Search Nonprofits

The transformation of the built environment, using the tools developed by the Passive House Institute, in a critical effort to combat global warming. We provide training, conferences, and other events to both engage and educate design and building professionals, policymakers, and the general public. We support the success and vitality of the Passive House community.

Speak for the Trees aims to improve the size and health of the urban forest in the greater Boston area, especially in under-canopied and under-resourced neighborhoods.

Urban Woodlands Community Gardens, Inc. dba The Lotus Garden is a not-for-profit corporation in the city of New York. It is organized for the following purposes: Creating and maintaining the Lotus Garden for community use and enjoyment. Providing general opportunities for neighborhood residents of the Upper West Side of Manhattan to use and enjoy the garden. Providing for community programs for special interest groups and neighborhood residents to use, enjoy, and participate in garden activities.

Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival: nuclear weapons, climate change, toxics in the environment.

It is the purpose of the Nature Center to foster an appreciation for nature and to promote a sustainable future by nurturing individuals through environmental education, providing leadership in land protection and restoration, and encouraging responsible interaction with nature.

Blue Ridge Discovery Center's mission is to inspire curiosity, discovery, and stewardship through the wonders of the Blue Ridge.

The Evanston ReBuilding Warehouse is a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable building practices and living wage job opportunities through: collecting and reselling building materials at our reuse warehouse; running a comprehensive workforce training program in deconstruction; providing educational programming to architects and building owners; and keeping renovation materials affordable so that everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status, can have a safe and beautiful home.

The Camp Eberhart Alumni Association is comprised of past campers, staff, and friends of Camp Eberhart who share in the common goal of supporting Camp Eberhart through volunteering, mentoring, and financial contributions. The Camp Eberhart Alumni Association's primary function is to raise funds to support the capital needs of Camp Eberhart. We are a 501(C)(3) organization with a membership throughout the United States and abroad.

Second Chance Wildlife Rescue Association is dedicated to preserving and protecting native Ohio wildlife through education, rehabilitation, and conservation.

GrowNYC (formerly Council on the Environment of NYC) is a hands-on non-profit which improves New York City’s quality of life through environmental programs that transform communities block by block and empower all New Yorkers to secure a clean and healthy environment for future generations.

The Hastings Center addresses social and ethical issues in health care, science, and technology. Through our projects and publications, The Hastings Center shapes ideas that influence key opinion leaders, including health policy-makers, regulators, health care professionals, lawyers, legislators, and judges. Our analyses also influence professional practice: from end-of-life care to psychiatric practice to immigrant health care, we have helped to shape the standards of practice adopted by physicians, nurses, and lawyers. Founded in 1969 by philosopher Daniel Callahan and psychoanalyst Willard Gaylin, The Hastings Center is the oldest independent, nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research institute of its kind in the world.

The Rose Kennedy Greenway is a mile-and-a-half of contemporary parks in the heart of Boston. The Greenway, a roof garden atop a highway tunnel, connects people and the city with beauty and fun. The non-profit Conservancy maintains, programs, and improves the Greenway on behalf of the public and in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.