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This factsheet was completed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Please direct any questions or comments to PETA directly at 757-622-7382 or info@peta.org.
Charities That DO Test
What Types of Charities Are on the “Do Test” List?
Health charities that conduct or fund experiments on animals are included on the “do test” list. These organizations deal with human health issues ranging from lung cancer
to drug addiction to blindness. While some do have relevant and effective projects that help improve lives, all of them drain money away from these projects and into cruel experiments on animals. They starve, cripple, burn, poison, and slice open animals to study human diseases and disabilities. Such experiments have no practical benefit to anyone. They are unnecessary, unreliable, and sometimes dangerously misleading. “Enormous variations exist among rats, rabbits, dogs, pigs, and human beings, and meaningful scientific conclusions cannot be drawn about one species by studying another,” says Neal Barnard, M.D. “Non-animal methods provide a more accurate method of testing and can be interpreted more objectively.” What Can Be Done to Stop Charities From Experimenting on Animals? Many charities know that we can improve treatments through modern, non-animal methods, and they fund only non-animal research, leading to real progress in the prevention and treatment of disease. The next time you receive a donation request from a health charity, ask if it funds animal tests. Write now to let charities know that you give only to organizations that alleviate suffering, not to those that contribute to it.
Please note that most colleges and universities have laboratories that conduct animal experiments. If you would like to know if a specific school has an animal laboratory,
please contact PETA. For information on the experiments being conducted and to voice your opinion, please contact the school directly.
The following health charities and service organizations DO conduct or fund animal experiments. They may deal with several issues, including nonhealth-related issues,
they are listed according to their primary health focus. Listed in parentheses are affiliated organizations that may or may not fund animal experiments. For more information on the programs and activities of an organization, please contact the organization directly.
AIDS/HIV
American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR), 733 Third Ave., 12th Fl.,
New York, NY 10017; 800-39-AMFAR; www.amfar.org
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 2950 31st St., Ste. 125, Santa Monica,
CA 90405; 888-499-4673; www.pedaids.org
Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 1311 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404;
310-395-9051
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Alzheimer’s Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1000, Chicago, IL
60611-1676; 800-272-3900; www.alz.org
Alzheimer’s Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Rd., Ste. 140, Rockville, MD
20850; 800-437-AHAF; www.ahaf.org
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis Foundation, 1330 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309; 404-872-7100;
www.arthritis.org
BIRTH DEFECTS
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 1275 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains,
NY 10605; 914-997-4504; www.modimes.org
Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3300 E. Sunrise Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718-3208;
800-572-1717; www.mdausa.org
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Shriners International Headquarters,
2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607; 813-281-0300; www.shrinershq.org
The Smile Train, 245 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2201, New York, NY, 10016; 877-543-7645;
www.smiletrain.org
United Cerebral Palsy, 1660 L St. N.W., Ste. 700, Washington, DC 20036;
202-776-0406; www.ucpa.org
BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Foundation Fighting Blindness, 11435 Cronhill Dr., Owings Mills, MD 21117-2220;
888-394-3937; www.blindness.org
Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund (Lions Clubs International
Foundation), 118 Allen St., Hampden, MA 01036; 413-566-3756; www.mler.com
Research to Prevent Blindness, 645 Madison Ave., 21st Fl., New York, NY
10022-1010; 800-621-0026; www.rpbusa.org
BLOOD
American Red Cross, 2025 E. St. N.W., Washington, DC 20006; 800-435-7669;
www.redcross.org
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 613, Annapolis,
MD 21404-0613; 800-747-2820; www.aamds-international.org
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains,
NY 10605; 800-955-4572; www.leukemia.org
National Hemophilia Foundation, 116 W. 32nd St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10001;
800-42-HANDI; www.hemophilia.org
BURNS
Shriners Burn Institute, Shriners International Headquarters, 2900 Rocky Point Dr.,
Tampa, FL 33607; 813-281-0300; www.shrinershq.org
CANCER
American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329; 404-320-3333;
www.cancer.org
American Institute for Cancer Research, 1759 R St. N.W., Washington, DC 20009;
800-843-8114; www.aicr.org
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 654 Madison Ave., Ste. 1209, New York,
NY 10021; 646-497-2600; www.bcrfcure.org
Cancer Research Foundation of America, 1600 Duke St., Ste. 110, Alexandria, VA
22314; 800-227-2732; www.preventcancer.org
Children’s Cancer Research Fund, 4930 W. 77th St., Ste. 364, Minneapolis, MN
55435; 952-893-9355; 800-4CCRF48; www.childrenscancer.com
City of Hope, 1500 E. Duart Rd., Duarte, CA 91010; 800-826-HOPE;
www.cityofhope.org
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 375 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02215; 800-253-6667; www.dfci.harvard.edu
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. N., P.O. Box 19024,
Seattle, WA 98109; 206-667-5000; www.fhcrc.org
G & P Foundation for Cancer Research, 770 Lexington Ave., 16th Fl., New York, NY
10021-8165; 212-486-2575; www.gpcharity.com
The Jimmy Fund, 171 Dwight Rd., Long Meadow, MA 01106; 413-567-0651;
www.jimmyfund.org
John Wayne Cancer Institute, 2200 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404;
800-262-6259; www.jwci.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation, P.O. Box 161150, Austin, TX 78716-1150;
512-236-8820; www.laf.org
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains,
NY 10605; 800-955-4572; www.leukemia.org
Lombardi Cancer Center, 3970 Resevoir Rd. N.W., Washington, DC 20007;
202-687-2956; lombardi.georgetown.edu
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021;
212-639-2000; www.mskcc.org
National Cancer Research Center, 18 N. Law St., Aberdeen, MD 21001-2443; 410-
272-0775
National Foundation for Cancer Research, 4600 East-West Hwy., Ste. 525,
Bethesda, MD 20814; 800-321-2873; www.nfcr.org
Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research, Lombardi Cancer Research Center,
3800 Reservoir Rd. N.W., Washington, DC 20007; 202-687-4597
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, 1 Penn Plz., Ste. 1610, New York, NY 10119;
800-873-9569; www.ocrf.org
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105;
901-495-3300; www.stjude.org
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Fwy., Ste. 370,
Dallas, TX 75244; 972-855-1600; 800-462-9273; www.komen.org
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, 100 Towerview Ct., Cary, NC 27513; 800-4-
JIMMYV; www.jimmyv.org
CHILDREN
Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 N. 30th St., Omaha, NE 68131;
402-498-6511; www.boystown.org
Children’s Cancer Research Fund, 4930 W. 77th St., Ste. 364, Minneapolis, MN
55435; 800-4CCRF48; www.childrenscancer.com
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, 3705 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
15213-2583; 412-692-7436; www.chp.edu
Children’s National Medical Center, 1630 Columbia Rd. N.W., Washington, DC
20009-3602; www.cnmc.org
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 2950 31st St., Ste. 125,
Santa Monica, CA 90405; 888-499-4673; www.pedaids.org
The Jimmy Fund, 171 Dwight Rd., Long Meadow, MA 01106; 413-567-0651;
www.jimmyfund.org
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF), 120 Wall St., New
York, NY 10005-4001; 800-JDF-CURE; www.jdfcure.com
Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 1311 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404;
310-395-9051
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Shriners International Headquarters,
2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607; 813-281-0300; www.shrinershq.org
The Smile Train, 245 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2201, New York, NY 10016; 877-543-7645;
www.smiletrain.org
Society for Pediatric Pathology, 3643 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, GA 30909;
706-364-3375; www.spponline.org
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105;
901-495-3300; www.stjude.org
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance, 1314 Bedford Ave., Ste. 210,
Baltimore, MD 21208; 800-221-SIDS; www.sidsalliance.org
DEAF/HEARING-IMPAIRED
Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 N. 30th St., Omaha, NE 68131;
402-498-6511; www.boystown.org
Deafness Research Foundation, 1050 17th St. N.W., Ste. 701, Washington, DC 20036; 202-289-5850; www.drf.org
DIABETES
American Diabetes Association, 1701 W. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311;
800-342-2383; www.diabetes.org
Joslin Diabetes Center, 1 Joslin Pl., Boston, MA 02215; 617-732-2400;
www.joslin.harvard.edu
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, 120 Wall St., New York, NY
10005-4001; 800-JDF-CURE; www.jdfcure.com
ELDERLY
American Federation for Aging Research, 70 W. 40th St., 11th Fl., New York, NY
10018; 888-582-2327; www.afar.org
EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
National Alliance for Research of Schizophrenia and Depression, 60 Cutter Mill
Rd., Ste. 404, Great Neck, NY 11021; 800-829-8289; www.narsad.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Colonial Place Three, 2107 Wilson Blvd., Ste.
300, Arlington, VA 22201; 703-524-7600; www.nami.org
EPILEPSY
Epilepsy Foundation of America, 4351 Garden City Dr., Ste. 500, Landover, MD
20785; 301-459-3700; www.efa.org
HEART
American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231-4596;
800-AHA-USA1; www.americanheart.org
National Heart Foundation, 15825 Shady Grove Rd., Ste. 140, Rockville, MD 20850;
800-437-AHAF; www.ahaf.org
KIDNEY
Kidney Foundation of Canada, 15 Gervais Dr., Ste. 700, Toronto ON M3C 1Y8
Canada; 800-387-4474; www.kidneycob.on.ca
National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., Ste. 1100, New York, NY 10016;
800-622-9010; www.kidney.org
LUNG
American Lung Association, 1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019; 212-315-8700;
www.lungusa.org
MISCELLANEOUS
Alliance for Lupus Research, Inc., 1270 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 609, New York,
NY 10020; 212-218-2840; www.lupusresearch.org
American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Rd., Ste. 146, Des Plains, IL
60018-4110; 800-886-2282; www.abta.org
American Digestive Health Foundation, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Ste. 700,
Bethesda, MD 20814-3015; 301-654-2635
American Health Assistance Foundation, 15825 Shady Grove Rd., Ste. 140,
Rockville, MD 20850; 800-437-2423; www.ahaf.org
American Liver Foundation, 75 Maiden Ln., Ste. 603, New York, NY 10038;
800-465-4837; www.liverfoundation.org
American Tinnitus Association, P.O. Box 5, Portland, OR 97207-0005; 800-634-
8978; www.ata.org
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALS), 27001 Agoura Rd., Ste. 150,
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301-5104; 818-880-9007; www.alsa.org
BNI Foundation, 350 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85013; 602-406-3041
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association, 2700 Chestnut St., Chester, PA 19013-4867;
800-606-CMTA; www.charcot-marie-tooth.org
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Ave. S., New York, NY
10016-8804; 800-932-2423; www.ccfa.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814;
800-FIGHT-CF; www.cff.org
Endometriosis Association, 8585 N. 76th Pl., Milwaukee, WI 53223; 800-992-3636;
www.endometriosisassn.org
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, P.O. Box 196, Libertyville, IL 60048-0196;
800-886-1762; www.fsma.org
Huntington’s Disease Society of America, 158 W. 29th St., 7th Fl., New York, NY
10001-5300; 800-345-HDSA; www.hdsa.org
Life Extension Foundation, P.O. Box 229120, Hollywood, FL 33022-9120;
800-544-4440; www.lef.org
Lupus Foundation of America, 1300 Piccard Dr., Ste. 200, Rockville, MD
20850-4303; 800-558-0121; www.lupus.org
National Headache Foundation, 428 W. St. James Pl., 2nd Fl., Chicago, IL
60614-2750; 800-NHF-5552; www.headaches.org
National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson St., Denver, CO
80206; 303-388-4461; www.nationaljewish.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 733 Third Ave., 6th Fl., New York, NY
10017-3288; 800-344-4867; www.nmss.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1232 22nd St. N.W., Washington, DC
20037-1292; 202-223-2226; www.nof.org
National Psoriasis Foundation, 6600 S.W. 92nd Ave., Ste. 300, Portland, OR
97223-7195; 800-723-9166; www.psoriasis.org
National Vitiligo Foundation, 611 S. Fleishel Ave., Tyler, TX 75701; 903-531-0074;
www.nvfi.org
Plastic Surgery Education Foundation/American Society of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery (PSEF/ASPS), 444 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights,
IL 60005; 847-228-9900
Project A.L.S., 511 Ave. of the Americas, PMB #341, New York, NY 10011;
800-603-0270; www.projectals.org
Tourette Syndrome Association, 42-40 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361-2820;
800-237-0717; www.tsa-usa.org
PARALYSIS
American Paralysis Foundation, 500 Morris Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081;
201-379-2690
The Buoniconti Fund, P.O. Box 016960, R-48, Miami, FL 33101; 305-243-6001
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, 500 Morris Ave., Springfield, NJ
07081; 800-225-0292; www.christopherreeve.org
Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY
11370; 718-803-3782; www.unitedspinal.org
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, P.O. Box 016960, R-48, Miami, FL 33101;
305-243-6001; www.miamiproject.miami.edu
Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20006-3715;
800-424-8200; www.pva.org
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
American Parkinson Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY
10305; 800-223-2732; www.apdaparkinson.com
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P.O.
Box 4777, New York, NY 10163; 707-544-1994; www.michaeljfox.org
National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 N.W. Ninth Ave., Miami, FL 33136;
800-327-4545; www.parkinson.org
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Inc., 710 W. 168th St., New York, NY
10032-9982; 800-457-6676; www.pdf.org
STROKE
National Stroke Association, 9707 E. Easter Ln., Englewood, CO 80112;
800-STROKES; www.stroke.org
VETERANS
Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY
11370; 718-803-3782; www.unitedspinal.org
Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20006-3715;
800-424-8200; www.pva.org
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