.ORG Impact Award Finalists

HEALTH AND HEALING

Recognizes an organization or individual dedicated to advancing health and well-being in their community by ensuring access to care, resources, and support.

Penta Medical
Recycling

Penta Medical Recycling collects used and excess prostheses and delivers this high-quality, low-cost prosthetic equipment to amputees around the world.

Global Response
Medicine

Through their work, Global Response Medicine and help.me.live are dedicated to preserving life and health for children growing up in the shadow of war.

Kids Operating Room

Kids Operating Room strives for a world where every child has access to safe surgery. They build pediatric operating rooms, train local doctors, and improve access to essential medical care.

ONG Zoe

ONG Zoé is providing life-changing healthcare to the Amazon's Rainforest guardians, caring for those who care for the forest.

Fistula Foundation

Fistula Foundation restores health and hope to women with childbirth injuries by providing life-transforming surgeries and support.

COMMUNITY BUILDING

Recognizes an organization or individual whose efforts are strengthening the fabric of their community, fostering connections, and driving meaningful change on a local, national, or global level.

AIDFI

AIDFI empowers rural communities with technological innovation, social enterprise, and community development, fostering sustainable growth and equity.

Build Change

Build Change envisions a world where every home is disaster resilient. With partners, they protect people and livelihoods by preventing housing loss caused by disasters and climate-induced events.

Centre for Renewable Energy

The Centre for Renewable Energy and Action on Climate Change provides clean energy and water to underserved communities in Nigeria,educating on climate change and renewable resources.

Green Empowerment

Green Empowerment strengthens communities by providing clean water, renewable energy, and sustainable solutions, improving living standards and promoting social progress.

Kiva

Kiva expands financial access to underserved communities through crowdfunded loans, supporting business owners, farmers, students, and social enterprises with the funding they need to thrive.

HUNGER AND POVERTY

Recognizes an organization or individual who has made significant contributions to combat hunger, reduce poverty, and create lasting economic opportunities that uplift individuals and communities.

FarmSahel

FarmSahel empowers Sahel communities by teaching regenerative agriculture to women farmers, enhancing food security and soil fertility.

MicroLoan Foundation USA

MicroLoan Foundation USA alleviates poverty and advances gender equality for women in sub-Saharan Africa through microfinance and business training.

Solidarités International

Solidarités International provides emergency aid for food, water, and shelter, helping disaster and conflict - affected communities regain self-sufficiency and sustainable livelihoods.

U-turn Homeless Ministries

U-turn Homeless Ministries transforms lives in South Africa by providing holistic support services, empowering people to overcome homelessness through Mi-change vouchers, an engagement tool.

Villages in Partnership

Villages in Partnership seeks to eradicate extreme poverty in Malawi by partnering with villages to provide clean water, food security, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and economic opportunity

QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL

Recognizes an organization or individual breaking down barriers to education, fostering learning opportunities that empower individuals, and creating paths to a brighter future for all.

Refugio 343

Through Escola Refúgio, Refugio 343 offers access to one of the most important human rights: education. The organization provides a common curriculum that includes Portuguese classes and intercultural education, as well as vocational training courses.

Sahar Education

​​Sahar creates educational opportunities for girls and women in Afghanistan, empowering them to build peaceful, thriving communities.

School the World

School the World works to alleviate extreme poverty by providing quality education, transforming school systems, and inspiring local pride and ownership in rural communities.

Long Way Home

Long Way Home engages people in democracy and creates economic and environmental justice through green building, employment, and education.

Yellow Boat of Hope

The Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation aids Filipino children in remote areas by providing boats, classrooms, dormitories, and other initiatives to improve their access to education and enhance their learning journey.

ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP

Recognizes an organization or individual leading the way in protecting our planet, promoting sustainability, and inspiring communities to create a healthier, more resilient future.

Green Generation Initiative

The Green Generation Initiative (GGI) empowers children, youth, and local communities to drive local climate action and adopt regenerative solutions, fostering an environmentally conscious generation

Share Our Spare

Share Our Spare supports Chicago-area children by providing essential items, empowering families, and fostering community resilience.

SOS Orinoco

SOSOrinoco illuminates the crisis in Venezuela's Amazonia and Orinoquia regions, advocating for urgent measures to halt the unfolding human and environmental disaster

Subak Australia

Subak Australia helps build and strengthen climate and nature focused organizations looking to influence policy and shape narratives. They provide an experienced network, supporting nonprofits to use data to catalyze systemic change.

TerraCycle Global Foundation

TerraCycle Global Foundation prevents and recycles plastic waste in rivers and canals, educating local communities on sustainable practices to stop pollution at the source before it reaches the oceans.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY,
AND INCLUSION

Recognizes an organization or individual fostering a more inclusive and equitable world by breaking down barriers, amplifying underrepresented voices, and driving meaningful change that creates opportunities for all.

Anchal Charitable Trust

Anchal Charitable Trust makes a difference by supporting at-risk children in Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttaranchal, addressing disability, HIV/AIDS, and child labor through holistic care.

Be the Voice

Be THE Voice fosters positive change by teaching students communication skills that promote empathy and respect, fostering connections and countering prejudice.

Empowerment Collective

Empowerment Collective is driving change towards a world free from modern slavery, promoting dignity, opportunity, and survivor-led leadership to uphold human rights and economic growth.

For The People

For The People reshapes the justice system by empowering prosecutors to safely release people from prison, reunite families, and ensure true justice.

Center for Courageous Kids

The Center for Courageous Kids transforms lives by empowering children with serious illnesses through camp experiences, fostering courage, joy, and lifelong friendships

RISING STAR

Recognizes an individual under the age of 30 who is shaping the future, demonstrating leadership, and driving impact through their passion, innovation, and commitment to positive change.

Ella Lambert

The Pachamama Project

The Pachamama Project is an organization growing a network of volunteers around the world to make reusable sanitary pads for refugees and vulnerable communities, in a bid to combat global period poverty.

Clinton Okechukwu

The R.E.T.I.N.A Initiative

The R.E.T.I.N.A Initiative promotes primary eye care and combats preventable blindness in underserved African communities through innovative solutions

Abdul Karim Sesay

Altruistech Luminary Center

Altruistech Luminary Center transforms education in Sierra Leone through STEM and environmental sustainability, empowering youth to create impactful change.

Foday David Kamara

Ecovironment

Ecovironment empowers young people from underserved backgrounds to promote environmental and climate sustainability through plastic recycling.

Joy Oluwatoyin Adeboye

Resilient Girl Initiative

Resilient Girl Initiative is a feminist-led organization, working to support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and builds leadership capacity among girls and women.