Make the Difference

There are thousands of registered charities, most of them well intentioned and serving an essential service. Some however are not well administered or duplicate the work of others. Champions-for-Change work exclusively with well-run charities, the criteria for assessment includes spending 75% or more of their budgets on programs, spend $25 or less to raise $100 in public support, do not hold excessive assets in reserve, and have met Champions-for-Change’s governance benchmarks.

  • Alley Cat Allies

    Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute

    Compassion for World Farming

    Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

    Friends of Animals

    Humane Farming Association

    Humane League

    Jane Goodall Institute

    Marine Mammal Center

    Mercy For Animals

    Morris Animal Foundation

    PetSmart Charities

    RedRover

    Wildlife Conservation Society

  • Foundation Fighting Blindness

    Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind

    Helen Keller International

    Learning Ally

    National Federation of the Blind

    Prevent Blindness

  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation

    Cancer Research Institute

    CancerCare

    CureSearch for Children's Cance

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Entertainment Industry Foundation / Stand Up To Cancer

    Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

    National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund

    Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance

    Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

    Prevent Cancer Foundation

    Prostate Cancer Foundation

  • Child Find of America

    ChildFund International

    Children Incorporated

    Children International

    Children's Defense Fund

    Children's Health Fund

    Compassion International

    Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

    National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

    Pearl S. Buck International

    Safe Passage

    Save the Children

    Unbound

    World Vision

  • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

    American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation

    Center for Community Change

    Center for Community Change Action

    Center for Constitutional Rights

    Equal Justice Initiative

    Fortune Society

  • 350.org

    African Wildlife Foundation

    Alaska Conservation Foundation

    Amazon Conservation Team

    American Bird Conservancy

    American Forests

    American Rivers

    Center for Biological Diversity

    Conservation Fund

    Conservation International Foundation

    Ducks Unlimited

    Earth Island Institute

    Earthjustice

    Earthworks

    Environmental Defense Action Fund

    Environmental Defense Fund

    Environmental Working Group

    Friends of the Earth

    Izaak Walton League of America (National Office)

    National Audubon Society

    National Forest Foundation

    National Park Trust

    National Wildlife Federation

    Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

    Nature Conservancy

    Oceana

    Rainforest Action Network

    Rainforest Alliance

    Save the Redwoods League

    Sierra Club Foundation

    Trust for Public Land

    Union of Concerned Scientists

    Water.org

    Waterkeeper Alliance

    WildAid

    World Resources Institute

    Yosemite Conservancy

  • American Brain Tumor Association

    American Diabetes Association

    American Kidney Fund

    American Liver Foundation

    American Lung Association

    City of Hope & Affiliates

    Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

    Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation

    Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

    Epilepsy Foundation

    Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)

    Hearing Health Foundation

    Huntington's Disease Society of America

    JDRF International

    Lupus Research Alliance

    Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

    MiracleFeet

    National Haemophilia Foundation (National Office)

    National Jewish Health

    National Kidney Foundation

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society B+

    National Psoriasis Foundation

    Parkinson's Foundation

    Salk Institute for Biological Studies

  • Coalition for the Homeless

  • Center for Victims of Torture

    Committee to Protect Journalists

    Human Rights First

    Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

  • American Red Cross

    Farm Aid

    Good360

    Goodwill Industries International (National Office)

    The Y (National Office)

  • Action Against Hunger-USA

    Bread for the World Institute

    City Harvest

    Feed My Starving Children

    Feeding America

    Food Bank For New York City

    Food for the Hungry

    The Hunger Project

  • Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

    GLAAD

    Trevor Project

  • ProLiteracy Worldwide B+

    Reach Out and Read, Inc.

  • Alzheimer's Association

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    Arc of the United States (National Office)

    Autism Society of America (National Office) & Foundation

    Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

    Mental Health America (MHA)

    NAMI

  • National Council on Aging (NCOA)

  • AFS-USA

    Clinton Foundation

    International Peace Institute

  • Center for Reproductive Rights

    EngenderHealth

    Fòs Feminista

    Guttmacher Institute

    NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation (National Office)

    PAI

    Pathfinder International

    PCI-Media Impact

    Population Council

    Population Services International

  • Compassion & Choices

    Death with Dignity National Center

    Starlight Children's Foundation (National Office)

    Sunshine Foundation (National Office)

  • Armed Services YMCA of the USA

    Bob Woodruff Family Foundation

    Fisher House Foundation

    Gary Sinise Foundation

    Homes For Our Troops

    Hope For The Warriors

    Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund

    Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America

    K9s For Warriors

    Mission Continues

    National Military Family Association

    Semper Fi & America's Fund

    Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

    Wounded Warriors Family Support

  • Global Fund for Women

    Legal Momentum

    National Women's Law Center

    Women for Women International

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America (National Office)

    CEDARS

    Covenant House & Affiliates

    DonorsChoose.org

    Girls Incorporated (National Office)

    Junior Achievement USA (National Office)

    National 4-H Council

    Scholarship America

    SOS Children's Villages - USA