List of charities

This is a list of charities. Note that in many countries, religious denominations, schools, universities and hospitals may have the legal status of charities, but these are not included in this list.

Multinational

The following organizations have a significant presence in at least five countries:

• CARE
• Caritas
• Christian Children's Fund
• Habitat for Humanity
• Lawyers Without Borders
• Médecins Sans Frontières
• Opportunity International
• Oxfam
• Plan
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Salvation Army (a religious denomination with a major focus on charitable work)
• Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
• Toc H
• UNICEF
• Voluntary Services Overseas

Four global charities have offices in the Pacific Northwest of the USA:

• Mercy Corps
• Northwest Medical Teams International
• World Concern
• World Vision International

Australia

• Brotherhood of St Lawrence
• St. Vincent de Paul
• Salvation Army
• TEAR
• World Vision Australia
• Red Cross
• ADRA
• APHEDA
• CARE
• Oxfam
• UNICEF

Austria

• Licht ins Dunkel
• Nachbar in Not

Canada

• Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada
• Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB)
• Children's Aid Society
• Children's Wish Foundation of Canada
• Engineers Without Borders (Canada)
• Kidney Foundation of Canada

Germany

• German Red Cross, visit
• Brot für die Welt
• Caritas
• Diakonisches Werk der EKD
• World Vision, visit
• Deutschen Welthungerhilfe
• SOS-Kinderdörfer

India

• Child Relief & You
• Pratham
• Sankara Nethralaya

Pakistan

• Edhi Foundation

Poland

• Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy)
• Polish Humanitarian Organisation (Polska Akcja Humanitarna)

United Kingdom

• Action Aid
• Barnardo's
• Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK
• Cancer Research UK
• ChildLine
• Christian Aid
• Church of England Children's Fund
• Comic Relief
• Families Need Fathers
• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• The Haig Fund
• Haig Homes
• Help the Aged
• LEPRA
• Multiple Sclerosis Society
• National Library for the Blind
• NCH
• National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
• The National Trust
• North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations
• Operation Smile UK
• Royal National Institution for the Blind
• Royal National Institution for the Deaf
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
• Samaritans
• Salvation Army
• Save the Children Fund
• SCOPE
• Send a Cow
• Shark Trust
• Shelter
• St. John Ambulance
• War on Want
• Take Some Action

United States

• Acts of Kindness (A.O.K.)
• American Friends Service Committee
• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Christmas Seals
• Comic Relief
• Community Service Society of New York
• Easter Seals
• Goodwill Industries
• Humane Society
• Immortalist Society
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• March of Dimes
• Meals on Wheels
• Southern Search & Rescue, Inc.
• United Way
• adamsmogeni foundation

See also

• Private voluntary organization
• Non-governmental organization
• List of organizations