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Charities / Volunteer Organizations
Research philanthropical organizations
  • BBB Wise Giving Alliance | GuideStar | Charity Navigator |
  • Charities in Texas
  • IRS & Tax-Exempt Organizations
  • Search for Charities in good standing with the IRS
  • IRS Tax Information for Charitable Organizations (including 501(c)(3) organizations & corporations)
  • Form 990-N (electronic postcard) (for small non-profits who did not have to file annually in previous years)
  • Texas Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certification [Note: Adobe Acrobat .pdf file]
  • Nonprofits in Texas | Nonprofit FAQs | (Both on Texas Secretary of State site)
  • Starting a Nonprofit Organization
  • Executive Service Corps of Houston (Educational seminars & pro bono management consulting services)
  • TechSoup (The Technology Place for Nonprofits)
  • Network For Good: Resources for Nonprofit Organizations | GiveForChange |
  • Foundation Basics (Council on Foundations)
  • Starting a Nonprofit (Foundation Center)
  • Give Spot | The Hunger Site |
  • Goodfellows (Houston Chronicle)[Christmas toys for needy Houston-area children]
  • Volunteer Houston | United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast | TX Serve |
  • Volunteer Match | Helping.org |
  • Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM) | Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | YMCA |
  • American Red Cross | Greater Houston Area Red Cross |
  • Habitat for Humanity (NW Harris Co.) | Habitat for Humanity (Greater Hou.) |
  • See Also Disaster Recovery Organizations / Agencies
    Unclaimed Property (i.e. money)
  • ClaimItTexas.org (TX Comptroller) | Unclaimed Property (Texas) (same site but long URL. TX Comptroller) |
  • Natl. Assn. of Unclaimed Property Administrators | MissingMoney.com (Unclaimed property site) |
    Recycling
  • Houston-Galveston Regional Recycling Guide (also available in Spanish)
  • Hazardous Household Waste One-Day Collection Events Schedule
    Residents may bring household quantities of paint products, pesticides, fertilizers, motor oil, gasoline, pool chemicals, household cleaners, aerosols, batteries and automotive tires (5 per household).
    Used electronics such as televisions, computers, word processors, printers, scanners, fax machines, cellular phones, VCRs, stereos and other small personal electronics are also accepted. Residents may bring up to five (5) of each of these items.

  • Green Initiatives / Environment
  • Recycling (By Zip Code)
  • Recycler's World |
  • PaperRetriever.com | Steel Recycling Institute | Recycling Aluminum |
  • Recycling Computer Equipment
  • Household Products Database (Toxic effects & recycling)
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