At RedHorse Payroll, we recognize the need to give back to the community so others can benefit from the prosperity of our business. Part of this initiative is our charitable donation roster. Each month, RedHorse Payroll donates a portion of all revenues received in the previous month to a different charity. The charities that receive donations are listed below.
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January
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
About: “For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.”
Mission: “Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.”
Website: http://www.bbbs.org/
The Semper Fi Fund
About: “The Semper Fi Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and its program America’s Fund, are set up to provide immediate financial assistance and lifetime support for injured and critically ill members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. We direct urgently needed resources to post 9/11 service members, who meet our criteria for assistance, from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Reserves.”
Mission: “The basic ideal that drives our efforts is simple: for as much as our heroes have sacrificed, they deserve the best care and support available in their hour of need. We are committed to being there at the time of injury or illness and for a lifetime if needed.”
Website: http://semperfifund.org/
February
March
National Alliance to End Homelessness
About: “The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a leading voice on the issue of homelessness. The Alliance analyzes policy and develops pragmatic, cost-effective policy solutions. The Alliance works collaboratively with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to build state and local capacity, leading to stronger programs and policies that help communities achieve their goal of ending homelessness. We provide data and research to policymakers and elected officials in order to inform policy debates and educate the public and opinion leaders nationwide.”
Mission: “With the help of federal leadership and local activism, the Alliance aims to continue on its journey to end homelessness once and for all in America.”
Website: http://www.endhomelessness.org/
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
About: “The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today.”
Mission: “To accelerate breakthroughs patients can feel in their everyday lives.”
Website: https://www.michaeljfox.org/
April
May
The American Kidney Fund
About: “The American Kidney Fund leads the nation in providing charitable assistance to dialysis patients who need help with the costs associated with treating kidney failure. In 2012, nearly 84,000 people—1 out of every 5 U.S. dialysis patients—received assistance from the American Kidney Fund for health insurance premiums and other treatment-related expenses.”
Mission: “To fight kidney disease through direct financial support to patients in need; health education; and prevention efforts.”
Website: http://www.kidneyfund.org/
The Conservation Fund
About: “The Conservation Fund has led land conservation efforts for nearly 30 years. During this time, we’ve protected more than 7 million acres across America, from the park down the street to historic battlefields, wild areas and favorite destinations of all kinds. We work hand-in-hand with community and government leaders, businesses, landowners, conservation nonprofits and other partners to save the places that matter most.”
Mission: “To save land for future generations.”
Website: http://www.conservationfund.org/
June
July
Save the Children
About: “Save the Children gives children in the United States and around the world what every child deserves – a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When disaster strikes, we put children’s needs first. We advocate for and achieve large-scale change for children. We save children’s lives. Join us.”
Mission: “We put children first – giving them what they need to grow up happy and healthy. Together, we’re changing our world – one child’s life at a time.”
Website: http://www.savethechildren.org/
Child Find of America
About: “Child Find of America Inc. is a national not-for-profit organization that locates missing children through active investigation and publicity, prevents child abduction through education, and prevents/resolves incidents of parental abduction through conflict management and mediation.”
Mission: “To prevent and resolve all cases of missing, abducted and runaway children.”
Website: http://www.childfindofamerica.org/
August
September
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
About: “The Breast Cancer Research Foundation was established by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993, with the intention of bringing about a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. Larry Norton, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, has directed the Foundation’s scientific activities since its beginnings. In 2002, BCRF expanded its mission to include prevention as well as cure, reflecting the direction of its research grants aimed at prevention as well as treatment. In 2013, BCRF’s annual research funding increased to $45 million, with grants now supporting more than 200 dedicated researchers at major medical institutions across the globe—a very long way from the $159,000 awarded to eight researchers in 1994.”
Mission: “To achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and translational research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness about good breast health.”
Website: http://www.bcrfcure.org/
Animal Welfare Institute
About: “Since its founding in 1951, AWI has sought to alleviate the suffering inflicted on animals by people. In the organization’s early years, our particular emphasis was on the desperate needs of animals used for experimentation. In the decades that followed, we expanded the scope of our work to address many other areas of animal suffering. AWI works to minimize the impacts of all human actions detrimental to endangered species, including the destruction of natural forests containing ancient trees, and pollution of the oceans destroying every kind of marine life.”
Mission: “To alleviate suffering of nonhuman animals.”
Website: http://awionline.org/
October
November
The Hunger Project
About: “The Hunger Project (THP) is a global, non-profit, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. In Africa, South Asia and Latin America, THP seeks to end hunger and poverty by empowering people to lead lives of self-reliance, meet their own basic needs and build better futures for their children.”
Mission: “To end hunger in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America through three essential activities: mobilizing village clusters at the grassroots level to build self-reliance, empowering women as key change agents, and forging effective partnerships with local government.”
Website: http://www.thp.org/
Reading Is Fundamental
About: “Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States. We prepare and motivate children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. We inspire children to be lifelong readers through the power of choice. RIF provides new, free books for children to choose from and make their own. The seeds of inspiration in these books have motivated children to follow their dreams and achieve their potential. Yes, it seems incredible for a book to launch a life, but it happens every day as hungry, inquisitive young minds reach out and grab hold of the new people, places, and ideas that books bring them.”
Mission: “To motivate young children to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8.”
Website: http://www.rif.org/
December
