Meet Our Beneficiaries

Long Island Children’s Museum believes that children learn best by seeing, touching, and doing and are motivated to learn when they are having fun. For more than 30 years, the Museum has offered opportunities for learning, connection and growth through the power of play to support the well-being of children and families.

The Museum has grown into a world-class facility, treasured by generations of children. More than five million visitors have enjoyed its interactive permanent and traveling exhibits; hands-on educational programs and workshops, live theatre performances and a variety of early childhood, art, science and humanities workshops.

LICM is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), recognized as the field’s gold standard for museum excellence and signifies a museum’s quality, credibility and its deep commitment to mission and community. Less than 3% of the nation’s more than 30,000 museums have earned this recognition. LICM is currently the only children’s museum in NY State, and just one of 16 nationwide, to achieve accreditation.

For information, visit www.licm.org.

Children’s Medical Fund of New York was established in 1966 by a group of visionaries, who thought the region needed a dedicated children’s hospital. A nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, the founding leadership advocated for a hospital to be built, won its authorization, and raised the funds necessary so that the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY opened its doors in 1983. CMF remains one of the hospital’s largest supporters, with over 90 million dollars raised to advance medical care, increase technological capability, support educational information, and improve the lives of seriously ill children and their families. “Children’s Medical Fund Center for Pediatric Diagnostic Studies” at Cohen Children’s Medical Center treats patients from infancy through young adulthood. 10 million dollars has already been given towards this project and the suite is treating patients.  Operating from its Syosset offices, CMF designs events in New York and on Long Island to attract major support and create awareness of its mission. For information, visit www.cmfny.org or call 516-624-1981. 

Long Island Cares, Inc. – The Harry Chapin Food Bank is Long Island’s first food bank and one of the region’s most comprehensive hunger action organizations. Founded in 1980 by the late singer, songwriter and social activist, Harry Chapin, it is led today by his wife and partner Sandy Chapin, a dedicated Board of Directors and talented staff working out of their 35,000 sq. ft. facility in Hauppauge; a 1,300 sq. ft. storefront in Freeport and a 1600 sq. ft. Emergency Relief and Recovery Services service center in Lindenhurst. The organization provides nutritional food and support services for a network of more than 560 community-based member agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, child care programs, senior nutrition sites, disability organizations, veteran’s services and more. While the annual distribution of over 6 million pounds of nutritional food is at the heart of Long Island Cares’ operations they also provide a broad array of programs and services including hunger education, vocational and job training, supplemental food programs for children, the provision of new school supplies, job development, legislative advocacy, and on-site triage food pantries. Long Island Cares is a member agency of the Food Bank Association of New York State and Feeding America. Long Island Cares – “Because it takes more than food to feed the hungry.” For information, visit www.licares.org.

***Collection bins will be provided.

Located in Nassau County, New York, The Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a 501(c) (3), nonprofit organization originally designed to protect animals in the county from abuse and neglect, and to provide basic welfare. We hold special authority to enforce NYS Agriculture & Markets Law, and all other state and local humane laws. We are the only animal protection agency officially designated to operate within the county’s borders. For information, visit www.nassaucountyspca.org