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Category: Cultural & Education

• 250 List: Academy for Educational Development
  AED- Addresses critical social issues, giving people around the globe the tools they need to improve their own lives and help build a better future for themselves, their families, their community, their nation--and our world.
• 250 List: American Indian College Fund
  Provides scholarships for American Indian college students and supports America's tribally controlled colleges and universities.
• 250 List: American Museum of Natural History
  The Museum is the third most popular family destination in the US, and the most visited in NYC.
• 250 List: Art Institute of Chicago
  On the western edge of Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of impressionist and American art in its museum.
• 250 List: Art Institute of Chicago
  On the western edge of Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of impressionist and American art in its museum.
• 250 List: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
  An educational institution that strives to instill in it’s visitors today the ideals and principles of 18th century Williamsburg. It is their hope that the future may learn from the past.
• 250 List: Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  The Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s (HSF) mission is to strengthen America by advancing the college education of Hispanic Americans.
• 250 List: Metropolitan Museum of Art
  A privately funded nonprofit institution, providing programs and services, year-round, to millions of local, national, and international visitors.
• 250 List: Metropolitan Opera Assn. Inc
  'Happenings' are to be found; on-stage, off-stage and backstage at The Metropolitan Opera.
• 250 List: PBS (Public Broadcasting Service)
  PBS and our member stations bring more local stories, independent journalism, arts and culture to Americans than any other media enterprise. In addition, PBS is closing the achievement gap in schools and changing the face of classroom learning.
• 250 List: Ronald McDonald House
  Ronald McDonald House Charities National Scholarship Program providing opportunities for higher education to communities with limited resources.
• 250 List: Simon Wiesenthal Center
  Simon Wiesenthal Center - preserving the memory of the Holocaust by fostering tolerance and understanding.
• 250 List: Smithsonian Institution
  Provides authoritative experiences that connect us to our history and our heritage as Americans and to promoting innovation, research and discovery in science.
• 250 List: Sphinx Organization
  The Sphinx Organization is a national non-profit founded in 1996 by Aaron P. Dworkin. As a violinist, he founded the organization to help overcome the cultural stereotype of classical music, and to encourage the participation of Blacks and Latinos in the field.
• 250 List: United Negro College Fund
  The nation’s largest, oldest, most successful and most comprehensive minority higher education assistance organization.
• 250 List: Worldfund
  Worldfund's goal is minimize the education gap in Latin America by investing in high-quality and outcome-driven schools and education programs that serve impoverished children. A high-quality education is the best gift a child can receive, and Worldfund believes that more can be done to bring meaningful education programs to children throughout the region.
• 7 Stages
  7 Stages is a professional, non-profit theatre company devoted to engaging artists and audiences by focusing on the social, political, and spiritual values of contemporary culture.
• Aloha Community Library Association
  We are a nonprofit community library association serving the unincorporated Aloha-Reedville area in Washington County, Oregon, with books and media, childrens' programs and internet access.
• American Contemporary Ballet
  ACB exists to bring original ballets of the highest artistic caliber to audiences in Los Angeles and everywhere.
• Andy Pilgrim Foundation
  The Foundation was created by Andy Pilgrim in 2008, our mission is to educate new drivers, parents and driver education teachers about the dangers of distracted driving.
• Art Institute of Chicago
  The Art Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, +interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the world’s diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public
• ArtsWave
  We believe in enhancing our community with arts and cultural experiences that create vibrancy and connect people.
• Asian Counseling and Referral Service
  To promote social justice and the well-being and empowerment of Asian Pacific Americans by developing, providing and advocating for innovative community-based multilingual and multicultural services.
• Cartoon Art Museum
  The Cartoon Art Museum is a non-profit, educational institution dedicated to collecting, preserving and exhibiting original cartoon art in all its forms.
• Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island
  Dissemination of the Chinese culture & elevation of ethnic Chinese welfare in Long Island, NY are functions of CCALI. Our mission is to educate & to expand Chinese cultural exchange in our society.
• Clark and Gladys Thornley Foundation
  Oral History recording and preservation. Transcribing oral histories for the use of history research and the public.
• Derby Public Schools
  Derby Public Schools serves the children of Derby, Connecticut.
• Fairfield Arts Council
  FAC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering and supporting the arts and artists in the town of Fairfield.
• FantasyLand Theatrical Productions and Chrysalis Winterguard
  To explore art, offer entertainment, engage in dialogue, and bring high quality theater to Central Florida area and provide opportunities for the shared creative experience that is live performance.
• Friends of Hokule'a and Hawai'iloa
  FHH is dedicated to perpetuating Hawaiian canoe traditions and values by preserving and developing canoe building resources. Building, maintaining, and restoring canoes promotes Hawaiian heritage.
• Grand Opera House
  Built in 1871, The Grand Opera House is a nationally significant, restored theater with two venues offering superb acoustics and intimate settings for exceptional arts experiences.
• Hispanics in Philanthropy
  HIP strengthens Latino communities by increasing resources for the Latino and Latin American civil sector; by increasing Latino participation and leadership throughout the field of philanthropy.
• Kids for Tomorrow
  Kids for Tomorrow is dedicated to improving the world, one child at a time. Through educational programs that promote the development of knowledge, community participation and sustainability.
• Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
  The KVML is a public-benefit nonprofit championing the literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of Kurt Vonnegut as a cultural and educational facility, museum, art gallery, and reading room.
• Latino Community Fund of Washington
  Our mission is to invest in the Latino community to cultivate new leaders, support effective nonprofits, and improve the quality of life for all Washingtonians.
• Long Island University
  Multicampus, doctoral degree-granting institution that has been providing access to the American dream through excellence in higher education since 1926.
• Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
  Our mission is to help prevent sexual assault, advocate for accessible, compassionate care for survivors of sexual violence, and work to hold offenders accountable.
• MATHCOUNTS
  Best known for its national math competition, MATHCOUNTS provides fun and challenging programs for U.S. middle school students to improve their academic and professional opportunities.
• Music 4 More
  Music 4 More provides resources to music programs in schools and community organizations. Our primary mission is to collect and recycle instruments in local communities between Florida to New York.
• Music Power
  Our event will teach students about the music business and let them perform to raise money for injured firefighters and police officers.
• National Lighthouse Museum
  Once center for all US Lighthouse Services in the heart of N Y Harbor now a destination for world lighthouse enthusiasts & preservationists, embracing maritime heritage of 650 lighthouses nationwide.
• New Repertory Theatre
  New Rep is an advocate for the arts and a major voice in the national dialogue defining the role of theater in our culture by producing plays that speak powerfully to the essential ideas of our time.
• Old Salem Museums & Gardens
  Old Salem Museums & Gardens is a living-history re-creation of the Moravian church town of Salem that was founded in 1766.
• Opera for the Young, Inc.
  Opera for the Young is a leading provider of arts-in-education and a pre-eminent producer of opera for children in the US. Each year, they bring opera to more than 70,000 children in their schools.
• PBS39 WLVT
  PBS39 is a community-owned public television station serving eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. Its mission is to entertain, educate and inspire on-air, on-line and in the community.
• Pencils of Promise
  Pencils of Promise believes every child should have access to quality education. We create schools, programs and global communities around the common goal of education for all.
• Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers inc.
  To maintain in perpetuity the historic Point Arena Light Station for the inspiration, education and the enjoyment of all generations to come.
• Rhapsody Winterguard
  Rhapsody is a performing ensemble from Seattle that helps performers grow into teachers and productive community members while putting on an inspiring show and keeping a supportive family environment.
• Shakespeare & Company
  Shakespeare & Company is a classical theatre company dedicated to excellence in performance, education, and actor training. Our Education Program reaches close to 50,000 students and teachers yearly.
• Shakespeare Theatre Company
  The Shakespeare Theatre Company seeks to present classic theatre in an accessible, American style that honors playwrights' language and intentions while viewing the plays through a contemporary lens.
• Shea's Performing Arts Center
  One of the very few working theatres of its kind, Shea’s Performing Arts Center is an award winning National Historic Site. Shea’s relies on the support of individuals, corporations and foundations.
• Sitar Arts Center
  Sitar Arts Center brings its diverse community together to give underserved children and youth the opportunity to explore and study the visual and performing arts in an afterschool safe haven.
• Tessitura Network, Inc.
  Tessitura Network provides continually innovated technology and services to improve the operations of arts and cultural organizations. The company enables best practice sharing between organizations.
• THE SMITHEY FOUNDATION
  We support high-poverty public schools by providing funding toward K-12 classroom projects that will challenge and enrich the educational experience.
• Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum
  Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum uses the power of flight to fulfill youths' dreams.
• USA Athletes International
  USAAI is dedicated to giving athletesthe opportunity to participate in international sporting events throughout the world, while also allowing them to broaden their educational and cultural knowledge
• W.A.I.T.T. House, Inc.
  We bring people from different cultures and races together harmoniously and empower them with the education, skills, and support they need to improve their lives in career and transition to college.
• Walnut Street Theatre Corp
  Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1809, produces 15 shows annually, has 56,000 subscribers, and reaches 120,000 children and their families annually through a number of educational outreach programs.
• WE CAN Corporation
  Since 2001WE CAN has empowered Cape Cod women of all ages to successfully navigate challenging life transitions like career change, job loss, illness, retirement, divorce, isolation or personal loss