.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.

Access to Specialist
Knowledge

Access to Specialist Knowledge connects healthcare workers in underserved regions of the globe to U.S. board-certified medical specialists, offering pro bono support that empowers local providers and promotes equitable access to healthcare.

Global Response
Medicine

Global Response Medicine provides emergency medical care and professional training to populations affected by conflict and disaster, deploying veteran-led teams to high-risk areas to save lives.

Tiba Foundation

Tiba Foundation partners with Kenyan health organizations to strengthen rural clinics, train providers, and improve women’s economic empowerment and access to life-saving healthcare.

Nunchi Health

Nunchi Health reimagines youth mental health by centering cultural identity, peer leadership, and community healing. They provide free, accessible, and affirming support to immigrant and minority youth often excluded from traditional systems.

The BIG FIX Uganda

The BIG FIX Uganda provides lifesaving vet care, animal welfare education, free rabies vaccines, and Africa’s first animal-assisted trauma therapy program—pairing war survivors with rescued dogs to heal PTSD, promote compassion, and transform communities in Northern Uganda.

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.

Long Way Home

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

Fund for Congolese Women

Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises (Fund for Congolese Women) funds and strengthens grassroots women’s organizations in the DRC to advance peace, justice, and gender equality from the ground up.

TECHO

TECHO is a youth-led organization working in Latin America’s informal settlements, mobilizing volunteers and communities to overcome poverty through housing, civic engagement, and programs that promote dignity and social justice.

Well Aware

Well Aware is a women-led nonprofit transforming lives in East Africa through sustainable, community-driven clean water systems that advance health, education, and gender equity.

Empower Mali

Empower Mali improves lives in rural Malian communities through clean water, education, agriculture, and solar energy, with a focus on community co-investment and long-term sustainability.

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.

Andando

Andando helps rural Senegalese communities break the cycle of poverty by focusing on long-term partnerships and the growth of the whole village through integrated support in water, health, education, agroforestry, and financial independence.

MicroLoan Foundation USA

MicroLoan Foundation USA alleviates poverty and promotes gender equality for women in sub-Saharan Africa by providing microfinance, business training, and savings support to help them build resilient livelihoods and transform their families’ futures.

The Rahul Kotak Foundation

The Rahul Kotak Foundation transforms children's lives in Kenya by tackling school hunger, advancing menstrual health and expanding access to education in underserved communities.

Kula Project

Kula partners with Rwandan coffee farmers to build thriving farms and sustainable incomes through agricultural training and entrepreneurial development.

Manna Cafe Ministries

Manna Café Ministries serves the hungry and hurting in Tennessee by providing essentials, support services, and opportunities rooted in dignity, wellness, and community.

QUALITY EDUCATION

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.

Yellow Boat of Hope
Foundation - Indonesia

Yellow Boat of Hope Indonesia builds boats, clean water systems, scholarships, and volunteer-led learning to help children in remote coastal communities access education and opportunity.

Central Leadership
Academy

Central Leadership Academy delivers holistic education rooted in community, leadership, and innovation, transforming learning access for underserved youth and children in Liberia and beyond.

IncluEdu

IncluEdu uses AI to teach sign language and equip educators with inclusive tools, offering real-time feedback and fostering deaf inclusion in schools, workplaces, and communities across Latin America.

NABU Global Inc.

NABU aims to solve the global literacy crisis. By providing culturally relevant, bilingual storybooks in mother tongue languages, we ensure that every child can read and rise to their full potential.

Rocket Learning Foundation

Rocket Learning uses tech to connect parents, teachers, and governments in India, improving foundational learning and early childhood education at scale.

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.

Wandusoa Organic Cameroon Development Assoc.

Wandusoa trains marginalized youths and smallholder farmers in regenerative agriculture and business skills, cultivating socially and ecologically responsible entrepreneurs in rural Cameroon.

Nature Environment and 
Wildlife Society (NEWS)

NEWS restores and protects mangrove ecosystems by co-creating with communities, nurturing women climate leaders, and promoting nature-based livelihoods—advancing biodiversity and climate resilience across India.

Matter of Trust

Matter of Trust connects surplus with need. Their flagship program recycles hair into tools that regenerate soil and clean water, empowering communities in 52+ countries through circular, nature-based solutions for climate resilience and restoration.

Ocean Alliance, Inc.

Ocean Alliance protects whales and their ocean environment through global research, education, and innovative drone tech based in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Welman Project

The Welman Project diverts surplus materials from landfills and redistributes them to schools and nonprofits, supporting education, sustainability, and creativity.

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.

Imkaan Welfare Organization

Imkaan Welfare Organization empowers marginalized, undocumented, and stateless communities—especially women and children—through education, healthcare, vocational and digital learning, economic opportunities, and legal aid.

Humanos 3D

Humanos 3D provides personalized assistive devices for people with upper limb disabilities using 3D printing and emerging technologies, fostering inclusion, innovation, and education through community driven impact.

Red Dot Foundation Global

Red Dot Foundation crowdsources data on sexual violence through its Safecity platform, using local insights to promote safety, justice, and survivor-led change.

Found in Translation

Found in Translation trains low-income bilingual women as medical interpreters, advancing health equity and economic mobility in underserved communities.

Purnata

Purnata rescues and rehabilitates trafficking survivors in India, providing safe spaces, education, jobs, and long-term care to break the cycle of exploitation.

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.

Jovia Kisaakye

Ecobed Biotech Brand

Ecobed Biotech transforms food waste into mosquito-repellent lotion, clean fuel, and organic farm inputs, advancing climate resilience, health, and livelihoods across East Africa.

Salvation Aworanti

VARSH Foundation

VARSH Foundation empowers women and girls across Africa through feminist-led leadership, advocacy, and legal aid to end sexual and gender-based violence and promote peace.

Joshua Williams

Joshua's Heart Foundation

Joshua’s Heart Foundation trains the next generation of hungry leaders by equipping service-oriented students with the strategic vision, operational skill-set, and trusted network they need to combat food insecurity and poverty in their own communities.

Nicholas Lowinger

Gotta Have Sole

Gotta Have Sole’s mission is to provide under-resourced youth with brand new shoes to help them feel confident, comfortable, and special. They are opening opportunities for kids to go to school, play sports, and be kids.

Zofia Kierner

Girls Future Ready Foundation

Girls Future Ready builds confidence and professional skills in young women across Central and Eastern Europe through global mentorship and education programs.