42 Trending Disabled People Foundation Businesses [2024]

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Updated: January 18th, 2023

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1. Easterseals

Where they're located: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Website traffic: 210K/month

2. Muscular Dystrophy Association

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research.

Where they're located: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Website traffic: 180K/month

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4. Lambda Legal

We are a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV.

Where they're located: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Website traffic: 100K/month

5. The AbleGamers Charity

Where they're located: Laredo, Texas, United States

6. Leonard Cheshire

We reduce the barriers to independent living, learning and working that people with disabilities face around the world.

Where they're located: Sare, Migori, Kenya
Website traffic: 80K/month

7. The Arc

The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Where they're located: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Website traffic: 110K/month

8. Paralyzed Veterans of America

Donate today to offer life-changing support for paralyzed and disabled veterans of America. Help us to continue important work in disability rights movements.

Where they're located: Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
Website traffic: 120K/month

9. Disability Rights California

Where they're located: Salinas, California, United States
Website traffic: 60K/month

10. Foundation Fighting Blindness

Where they're located: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

11. WorkforceGPS

12. The Association of People with Disability

APD is an NGO working for underprivileged people with disability (PwD) in Karnataka since 1959. It focuses on a lifecycle approach to disability management through early intervention, education, therapy, rehabilitation, community support, livelihood, advocacyand government interface programs.

13. Dreamscape Foundation

Where they're located: Hialeah, Florida, United States

14. abilityJOBS

Where they're located: Vicuña, Coquimbo Region, Chile

15. AAPD

The American Association of People with Disabilities is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities.

16. The Whole Person : Home

Where they're located: Wichita, Kansas, United States

17. The Honor Foundation

Where they're located: Huntington Beach, California, United States

18. United Cerebral Palsy

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Where they're located: Salinas, California, United States

19. Petfinder Foundation

The Petfinder Foundation works to prevent the euthanasia of adoptable pets by giving grants to shelters and rescue groups throughout North America.

Where they're located: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Website traffic: 60K/month

20. Afford

The Australian Foundation for Disability (AFFORD) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing excellent services to help people with disability.

21. Wheelchair Foundation

The Wheelchair Foundation has a goal to provide a free wheelchair to every child, teen and adult worldwide who needs one but has no means to acquire one.

Where they're located: Hialeah, Florida, United States

22. Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

The COVID-19 Response Fund for the Pioneer Valley was created to provide immediate support to those most vulnerable to the economic and health-related issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Where they're located: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

23. Hope Services

Hope Services provides assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families through donation supported programs and advocacy.

Where they're located: Santa Ana, California, United States

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Where they're located: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

25. Mosaic

Mosaic relentlessly pursues opportunities that empower people with diverse needs. We are the changing face of healthcare.

Where they're located: Hialeah, Florida, United States

26. International Disability Alliance

Where they're located: Bangluo, Gansu, China

27. Victory Junction

Friends. Fun. Freedom.

Where they're located: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

28. Marriott Foundation

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation is dedicated to supporting exceptional nonprofit organizations that provide civic and human services, foster educational achievement, expand opportunities for youth and adults, develop the next generation of hospitality leaders and lead innovation in health and medicine.

29. Evergreen Life Services

6.5 million people in the United States have an intellectual or developmental disability. We’re on a mission to fill their lives with dignity and purpose.

Where they're located: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

30. CHISPA

CHISPA's Mission is to improve people's lives and create healthy neighborhoods by developing, selling, owning and managing affordable homes.

Where they're located: Salinas, California, United States

31. Home

It's an animal shelter. It's a spay/neuter clinic. It's a dog training center. It's an animal rescue and adoption center. Dakin Humane Society is a community supported animal welfare organization that provides shelter, low-cost vaccinations, spay/neuter services, and training for more than 20,000 animals each year. Since its inception in 1969, with 2 locations in western Massachusetts, Dakin has become one of the most recognized nonprofit organizations in the Pioneer Valley and a national leader in animal welfare.

Where they're located: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

32. DisabilityInfo.org

We help people with disabilities find the information they need

Where they're located: Salinas, California, United States

33. Peckham

Where they're located: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

34. Envision

Envision is an organization based in Wichita, KS that improves the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired by creating employment opportunities, raising awareness and providing state-of-the-art programs and services. Learn more about Envision here and learn how we help people defy expectations.

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Where they're located: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Current team size: 200

35. National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Where they're located: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

36. Tommy Nobis Center

Tommy Nobis Center provides vocational support & employment training for people with disabilities in Marietta, Metro Atlanta and several states across the nation.

Where they're located: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

37. DISHA – A Resource Centre for the Disabled

38. Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities : Home

39. Achilles International

The mission of Achilles International is to enable people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream running events in order to promote personal achievement.  Specialized programs include the Achilles Freedom Team which serves wounded military personnel and veterans; Achilles Kids which provides training, race opportunities, and an in-school program for children with disabilities; the Achilles Para-triathlon Team which expands our running program into biking and swimming; Achilles Chapter workouts, plus our signature race Hope & Possibility which takes place in several cities worldwide. Achilles International brings the largest field of athletes with disabilities (AWD) to the TCS NYC Marathon and is the recognized authority in shaping AWD divisions in marathons nationwide. While our programs focus on running, the truth is, running is simply the tool for accomplishing our main objective: to bring hope, inspiration, and the joys of achievement to all.

Where they're located: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

40. Home

Where they're located: Hialeah, Florida, United States

41. Angel Online

Where they're located: Vallée du Bandama, Côte d'Ivoire

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