Case Study: The John G. Duncan Charitable Trust

The Joint Commission is an independent, nonprofit organization. The Joint Commission approves and certifies almost twenty-one thousand health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission accreditation and certification is used nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards. The Joint Commission standards are developed with input from healthcare professionals, providers, subject matter experts, consumers, government agencies, and employers; and approved only by the Board of Commissioners. The mission for Joint Commission is to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care

The Katy Rotary Fund gifted $30 thousand to the HCC Foundation for scholarships for current and former Katy ISD students attending Houston Community College.

The Fund supports nonprofits run by leaders intimately familiar with issues and problems facing their community, by providing the training and infrastructure support to help them overcome organizational challenges, build partnerships and lead others to positive solutions. Since its inception, Access has helped to develop leaders and organizations, and improve public policies to benefit low- income communities, African Americans, Latinos, Immigrants and

Ronald Mcdoland House Charities (RMHC) has been running Since 1974 they have created created many programs that strengthen families that are going through difficult times. RMHC provides important resources and compassionate care to children and their families who are being served by leading hospitals worldwide.

Chapter One of “Philanthropy in America” starts by introducing some of the earliest laws that were in place in America and what problems they posed to philanthropy. Some examples of laws that were in place at the time were limitations to how much money or funds a certain establishment could gain. One example that Zunz had given was that of Jennie Fiske attempting to bequeath her fortune to Cornell University. This resulted in the University not being able to accept the fortune, but also new legislation was passed in order to create the ability to obtain limitless assets. Another law that was in place was the inability of those obtaining wealth to have freedom to choose what is done with it. This caused many heirs to fortunes to challenge wills

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Office of Scottish charity regulator (2011) the majority of Charity and Non-profit Organisations websites provide information and services to disabled people.

The Charity Organization Society was based in the scientific movement of organizations. Workers believed that charity work needed more definition and organization and that charity should be focused more on individual need rather than as a whole population. Focusing on individual need was intended to improve relief operations while making resources more efficient. They also intended to eliminate public outdoor relief. With the promotion of more organization and efficiency the new Charity Organization Societies were born. Trattner states that these new requirements for organization and efficiency spread so “rapidly that within 6 years 25 cities had such organizations and by the turn of the century there were some 138 of them in

The Greatest Needs Fund is a fund designed to help in variety of ways at Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC). The fund helps patients in need when life throws a curveball and another fund cannot help in a dire situation. It can cover needs ranging from prescription medications and transportation to medical co-pays, or in the case of 2016 assist those facing situations with nowhere to turn.

For more than 15 years, we have been advocating on behalf of those at risk of exploitation. The Tronie Foundation is a survivor-led global organization, now bringing together a new team of partners for supply chain compliance and sustainability. Through our United Nations General Assembly speeches, we have advised more than 150 countries on the solutions to protecting children around the world. Through our Global Survivor Network, we have worked with survivors in 5 continents and in approximately 20 countries. Our Constitution guarantees these rights and the Supreme Court has ruled that wherever the Constitution is silent and the legislature has not made a law, those International Covenants to which India is a signatory may be enforced

According to its web site, www.nonprofitfinancefund.org, the company reflects its mission statement on its “About us” pages. It says that the company helps non-profit organizations with loans to finish projects that will benefit the community nationwide.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by its namesake, Bill Gates, and his wife Melinda. The couple created the foundation “to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.”1 It is headquartered in Seattle, Washing and is co-chaired by Bill, Melinda and William Gates Sr. Since its founding the foundation has accrued an incredible $31.9 billion and has a net worth of almost $50 billion. With such spending power, the foundation has been able to make great progress, particularly in the areas of global health. It has also made a sincere effort to improve many public school systems in the US.

By the time Bill Gates dies, he will have given away 90% of his wealth. He created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife in 1997. So far, he has donated 28 billion dollars to philanthropic causes that include: better health care, vaccines, school grants, education. To date, the Foundation saved over one million lives with vaccines and better health care alone! In 2002, Bill and Melinda were named the most generous philanthropists in the world.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a foundation that supports other organizations who share its guiding belief that every life has equal value. Located in Seattle, Washington, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have an asset trust endowment of 36.2 billion dollars as of September 30, 2012. It supports grantees in all 50 states and 100 countries internationally in areas of global development, global health, United States program, and a smaller charitable support initiative sector. Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett give direction to CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chairmen William H. Gates Sr. regarding grant allocation and investments. (Gates Foundation)

Charity: “An organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need”