INDEPENDENT SECTOR joins Americans and people of goodwill everywhere in expressing its deep sorrow to the family and friends of victims of the horrific attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. In the face of these tragic acts of terror, vast numbers of our nation's citizens are demonstrating their compassion, generosity, and humanity. 

Scores of INDEPENDENT SECTOR members and other organizations across the country have been mobilizing emergency assistance and offering comfort.

Examples of how organizations are helping

Some of the organizations involved in this massive effort:
(Last updated November 27, 2001)

• AARP
• AT&T Foundation
• AXA
• The Ad Council
• Aetna Foundation
• America's Promise
• America's Public Television Stations
• America's Second Harvest
• American Association of Fundraising Counsel
• American Association of Museums
• American Bar Association
• American Liberty Partnership 
• American Red Cross
• Americans for the Arts
• Arab American Institute
• Asian American Federation of New York
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Aspen Institute
• AssetStream Corporation
• Association of American University Presses
• Association of Fundraising Professionals
• Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies 
• BBB Wise Giving Alliance
• BellSouth
• Boys and Girls Clubs of America
• Bush Foundation
• Campus Compact
• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Charlotte Museum of History
• Cisco Systems
• The Citigroup Foundation
• Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
• Coca-Cola
• The Conference Board
• Corning Incorporated
• Council for Advancement and Support of Education
• FaithAction
• The Foundation Center
• GE Fund
• General Mills
• Girl Scouts
• Goodwill Industries International
• GuideStar/Philanthropic Research, Inc.
• Hasbro Children's Foundation
• Helping.org
• The Hitachi Foundation
• Humanitarian Medical Relief
• Info Line
• Institute for Global Ethics
• InterAction
• Internal Revenue Service
• International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety
• Islamic Society of North America
• The Israeli Voluntary & Nonprofit Sector
• Johnson & Johnson

• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.
• Lilly Endowment, Inc.
• Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations
• Love Our Children USA
• Lumina Foundation for Education
• Maine Association of Nonprofits
• March of Dimes
• Merrill Lynch Global Philanthropy
• MissionFish
• Montana Community Foundation
• NAACP
• National Association of Chain Drug Stores
• National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)
• National Cooperative Business Association
• National Council of Churches
• National Council of La Raza
• National Mental Health Association
• National Puerto Rican Forum
• National Urban League
• NEC Corporation
• NetAid
• New York Cares
• New York City Anti-Violence Project
• The New York Community Trust and the United Way
• The New York Women's Foundation
• New York Life Foundation
• Nike
• Nokia
• Nonprofit Coordinating Community of New York 
• NPower NY
• Orange County Community Foundation
• Partners of the Americas
• Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network 
• Prudential Financial
• Robin Hood
• Rockefeller Foundation
• The Saint Paul Foundation
• The Salvation Army
• The San Francisco Foundation 
• SBC Communications, Inc. 
• Share America!
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• StargazerNET 
• The Tides Foundation and eGrants
• United Jewish Communities
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
• University of Southern California, Center for Religion and Civic Culture
• VSA arts
• VolunteerMatch
• Volunteers of America
• YMCA
• Washington Area Women's Foundation
• WNET (Channel 13), New York City