147 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
Coast Guard Foundation is a national nonprofit that helps U.S. Coast Guard members and their families. It gives disaster and tragedy grants, scholarships, education grants, morale and wellness support, youth enrichment help, and some job training support.
13 services
The Bonnell Foundation is a nonprofit based in Royal Oak, Michigan that helps people and families living with cystic fibrosis. It offers education scholarships, medical bill help, organ transplant grants, mentoring, CF education, advocacy, and resource links.
10 services
The National Guard Educational Foundation is a nonprofit in Washington, DC that tells the history of the National Guard. It runs the National Guard Memorial Museum and library, offers research help, supports scholarships for some Guard families and wounded Guard members, and connects eligible NGAUS members with Honor Flight guardian service.
9 services
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. is a national education nonprofit based in Alexandria, Virginia. It gives need-based scholarships and support services to students who have faced serious hardship and want to continue school after high school.
6 services
American InterContinental University is a private university with an Atlanta campus and online programs. It offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and some certificate or diploma programs, plus help with financial aid, grants, scholarships, military benefits, transfer credit, and career support.
9 services
Life Happens is a national nonprofit that teaches people about life insurance and related financial planning. Its Life Lessons Scholarship Program gives scholarship money to students ages 17 to 24 whose parent or legal guardian died.
6 services
The American Council of the Blind is a national member-led group for people who are blind or have low vision. It helps through advocacy, scholarships, community calls, audio description resources, accessibility training, and national events.
10 services
The Live Like Maya Foundation is a Mason, Ohio nonprofit that supports families of children with cancer and funds pediatric cancer research. It gives financial help and practical support to pediatric cancer families, supports hospitals and cancer organizations, and runs community fundraising and kindness events.
6 services
The United House of Prayer for All People of the Church on the Rock of the Apostolic Faith is a Christian church with a congregation in Atlanta. It offers worship services, Sunday School, youth scholastic awards, college scholarship support, religious education, and music education through church programs.
6 services
Catching the Dream is a Native American scholarship organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, not Atlanta. Its website says it is closing in 2026 and will dissolve on December 31, 2026, but it has continued funding scholarship students for Spring 2026.
2 services
American Legion Auxiliary is a volunteer organization that supports veterans, military members, and their families. It helps through scholarships, youth leadership programs, volunteer service at VA facilities, community service projects, and emergency grants for eligible Auxiliary members.
11 services
82nd Airborne Division Association, Inc. is a national membership group for current and former 82nd Airborne Division and airborne service members. It supports members and their families through scholarships, troop and family support, wounded warrior support, chapter activities, and national events.
6 services
Indigenous Education, Inc. administers The Cobell Scholarship for Native American and Alaska Native students. It helps eligible students pay for college, graduate school, trade school, summer study, and research through merit-based scholarships and fellowships.
3 services
EMS Success is an Oklahoma City metro nonprofit that helps EMTs and paramedics with education costs and emergency support. It offers EMS scholarships and raises money to help EMS workers or their families after injury, illness, or death.
4 services
The Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation is a nonprofit in Waukesha, Wisconsin that helps people affected by paralysis and spinal cord disorders. It gives charitable grants for needed equipment or modifications, offers higher education scholarships, funds spinal cord injury research, and runs fundraising events.
5 services
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation gives need-based scholarships to children and stepchildren of Marines and certain Navy service members attached to Marine units. It helps eligible students pay for college, associate degrees, and career or technical training.
8 services
Groveway Community Group Inc is a nonprofit rooted in the Groveway neighborhood of Roswell, Georgia. It supports local families, seniors, and youth through community resources, scholarships, mentoring, senior events, cultural history work, and neighborhood events.
9 services
AISES is a national nonprofit that supports Indigenous students, educators, and professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math. It helps through scholarships, mentoring, school programs, career resources, science fairs, and national STEM events.
11 services
The American Legion is a national veterans service organization. It helps veterans and military families with benefits information, free service officer help, youth programs, scholarships, suicide prevention training, and some emergency family grants through local posts and state departments.
11 services
Outdoor Afro is a national nonprofit that helps Black people connect with nature through local outdoor trips, education, and leadership. It has an Atlanta network and also funds beginner swim lessons through its Making Waves swim scholarship program.
6 services
