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Catholic Charities began with the establishment of the Catholic Church in America. John Carroll, the first Bishop of Baltimore, which was the first diocese in the New World, declared in 1792 that one-third of all parish revenues should go to “the relief of the poor”. Catholic Charities of Baltimore provides people in the greater Baltimore area, including nine Maryland counties, with a wide variety of social services. Catholic Charities of Baltimore runs 80 programs that focus on children and families, the elderly, and people with developmental disabilities; offerings include adoption services, child abuse prevention, food, immigration assistance, residential facilities, and services for homeless people. Catholic Charities serves more than 160,000 people of all religions each year. Money for Catholic Charities of Baltimore operations comes mainly from government contracts and grants. In addition, Catholic Charities of Baltimore relies on a network of about 10,000 volunteers. Catholic Charities of Baltimore was founded in 1923.

Catholic Charities USA, one the nation's largest not-for-profit groups, is a network of some 175 Catholic charity agencies nationwide that work to end poverty, support families, and strengthen communities. Catholic Charities USA is the national office for over 1,700 local Catholic Charities agencies and institutions nationwide. Catholic Charities USA provides strong leadership and support to enhance the work of local agencies in their efforts to reduce poverty, support families, and empower communities. Catholic Charities USA helps more than 7 million people each year by providing disaster assistance, emergency financial aid, food services, health clinics, housing services, and mental health counseling. Catholic Charities spends about 90% of its income on program costs; most of its funding (60%) comes from the US government. Although Catholic Charities USA was officially founded in 1910, it traces its roots to 1727 when French nuns started an orphanage in New Orleans.

Center for Constitutional Rights was founded in 1966. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) strives to protect human rights in the US. The non-profit legal and educational organization focuses on rights guaranteed by the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. CCR uses litigation to protest government misconduct and racial, social, and economic injustice. For example, the group has sued a police department for arresting protesters the group says were protesting peacefully and lawfully. CCR also operates the Movement Support Resource Center, which serves the group's education and outreach work. CCR was founded in 1966 by civil rights attorneys Morton Stavis, Arthur Kinoy, Ben Smith, and Willaim Kunstler.

The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) puts children first. The not-for-profit group helps at-risk children and their families. Child Welfare League of America 800 member agencies provide services in adolescent parenting and pregnancy prevention, child day care, child abuse prevention and treatment, and adoption to nearly 9 million children and their families each year. In addition to Child Welfare League of America headquarters in Washington, DC, CWLA has regional offices throughout the country. Child Welfare League of America publishes the periodicals Child Welfare Journal and Children's Voice Magazine as well as books and other materials under the Child & Family Press (general books) and CWLA Press (professional advocacy) imprints. Child Welfare League of America was founded in 1920.

ChildFund International (CFI) serves the little ones. The worldwide non-profit organization provides education, medical care, food, and safe water to more than 13 million children -- of all faiths -- in about 30 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the US. ChildFund International, USA works in areas of early childhood development, education, family income generation, nutrition, and sanitation. ChildFund International, USA also tries to get child soldiers away from the military and reintegrated into daily life. Founded in 1938 as China's Children Fund, ChildFund International, USA changed its name to Christian Children's Fund in 1951. In 2009 it again renamed itself ChildFund International.

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