America's Charities
Encyclopedia
America's Charities is a federation
of approximately 180 charitable organization
. America's Charities organizes workplace giving campaigns in the United States
administered through the federal government
, state
and local government
, and private sector corporations and provides the proceeds to its member charities. It is based in Chantilly
, Virginia
.
Historically, most workplace giving campaigns in the United States were managed by a different group of charitable federations under the United Way name.
Since 1980, America's Charities has represented such charities as Make-A-Wish Foundation
of America, NAACP Special Contributions Fund, Ronald McDonald House Charities
, and The Humane Society of the United States
in workplace giving campaigns.
In 2002, after a scandal at United Way of the National Capital Area (Washington, D.C.), America's Charities was selected by numerous major employers to help them administer their workplace giving campaigns. These employers included Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil, AARP, National Geographic and some 15 others. By 2008, America's Charities was distributing over $8 million annually from employee/donors in the Washington, D.C. area to hundreds of local and national charities.
In 2004, the United Way of the National Capital Area suspended America's Charities from that fall's United Way campaign, stating that America's Charities had "violated the terms of agreement".
By 2008, America's Charities was raising over $34 million for its members and over 5,000 other charities in the U.S. from workplace giving campaigns. America's Charities offers clients a state-of-the art web-based system for employer use in conducting workplace campaigns. This system, Pledge1st, is used by leading employers such as Lockheed Martin, AARP, the City of Orlando, and Amazon.
Federation
A federation , also known as a federal state, is a type of sovereign state characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government...
of approximately 180 charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
. America's Charities organizes workplace giving campaigns in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
administered through the federal government
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
, state
State government
A state government is the government of a subnational entity in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government...
and local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
, and private sector corporations and provides the proceeds to its member charities. It is based in Chantilly
Chantilly, Virginia
Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County and southeastern Loudoun County of Northern Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place , the community population was 23,039 as of the 2010 census -- down from 41,041 in 2000, due to the...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Historically, most workplace giving campaigns in the United States were managed by a different group of charitable federations under the United Way name.
Since 1980, America's Charities has represented such charities as Make-A-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in the United States that grants wishes to children who have life-threatening medical conditions. The charity now operates in forty-seven countries around the world through thirty-six affiliate offices.The president & CEO of this...
of America, NAACP Special Contributions Fund, Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities is an independent 501c3 organization whose mission is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children across the world...
, and The Humane Society of the United States
Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society of the United States , based in Washington, D.C., is the largest animal advocacy organization in the world. In 2009, HSUS reported assets of over US$160 million....
in workplace giving campaigns.
In 2002, after a scandal at United Way of the National Capital Area (Washington, D.C.), America's Charities was selected by numerous major employers to help them administer their workplace giving campaigns. These employers included Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil, AARP, National Geographic and some 15 others. By 2008, America's Charities was distributing over $8 million annually from employee/donors in the Washington, D.C. area to hundreds of local and national charities.
In 2004, the United Way of the National Capital Area suspended America's Charities from that fall's United Way campaign, stating that America's Charities had "violated the terms of agreement".
By 2008, America's Charities was raising over $34 million for its members and over 5,000 other charities in the U.S. from workplace giving campaigns. America's Charities offers clients a state-of-the art web-based system for employer use in conducting workplace campaigns. This system, Pledge1st, is used by leading employers such as Lockheed Martin, AARP, the City of Orlando, and Amazon.
External links
- America's Charities Official site.
- Charity Giving