African Millennium Foundation (AMF) is a strategic non-profit and non-governmental organization committed to the social and economic empowerment of the people of Africa, especially women. AMF seeks to target poverty, hunger and disease at its very root by providing African women and children with the necessary tools for achieving self-sufficiency. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AMF fosters civil society and sustainable development through implementation of microcredit programs and others that fuel community development, thus helping people help themselves.

The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization dedicated to extending educational and performance opportunities to young musicians. It is open to instrumentalists including piano, strings, woodwinds and brass in grades five through twelve. The one week festival draws over 700 entries from the U.S. and Canada each year