GOLD
World Central Kitchen & Media Cause – Feeding Gaza When the World Was Watching and When It Wasn’t
In Gaza, where access to food can disappear overnight, World Central Kitchen keeps showing up. Today, the organization serves one million hot meals a day, enough to feed nearly half the population.
This response is powered by people close to the crisis: Palestinian chefs and volunteers feeding their own neighbors through six field kitchens, three mobile bakeries and more than 60 community kitchens. World Central Kitchen shares the reality from those kitchens openly, what a donation provides, where meals are being served and even when food has run out.
The Media Cause fundraising campaign helped that truth reach people ready to act, generating more than 183,000 gifts and $18.7 million in gross donation value.
The numbers are extraordinary. What those numbers represent is simple: more people fed, day after day, whether the world is watching or not.
SILVER
Healing Venezuela – Doctors for Hope: Free Health Care for All in Venezuela
More than 25% of Venezuela’s population has been forced to flee due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis, including an estimated 33% of the country’s doctors.
Junior doctors are at the forefront of care in state hospitals, delivering free medical services to the most vulnerable. With around 70% of the population living in poverty, most Venezuelans rely entirely on the public healthcare system—making the retention of junior doctors critical.
Despite this, they earn as little as $80 per month while treating 150–200 patients monthly. Healing Venezuela’s scholarships match their salaries, enabling them to continue training and remain in the country.
In 2025, Healing Venezuela supported 61 doctors, reaching over 110,000 low-income patients and saving an estimated 2,000 lives. To date, 371 doctors have graduated across 20 specialties, improving access to care for more than 2,000,000 patients.
A recent survey shows that 99% remain in the country for at least two years.
BRONZE
Greater Good Charities – How Greater Good Charities is Filling Critical Gaps in Ukraine
Greater Good Charities has been providing a vital lifeline to Ukraine, filling critical gaps where traditional aid stops by partnering with local communities. Underpinned by the belief that the well-being of people, animals, and the environment are intrinsically linked, the charity delivers sustained, evolving support.
By providing 44M+ meals and 8K+ insulated windows, the organization ensures survival and dignity for displaced populations and their animals. To safeguard Ukraine’s future, they sustain 2 billion essential pollinators, protecting the nation’s agricultural backbone. Operating in red zones that others cannot reach, Greater Good Charities empowers local heroes with medical kits and infrastructure, including providing aid for people and pets in high-risk zones using a distribution model powered by local partners and volunteers. After three years of unwavering presence, Greater Good Charities remains, meeting shifting needs to rebuild a nation’s spirit from the ground up.