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The National Geographic Society was founded in 1888 with a mission to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge." As one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations, the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet.

In a Perfect World empowers the next generation by supporting access to education, mentoring and artistic expression for underserved and at-risk youth around the world.

P.S. ARTS’ mission is to improve the lives of children by providing arts education to underserved public schools and communities.

The mission of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association is to perform, present, and promote music in its many varied forms at the highest level of excellence to a large and diverse audience.

Our mission is simple: we inspire young people to discover the power of their voice. Using one-on-one mentorship, low-income students learn how to write original stories and see them brought to life on stage and film. Thanks to thousands of volunteer mentors, actors, and professional teaching artists, we serve more than 60 public schools in Los Angeles and New York City, reaching 1,200 students in elementary, middle, and high school each year. As a result, young people learn that their voice matters.

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.