the value of Funds and the available options for high-impact grantmaking. We may disburse funds outside of quarterly review dates if we become aware of a particularly promising and time-sensitive funding.

**How will my contribution be used?**

All funds are granted out — every dollar contributed to the Fund will be used to make grants directly to end-user organizations creating a real difference.

### More Questions?

To learn more about the Founders Pledge GHD Catalytic Impact Fund, please visit [founderspledge.com](https://founderspledge.com/funds/global-health-and-development-fund) or email the team at [funds@founderspledge.com](mailto:funds@founderspledge.com).

Founders Pledge: GHD Catalytic Impact Fund

GirlTREK is one million Black women walking to heal our bodies, inspire our daughters and reclaim our neighborhoods. 


GirlTREK began with a simple but life-saving promise between two friends: to walk their way to better health and inspire others to do the same; and it is now a grassroots movement powered by everyday women. We are the women we serve. Now, GirlTrek is mobilizing this constituency for its boldest mission yet: a Care Crusade to extend Black women’s life expectancy by 10 years in a decade. These bold campaigns—scaling to 5 million members, establishing community wellness hubs “Care Villages”, training a Blue Brigade of health responders, and advancing policies to dismantle systemic barriers—will build lasting systems of care and inspire future generations.

GirlTrek

You are partnering with PRAY CALIFORNIA and enable PRAY CALIFORNIA to cover expenses and cost. 100% of your donations support us.

PRAY CALIFORNIA is a 501c3 non-profit, non-denominational Christian Ministry that connects, serves, supports, &encourages the Body. Corporately we lift the shofar (trumpet) & call the Troops into position as we proclaim & prophesy God's Word, as we speak LIFE & LIFE ABUNDANT over California, as we bless & pray for Israel.

"May God's Kingdom come and His Will be done on earth, in California, as it is in Heaven. Amen!"

PRAY CALIFORNIA's MISSION:

COMMITTED
is committed to encourage, empower, and build prayer leadership throughout California.

58 COUNTIES
seeks to connect the 58 California Counties via area coordinators and local prayer mobilization.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE
hosts one major Conference annually incorporating prayer, praise, testimonies, teachings, and spiritual warfare.

5-FOLD 
believes we see in part and hear in part, and thus the 5-fold ministries operating together, in love and honor, is imperative to fulfilling God’s destiny for California.

WEEKLY CALL
host a weekly state-wide praise and prayer call which welcomes pastors, prayer and ministry leaders, and watchmen.

PRAYER ALERTS
blows the trumpet and sends out Prayer Alerts that need intercession, attention and action!

LINKS ARMS
links arms in support and prayerful intercession with other ministries, pastors, and leaders.

ISRAEL
stands with Israel. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and bless the land and her people!

Partner with PRAY CALIFORNIA - 100 % for PRAY CALIFORNIA

Girls Write Now breaks down barriers of gender, race, age and poverty to mentor and train the next generation of writers and leaders for life. Together, our community channels the power of our voices and stories to shape culture, impact industries and inspire change.

Girls Write Now

Hearts Over Hate supports families impacted by violent crimes and promotes a peaceful society through education and advocacy. 

Our story began a few days after our brother was brutally murdered in cold blood at work, for no reason other than hate! Our mission is to continue Benjamin's legacy of bringing light to our community.

Please learn more at [heartsoverhate.org](https:/heartsoverhate.org)

Hearts Over Hate

Theatre Arts For Everyone is a nonprofit focused on the team art of theatre. It is based in York, PA.  

Theatre Arts For Everyone (TAFE) is a community theatre. We believe that everyone can benefitf rom what theatre arts can teach –confidence, how to sew on a button, how and when to be quiet or to share their voice, creating or finding props, collating and organizing paperwork, hair braiding, the list goes on and on! TAFE is also committed to serving those often not involved with theatre such as seniors and individuals withdisabilities. TAFE is dedicated to fostering aninclusive environment by challenging seasoned theatre veterans while enthusiastically welcoming novices. We celebrate the importance of every single role, believing that cast and crew are equally essential to our success. We recognize that the depth of a contribution isn't measured by the number of lines, and we're committed to ensuring that roles ares hared widely. Our foundation rests on kindness, continuous learning, and strong personal relationships, all of which beautifully converge to create the collaborative team art of theatre. We can’t wait to see TAFE grow, and e hope you will come along for the ride!

Theatre Arts For EveryoneGiving everyone the opportunity to beinvolved in, educated about, andentertained by the art of live theatre.TAFE is a tax-exempt organization asdescribed in Section 501(c)(3) of theInternal Revenue Code; EIN 47-5402481.

Theatre Arts For Everyone

We host 300+ social impact projects across Europe 

Open Collective Europe promotes charitable initiatives within the European Union, with a focus on Education, Social Impact and Civic participation, and provides such initiatives with a simple and transparent way to manage their finances. Open Collective Europe's mission is to promote projects in the EU with the following charitable purposes: - increasing access to educational resources and training,  - creating a positive social impact and  - developing tools to improve civic participation within cities or communities. Future perspectives At the beginning of 2022, we shared our desire to grow the Open Collective Europe community. Our goal is to make the community more vibrant, supported and resilient. We set out to build a more comprehensive fiscal hosting service and support system for our collectives.  

Open Collective Europe

Established to raise awareness of the mental health issues that so many are faced with today. “We are all imperfectly perfect”

**The Scars Foundation** has been established by **Sully Erna** of **Godsmack** to help raise awareness of the mental health issues that so many are faced with today.

With the rise of suicides, bullying, addiction, abuse and so many other challenges, The Scars Foundation is dedicated to help provide resources, tools, educate and empower people on a global level that struggle with these burdens.

*"We are imperfectly perfect!"* says Sully Erna.

The Scars Foundation is determined to help people learn how to accept these imperfections and embrace them as their battle wounds from life, to own them, and show them off proudly to the world, rather than hide them and suffer in silence. With your continued support and generosity, together we can help make a difference in the lives of so many!

The Scars Foundation

Young Tongues supports tongue cancer patients diagnosed aged 18–64 worldwide. 

Young Tongues exists because younger adults diagnosed with tongue cancer were being left without the support, understanding or resources they urgently needed. When our founder, Barbara Fountain, was diagnosed at 32, she discovered there was no community for younger patients, no age-appropriate information and no guidance that reflected the realities of working, parenting, relationships or identity at this life stage.

That gap wasn’t unique to her — it was happening everywhere.

Today, Young Tongues is the only organisation in the world dedicated specifically to people diagnosed aged 18–64 facing tongue cancer, a group whose numbers are rising quickly. Through digital peer support groups, monthly virtual meet-ups, in-person gatherings and a growing global network, we bring together patients and their supporters from across the globe to ensure no one feels alone in their experience.

Thanks to donors, we provide practical, trustworthy, clinically reviewed resources; a widely appreciated podcast sharing real stories; and direct partnerships with researchers and clinicians to ensure younger patients’ experiences shape the future of diagnosis, care and treatment. We also speak internationally to help healthcare professionals recognise symptoms sooner and understand the distinct challenges this age group faces.

Our next major initiative is the Young Tongues Patient Hub - a new website that makes finding clinically safe information written from a patient perspective more accessible AND the Young Tongues Patient Insight Platform — a global project to turn lived experiences into evidence powerful enough to influence research, improve care and support earlier diagnosis. This is a bold step forward, but it can only happen with donor support.

Young Tongues receives no government funding. It costs around £60,000 a year just to maintain our current work. Every donation has a direct impact: keeping our support groups running, expanding our resources, accelerating vital advocacy and helping us build the systems younger adults desperately need.

Your support helps make sure no young person faces tongue cancer in isolation and that the future of care for this growing group is built on understanding, compassion and evidence.

**US-based donors**

*U.S.-based donors can make tax-deductible contributions to the \**Young Tongues Fund*\* at Myriad USA. Because Myriad USA is a public charity, within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the IRC, donors may claim the maximum tax benefits allowed by U.S. tax law for their contributions. If you wish to support us, here is how to proceed:*

- *Gifts by check: Address your check to Myriad USA, write \**Young Tongues Fund*\* in the memo section of the check, and send it to Myriad USA at 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10176*
- \*Gifts by credit card on this page: [**https://www.every.org/young-tongues/f/fund-the-foundations**](https://www.every.org/young-tongues/f/fund-the-foundations)\*
- *Gifts by wire transfer or to contribute other types of property: Contact Myriad USA via email at [donations@myriadusa.org](mailto:info@myriadusa.org) or phone (212) 713-7660.*

Young Tongues

MMP creates fundraising for those whom can't afford mental health services through endurance sports & mountain climbing 

Mental Mountains Project was founded by Keith Batenhorst after years of daily struggle with his own mental health including panic attacks, anxiety, and self-medication. He turned his personal journey into a movement motivated by the idea that no matter how tall, we all face our own mental mountains each day. Inspired by the symbolism is overcoming and climbing our challenges one step at a time, Keith created Mental Mountains Project to show everyone the human spirit is stronger than we think. We at MMP live our lives by the motto to "keep showing up." We aim to inspire, create awareness, and raise funds for those who otherwise would not be able to afford & receive proper mental health services. 

Through ultra endurance challenges, and climbing expeditions we try to carry the weight of the world for the spirit that needs to know someone is out there fighting for them. It's possible to push past your self-imposed limits and live a life beyond what you could have dreamed of. 

Mental Mountains Project Inc

We captivate hearts since 1983, making classical music accessible to all.

**Support the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra**

In Medellín, there’s an orchestra that doesn’t just perform music—it reinvents it. The Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín brings symphonic music to unexpected places, creates powerful collaborations, and transforms lives through every note.

What makes us truly unique is our approach. We are the first orchestra in Latin America to build a business model that is sustainable and future-focused. Our work isn’t just about ticket sales and donations—we create innovative programs that generate revenue, empower our community, and ensure long-term impact. We’re setting the example for other cultural organizations, showing that sustainability isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a reality we’re creating.

We’ve performed at psychiatric hospitals and conflict zones. We’ve created a choir for people affected by the armed conflict. We’ve built a mental health program for executives and designed learning experiences that help companies solve real-world challenges—through music.

We’ve played alongside legends, premiered daring new works, and turned shopping malls and rural parks into concert halls. We’ve taken the stage at international festivals, and we’ve stood by our community in its hardest moments.

Supporting Filarmed isn’t an act of charity. It’s an act of belief. It’s joining a movement that uses music to build community, awaken imagination, and spark change.

Every donation fuels concerts that surprise, programs that heal, and ideas that grow. If you’ve ever felt goosebumps in a performance, if you’ve ever thought “more people need to experience this,” if you’ve ever wondered how to be part of something that matters—this is your moment. 

Give today. Be part of the story. 

For more information, please visit www.filarmed.org or just write us to andres.tabares@filarmed.org

Orquesta Filarmonica de Medellin - FILARMED

The world's most painful condition demands urgent action. Help us accelerate access to effective treatments for cluster headaches.

**About cluster headache**

Cluster headache ("suicide headache") is often considered the most painful medical condition. Patients [rate it](https://doi.org/10.1111/head.14021) as significantly more painful than childbirth, kidney stones, gunshot wounds, and bone fractures. Standard painkillers don't help.

Even in wealthy nations with advanced healthcare, **hundreds of thousands** still experience torture-like suffering every year. About 50% of all patients have contemplated suicide. At the same time, global funding for cluster headache is virtually nonexistent. **This crisis cannot go on any longer.**

**Psychedelics save lives**

Psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, and DMT have shown promise in treating cluster headache pain, in some cases with 70–80% of surveyed users reporting significant relief. Some patients even achieve complete remission.

Often, low, sub-hallucinogenic doses are more than enough to prevent clusters or stop attacks acutely. Patients could self-medicate safely and with minimal side effects.

However, only a tiny minority of patients have access to these life-saving treatments. Given the severity of the pain, the situation is analogous to refusing anesthesia to patients during surgery. **This is absolutely unacceptable.**

We need your help to accelerate access to effective treatments.

[Learn more](https://clusterfree.org/learn)

ClusterFree

Autism Empowerment is a neurodivergent-led nonprofit devoted to helping youth and adults  worldwide lead awesome meaningful lives!

**Autism Empowerment** is a passionate nonprofit organization led by individuals with lived experience. We are devoted to enriching and empowering the lives of autistic and neurodivergent youth, adults, and their families. We promote a culture of Autism Acceptance and believe every one of us has gifts and strengths to share with the world.

Through our enriching and empowering service-oriented programs like [Spectrum Life Magazine](https://www.spectrumlife.org), Autism Serves: Helping Hands, Autism Empowerment Cares and AWEtism We Embrace, we promote Autism Acceptance, Inclusion, and Advocacy for today's world and the future.

Come join us as an Ambassador for Acceptance of All Abilities! Be a meaningful part of helping create a world where people of all abilities are embraced! Your donations directly support programs that inspire and uplift our community members.

Thank you for your generosity and for being a part of positively changing our world!

Autism Empowerment

Wandikweza removes barriers to healthcare for ultra-poor Malawians in remote areas.

Wandikweza exists to provide healthcare closer to the people. We work to remove barriers to healthcare for ultra-poor Malawians in remote areas. We do this through Community Health Workers, mobile clinics, Nurses on Bikes, our dedicated Health Centre and plant therapy for depression. At Wandikweza we believe everyone should have sufficient access to high-quality holistic healthcare when they need it.

Wandikweza focuses on eliminating preventable maternal and newborn deaths by making sure women and newborns can access quality care at every stage -  before, during, and after pregnancy until the child is five years old. 

Wandikweza

The Rivanna Area Queer Center provides a safe refuge for all LGBTQIA+ people 
in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties.

LGBTQIA+ people need spaces of our own where we can take refuge, build resilient communities, and organize for our collective liberation. RAQC provides a safe and loving home for the queer community in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. Programming at RAQC addresses multiple areas of need: support groups, peer counseling, and on-site mental health professionals contribute to the emotional wellbeing of our community. Classes and workshops on topics as diverse as screen printing, foraging, and self defense address our physical and creative needs. Social events like mixers, parties, and performances ensure that our region’s vibrant queer culture continues to flourish. In addition to our own programming, RAQC also serves as a safe and accessible space where all local queer organizations and individuals can host their own events.

Rivanna Area Queer Center (RAQC)

We aim to advance the mental wellbeing of our South Asian community.

In 2021, during their freshman year of college, our founders Ravi Parekh and Aaron Pandian suffered the loss of their close friend and roommate, Farhan, in a tragic murder-suicide where he took the lives of himself and his family. 

Farhan was struggling with a variety of inadequately treated mental illnesses. However, like so many members of the South Asian-American community, his parents simply lacked the tools, resources, and education necessary for providing him the care he needed.

They recognized that, as an immigrant South Asian family, they lacked the tools, resources, and education necessary for providing Farhan the care he needed. The tragedy of Farhan and his family revealed that there are many mental health issues unique to the cultural characteristics of South Asians. Understanding that these environmental factors and structural barriers to effective care created the situation which led to this tragedy, we theorized a youth-led grass-roots advocacy and education initiative that equips South Asian youth and other interested parties with access to tools and resources to understand, process, and empower.

Grass-roots efforts are often inspired by lived experiences. Our passion and drive to bridge the gaps in mental health care for South Asian individuals stem from our lived experiences.

Knowledge is empowering, and part of understanding mental health is to both learn and express empathy for those affected who are unable to receive effective care. To learn not to fear mental illness as a sibling, parent, friend, significant other, or affected individual and employ newly acquired tools that work to connect with the resources they need. 

MHISA embodies these ideals and provides us an outlet to engage those around us with a shared goal: to enable South Asians struggling with mental illness to lead better and healthful lives.

Mental Health Initiative for South Asians

Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media Impact defends the rights of children worldwide to ensure they can live happy, free and safe lives.

11:11 Media Impact

Also known as ANAK-Tnk, an NGO that serves the poorest children of Metro Manila through Education, Health, Nutrition, Protection.

Founded in 1998, Tulay ng Kabataan Foundation is a registered NGO whose mission is to serve the poorest children of Metro Manila. Their mission is to raise funds to support the Foundation in Manila and to help every child to reach the fullness of his human vocation, through his basic needs and rights, his desire to study or to get a training, his wish to be reconciled to his family and his thirst for being loved. The goal of TNK is to give back self-dignity and confidence to the children and to lead them to a complete autonomous life. A large team of Filipinos employees (street educators, psychologists, social workers) and community workers are whole-heartedly dedicated to taking care of the 1500 children. Thousands of children have already been helped through the 4 programs of the foundation: Street children Scavenger children Children in slums Mentally challenged youth TNK Foundation is supported by ANAK-TNK platforms. They are associations managed by a local volunteer team.

Tulay Ng Kabataan Foundation, Inc.

Since 2009, Gator Wilderness Camp School has served over 180 boys and families in Southwest Florida.

Gator Wilderness Camp School is located in Charlotte County in southwest Florida. Located on a 250 acre property, Gator Wilderness Camp is a year around camping program designed specifically to serve adolescent boys from the ages of 11-15 years old. This group of boys is significantly struggling to interpret a myriad of issues in their families, schools, and communities. We are a private, non-profit (501C3) organization dedicated to sharing Christ’s unconditional love with families and their sons. It is the goal of Gator Wilderness Camp to pursue relationships with those in need and to offer a navigational beacon of hope and healing in the name of Christ.

Gator Wilderness Camp School Inc

Empowering children to LEARN artistic skills, HEAL from trauma, EARN through their creativity to THRIVE at school & in life.

Faces Up Uganda (Faces Up) is a youth-led, community-based not-for-profit that serves young people (6-25 years), in and out of school, refugees, juveniles, and those with disabilities. Our current focus areas include Wakiso and Kampala districts, plus Nakivaale refugee settlement, in Isingiro district.

We serve young people like Mark. In 2019, Mark joined our program. His initial drawings were dark scenes of violence, death, and despair. We later learned he was a refugee from South Sudan, carrying trauma he couldn’t express in words. So we gave him what he needed: space, pencils, and presence. Over time, his drawings transformed from guns to flowers, from fire to birds in flight. His smile returned, his confidence grew, and his performance at school improved. Mark’s journey showed us that art is more than expression; it’s healing. 

That’s why our team is on a mission to extend arts education to all young people like Mark. 

Faces Up Uganda

Creating communities of compassionate care to transform difficult emotional experiences into opportunities for learning & growth.

Challenging or intense emotional experiences can be moments of profound insight, healing, and transformation. But they can also be disorienting, isolating, and overwhelming. In these moments, having access to compassionate support and culturally attuned care can make all the difference.

Zendo Project offers peer-based emotional support at events and provides educational resources to individuals, communities, and organizations. Our aim is to help people navigate complexity with greater resilience, care, and self-awareness. Through grounding, presence, and connection, we reduce potential harms and create space for learning, repair, and deeper relationships with self and others.

Supporters like you are essential to making this work possible. In a world where distress is often met with fear or force, our mission is to ensure that people in vulnerable states are met with compassion instead. Your contribution helps us continue to offer trauma-informed, non-judgmental care, and to create environments where all people can feel supported, seen, and safe—especially in moments when they need it most.

Please visit [https://zendoproject.org](https://zendoproject.org) to learn more about our mission.

Zendo Project: Peer Support and Compassionate Care

TimeBanks.Org advances the common good with TimeBank communities throughout the globe by addressing the needs of your community.

In the last 2 decades, communities around the world have discovered a new kind of currency where everyone can give and receive.  TimeBanking is a modern system of exchange where members pool their talents, skills and passions and exchange them for the currency of TIME.  One hour equals one time credit no matter the service.  TimeBanks.Org helps these communities thrive by offering training, support and cutting-edge timebanking software, and provides the infrastructure for the worldwide movement.

TimeBanks.Org

Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the addiction crisis in the United States.

Changing the country’s consciousness will not be easy. However, with your help, we’re building a national movement to treat addiction like the chronic disease it is and offering evidence-based resources for prevention, treatment and recovery. This movement will foster tolerance and compassion, and dismantle the discrimination and judgment associated with this devastating disease.

Shatterproof

Sharing God’s love with people living on the streets of the mid-peninsula 💛 

Sharing God's love with people living on the streets of the mid-peninsula 💛

We are a community-based, non-profit organization that serves the homeless and at-risk populations of the Mid-Peninsula. We establish environments and build relationships where community volunteers can provide food and clothing, as well as referrals for shelter, addiction recovery, and other personal support.

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Street Life Ministries (or SLM) began in 2001 at the downtown Menlo Park train station. Today, due to the help of many people, it now serves over 35,000 meals a year, five nights a week, in Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Redwood City. For 20 years SLM gatherings have built a reputation as the one consistent place the homeless can count on. Whether it is a holiday, a cloudy or rainy day, SLM never varies from the set schedule, giving the homeless a stable option throughout the year.

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SLM is an established 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a board of directors, and is very different from many “feeding ministries.” It serves a unique role in the way it cares for the homeless and the hungry in San Mateo/Santa Clara Counties. Hot, home cooked meals served in outdoor venues are less threatening for our homeless neighbors, fostering a safe environment for relational connections to develop with the SLM leaders and volunteers. These connections build trust for guiding homeless friends toward healthier decisions, medical assistance, detox, rehab, housing, mentorship and counseling. In addition to food and encouragement, SLM provides clothing, toiletry kits, sleeping bags, medical supplies, temporary shelter, recovery services and job assistance to those in need. 

SLM is also unique because it places its staff and its services “in the streets”, and “in the camps”, where the homeless live. It reaches more homeless people directly in those street locations than traditional professional service agencies. Additionally, no other homeless non-profit in the area provides local residents with the large number (over 6000 hours per year, estimated) of volunteer hours of opportunity to meet directly and be served on a face to face basis as we do. Homeless folks need love, care, trustworthy friends, and reliable, regular support to improve and/or recover. SLM is “in the trenches and on the street” every day, helping our homeless neighbors. SLM’s outreach can be accessed at all hours of the day and night. 

Street Life is working on launching a 12 month all inclusive rehab program, the Homeless to Healthy program. Check our website for more details!

https://streetlifeministries.org/homeless-to-healthy/

Street Life Ministries

Dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of our community.

Trans Lifeline is a national trans-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of our community with direct service, material support, advocacy, and education. Our vision is to end trans suicide and improve overall life-outcomes of trans people by facilitating justice-oriented, collective community aid.

Trans Lifeline

We help people in crisis by providing emergency health services, and then promote self-reliance through training.

We are a global humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, we are a nonprofit with no political or religious affiliation, and now have more than 7,500 staff members around the world, more than 97% of whom are local. Our mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that strengthen underserved communities worldwide. With the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, we offer medical services and training to people at the highest risk, always working to strengthen local healthcare systems and promote self-reliance.

International Medical Corps

Founders Pledge is a global nonprofit empowering entrepreneurs to do the most good possible with their charitable giving. 

Maximize your philanthropic impact with Founders Pledge. We empower a global community of over 2,100 members, equipping them with everything needed to give effectively: from evidence-led research and expert advice on the world's most pressing problems to comprehensive infrastructure for seamless global grant-making, and a powerful network for collaboration. Together, we've already channeled over $1.5 billion to high-impact causes globally, tackling critical issues like climate change, global health, and emerging existential risks. 

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