The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit organization that unites parents, renowned scientists and communications professionals to help families raise healthy children. Best known for its research-based national public education programs, the Partnership motivates and equips parents to prevent their children from using drugs and alcohol, and to find help and treatment for family and friends in trouble. The centerpiece of this effort is an online resource center at drugfree.org, featuring interactive tools that translate the latest science and research on teen behavior, addiction and treatment into easy to understand tips and tools. Research conducted by AP and MTV recently showed that kids see their parents as heroes— at drugfree.org, parents can connect with each other, tap into expert advice for children of all ages, and find the support they want and need in their role as hero to their kids. The Partnership depends on donations from individuals, corporations, foundations and other contributors. The Partnership thanks SAG/AFTRA, the advertising industry and our media partners for their ongoing.

The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life. The Pew Charitable Trusts partner with a diverse range of donors, public and private organizations and concerned citizens who share our commitment to fact-based solutions and goal-driven investments to improve society. Among the nation's largest private foundations, The Pew Charitable Trusts was established in 1948 in memory of Sun Oil founder Joseph Pew and his wife Mary by four of their children. Seven trusts were created between 1948 and 1979 to promote public health and welfare and to strengthen communities. With about $5.9 billion in assets, The Pew Charitable Trusts distributes more than $140 million in grants annually to charitable organizations in culture, education, environment, health and human services, public policy, and religion. The Pew Trusts has strong ties to Philadelphia and allocates a portion of its grants to programs in that area.

The Prince's Trust gives the royal treatment to the thousands of disadvantaged young people who seek its help each year. The charity, founded by Prince Charles in 1976, has assisted more than half a million people, ages 14 to 30, since its inception. The Prince's Trust offers programs, such as personal development courses and low-interest loans, that help at-risk or unemployed young people gain job skills, become engaged in community improvement activities, and even open their own small businesses. The Prince's Trust regularly attracts the hip and famous to its cause; its annual fundraising concerts in London's Hyde Park feature A-list performers such as Christina Aguilera and Lenny Kravitz.

The Rural School and Community Trust is dedicated to improving the quality of education in areas without a lot of funding. The nonprofit provides training, technical assistance, and mentoring to teachers and communities in all 50 states. The Rural School and Community Trust focuses on communities affected by poverty, racism, major economic changes, and shifts in population. The Rural Trust publishes research and analysis to raise awareness and affect national policy concerning rural education issues. The Rural School and Community Trust also works to enhance communities by involving students in civic action and community building. Supporters include Archer Daniels Midland Company, The Ford Foundation, McMaster-Carr Supply, Providence College, and W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

The Salvation Army is more than 4 million strong -- including some 3.4 million registered volunteers. The Salvation Army Christian faith-based programs assist alcoholics, drug addicts, the homeless, the elderly, prison inmates, people in crisis, and the unemployed through offerings, such as community centers, housing facilities, and rehabilitation centers. The Salvation Army also provides disaster-relief services and operates some 1,360 thrift stores. Overall, The Salvation Army serves about 30 million people a year and provides in excess of 69 million meals. The US organization is a unit of the London-based Salvation Army, which oversees activities in more than 100 countries. US operations began in 1880.

The Salvation Army USA Western Territory is one of four regional commands carrying out the social services mission of The Salvation Army in the US. The faith-based group seeks to address a wide variety of human needs through programs and facilities such as adult rehabilitation centers, domestic violence shelters, and transitional and permanent housing. The Salvation Army USA Western Territory territory spans 14 western states, including Alaska and Hawaii, as well as the Pacific Islands. The Salvation Army's international headquarters is in London where the group was founded in 1865. It began operating in the US in 1880.

The Synergos Institute is a nonprofit organization that focuses on reducing poverty in the developing world by providing technical assistance to grantmaking groups primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Each year Synergos helps nearly 200 organizations that work directly with community development, tailors giving programs for wealthy families and individuals to channel their funds into poverty-ending work, and trains local leaders to help people work together to solve conflict. Synergos was founded in 1987 by Peggy Dulany, daughter of bank president David Rockefeller and heir to the Rockefeller Standard Oil fortune.

Vantage Group, Inc., established in 1984, is a private, non-profit organization providing support to individuals with developmental disabilities in community based residential programs, employment and day support services. Individuals served by the Vantage residential program live in a variety of circumstances including living alone, living in homes of four to six people, with their families, or in apartments shared by one or two roommates. Staffing and other supports vary, and reflect the unique and diverse needs of each individual. Vantage hosts fund- and awareness-raising dinners as well as talent and art shows for program participants and community members.

Virgin Unite is a not-for-profit foundation of the Virgin Group. The Virgin Foundation takes an entrepreneurial approach to solving the world's social and environmental problems: from providing clean drinking water in undeveloped areas to empowering young Africans to fight AIDS in their communities. The Virgin Foundation has partnered with several South African charities and about a dozen UK charities, and it intends to develop into the US. It also serves as an online donation center for a variety of smaller-scale grassroots causes, including StandUpForKids and Youth At Risk. The Virgin Foundation is the charitable arm of Sir Richard Branson and his companies, which explains the entrepreneurial bent.

Western Union's wires don't carry telegrams anymore STOP But they keep on humming with international money transfers STOP The firm's more than 410,000 locations worldwide allow individuals and business customers to transfer money or make payments electronically. The pioneering company has taken advantage of technological advances and rolled with the changes, since The Western Union Company was founded in 1851. Starting out as a messaging medium, The Western Union Company then added the US's first stock ticker, helped standardize timekeeping nationally, debuted an early charge card and the singing telegram, and finally shifted to money transfer services. First Data spun off Western Union (formerly Western Union Financial Services) to shareholders in 2006.

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