Health Charities that Don't Test on Animals
Health charities and service organizations that do not conduct or fund experiments on animals are included on the dont test list. These organizations deal with human health issues ranging from birth defects to heart disease to substance abuse. Some fund non-animal research to find treatments and cures for diseases and disabilities while others provide services and direct care to people living with physical or mental ailments.
Charities listed and their affiliated organizations do not conduct or fund any experiments on animals and will not do so in the future. Those marked with an asterisk are presently observing a moratorium on (i.e., current suspension of) animal experiments.
The following health charities and service organizations DO NOT conduct or fund animal experiments. They may deal with several issues, including nonhealth-related issues, but they are listed according to their primary health focus. For more information on the programs and activities of an organization, please contact the organization.
AIDS/HIV
Charlotte HIV/AIDS Network, Inc. (CHAN), P.O. Box 4229, Port Charlotte, FL 33949-4229
941-625-6650 941-625-AIDS
Chicago House, 1925 N. Clayburn, Suite 401, Chicago, IL 60614 312-248-5200
Childrens Immune Disorder, 16888 Greenfield Rd., Detroit, MI 48235-3707 313-837-7800
Concerned Citizens for Humanity, 3580 Main St., Suite 115, Hartford, CT 06120-1121 860-560-0833
Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), 150 W. 26th St., Suite 602, New York, NY 10001 212-645-0534
Health Cares Exchange Initiative, Inc., P.O. Box 31, The State House, Boston, MA 02133 617-499-7780
Joshua Tree Feeding Program, Inc., P.O. Box 7056, Phoenix, AZ 85011-7056 602-264-0223
Loving Arms, P.O. Box 3368, Memphis, TN 38173 901-725-6730
Miracle House, P.O. Box 30931, New York, NY 10011-0109 212-367-9281
Phoenix Shanti Group, Inc., 2020 W. Indian School Rd., #50, Phoenix, AZ 85015 602-279-0008
Project Open Hand, 2720 17th St., San Francisco, CA 94110 800-551-MEAL www.openhand.org
Puerto Rico Community Network for Clinical Research on AIDS, One Stop Station, #30, P.O. Box 70292, San Juan, PR 00936-8292 809-753-9443
Santa Fe Cares, P.O. Box 1255, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1255 505-989-9255
Texarkana AIDS Project, Inc. (TAP), P.O. Box 3243, 4425 Jefferson, Suite 107, Texarkana, AR 75504
Arthritis
Arthritis Fund aka The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation, 5106 Old Harding Rd., Franklin,
TN 37064 615-646-1030 taf@telalink.net
Birth Defects
Association of Birth Defect Children, Inc., 827 Irma Ave., Orlando, FL 32803
800-313-2232 birthdefects.org
Little Peoples Research Fund, Inc., 80 Sister Pierre Dr., Towson, MD 21204 800-232-5773
National Craniofacial Association, P.O. Box 11082, Chattanooga, TN 37401 800-332-2373
Puerto Rico Down Syndrome Foundation, P.O. Box 195273, San Juan, PR 00919-5273 1787-268-DOWN
Warner House, 1023 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton, CA 92831 714-441-2600
Blind/Visually Impaired
Collier County Association for the Blind, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy., Naples, FL 34116
941-649-1122
Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill, 120 Holcomb St., Hartford, CT 06112-1589 860-242-2274
Cumberland County Association for the Blind, 837 Robeson St., Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-483-2719
Deaf-Blind Service Center, 2366 Eastlake Ave. E., Suite 206, Seattle, WA 98102 206-323-9178
Independence for the Blind, Inc., 1278 Paul Russell Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32301 904-942-3658
Living Skills Center for Visually Impaired, 13830-B San Pablo Ave., San Pablo, CA 94806 510-234-4984
National Federation of the Blind, Inc., 1800 Johnson St., Baltimore, MD 21230 410-659-9314
Radio Information Service, 2100 Wharton St., Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412-488-3944
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 120 Wall St., 16th Fl., New York, NY 10005 212-425-2255
Washington Volunteer Readers for the Blind, 901 G St. N.W., Washington, DC 20001 202-727-2142
Blood
Michigan Community Blood Centers, P.O. 1704, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-1704
800-742-6317
Burns
Childrens Burn Foundation, 4929 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
818-907-2822
Cancer
Calvary Fund, Inc., Calvary Hospital, 1740 Eastchester Rd., Bronx, NY 10461
Cancer Care Services, 605 W. Magnolia, Ft. Worth, TX 76104 817-921-0653
Cancer Prevention and Survival Fund, c/o PCRM, 5100 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Suite 404, Washington, DC 20016 202-686-2210
Danville Cancer Association, Inc., 1225 W. Main St., P.O. Box 2148, Danville, VA 24541 804-792-3700
Miracle House, P.O. Box 30931, New York, NY 10011-0109 212-367-9281
National Childrens Cancer Society, 1015 Locust, Suite 1040, St. Louis, MO 63101 314-241-1600
Quest Cancer Research, Woodbury, Harlow Rd., Roydon, Harlow, Essex CM19 5HF 01279 792233
Skin Cancer Foundation, 245 Fifth Ave., Suite 1403, New York, NY 10016 800-754-6490
Tomorrows Childrens Fund, Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-996-5500
Children
Association of Birth Defect Children, Inc., 827 Irma Ave., Orlando, FL 32803
800-313-2232 birthdefects.org
Childrens Burn Foundation, 4929 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 818-907-2822
Childrens Diagnostic Center, Inc., 2100 Pleasant Ave., Hamilton, OH 45015
Childrens Immune Disorder, 16888 Greenfield Rd., Detroit, MI 48235-3707 313-837-7800
Childrens Wish Foundation International, 8615 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, GA 30350-4867 800-323-WISH
Crestwood Childrens Center, 2075 Scottsville Rd., Rochester, NY 14623-2098 716-436-4442
Eagle Valley Childrens Home, 2300 Eagle Valley Ranch Rd., Carson City, NV 89703 702-882-1188
Five Acres/The Boys and Girls Aid Society of Los Angeles, 760 W. Mountain View St., Altadena, CA 91001 818-798-6793 213-681-4827 www.5acres.org
Help Hospitalized Childrens Fund, 10723 Preston Rd., #132, Dallas, TX 75230-3806 214-696-4843
Miracle Flights, 2756 N. Green Valley Pkwy., Suite 115, Green Valley, NV 89014-2100 800-FLY-1711
National Childrens Cancer Society, 1015 Locust, Suite 1040, St. Louis, MO 63101 314-241-1600
Parents and Children Coping Together, 308 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23220-4219 804-225-0002 800-788-0097
Pathfinder International, 9 Galen St., Suite 217, Watertown, MA 02172-4501 617-924-7200
Rainbow Kids, P.O. Box 70844, Richmond, VA 23255 804-288-0479
Tomorrows Childrens Fund, Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-996-5500
Deaf/Hearing-Impaired
Be an Angel Fund, T.H. Rogers School, 5840 San Felipe, Houston, TX 77057 713-917-3568
Better Hearing Institute, P.O. Box 1840, Washington, DC 20013 800-EAR-WELL www.betterhearing.org
Chicago Hearing Society, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 714, Chicago, IL 60604 312-939-6888 dhhs@lancnews.infi.net
Deaf Action Center, 3115 Crestview Dr., Dallas, TX 75235 214-521-0407
Deaf-Blind Service Center, 2366 Eastlake Ave. E., Suite 206, Seattle, WA 98102 206-323-9178
Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc., P.O. Box 4038, Salisbury, MD 21803-4038 410-742-5052
Deaf Service Center of St. Johns County, P.O. Box 1275, St. Augustine, FL 32085-1275
Institute for Rehabilitation, Research, and Recreation, Inc., P.O. Box 1025, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-2752
League for the Hard of Hearing, 71 W. 23rd St., New York, NY 10010-4162 212-741-7650 www.lhh.org
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, P.O. Box 308, Faribault, MN 55021 800-657-3996
Disabled, Developmentally
Achievements, Inc., 101 Mineral Ave., Libby, MT 59923 406-293-8848
Adult Training and Habilitation Center, 311 Fairlawn Ave. W., Box 600, Winsted, MN 55395 612-485-4191
Association for Community Living, One Carando Dr., Springfield, MA 01104-3211 413-732-0531
Burnt Mountain Center, P.O. Box 337, Jasper, GA 30143 706-692-6016 Butler Valley, Inc., 380 12th St., Arcata, CA 95521
Career Development Center, 2110 W. Delaware, Fairfield, IL 62837
Carroll Haven Achieving New Growth Experiences (CHANGE), 115 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157-5443 410-876-2179
Community Services, 452 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202-1515 716-883-8888
Concerned Citizens for the Developmentally Disabled, P.O. Box 725, 303B S. Washington St., Chillicothe, MO 64601 816-646-0109
Creative Employment Opportunities, 50711 Wing Dr., Shelby Twp., MI 48315 810-566-4770
DeWitt County Human Resource Center, 1150 Route 54 W., Clinton, IL 61727 217-935-9496
Eagle Valley Childrens Home, 2300 Eagle Valley Ranch Rd., Carson City, NV 89703 702-882-1188
EYAS Corporation, 411 Scarlet Sage St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950 813-575-2255
Hartville Meadows, P.O. Box 1055, Hartville, OH 44632 216-877-3694
Hebron Community, Inc., P.O. Box 11, Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Hope House Foundation, 100 W. Plume St., Suite 224, Norfolk, VA 23510 757-625-6161
Horizons Specialized Services, Inc., 405 Oak St., Steamboat Springs, CO 80477-4867 303-879-4466
Kensington Community Corporation for Individual Dignity, 5425 Oxford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124 215-288-9797
Mountain Valley Developmental Services, P.O. Box 338, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 970-945-2306
Mt. Angel Training Center and Residential Services, P.O. Box 78, Mt. Angel, OR 97362 503-845-9214
New Opportunities, 1400 Seventh St., Madison, IL 62060 618-876-3178
Nia Comprehensive Center for Developmental Disabilities, 1808 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60616 312-949-1808 800-NIA-1976
Opportunities for Handicapped, Inc., 3340 Marysville Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95838 916-925-3522
Orange County Association for the Help of Retarded Citizens, 249 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550 914-561-0670
Outlook Nashville, Inc., 3004 Tuggle Ave., Nashville, TN 37211 615-834-7570
Phoenix Services, Inc., 1 Cumberland St., Lebanon, PA 17042 717-270-1222
Pleasant View Homes, Inc., P.O. Box 426, Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-8255
Primrose Center, 2733 S. Fern Creek Ave., Orlando, FL 32806-5591 407-898-7201
Project Independence of Queens, 88-11 169th St., 2nd Fl., Jamaica, NY 11432 718-657-1739
RocVale Childrens Home, 4450 N. Rockton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103 815-654-3050
San Antonio State School, P.O. Box 14700, San Antonio, TX 78214-0700 210-532-0700
Society to Aid Retarded, Inc. (S.T.A.R.), P.O. Box 1075, Torrance, CA 90505
Southwest Human Development, 202 E. Earll Dr., Suite 140, Phoenix, AZ 85012 602-266-5976
St. Joseph Home, Inc., 1226 S. Sunbury Rd., Westerville, OH 43081-9105
Swift County Developmental Achievement Center, 2135 Minnesota Ave., Bldg. 1, Benson, MN 56215 320-843-4201
Disabled, Physically
A+ Home Care, Inc., 8932 Old Cedar Ave. S., Bloomington, MN 55425 800-603-7760
Access to Independence, Inc., 1310 Mendota St., Madison, WI 53714-1039
Creative Recreation in Special Populations, Inc. (CRISP), P.O. Box 1086, Fort Collins, CO 80522 970-493-4454
Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 606-441-7300
Dystonia Support System, P.O. Box 21367, Cleveland, OH 44121-0367 216-321-4137
Getabout, P.O. Box 224, New Canaan, CT 06840-0224 203-966-1881
Greener Globe, 600 Treese Way, Roseville, CA 95678 916-774-6498
Independence Crossroads, 8932 Old Cedar Ave. S., Bloomington, MN 55425 612-854-8004
Michigan Wheelchair Athletic Association, P.O. Box 1455, Troy, MI 48099 810-979-8253 MICHWAA@juno.com
Mower Council for the Handicapped, 111 N. Main St., Austin, MN 55912-3404 507-433-9609
San Francisco Committee for Aid of Russian Disabled Veterans, 651 11th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94118-3612
Southwestern Independent Living Center, 843 N. Main St., Jamestown, NY 14701 716-661-3010
Special People, Inc., Human Resources, City Hall, 1420 Miner St., Des Plaines, IL 60016
United Amputee Services, P.O. Box 4277, Winter Park, FL 32793 407-678-2920 vprice@magicnet.net
Disabled, Physically and/or Developmentally
Alaska Services for Enabling Technology, P.O. Box 6485, Sitka, AK 99835
907-747-7615
Be an Angel Fund, T.H. Rogers School, 5840 San Felipe, Houston, TX 77057 713-917-3568
Carroll County Health and Home Care Services, Carroll County Complex, Ossipee, NH 03864 800-499-4171
Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc., 4477 Emerald, Suite B-100, Boise, ID 83706-2044 800-632-5125
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF), 2212 Sixth St., Berkeley, CA 94710 510-644-2555
Disabled Resource Services, 424 Pine St., Suite 101, Fort Collins, CO 80524-2421 970-482-2700
Families Helping Families at the Crossroads of Louisiana, P.O. Box 12964, Alexandria, LA 71315-2964 318-445-7900 800-259-7200
F.A.M.I.L.Y. One-on-One Services, P.O. Box 92, W. Jordan, UT 84084 801-268-6929
Friends of the Handicapped, Inc., P.O. Box 29, Perkasie, PA 18944 215-257-8732
Heartland Opportunity Center, Madera Center, 323 N. E St., Madera, CA 93638-3245 209-674-8828
Hodan Center, Inc., 941 W. Fountain St., P.O. Box 212, Mineral Point, WI 53565 608-987-3336
Humboldt Community Access and Resource Center (HCAR), P.O. Box 2010, Eureka, CA 95502
Indiana Rehabilitation Association, P.O. Box 44174, Indianapolis, IN 46244-0174 317-264-1222
Lifegains, Inc., 1601 S. Sterling St., P.O. Drawer 1569, Morganton, NC 28680-1569 704-255-8845
Maidstone Foundation, Inc., 1225 Broadway, New York, NY 10001 212-889-5760
Maine Independent Living Services, Inc., 424 Western Ave., Augusta, ME 04330-6014 800-499-5434
North Country Center for Independence, 159 Margaret St., Suite 202, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 518-563-9058
Open Door, Inc., 1445 S.E. Crystal Lake Dr., Corvallis, OR 97333 503-752-9724
Options Center for Independent Living, 61 Meadowview Center, Kankakee, IL 60901 815-936-0100
Ozarks Valley Community Service, Inc. (OCVS), 135 S. Main, Ironton, MO 63650-0156 573-546-2418
POWERS Coalition, P.O. Box 618, Sterling, VA 20167
Project Independence of Eastern Connecticut, 401 W. Thames St., Unit 1601, Norwich, CT 06360 203-886-0677
Rehabilitation Center, 1439 Buffalo St., Olean, NY 14760 716-372-8909
Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc., 602 Albany Ave., Kingston, NY 12401 914-331-0541
Riverfront Foundation, 944 Green Bay St., La Crosse, WI 54601 608-784-9450
Rockingham Opportunities, 342 Cherokee Camp Rd., Reidsville, NC 27320 336-342-4761
Sheltered Workshop, P.O. Box 2002, Clarksburg, WV 26302-2002 304-623-3757
Society Assisted Living (SAL), 4283 Paradise Rd., Seville, OH 44273 330-725-7041 330-336-2045
Southwest Center for Independent Living, 1856 E. Cinderella, Springfield, MO 65804 800-676-7245
Specialized Training for Adult Rehabilitation (START), 20 N. 13th St., Murphysboro, IL 62966-0938 618-687-2378
Turn Community Services, P.O. Box 1287, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-1287 801-359-8876
Victor C. Neumann Association (VCN), 2354 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60647 773-278-1124
Vocational Services, Inc. (VSI), 115 Blue Jay Dr., Liberty, MO 64068 816-781-6292
VOLAR Center for Independent Living, 8929 Viscount, Suite 101, El Paso, TX 79225 915-591-0800 Volar1@whc.net
Waukesha Training Center, 300 S. Prairie, Waukesha, WI 53186 414-547-6821
Western Carolina Center Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 646, Morganton, NC 28680-0646 704-433-2862
Windhorse Foundation, 1614 Camp Springs Rd., Reidsville, NC 27320 910-969-9590
Workshop/Northeast Career Planning, 339 Broadway, Menards, NY 12204 518-463-8051
Elderly
Aging & Disabled Services, Inc., 811 S. Palmer Ave., Box 142, Georgiana, AL 36033
Beth Haven, 2500 Pleasant St., Hannibal, MO 63401 573-221-6000
Carroll County Health and Home Care Services, Carroll County Complex, Ossipee, NH 03864 800-499-4171
Creative Recreation in Special Populations, Inc. (CRISP), P.O. Box 1086, Fort Collins, CO 80522 970-493-4454
DARTS, 1645 Marthaler La., W. St. Paul, MN 55118 612-455-1560
Getabout, P.O. Box 224, New Canaan, CT 06840-0224 203-966-1881
Prairie Mission Retirement Village, 242 Carroll St., R.R. 1, Box 1Z, St. Paul, KS 66771 316-449-2400
Project Independence of Eastern Connecticut, 401 W. Thames St., Unit 1601, Norwich, CT 06360 203-886-0677
Wesley Heights, 580 Long Hill Ave., Shelton, CT 06484 203-929-5396
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
AIM Center, 1903 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404 615-624-4800
Burke Foundation, 20800 Farm Rd. 150 W., Driftwood, TX 78619 512-858-4258
Crestwood Childrens Center, 2075 Scottsville Rd., Rochester, NY 14623-2098 716-436-4442
Federation of Families for Childrens Mental Health, 1021 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2971 703-864-7710 www.ffcmh.org
Lake Whatcom Center, 3400 Agate Heights, Bellingham, WA 98226 360-676-6000
Parents and Children Coping Together, 308 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23220-4219 804-225-0002 800-788-0097
Rimrock Foundation, 1231 N. 29th St., Billings, MT 59101 800-227-3953
Staten Island Mental Health Society, Inc., 669 Castleton Ave., Staten Island, NY 10301 718-442-2225
Timberlawn Psychiatric Research Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 270789, Dallas, TX 75227-0789 214-388-0451
TRANSACT Health Systems of Central Pennsylvania, 90 Beaver Dr., DuBois, PA 15801 814-371-0414
Youth Services for Oklahoma County, 201 N.E. 50th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73105-1811 405-235-7537
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Association of the Sooner State, 2405 N.W. 39th St. Expwy., Suite 200J,
Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405-521-1018
Home Care/Meals
Bronx Home Care Services, Inc., 3956 Bronxwood Ave., Bronx, NY 10466
718-231-6292
Mobile Meals, Inc., 368 S. Main St., Akron, OH 44311-1014 330-376-7717 800-TLC-MEAL
Kidney
*American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852
800-638-8299
Miscellaneous
American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research, 175 W. 12th St., Suite 16G, New
York, NY 10011-8220 212-989-8073
American Spinal Research Foundation, 900 E. Tasman Dr., San Jose, CA 95134 408-944-6066
Colostomy Society of New York, G.P.O. Box 517, New York, NY 10016 212-221-1246
*Endometriosis Association, 8585 N. 76th Place, Milwaukee, WI 53223 414-355-2200
Floating Hospital, Pier 11, East River at Wall St., New York, NY 10005 212-514-7440
Greater Erie Eye and Organ Bank, Inc., 5015 Richmond St., Erie, PA 16509-1949 814-866-3545
MCS Referral and Resources (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity), 508 Westgate Rd., Baltimore, MD 21229-2343 410-448-3319 donnaya@rtk.net
MEA Health Care, 43-576 Washington St., Palm Desert, CA 92260 619-345-2696
National Stuttering Project, 5100 E. LaPalma Ave., Suite 208, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807 714-693-7480 800-364-1677
Southeast Vitiligo Research Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7540, Clearwater, FL 34618 813-461-3899
Transplantation Society of Michigan, 2203 Platt Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 800-247-7250
Vulvar Pain Foundation, P.O. Drawer 177, Graham, NC 27253 910-226-0704
Paralysis
Spinal Cord Injury Network International, 3911 Princeton Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95405
800-548-CORD http://www.sonic.net/~spinal/
Stroke
Palm Springs Stroke Activity Center, P.O. Box 355, Palm Springs, CA 92263-0355
619-323-7676 PsStrkCntr@aol.com
Stroke Survivors Support Group of Pueblo, 7101/2 E. Mesa Ave., Pueblo, CO 81006 719-583-8498
Substance Abuse
Center for Creative Alternatives, 661 Hamilton, Rm. 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
714-437-9535
Family Service Association, 31 W. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1304 717-823-5144
Friendly Hand Foundation, 347 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90020 213-389-9964
Highland Waterford Center, Inc., 4501 Grange Hall Rd., Holly, MI 48442 810-634-0140
Prevention of Alcohol Problems, Inc., 4616 Longfellow Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-729-3047
Samaritan Recovery Community, Inc., 319 S. Fourth St., Nashville, TN 37206 615-244-4802
Trauma/Injury
Brain Injury Association of Florida, Inc., 201 E. Sample Rd., Pompano Beach, FL 33064
954-786-2400
Trauma Foundation, San Francisco General Hospital, Bldg. 1, Rm. 1, 1001 Protrero, San Francisco, CA 94110 415-821-8209
Veterans
American Veterans Relief Fund, Inc., 5930E Royal La., Dallas, TX 75230-3849
214-696-3784
Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 606-441-7300
Help Hospitalized Veterans, 2065 Kurtz St., San Diego, CA 92110 619-291-5846
San Francisco Committee for Aid of Russian Disabled Veterans, 651 11th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94118-3612