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Founded in 1972, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium provides leadership and influences public policy on American Indian higher education issues through advocacy, research, and program initiatives; promotes and strengthens Indigenous languages, cultures, communities and tribal nations; and provides a wide array of technical assistance support to member institutions and emerging tribal colleges. Today, AIHEC is composed of 36 Tribal Colleges and Universities in the United States and one in Canada that are tribally controlled and provide higher educational opportunities that are locally and culturally-based to American Indians. AIHEC's vision is sovereign tribal nations through excellence in higher education.

The mission of The Academy of Vocal Arts is to be the world’s premier institution for training young artists as international opera singers. Through rigorous instruction and coaching, and by presentations of Resident Artists from around the world in fully staged professional opera productions, as well as concerts, oratorios, public programs, The Academy will train artists with the highest potential for career success while enriching lives in Philadelphia and beyond.

As the nation's largest Native American education nonprofit organization, the College Fund is dedicated to increasing access to and success in education for the most under served segment of society. Only 14% of American Indians have a college degree, and the College Fund is committed to changing this fact. By providing financial aid and other support to more than 4,000 students annually, we are ensuring that equal education is a right and not a privilege.

The mission of AIS is to assist Native Americans in developing their human and natural resources and help them make a contribution to society without detracting from their cultural background and heritage.

At AnitaB.org, we envision a future where the people who imagine and build technology mirror the people and societies for whom they build it. We connect, inspire, and guide women in computing, and organizations that view technology innovation as a strategic imperative. Our social enterprise supports women in technical fields, as well as the organizations that employ them and the academic institutions training the next generation. A full roster of programs help women grow, learn, and develop their highest potential.

The mission of the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) is to “build community through the arts” in the greater Princeton region. Founded in 1967, the ACP promotes arts learning and appreciation in the community through three major activities: by providing multidisciplinary studio-based arts education to students of all ages, abilities and socio-economic backgrounds; by presenting a vibrant year-round calendar of free arts-related community cultural events; and by operating a fully-equipped arts center which includes gallery and performance space as a platform for more than 200 visual and performing artists each year.

The GRAMMY Foundation was established to cultivate understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music on American culture -- from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the future generations of music professionals.

Baltimore Clayworks opened in 1980 by nine clay artists with the commitment to establish a public art center of living artists who would teach, exhibit and create for and in collaboration with the broader community. To realize the organization’s mission to develop, promote and sustain an artist-centered community, providing exceptional artistic, educational and collaborative programs in the ceramic arts, the artists, staff and Board of Directors of Baltimore Clayworks provide accessible and affordable classes and artists’ studios and a suite of exhibition space featuring local, national and international work which are free and open to the public six days a week. As a major part of this effort, Clayworks partners with grassroots organizations, schools and city agencies to sensitively develop and implement artistic programs in the community for disadvanteged young people who would otherwise have limited or no access to the arts.

Better Basics, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency whose mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of children and their families by advancing literacy through enrichment and intervention programs.

Big Thought's mission is to make imagination a part of everyday learning.

To enhance the lives of those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Bo's Place specializes in multiple grief support services for adults, children, and families and provides education and resources for those who assist people in grief.

Zoo New England's mission is to inspire people to protect and sustain the natural world for future generations by creating fun and engaging experiences that integrate wildlife and conservation programs, research and education.Zoo New England manages Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts.