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Poets and Artists Worldwide Unite for Peace, Sustainability and Justice. a 501(c)(3) Non- Profit Organization.

5th Ward Cultural Arts District

Established in January 2020, the 5th Ward Cultural Arts District located in Houston’s Historic 5th Ward community is one large masterpiece. It is a place where art is a way of living, from its food, music, and sculptures; to its Historic buildings and gathering spaces like the Historic Deluxe Theater or the Iconic live music venue Club Matinee (Cotton Club of the South.) The 5th Ward Cultural Arts District is a living cultural arts destination and the center of Houston’s African American history and culture.

A 2nd Cup Coffee Shop

Food/Drink ; Nonprofit ; Retail

A 2nd Cup is a non-profit coffee shop dedicated to the fight against human trafficking.

A Couture Cause

Association/Club/Group ; Nonprofit

A high-fashion calendar with 100 percent of proceeds donated to charity.

A. L. Efficacy Movement, Inc.

Dance ; Nonprofit ; Theatre

A. L. Efficacy Movement, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, tax exempt organization, whose mission is to exist as a Professional Theatrical Performance and Fine Arts outreach company without walls. The goal is to create, produce, perform, teach and instruct through a series of performances and workshops. We seek to give concert exposure to many works of modern dance that has theatrical and dramatic elements. The diverse disciplines of dance including tap is our trademark. Panel discussions on filmmaking and the creation of scripts are offered. As part of our outreach programs athletics are included. These offerings will be used to provoke thought and creativity in the youth, young adults and the more mature that which creates an atmosphere of change through self-awareness, self-esteem, ability and capability with morals and values, whereby, the positive forces of humanity can flourish perpetually in the midst of societal ills. Hence… The use of Effective Elements of Movement from a variety of creative disciplines to produce the intended result………..EFFICACY!!!!!

A.L.A.Y.A

Nonprofit

A.L.A.Y.A is a charitable, tax-exempt, 501© (3) organization, is a broad-based community outreach organization that is dedicated in promoting empowerment to women, men and children. This is done by equipping them to achieve leadership skills through support services, personal growth classes and workshops. This allows them to become self-sufficient. This is unlocking the potential of effective leaders.

A4H Group Inc. (Arts4healing)

Nonprofit ; Special Events

A4H Group Inc. 501(c)3 non-profit organization. A creative outreach connecting art, healthcare and the community together. It's where art finds a purpose ….. To learn more on how art heals and saves lives, visit a-4-h.org.

AAMA (The Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans)

Educational ; History/Heritage ; Nonprofit

AAMA, the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, is a 501(c)(3) organization formed in 1970 by a group of business leaders and community activists in Houston’s East End to address serious concerns about substance abuse and the high drop-out rate among Latino youth. Today, AAMA serves more than 20,000 people each year in Houston, San Antonio and Laredo through education programs for youth and adults, and a network of educational, outreach, and treatment programs to help youth and adults resist and overcome substance abuse. For more information, please visit www.aama.org

Aid for Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA)

Nonprofit ; Special Events

The mission of AVDA is to provide direct services to families victimized by domestic violence by providing legal representation, education, and battering intervention programs.

Aimed Dance (previously Rednerrus Feil Dance Company)

Dance ; Nonprofit

Aimed Dance: INFORM, ENGAGE, INSPIRE a diverse audience of all ages through innovative performing arts programming. Founded in 2006 by Artistic Director, Amy Llanes, Rednerrus Feil Dance Company (now AIMED Dance) strives to produce high quality performance art based on emotive life experiences. We delight in exploring how the meaning of movement can reveal the personal nature of our own histories. This highly unique creative process involves not only an emotional investment, but often requires time, exploration, and impeccable communication among the collaborators to develop the work and create the desired statement.

Air Alliance Houston (formerly GHASP/MfCA)

Nonprofit ; Special Events

In April 2010 Air Alliance Houston was formed from the organizations Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP) and Mothers for Clean Air (MfCA), the completion of a nearly two year process starting in September 2008 when GHASP and MfCA joined together under the direction of one board and one executive director. Our combined mission expanded and strengthened: to reduce air pollution in the Houston region to protect public health and environmental integrity through research, education and advocacy. The previous activities of GHASP and MfCA fit together like pieces in a puzzle to form the core of Air Alliance Houston, whose goal remains the same: to influence public policy on air quality and environmental health issues in order to protect the health of residents and improve their quality of life. The organization maintains its solid reputation for environmental and policy expertise, monitoring environmental agency performance and flagging shortcomings. When all else fails, we will use litigation to compel agencies to enforce the law. Air Alliance Houston provides technical expertise to our nonprofit allies and to local and state leaders. We participate in regulatory and legislative processes, testify at hearings and comment on proposals. We reach out to the community to educate them about local air pollution issues as well as state and federal policy in order to bring broad grassroots pressure to bear on polluters and regulators. We are still focused on the adverse effects of Houston area air pollution, particularly on children’s health. We continue to develop community programs to address environmental justice issues and to educate children and adults in local communities about air quality issues and prevention of exposure. We educate communities with plays, film, and interactive theater, in particular Ozone Theater, which teaches young students about air pollution—its sources, effects on health and what they can do about it. As a unified effort working with such groups such as Industry Professionals for Clean Air (IPCA), T.E.J.A.S., Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Integrity Project, Environment Texas, Public Citizen and Sierra Club-Lone Star Chapter, we are capable of developing and providing comprehensive public policy review and opinions on air quality issues. We have a network of support and collaboration—the combined expertise of board members, existing institutions such as the local school districts, the city and county—which allows our organization to be the primary leader for clean air advocacy in the Houston region.

AllPeopleBeHappy foundation

Foundation ; Nonprofit

The AllPeopleBeHappy foundation seeks to build a world in which all people can be happy by attacking poverty as a primary cause of unhappiness. The foundation supports new and innovative efforts to combat poverty in the developing world. AllPeopleBeHappy foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

American Diabetes Association

Nonprofit

Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

American Latino Center for Research, Education & Justice (ALCREJ)

Educational ; Nonprofit

American Latino Center for Research, Education & Justice (ALCREJ) is a 501c3 non-profit organization providing opportunities for low income children and families. ALCREJ's mission is to advance the American Latino Experience through a comprehensive approach of education, cultural arts, justice and economic development. ALCREJ's vision is to work with children and families of under-served communities so that they will have equal opportunity for realizing their full potential and living the American dream. ALCREJ is committed to the betterment of the Latino community by creating opportunities for our new generation.

American Lung Association

Nonprofit ; Special Events

The American Lung Association is a Non-Profit that focuses on Clean Air and Healthy Lungs for adults and children. Our vision is a world free from lung disease. HOUSTON: 2030 North Loop West Suite 250 Houston, TX 77018 (713) 629-5864 scurphey@lungs.org

American Turkish Association (ATA) of Houston

Nonprofit ; Special Events

The American Turkish Association (ATA), founded in 1979, is a non-profit organization created to promote better understanding and friendship between the people of the United States and Turkey through social, educational, cultural and charitable activities. It also aims to provide assistance to Turkish citizens living in Houston.

Annual Women's Empowerment Conference (AWEC)

Association/Club/Group ; Nonprofit

The conference where the women of Houston inspire the women of Houston. The Annual Women’s Empowerment Conference is a non-profit organization reflecting the beliefs of the women living, growing and thriving in and around the Houston community. Our mission at The Women’s Empowerment Conference is to empower and equip the women of Houston with the tools needed to achieve all of their personal, professional and family goals.

Antrepriza Houston

Nonprofit ; Theatre

“Antrepriza” – is a Houston based theater project (non-profit) formed in July 2010 by Anna Shchelokova. Anna joined four professionally exquisite actors from the Russian Theater presently living in Houston to her project. The participants of the group are as follows: Vasiliy Yasenev, Alex Pominov, Edita Rozenberg, Slava Nadvoretsky. Collectively they have performed in countless stage projects; in addition Vasiliy, Alex and Edita have acted in movies.

Aperio: Music of the Americas

Music ; Nonprofit

Aperio presents rarely performed chamber music of the Americas through subscription concerts, community and educational outreach. APERIO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that presents unusual and rarely performed chamber music by contemporary composers from the Americas. The organization provides lively and thought-provoking concerts, educational opportunities and outreach programs to Houston’s diverse performing and visual arts audiences. By emphasizing the works of Latin and Anglo-American composers, APERIO illuminates the rich musical heritage of South and North America. Drawing from many indigenous and foreign cultures, the multicultural programming provides artistic, social and political contexts for the compositions from the New World. Through its interactive and explanatory format, locally and nationally recognized musicians draw parallels to other visual, literary and performing art forms.

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF)

Nonprofit

The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF) is the world's leading nonprofit health organization dedicated to supporting patients and families living with aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), and related bone marrow failure diseases. AA&MDSIF provides answers, support and hope to thousands of patients and their families around the world. Over the past 27 years, AA&MDSIF has provided almost 3 million dollars in financial awards to nearly 50 researchers for investigation that leads to new insights into the causes and treatment of bone marrow failure disease and the development of new therapeutic approaches. One of those research project is the MDS Clinical Research Consortium. on part of which is housed at the MDS Anderson Canter Center and led by Dr. Guillermo Garcia-Manero.

Apollo Chamber Players

History/Heritage ; Kids & Families ; Media ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Traditional Arts

Celebrating its 15th season, Houston-based APOLLO CHAMBER PLAYERS “performs with rhythmic flair and virtuosity” (The Strad) and “recasts music for a diverse and multi-ethnic generation” (Strings Magazine). The ensemble’s globally-inspired programming and multicultural new music commissions have garnered international acclaim, including sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall and in Havana, Cuba; a Chamber Music America Residency Partnership award; and regular features on American Public Media’s Performance Today. Apollo debuts at the The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as part of Kennedy’s RiverRun Festival in April 2023. Released on the Grammy-winning Azica Records label, Apollo’s With Malice Toward None album reached No. 1 on Amazon’s Hot New Release chart, and Strings Magazine praised the album’s message, which tackles “politics, identity, and what it means to be a citizen of a nation balanced between an idealized past and a just and multicultural future.” The ensemble’s catalog of records has been featured on hundreds of radio and media stations worldwide. Now available on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi, Apollo’s MoonShot documentary feature film was awarded Best Documentary and Best Soundtrack at the Seattle Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, and WorldFest Houston. A passionate advocate for contemporary music and underrepresented composers, Apollo successfully concluded a bold initiative to commission 20 new multicultural works by the end of the last decade. 20×2020 features a diverse roster of the world’s leading composers and instrumentalists including Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larsen, Pamela Z, Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, Hector del Curto, Vân Ánh Võ, and Tracy Silverman. The ensemble’s community partners include schools and universities, at-risk youth centers, refugee and veterans service organizations, and libraries. Apollo’s vanguard Library Voyage project, an initiative to perform in all Harris County/Houston Public Libraries, is the first of its kind in the nation. Apollo was founded in 2008 by violinist and entrepreneur Matthew J. Detrick.

Arms of Hope

Faith Based/Religious ; Nonprofit

Arms of Hope is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Christian organization focused on assisting and extending a loving hand to some of the most disadvantaged children and single-mother families in our culture by providing shelter, necessities and life skills at their greatest point of need.Arms of Hope changes the lives of children and families in crisis.

Art Benefits Inc.

Nonprofit

Art Benefits, Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting local, aspiring artists through charity art shows that benefit well established, reputable, nationally recognized and local charities that have a proven track record of transparency and fiscal excellence. We see art as a visual expression of emotion that touches the mind, soul and heart and believes it is important to celebrate creativity and to support and promote our art community’s rising stars. Art Benefits’ approach is to focus first on the artists and their success. We do not require a participation fee of the artists, and they receive all revenue from the sale of their individual work. Each show features a collaboration piece. Art Benefits supplies the medium and theme – the artists do the rest. We solicit donations of services and funds required to cover event expenses and sell admission tickets to the art exhibition. Proceeds from ticket sales are donated to that event’s sponsored charity.

Art Colony Association (Bayou City Art Festival)

Festivals ; Nonprofit ; Special Events

Established in 1972, the Art Colony Association (ACA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to producing high quality art festivals and events to provide financial support to local non-profit programs. Over the past 44 years, the Art Colony Association, producer of The Bayou City Art Festival Downtown in the fall and Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park in the spring, has raised millions of dollars for local nonprofit organizations. The Festivals are funded in part by grants from the City of Houston and through Houston Arts Alliance. For more information visit artcolonyassociation.org or email us at artist@bayoucityartfestival.com.

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