A Child's Right

Western Kentucky University / USAID
For 15 years, scientists at Western Kentucky University (WKU)—together with Chinese university counterparts and a number of U.S. government agencies and other organizations—have been undertaking applied research and training projects focused on enhancing Chinese infrastructure and technical capacity to find solutions to safe drinking water challenges in southwest China’s limestone karst regions and to monitor emissions from coal burning on the urbanized east coast. Much of this work has been funded and undertaken together with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Partnering with WKU, ACR has received substantial USAID funding for clean water systems for every orphanage in Hunan province, China.

Laird Norton Family Foundation
The Laird Norton Family Foundation (LNFF) is a private family foundation that makes grants for charitable purposes in the U.S. in areas of arts in education, watershed protection, clean water (international), and clean energy/preventing global climate change.

LNFF has supported an entire clean water project in Cambodia for 2009.

GreaterGood.org
GreaterGood.org is an independent charitable organization devoted to improving the health and well-being of people, animals, and the planet. GreaterGood.org distributes 100% of the funds generated through the GreaterGood Network family of websites, including GreaterGood.org, to the nonprofit partners responsible for implementing the programs described on these sites, as well as providing grants directly to worthwhile organizations dedicated to the welfare of the global community.

GreaterGood.org has provided funding for our Cambodia 2008 project.

Rotary International
Several Rotary Clubs in Washington State have teamed together to pool their funding and seek matching grants from Rotary International to assist our work.

With the help of these Rotary Clubs, we will be working together on our Nepal 2009 project.

Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation
The Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation's mission is to advance the moral, mental, and physical well being of children in all parts of the world regardless of their national, cultural, religious or ethnic heritage; to aid and assist in providing the basic needs of food, shelter, health and education to such children, and to relieve the suffering of children with mental and physical handicaps through medical research or other means.

The Ross Foundation has provided funding for multiple clean water systems for our 2008 Cambodia project.

Dion and George Russell
Dion and George Russell recently made a significant donation in support of our work in China: sponsoring nearly 100 installations in orphanages in China's poorest regions.

They have fully funded installations for every orphanage in Qinghai, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan, and Xinjiang Provinces, as well as Inner Mongolia and the Tibetan Autonomous Region- nearly 100 orphanages in all! George's work in China spanning more than 3 decades and his understanding of the disparities facing the poorer provinces made this an easy target for their assistance.

Ashurst
Ashurst is a leading international law firm advising corporate and financial institutions, with core businesses in M&A, corporate and structured finance.

The Paris branch of Ashurst has supported several clean water systems for our 2008 Cambodia Project.

A.J. Antunes Filtration Technologies
A.J. Antunes Filtration Technologies is a worldwide leader in Ultrafiltration technologies and works with some of the largest international food service chains and grocery stores to provide water purification equipment.

A.J. Antunes Filtration Technologies provided more than $175,000 worth of water purification equipment to our China Earthquake Relief Project. Together, we had the single largest water purification donation of ANY organization in China after the earthquake.

WorldWide Orphans Foundation
World Wide Orphans (WWO) mission is to transform the lives of orphaned children by taking them out of anonymity and helping them to become healthy, independent, productive members of their communities and the world. Presently, WWO programs are addressing the needs of some of the most vulnerable children in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kenya, Serbia and Viet Nam.

WWO and ACR have partnered together to provide clean water to several orphanages, schools and clinics in Ethiopia.

Wide Horizons for Children
Wide Horizons For Children (WHFC) is one of the largest private, non-profit adoption and child welfare agency in the U.S. Since 1974 WHFC has placed over 10,000 children with loving, permanent families. WHFC is dedicated to the welfare of children before, during and after the adoption and the ongoing need of orphaned children around the world.

WHFC and ACR have partnered together to provide clean water to orphaned children in Ethiopia.

Children's Home Society and Family Services
Founded in 1889, Children’s Home Society & Family Services (CHSFS) is a non-sectarian 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that meets the needs of children, individuals and families in their community and around the world through their vital programs and services. Each year CHSFS touches the lives of nearly 35,000 children and families through our programs and services.

CHSFS has provided funding for clean water systems at multiple schools in Ethiopia.

Gibson Foundation
Founded in 2002, the Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic wing of Gibson Guitars, is committed to making the world a better place for children by creating, developing and supporting programs and other non-profit organizations in their efforts to advance education, music and the arts, the environment and health & welfare causes.

The Gibson Foundation has funded multiple clean water systems for our 2007 China project as well as our 2008 Ethiopia project.

Homeland Children's Foundation
Homeland Children's Foundation (HCF) provides extensive education and aid programs to children in orphanages throughout China.

HCF and ACR have teamed together for work on our 2008 China project in Jiangsu province.

SurveyMonkey.com
SurveyMonkey.com is an online questionnaire service that offers free accounts with limited features as well as professional, subscription-based accounts. SurveyMonkey.com is the leading online survey company and has, without much fanfare or notice, donated significant portions of their revenue to nonprofits.

SurveyMonkey.com donated funding for clean water systems in Nepal and Tibet.

Mothers Fighting for Others
Mothers Fighting For Others (MFFO) is dedicated to providing orphaned children with the basic necessities that we provide for our own children. We will give them a roof over their heads, safe food and clean water, and a chance to learn, to grow and to thrive.

ACR has teamed with MFFO on our 2008 Ethiopia project.

Seattle Rotary Service Foundation
The Rotary Club of Seattle has been dedicated to helping others in their community and throughout the world. Much of the club's philanthropic work is accomplished through the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation (SRSF), an incorporated, charitable, and tax-exempt organization we founded in 1940.

SRSF funded clean water systems in Nepal and Tibet.