Who We Are

Our History and Our Mission

The WHO Foundation, a nonprofit charitable 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 1993 and born from the philosophy of Women Helping Others.  The Who Foundation reaches out, on grass-roots level, to women and children whose needs have been neglected and are underserved.  Since its inception, the Who Foundation has granted over $3.5 million to over 310 charities in 45 states and Puerto Rico, touching the lives of more than 350,000 women and children in need.

The WHO foundation is committed to encouraging women everywhere to help others through community service, supporting organizations dedicated to the needs of women and children in crisis.  We believe that women joining together in their own communities can make a profound difference in the lives of others. 

In addition to nationally supporting grass-roots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children, we look to the future.  Our new initiative will be towards education… from providing low-income pre-schoolers with their first book to providing high school dropouts opportunities to obtaining job training.

Your support of WHO through your heart-felt donations, fund-raising, and volunteerism fill a critical void in helping thousands.  Each of us can make a difference in our communities to better our nation!  You are invited to join with the WHO Foundation in the spirit of Women Helping Others!  Volunteer in your community and spread the word!  Give for the heart to provide the needs of women and children!

Together We Have Touched Hundred of Thousands of Lives.

In 2007 donations to the WHO Foundation have provided:

• Commercial kitchen appliances, kitchen supplies and funds for hot, nutritious meals to feed 39,000 homeless women and their children.

• Funds to feed 255,500 people a day and supplies to equip formerly homeless women with essentials to set up housekeeping at their own apartments.

• Diapers free-of-charge for babies of unwed mothers and for families with children under the age of five who are living below poverty-level.

• Safe shelter, work training, and medical care for 1,335 women and children who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and want to learn new life skills and build a positive future.

• Medical supplies to be used during and after tattoo removal laser treatment in order to give 140 former gang members a new start in life. 

• Funds to help build a child advocacy center so that children with domestic violence backgrounds can have a safe place to play and express the trauma of witnessing family violence.

• Job training, education and improved literacy, clothing and dental care for 8,056 people resulting in job preparedness and self-esteem that helps low-income women transition from poverty to economic self-sufficiency. 

• Clothing and equipment for homeless youth who are learning new skills, interviewing for jobs and working to live independent and productive lives.

• 286 children with clean, secure places to sleep and live, eye exams and corrective lenses, clothing and healthy, plentiful food.

• Books for 19 mini-libraries to establish and sustain ongoing literacy for 700 children in Indiana and programs designed to bring reading into the lives of 25,500 children and their families in Austin, TX.

• Uniforms for 970 school children in the Panama City, FL area and education, cultural enrichment and job skills to 130 girls in Arlington, VA.

WHO Foundation

P. O. Box 816029
Dallas, TX 75381-6029
1-800-WHO-4-ONE
(1-800-946-4663)