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Tenderness Tour Recipients

Since 1989, the Tenderness Tour has raised funds for a wide range of organizations serving children and families through a variety of events including the traditional tour, concerts, books, a benefit CD and many more events and activities. Amounts donated range from in-kind donations to small contributions to thousands of dollars. The Tenderness Tour is the only all-volunteer effort to have donated to non-profits and NGO's in every civilized nation of the world. Organizations include:

  • Access Youth Center (Wabash, IN)
  • Afghan Refugee Relief Fund (Pakistan)
  • American Cancer Society - Relay for Life
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Indiana (Indpls., IN)
  • Anabaptist Disabilities Network
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Benin)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Ethiopia)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Kenya)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Lesotho)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Liberia)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Malawi)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Mauritius)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Nigeria)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Senegal)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Somalia)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (South Africa)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Sudan)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Tanzania)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Togo)
  • ANPPCAN - supporting child abuse prevention (Uganda)
  • Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (Vietnam)
  • Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 
  • Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (Film Sponsor)
  • Brethren Volunteer Services (French Metropolitan)
  • Brethren Volunteer Services (French Polynesia)
  • Brethren Volunteer Services (French Southern Territories)
  • Brooke's Place for Grieving Young People (Indpls., IN)
  • CARE Australia (Yemen)
  • CARE Hunger Relief (Niger)
  • CASA of Evansville (Evansville, IN)
  • Center of Wellness for Urban Women (Indpls., IN)
  • Center for Leadership Development, Inc. (Indpls., IN)
  • Center for Women in Transition
  • Child Abuse Prevention Services (Elkhart, IN)
  • Child Advocates (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Children's Defense Fund Freedom School - Indy (IN)
  • Children's Fund Education Program (Cameroon)
  • Children's Relief Network (Romania)
  • Church World Service (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Coach Kids
  • Damien Center (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Damon Leach Memorial Scholarship
  • DanceArts Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada)
  • Domestic Violence Network (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Dunebrook (LaPorte, IN)
  • Dupq15 Alliance (Indianapolis, IN)
  • "Edmund Evans is a Rapist" Short film - Richard Propes as Producer 
  • Emmaus Community (France - including individual donations to territories)
  • Erskine Green Training Institute (Muncie, IN)
  • Expressive Arts Therapies (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana 
  • Families of SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy)
  • Family Service America - Central Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Family Service Association (Terre Haute, IN)
  • First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center (Duluth, MN)
  • Foundacion Paniamor (Costa Rica)
  • Friends of Russian Orphanages
  • Friends for Kids (Washington, IN)
  • Garden of Hope (Taiwan)
  • "Give a Girl a Chance" Benefit CD (Presenting Sponsor)
  • Guardian Center (Carmi, IL)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Antigua/Barbuda (Disaster Relief)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Argentina (Low-income housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Armenia (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Bangladesh (Hurricane relief)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Belize (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda (Low-income housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Bolivia (Moving people out of slum areas)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Botswana (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Brazil (Moving people out of slum areas)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Bulgaria (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Burundi (Sturdier Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Central African Republic (One family's monthly payment)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Chile (Low-income housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of China (assisting in housing alternatives)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Colombia (Rebuilding infrastructure)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Dem. Rep. of Congo (Rebuilding housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Dominican Republic (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of East Timor (Rebuilding post-war)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Ecuador (Inner-city housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Egypt (Inner-city housing for low-income)
  • Habitat for Humanity of El Salvador (60 cinder blocks for housing - $15) 
  • Habitat for Humanity of Fiji (Post-hurricane stabilization)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Germany (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Ghana (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Guam (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Great Britain (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Guatemala (paid 1% of a house cost)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Guyana (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Honduras (Re-building from disaster)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Hungary (Inner-city housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Indonesia (Tidal Wave Relief)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Ireland (Urban Housing Initiatives)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Jamaica (Hurricane Relief/Safe Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Japan (Low-income housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Jordan (Low-income housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Korea, N & S (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Kyrqysztan (Housing issues due to war)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Lebanon (Housing issues due to war)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Macedonia (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Madagascar (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Malaysia (Hurricane reconstruction)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Micronesia (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Mongolia (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Mozambique (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Myanmar (Burma) (Low-income housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Nepal (Housing in isolated locales)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Netherlands (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Netherlands Antilles (Low-income housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of New Zealand (National Housing Initiative)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Nicaragua (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Panama (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Papau New Guinea (Family Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Paraguay (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Peru (Inner-city housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Philippines (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Poland (Low-income housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Portugal (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Rwanda (Re-building from war)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Samoa (Affordable housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Sierra Leone (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Singapore (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Slovakia (Inner-city housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Solomon Islands (Disaster Relief Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Sri Lanka (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Suriname (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Switzerland (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Tajikistan (War Relief Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Thailand (Urban housing initiatives)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Trinidad/Tobago (Hurricane re-building)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Turkey (Earthquake recovery)
  • Habitat for Humanity of United Kingdom (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Vanuatu (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Venezuela (Inner-city housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Zambia (Affordable Housing)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Zimbabwe (Affordable Housing)
  • Harvesting Capabilities (Peru, IN)
  • The Haven (Martinsville, IN)
  • Healthy Families (Spencer, IN)
  • Healthy Families of Starke County
  • Heartland Film 
  • Heartland Film Festival (Film Sponsorship)
  • H.O.P.E. Center (Haiti)
  • Indiana Advocates for Children
  • Indiana Cares
  • Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Indiana Latino Coalition
  • Indiana School for the Deaf - Parent/Infant Program
  • Indiana Youth Group (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Indianapolis Freedom School Partnership
  • Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition
  • Indy Film Fest (Film Sponsorship)
  • Interact Family Services (Board of Directors)
  • Jessi's Corner Bookstore (Established in Metamora, IN)
  • Jessica Evans Legacy Scholarship Fund (Norris City, IL)
  • Julian Center (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Kentucky Council on Child Abuse 
  • Komen Indianapolis - Race for the Cure 
  • "Laughing Sober," IndyFringe Show Presenting Sponsor
  • Laundry & More (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Legacy House (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Life Center (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Logan Street Sanctuary (Noblesville, IN)
  • The Luke Society (Sioux Falls, SD)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (Brunei Darrusalam)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (Latvia)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (Liechtenstein)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (Monaco)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (Nauru)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (Norway)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (Palestine)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (St. Lucia)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (Saudi Arabia)
  • Make Every Mother and Child Count - WHO (United Arab Emirates)
  • Marion County Mental Health Association (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Allen County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Blackford County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Boone County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Cass County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Clark County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Clay County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Clinton County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Daviess County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Dearborn County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Dekalb County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Dubois County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Floyd County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Franklin County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Fulton County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Gibson County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Hamilton County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Hancock County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Hendricks County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Henry County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Howard County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Jackson County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Jay County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Johnson County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Kosciusko County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Lawrence County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Marshall County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Monroe County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Morgan County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Parke County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Perry County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Putnam County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Randolph County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Rush County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Shelby County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Spencer County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - St. Joseph County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Tippecanoe County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Wabash County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Wayne County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Wells County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - White County (IN)
  • Mental Health Association - Whitley County (IN)
  • MISS Foundation (Arizona, American Samoa)
  • MISS Foundation (Puerto Rico)
  • MISS Foundation (U.S. Minor Outlying Islands)
  • Musical Orphanage (Russia)
  • Neo-Fight (Indpls., IN - Served on Board of Directors)
  • New Community Project (Peoria, AZ)
  • On Earth Peace (New Windsor, MD)
  • One Earth Festival Sponsor (Indianapolis, IN)
  • "Out of the Darkness Walk" Sponsor (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Pax Christi International (Belgium)
  • Peace Over Violence (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Powerhouse Youth Center (New Haven, IN)
  • Prevail, Inc.(Noblesville, IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse America (Chicago, IL)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Bartholomew County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Boone County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Cass County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Clark County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Clinton County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Crawford County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Dearborn County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Delaware County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Fayette County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Floyd County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Fulton County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Gibson County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Grant County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Hamilton County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Hancock County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Harrison County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Hendricks County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Henry County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Howard County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Indiana (Indianapolis, IN - Served on Board of Directors)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Jay County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Jefferson County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Johnson County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky (Frankfort, KY)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Knox County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Kosciusko County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Lake County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse LaPorte County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Lawrence County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Madison County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Marion County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Marshall County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Martin County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Miami County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Monroe County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Montgomery County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Morgan County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Ohio County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Orange County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Parke County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Perry County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Porter County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Pulaski County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Putnam County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Randolph County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Ripley County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Rush County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Scott County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Shelby County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Spencer County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse St. Joseph County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Starke County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Switzerland County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Tippecanoe County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Vigo County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Wabash County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Washington County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Wayne County (IN)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Whitley County (IN)
  • Project Heifer (Lithuania)
  • Project Heifer (Moldova)
  • Project Heifer (Ukraine)
  • ProKids (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Race Away From Domestic Violence (Founder/Sponsor)
  • Random Acts of Holiness Holiday Giveaway (1,417 gifts)
  • Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
  • Reach for Youth (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Restored, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Ryves Youth Center (Terre Haute, IN)
  • Salesian Mission (Holland)
  • Salesian Mission Protection for Immigrant Families (Libya)
  • Salesian Mission hostel for working boys (Luxembourg)
  • Salesian Mission adoption programs (Malta)
  • Salesian Mission Rabat Diocese School (Morocco)
  • Salesian Mission (Nicaragua)
  • Salesian Mission Youth Center (San Marino)
  • Salesian Mission Youth Center (Slovenia)
  • Salesian Mission Youth Programs (Spain)
  • Salesian Mission 2 small schools (Swaziland)
  • Salesian Mission boarding house (Sweden)
  • Salesian Mission Youth Center (Syria)
  • Salesian Mission Youth Centers (Uruguay)
  • Salesian Mission Polyglot Press (Vatican City)
  • Save the Children (Mali)
  • Scan, Inc. (Fort Wayne, Inc.)
  • Second Helpings (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Second Starts (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Serve Trust (India)
  • Shelby County Youth Center (IN)
  • Sheltering Wings (Danville, IN)
  • Smile Train
  • St. Baldrick's Foundation
  • St. Jude House (Crown Point, IN)
  • Tenderness Award (Founder/Sponsor)
  • The Kid's Pantry
  • The Pourhouse
  • Thirst Project
  • Turning Point (North Vernon, IN)
  • UNICEF Child Soldier Soldier Demobilization Program (Afghanistan)
  • UNICEF Program on Inter-Family Revenge Killings (Albania)
  • UNICEF Program integrating disabled children in classrooms (Algeria)
  • UNICEF Program addressing child hunger (Andorra)
  • UNICEF Program Reuniting Child Soldiers w/Families (Angola)
  • UNICEF Program called "Change4Good" (Australia & Territories)
  • UNICEF Program on children's rights (Austria)
  • UNICEF Program supporting photo exhibit by children of Beslan (Azerbaijan)
  • UNICEF Program supporting new Child Assessment Centre (Bahrain)
  • UNICEF Program on Child Protection Initiatives (Barbados)
  • UNICEF Program "Leave No Child Out" (Belarus)
  • UNICEF Program addressing school shortages (Bhutan)
  • UNICEF Program addressing child advocacy (British Indian Ocean Territories)
  • UNICEF Program addressing imprisoned children (Burkina Faso)
  • UNICEF Community Action for Child Rights Program (Cambodia)
  • UNICEF Girls' Education Initiative (Cape Verde)
  • UNICEF Female Education Promotion Project (Chad)
  • UNICEF Program to provide 25,000 birth certificats to children (Comoros)
  • UNICEF Program on adolescent suicide (Cook Islands)
  • UNICEF Bought 3 Mosquito nets for children (Cote' d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast)
  • UNICEF Program to reduce use of child soldiers (Croatia)
  • UNICEF Early Childhood Integration Program (Cuba)
  • UNICEF Early Childhood Program (Czech Republic)
  • UNICEF Programs in Child Advocacy (Denmark - includes Greenland, Faroe Islands)
  • UNICEF Early Childhood Health Programs (Djibouti)
  • UNICEF Child Protection Programs (Dominica)
  • UNICEF Program on Education (Equatorial Guinea)
  • UNICEF Program supporting destitute children in relief camps (Eritrea)
  • UNICEF Relief Programs (Estonia)
  • UNICEF Child Advocacy Programs (Falkland Islands)
  • UNICEF Programs in Child Advocacy (Finland)
  • UNICEF Existing Relief (French Guiana)
  • UNICEF Program on Child Trafficking (Gabon)
  • UNICEF Program on Advocacy for Disabled Children (Gambia)
  • UNICEF Program addressing street children (Georgia)
  • UNICEF Programs on Child Advocacy/Early Childhood (Greece)
  • UNICEF Early Childhood Programs (Grenada)
  • UNICEF Program on Maternal Fatality Rates (Guinea)
  • UNICEF Program on Children and Poverty (Guinea-Bissau)
  • UNICEF Early Childhood Programs (Hong Kong)
  • UNICEF Global Parent Pledge Programme (Iceland)
  • UNICEF Child Abuse/Protection Program (Iran)
  • UNICEF Infrastructure Repair (Iraq)
  • UNICEF Early Childhood Program (Israel)
  • UNICEF Child Advocacy Program (Italy)
  • UNICEF Mass Health Program (Kazakhstan)
  • UNICEF Adolescent Suicide Program (Kiribati)
  • UNICEF Nation's first child abuse/family violence program (Kuwait)
  • UNICEF Program on Child Trafficking (Lao)
  • UNICEF Program on Child Protection (Virgin Islands, British)
  • UNICEF Program on Child Protection (Virgin Islands, U.S.)
  • Vivian Smith Teen Parenting Program (Indianapolis, IN)
  • VOICES in Action (St. Charles, IL)
  • Wabash County Mental Health Association
  • Wellspring Retreat & Resource Center
  • Women in Black (Serbia and Montenegro)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Maldives)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Marshall Islands)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Namibia)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Oman)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Palau)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Qatar)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Sao Tome' & Principe)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (St. Kitt & St. Nevis)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Seychelles)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Tonga)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Turkmenistan)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Tuvalu)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Uzbekistan)
  • World Health Organization Early Childhood Program (Zaire)
  • Yaocihuatl A.C. (Mexico)
  • Youth Service Bureau (Bloomfield, IN)
  • Youth Service Bureau (Huntington, IN)
  • Youth Service Bureau (Richmond, IN)
    About the Tenderness Tour

    Since 1989, Indianapolis activist Richard Propes has wheeled nearly 5,000 miles raising thousands of dollars in what he calls a grassroots effort to create a kinder, more inspired world through The Tenderness Tour. This is his story.

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    1100 W. 42nd Street
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    Indianapolis, IN 46208
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