Annual Candidates
2026
501(c)3 Non-Profit Organizations
These "grassroot" organizations have been selected for financial support consideration.
Their ability to galvanize their community towards a centralized goal is impressive.
The benefits they provide are essential.
The Initiative is not able to sponsor all of these organizations. However, all should be recognized!
(*) Sponsored Organizations
(**) Matching Funds
(***) Endowment Funds
Salt Lake City, UT
Adopt-A-Native-Elder (A.N.E.) serves to reduce extreme poverty and hardship facing traditional Elders living on the Navajo Reservation. A.N.E. is a trusted humanitarian organization focused on delivering food, medical supplies, firewood, and other forms of Elder support.
Conservation through Public Health
Holly Springs, NC
Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) promotes biodiversity conservation by enabling people, gorillas and other wildlife to coexist through improving their health and livelihoods in and around Africa’s protected areas and wildlife rich habitats.
Key Largo, FL
Coral Restoration Foundation develops and implements effective strategies to protect and restore endangered coral reefs and educates and empowers others to apply these strategies in their coastal communities.
Durham Striders Youth Association
Durham, NC
The Durham Striders Youth Association integrates multiple aspects of wellness, academic reinforcement, citizenship training, and family fitness to improve the overall health and productivity of the youth in their community.
Pittsboro, NC
Haw River Assembly restores and protects the Haw River and Jordan Lake ecosystems. Their goals include promoting environmental education, conservation, and pollution prevention; speaking as a voice for the river in the public arena; and placing in people’s hands the tools and the knowledge they need to be effective guardians of the river.
Hope to Home Furniture Resource
Isle of Palms, SC
Hope to Home Furniture Resource provides essential home furnishings to displaced and homeless individuals & families who have secured housing. They transform empty living spaces into comfortable homes.
Raleigh, NC
They empower under-resourced PreK-12 youth for life opportunities through long-term, relationship-based programming that enriches the mind, body, and spirit.
Concord, MA
They restore native oysters to the Massachusetts coast for their vital role in healthy marine ecosystems through restoration, education, and community involvement.
Cincinnati, OH
They are dedicated to protecting the scenic beauty and natural resources of the Ohio River Valley through direct land protection and the promotion of responsible land use.
