Non-Profit Organizations

• Art Alliance Austin  is a member powered organization that promotes and funds visual art by supporting local art institutions and artists.   It also commissions public art, hosts an annual international architecture competition, and produces a myriad of events that bring artists and collectors together while generating economic benefit for the entire city.
• Assistance League of Austin  , an all volunteer philanthropic organization, operates an upscale THRIFT HOUSE at 4901 Burnet Rd to support its community based innovative programs with Caring and Commitment. These programs provide students in need with a wardrobe of new clothes, seniors an opportunity for a day out, sick and injured children with toys and books at Dell Children’ s Medical Center, scholars a chance to improve their lives and assault survivors with necessary clothing items to help restore their dignity.
• Austin Bat Cave  is a non-profit organization (501c3) that provides children and teenagers (ages 6 - 18) with opportunities to develop their creative and expository writing. We connect a diverse population of young writers and learners with a vibrant community of adult volunteers in Austin, and all of our programs are free.
  
• Austin Chamber Music Center (ACMC)  is dedicated to serving Central Texans by expanding knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of chamber music through the highest quality instruction and performance.
• Austin Children's Shelter  protects and heals children, young adults, and families in need. Established in 1984, the Shelter provides a variety of critical services designed to reduce the emotional trauma suffered by victims of child abuse in a safe and nurturing environment.
  
• Austin Clubhouse  is an organization dedicated to the recovery of men and women with mental illness. By providing opportunities for our members to work, learn, and live fully, as well as to contribute their talents to a community of mutual support, our mission is to make the dream of recovery a reality.
• Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival  ("aGLIFF"), now celebrating our 23rd year, is the only Austin arts organization dedicated to entertaining, enlightening and educating our community through the promotion and exhibition of world-class films and art. In addition to our film festival, held every September, aGLIFF enriches Austin through important year-round programming, workshops and scholarships.
• Austin Humane Society  is dedicated to saving Austin's homeless cats and dogs, educating our community about responsible pet ownership, and reducing pet over-population.
• Austin Mothers of Multiples  , founded in 1964, is a 501(c)3 non-profit volunteer based organization that provides  support to the parents and guardians of twins, triplets and more  in the greater Austin area.  AMOM is a member of the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs and of Texas Mothers of Multiples.
  
• Ballet Austin  welcomes people near and far to participate in its "classically innovative" vision for the democratization of dance. From their bustling, urban headquarters in downtown Austin, Ballet Austin and artistic director Stephen Mills actively engage the community, dancers, and audiences alike with an array of dance and fitness classes for all ages and skill levels and acclaimed performances.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters  is the premier mentoring organization in Central Texas. We transform lives by helping kids succeed. We invest time and money to support one-to-one relationships between a caring volunteer and child because investing in a child is an investment in our community’s future.
• Blue Dog Rescue's  Mission is to reduce the number of dogs euthanized in our community by providing for the care and adoption of animals in need in addition to spay/neuter education, outreach, and advocacy.
• Boys and Girls Club of Austin  is Austin's leading youth development agency, providing programs and services for 10,000 kids from families with limited resources. 57% of Club Alumni say the Club "saved my life." 86 cents of every dollar goes directly to the kids. Supporting the Club is not charity, rather an investment in our most precious natural resource — our kids.
• Cancer Connection  is a volunteer-based organization that was founded in 2004. The organization is currently comprised of 325 individuals who have experienced cancer first hand either as survivors or care givers for loved ones with cancer. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for cancer survivors and their families. We serve as mentors for those currently facing a similar situation in the form of a one-on-one match or brief visits to patients at oncology centers and Austin area hospitals. We believe our cancer experience makes us uniquely qualified to offer support, encouragement, and hope to others.
• Capital Area Food Bank of Central Texas  provides food and grocery products to more than 350 Partner Agencies in 21 Central Texas counties, with a mission to nourish hungry people and lead the community in ending hunger.
• Caritas  provides a service continuum for those experiencing poverty that begins with a safety net and links them to resources to achieve self-sufficiency.
• Classical Guitar Alive  is an Austin-based non-profit organization that reaches over one million people each week. Its two main projects are the production and distribution of an internationally-broadcast public radio program, "Classical Guitar Alive," which currently airs each week on over 250 radio stations in the US and abroad. It also hosts a community outreach program which presents classical music performances at no cost to audiences in hospitals, hospices, children's shelters, and more.
• Cooking Up English  uses cooking as a tool to teach English. The program is intended for adults learning English as a second language. Weekly classes, conversation partners, and simple challenges encourage our students to practice what they learn in class.
• EMANCIPET  envisions a world where no cat or dog is ever killed just for being homeless. We work towards realizing that vision every day, by providing services and advocacy that effectively and humanely reduce the homeless pet population in our community.
• Foundation for the Homeless  mission is to mobilize the communities of faith and other community groups and resources to end homelessness in a spirit of compassion, hope and love. FFH's program is the only one in the area that keeps families together while in shelter.
• Hand to Hold  serves families who have experienced preterm birth, life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a child with special healthcare needs, and the loss of a pregnancy/infant as they navigate through challenges associated with these crises. This comprehensive network of assistance, information, and education, includes peer-to-peer matching, support groups, discussion series events, a bereavement program, resource guide and more.
  
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)  is the worldwide leader in funding research to cure type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly and lasts a lifetime.  To learn more, visit www.jdrf.org/austin.
  
• KMFA, Classical 89.5  is Austin’s only all-classical public radio station. As a non-profit (501)(c)(3), KMFA enhances the quality of life in Central Texas by providing a locally based, world-class, 24/7, noncommercial classical music radio service. Serving an average of 90,000 listeners per week, KMFA’s primary source of revenue is provided by individual listeners. Whether one listens actively or passively, for enjoyment or education, KMFA seeks to provide a satisfying classical music experience to all.  In so doing, KMFA is regarded as a vital gateway experience to the world of live classical and performing arts events in our community.
• Lights. Camera. Help.  is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to encouraging other nonprofit and cause-driven organizations to use film and video to tell their stories.  We do this through our education and volunteer match programs, screenings and the world's first annual film festival for nonprofit and cause driven films.
• Literacy Coalition's  mission is to strengthen Central Texas literacy education providers through advocacy, research, training, and resource development.  The Coalition mobilizes providers, learners, employers, educators, policy makers and other stakeholders to create a central Texas community that is 100% literate, employable, and engaged.
• Long Center  The mission of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts is to manage a state-of-the-art, multi-venue facility that will host the broad spectrum of Austin's performing arts organizations.
• Love-A-Bull's  mission is to promote responsible ownership and improve the image of pit bulls through education and advocacy in the community.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central & South Texas  grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
• Manos de Cristo  is committed to empowering low-income individuals by promoting dignity and self-reliance. Manos provides comprehensive oral healthcare, hosts a wide range of adult education classes, houses a food pantry, a clothes closet, and two computer labs, and runs an annual Back-to-School program for children returning to school. Through these programs, Manos improves the quality of life for over 10,000 people each year.
• Meals on Wheels and More  delivers daily meals to nearly 2,500 homebound and disabled persons with the help of 5,000 volunteers and runs many additional programs designed to keep our clients healthy and living independently.
• Operation Turkey  was founded in Austin, Texas in 2000, and delivers Thanksgiving dinners to the homeless and less fortunate people in our communities. We organize local, community distributions of food, clothes and toiletries to the homeless and less-fortunate around the country.
• People's Community Clinic  mission is to improve the health of uninsured and underserved Central Texans by providing high quality, affordable health care.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas  creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families.For 25 years Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin has been providing a home away from home for families with critically ill or injured children receiving treatment at Austin hospitals.
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure  is fighting every minute of every day to finally, once and for all, finish what we started and achieve our vision of a world without breast cancer. The Austin Affiliate has invested nearly $7 Million in community breast health programs since inception in 1999.
• Symphony of Soul  brings live music or "musical medicine" to people in need. Dedicated to lifting the spirits of people facing challenging circumstances, we bring live music to convalescent homes, hospitals, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, psychiatric facilities, and various other shelters. Artists are paid a stipend for each performance.
  
• The Arc of the Capital Area   is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing personalized, community-based services that improve the quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers.
• The Homeless Coach  exists to "ssensselemoH"...to reverse Homelessness. It does so by connecting the homeless with local and web communities via live, interactive streaming of shared Austin-original experiences within and around the safety and luxury of a mobile recreational vehicle.
• Theatre Action Project  is a team of professionally trained artists and educators that works in partnership with schools and communities to lead unique and engaging arts programs which allow young people to learn critical life skills, gain tools for creative expression and have successful experiences that build self-esteem and confidence.
• United Way Capital Area  is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, financial stability and health. These are the building blocks of a good life - a quality education, enough income to support a family through retirement and good health. By bringing together people and resources to address these issues, and by attacking their underlying causes, we hope to make lasting, fundamental change - for everyone.
• Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas  helps low-income clients access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate free legal advice and representation, and by supporting and training those attorneys. We ensure poverty is not a barrier to justice.