Since its founding in 1983, the People's Medical Society has championed the rights of medical consumers. Founded on the premise that the existing medical and health care system is too expensive, too impersonal and too unwilling to concentrate on preventive medicine and foster an equal partnership basis between consumer and physician, the People's Medical Society is working toward creating an American health care system that is affordable, compassionate and centered around the needs of people. 

Co-op America provides the organizing power and practical economic tools to redirect the American economy toward a sustainable future. They accomplish this through building the Green Business sector, fighting corporate irresponsibility, empowering consumers and investors, and building sustainable communities. Co-op America publishes the National Green Pages and many other useful publications. 

The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects of MS. The Society and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on critical issues, and organize a wide range of programs-including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS. 

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is the only national organization that represents physician assistants (PAs) in all specialties and all employment settings. Its membership also includes physician assistant students and supporters of the profession. 

A membership organization with more than 20,000 registered members. The organization selects and trains teams which represent the United States in international competition and also sanctions competitions and manages clinics, seminars and other events. 

Adoption Crossroads is the largest search and support network in the world for Adoptees and Parents who lost children to adoption; a non-profit charitable organization with over 475 Adoption Search and Support Groups world-wide. Adoption Crossroads is dedicated to helping people who have been separated by adoption find each other. 

Dedicated to the education, cessation and prevention of the use of tobacco products. 

Since 1979, U.S. Synchronized Swimming Inc. has been the national governing body for the sport of synchronized swimming in the United States. 

Lifelong AIDS Alliance, a new organization for a new era of AIDS. A true alliance, formed from the merger of Chicken Soup Brigade and the Northwest AIDS Foundation, created by community, joined together to fight for individuals. Lifelong AIDS Alliance is committed to preventing the spread of HIV, and to providing practical support services and advocating for those whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS 

Works to promote human rights and self-determination for Tibetans and to protect their culture and environment. 

Peace Action empowers individuals to work collectively to bring about peace and social justice. Through grassroots organizing, empowering individuals to promote the reversal of the nuclear arms race, the achievement of disarmament, a peacetime economy, and foreign and domestic policies of justice and openness. 

The mission of Cascade AIDS Project is to support men, women and youth with HIV and their families, prevent the spread of HIV in populations at highest risk of infection, and advocate for an effective community response to the epidemic. 

The American Horticultural Society is one of the oldest national gardening organizations in the country. Since 1922, AHS has provided America's gardeners with the highest quality gardening and horticultural education possible. 

Six Rivers Planned Parenthood is one of 129 affiliates of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. As a not-for-profit community based organization, SRPP strives to assure reproductive choice, wanted children, and strong families. SRPP is committed to offering high quality, affordable reproductive health care, sexuality education, and advocacy. 

Parents United is a non-profit organization with chapters throughout the United States and also in Canada, Mexico and Guam. Parents United is dedicated to breaking the family cycle of child sexual abuse, which can be multi-generational. Parents United offers safe group therapy for each family member, led by professionally trained therapists. For child sexual abuse victims, adults who were molested as children, parents of molested children, family members, & offenders. Members are encouraged to receive one-on-one & possibly family therapy as well. Referrals are available from the chapter to other community based resources. 

NRWMAC stands for the Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee. It is a non-profit public benefit corporation primarily composed of the property owners from the surrounding lakeside residential communities along with other interested property owners in the vicinity of Lake Nacimiento and many businesses directly affected by economic conditions at the Lake. 

Addresses the root causes of war such as militarism, racism, discrimination, intervention, and disparity in wealth 

Kids Against Pollution is a multinational organization of active youth dedicated to solving and preventing pollution problems through interactive educational projects and events with the goal of protecting children's health and the environment. *At KAP's request, these checks are only available in single-part format, as there is a controversial issue surrounding the health effects of carbonless copy paper. For further information, please contact KAP. 

The National Foundation for Transplants' mission is to reach out to help those who seek a new life through transplantation, by providing a program of healthcare and financial support services and patient advocacy for transplant candidates, recipients and their families nationwide. NFT focuses on helping patients overcome financial hurdles in receiving a life-saving transplant, and the follow up treatment and medications essential to their continued health. 

American Truck Historical Society is made up of people who love old trucks and the history of trucking. ATHS collects and preserves the dynamic history of antique trucks and the trucking industry. There are currently more than 22,000 members in the US, Canada, and twenty foreign countries. ATHS holds an annual, national convention and antique truck show which features from 400 to 700+ antique trucks (25 years old or older). 

UNCF's mission is to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has grown to become the nation's oldest and most successful African American education assistance organization 

Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco is a community supported charity providing temporary lodging to families of seriously ill children. Since opening their doors on Valentine's Day 1989, Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco has provided over 51,000 nights of housing to nearly 3,000 families. These families, traveling from various parts of the country and the world, typically come to San Francisco to receive specialized medical care unavailable in their home communities. 

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional organization representing more than 63,000 members. As the principal membership organization representing and promoting the profession of physical therapy, the mission of APTA is to further the profession's role in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of movement dysfunctions and the enhancement of the physical health and functional abilities of members of the public. 

Mothers Against Violence in America is dedicated to preventing violence by and against children through education, outreach and advocacy. Founded in 1994, MAVIA is a national leader in the field of violence prevention. 

Your checks will increase awareness of the work of the American Museum of Natural History in its efforts to increase understanding and appreciation of the natural world. Your support will go directly to the American Museum of Natural History to help with their work in preserving biological and cultural diversity. Every check order supports important programs, exhibits and research. 

Your checks will increase awareness of the work of the American Museum of Natural History in its efforts to increase understanding and appreciation of the natural world. Your support will go directly to the American Museum of Natural History to help with their work in preserving biological and cultural diversity. Every check order supports important programs, exhibits and research. 

An international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. 

NORML serves as an informational resource to the national media on marijuana-related stories, lobbies state and federal legislators to permit the medical use of marijuana and to reject recent attempts to treat minor marijuana offenses more harshly, and serves as the umbrella group for a national network of citizen activists committed to ending marijuana prohibition. 

American Hiking Society is the only national organization dedicated to serving hikers and protecting the nation's hiking trails. From the halls of Congress to the backcountry, AHS speaks up for America's hikers and the trails they love. 

Founded in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize winning grassroots activist organization with over one million members world wide. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the U.S. section of this international human rights movement. 10% of your purchase goes directly to the US office of Amnesty International. Amnesty International works to free all prisoners of conscience detained anywhere for their beliefs or because of their ethnic origin, sex, color or language -- who have not used or advocated violence, ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners, abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners and end extrajudicial executions and disappearances. 

The GLBT Pride/Twin Cities purpose is to educate the community at large about the diversity, issues, and goals of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. They also provide an opportunity for networking and outreach by the many service and community organizations that serve gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people including their families and friends. 

A community of hope proclaiming God's inclusive love; removing barriers to faith; empowering all people to grow in grace toward wholeness. 

Founded in 1995, the Cure Autism Now (CAN) Foundation is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through research, education and outreach. CAN believes that, with enough determination, money and manpower, science can be hurried so that answers are found sooner rather than later. 

The Gladney Center for adoption, founded more than 100 years ago as one man's mission to find loving homes for orphaned children, stands today as an international leader in adoption services specializing in international and domestic adoptions. The Gladney Center has placed more than 24,000 children in forever homes and assisted more than 36,000 women experiencing crisis pregnancies. Through comprehensive flexible programs for birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted persons, the non-profit Gladney Center is committed to providing unequaled services to all clients. 

Georgia Equality, Inc. is the political and educational voice of Georgia's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens and their allies. 

amfAR's mission is to prevent HIV infection and the disease and death associated with it and to protect the human rights of all people threatened by the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. 

The Brady Campaign (formerly Handgun Control) works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations and public policies through grassroots activism, electing public officials who support sensible gun laws and increasing public awareness about gun violence. Go to www.bradycampaign.org for more information. 

The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian and gay political organization, envisions an America where lesbian and gay people are ensured of their basic equal rights -- and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. HRC works to protect Americans from job discrimination based on sexual orientation, include gay people in basic protection under federal laws that are tough on hate crimes, advance sound public policies on AIDS and lesbian health issues, and fight discriminatory legislation promoted by anti-gay extremists. 

Since 1917, Lions have served the world's population to make a difference in the lives of people everywhere. With 1,400,000 members serving in 44,500 clubs in 185 countries, Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization. Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired.