If you are looking for info on health charities, then here are some of the most well respected. We hope to enhance this site over the coming months. Please feel free to suggest charities that you have knowledge / experience with. This information is sourced from The American Institute of Philanthropy.

CANCER
AIP GRADE
Breast Cancer Fund A–
Breast Cancer Research Foundation A+
Cancer Care B+
Cancer Research Institute A
CureSearch/National Childhood Cancer Foundation B+
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center A
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation A+
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund A
Prevent Cancer Foundation A–
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (ALSAC) B+
Susan G. Komen for the Cure B+

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DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE
Phoenix House Foundation B

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HEALTH – GENERAL
American Brain Tumor Association A
American Kidney Fund A+
American Liver Foundation B+
American Lung Association B+
American Parkinson Disease Association B+
Arthritis Foundation B+
City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute A–
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America A–
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation A–
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation A
Epilepsy Foundation & Research Foundation A–
First Candle/SIDS Alliance B+
Huntington’s Disease Society of America A–
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International A
Lupus Foundation of America – N.O. A
Lupus Research Institute A
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research A
Muscular Dystrophy Association A–
National Hemophilia Foundation – N.O. A–
National Jewish Health A-
National Kidney Foundation B+
National Organization for Rare Disorders A+
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation A–
PKD Foundation B+
Salk Institute for Biological Studies A–
TERMINALLY OR CHRONICALLY ILL
Compassion & Choices A-
Sunshine Foundation A–