Featured Organizations

FCC Capital Board Members are reviewing potential organizations that may meet the criteria for like-minded organizations as listed in the board's charitable organization policy. When an organization comes to the attention of the board, and after review the board decides the organization meets its criteria, contact information will be added to this web page.

Half the Sky Foundation (HTS)

Founded: 1998

Purpose: To enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for the children who remain in China's welfare organizations. This foundation operates several nurture and enrichment programs designed to prevent or reverse the ill-effects of institutionalization. The programs address the needs of orphaned children from birth through adolescence. It is named for the Chinese adage, "women hold up half the sky," to denote the fact that almost of the healthy babies abandoned in China are girls.

Overhead Rate: 16 %

U.S Tax Status: Final 501c3 status granted.

Website: www.halfthesky.org

Address: Half the Sky Foundation
740 Gilman Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

Phone: (510) 525-3377
Fax: (510) 525-3611
Contact: contact@halfthesky.org

Our Chinese Daughters Foundation (OCDF)

Founded:

Purpose: Supports families who have adopted from China, as well as providing much needed assistance for orphanages throughout China.

Overhead rate: 11.3%

U.S Tax Status: Final 501c3 status granted.

Website: www.ocdf.org

Address: OCDF
P.O. Box 1243
Bloomington, IL 61702-1243

Phone: 1+ (800) 460-OCDF or (309) 829- 8202
Contact: lynn@ocdf.org or jane@ocdf.org

Yunnan Kids International, Inc. (YKI)

Founded: 2006

Purpose: Dedicated to improving the lives and future for children within the Yunnan Province and focuses on efforts to improve the health, living conditions, or education of the children of Yunnan. YKI seeks to support children in all forms of care; for example institutional care, care provided by foster families and ethnic minority children in Chinese families lacking basic necessities. YKI strives to accomplish this important work by:

• Supporting staff efforts in Yunnan orphanages province-wide
• Assisting children in foster care
• Supporting or developing infant nurture programs as appropriate
• Supporting foster families' efforts on behalf of their foster children
• Assisting in construction projects that benefit children of Yunnan.

Overhead Rate: 3.2 %

U.S Tax Status: Final 501c3 status granted.

Website: www.yunnankids.com or http://www.discoveret.org/yunnankids/index.htm

Address: Yunnan Kids International
P.O. Box 68621
Indianapolis, IN 46268

Phone: (703) 467-9828, (865) 220-5627, or (510) 559-1896

Contact: Diane Davis, YKI Board Member at ddavis5613@aol.com