Philanthropy Press Releases

​How does a small Fort Worth, Texas nonprofit reach out to over 1,000 donors, including the most visible Major League Baseball player in America, and start construction on a 700-student school in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia? It all began…

1,300 riders, 239 events globally, 134,259 km pledged and almost $200k raised for charity, Ride Sunday 2018 firmly cemented itself as the international day of riding for a cause. Supported by Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, REV’IT!, Triumph Motorcycles, and Royal Enfield, participants…

Scientology Volunteer Ministers are providing physical and spiritual help to those displaced by last week’s eruptions of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala. When the volcano erupted last Sunday, the entire region was engulfed by a cascade of ash, rock and gas.…

When the Fuego Volcano erupted on Sunday, June 3, local Scientology Volunteer Ministers immediately mobilized to bring relief to those affected by the disaster. In a shelter at ground zero, 27 Volunteer Ministers are caring for those displaced and traumatized. With…

​Subaru of Pembroke Pines once again extended their hosPETality to fur parents and their pawfect companions as they hosted their 3rd Annual Subaru of Pembroke Pines Dog Appreciation Pawty in support of Pooches In Pines. Craig and Martine Zinn, who…

"Miami has always been a tropical escape for the rich and famous, Hollywood celebrities and notorious gangsters." said Scott J. Cooper of Miami, Florida. "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Al Capone are just a few of the recognizable names…

​​As social media feeds continue to flood with one sexual abuse scandal after another, the egregious gender inequities that still exist in our own country, even for the most successful women, have become impossible to ignore. Luckily, these systemic abuses…

GiveGab, an Ithaca-based online fundraising platform, with support from The Community Foundation of Tompkins County and the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Finger Lakes Chapter, are excited to be kicking off their fourth annual Giving Day, Giving is Gorges 2018.…

​​Local artists join Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists, the Jive Aces, last week for the Golden Heart Charity Talent Show at the Scientology Community Centre in South Dublin. The program raised nearly €8,000 to provide life-saving gifts to sports clubs. Joining the…

​Thanks to a successful matching challenge from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation, Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) has reached the completion of its five-year, $18 million Campaign for Girls in Arizona. As a result, the Council can now provide…

Volunteer Ministers of Scientology Churches in cities around the world set up their bright yellow tents each week to help. The Volunteer Ministers live by the motto that no matter what people may be running into, “Something can be done about it.” A…

Having witnessed the efforts of some of the country's most important charities, foundations, and organizations in the process, Stewart now regularly pledges both her time and funds to support a number of these good causes. Two such causes are Sanford…

​​​At the same time more than 300,000 women and 2.8 million children die every year mostly for reasons that are preventable – having little or no access to healthcare, malnutrition and suffering from Anemia. The under-five mortality rate is even…

​On a brisk Saturday afternoon, a few blocks from Antwerp's famous train station, those visiting the Scientology Volunteer Ministers tent came to understand why the group's motto is "Something can be done about it." Ten Volunteer Ministers from Brussels reached out to…

A team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers set up their bright yellow tent in the center of Modena this week to make it easy for people to access support for whatever they need. Inside the tent, they offered assistance with anything from family conflicts to workplace…

There was a crowd, a gleaming new building, a bright spring day with a generous dose of blue sky and Central Florida sun. And a band, a stylish ensemble from the Church of Scientology, which shook the audience with words…

Church of Scientology Mission of Houston organized a concert last month to thank the Scientology Volunteer Ministers (VMs) who helped the city recover from Hurricane Harvey. The concert featured singer Stacey Francis, a finalist on the first season of Simon Cowell’s The…

On Wednesday, March 14, the Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA) hosted its 2018 Fielding Dreams Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City with 650 guests in attendance. The event, co-chaired by Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President and General Counsel…

Scientology Volunteer Ministers Mark Ruff and Trish Williams returned to Clearwater this month after providing disaster relief in Puerto Rico in December and January. The couple traveled throughout the island, even up into the mountains where the roads were almost impassable,…

Those visiting the 2018 ABQ Home & Lifestyle Show Feb. 24 and 25 were surprised to learn that no matter how sore or tired they felt, they could find relief through a simple and effective technique offered by Church of Scientology Volunteer Ministers.…