Charities

For over 35 years, the ADHD organization has been dedicated to ensuring that individuals with ADHD and related disorders, along with their families, receive the understanding, support, and services needed to promote social integration, enhance educational and work opportunities, and improve overall quality of life. Our services are available to all Icelanders, with over four thousand active members. Membership extends to entire families, as ADHD often affects multiple members within a household. It is estimated that up to 25,000 people in Iceland have ADHD, including 10,000 children and 15,000 adults. Many of these individuals have not received a proper diagnosis or access to resources that could significantly enhance their lives and reduce various social costs, such as school dropouts, substance abuse, bullying, disability, and health issues. The ADHD Association offers a wide range of free services, including advice, educational materials, and information for our members, the general public, public institutions, and professionals. We also organize impactful courses, educational meetings, and publish informative content. With your support, we aim to further strengthen our efforts and expand our reach to benefit everyone affected by ADHD. Visit our website at www.adhd.is for more information.

The SLF´s Rehabilitation Center - Æfingastöðin -provides physical and occupational therapy to children and youth. Specialized physical- and occupational therapists with extensive experience and knowledge offer individual and group-based services. Through collaboration, education and therapy we aim to maximize each child's potential and participation to enriching the quality of life for both the child and their families.

Do you want to run for the Alzheimer's Association? We encourage individuals and running groups to run to support the organization. If your group wants to learn more about dementia, we offer you education free of charge, contact us at alzheimer@alzheimer.is. Let's open the discussion about dementia in our local area and be active participants in reducing the social isolation of people with dementia and thus increase their quality of life. Those who run in the Reykjavík Marathon for the Alzheimer's Association run in the way for all our clients.

Arnarskóli is a non-profit school for children with autism and other disabilities in 1st through 10th grade. The school was founded in 2017 by parents of children with disabilities and professionals. To better serve our students, we are currently fundraising for a playground. All contributions collected in the Íslandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon 2025 will go towards the development of Arnarskóli. Among our dreams is to create a school yard that is open and accessible to all children.

Astma- og ofnæmisfélag Íslands (AO) was founded in 1974 to be a voice for those who suffer from asthma and allergy. AO also emphasizes on air quality, indoors and outdoors. The office hours are from 9AM to 3 PM on Mondays. AO is a spokes person for its members when it comes to issues relating to authorities and others. AO provides education and personal assistance to its members and to other groups such as employees in cantines of schools and kinder garden. AO is open for everyone and the year fee is 3000 kr, half for minors. Website www.ao.is

Ástusjóður (Asta’s Fund) was established in memory of lawyer Ásta Stefánsdóttir. The fund, established by Ásta‘s friends, aims to support search and rescue teams in Iceland and further Ásta´s interests. Ásta‘s interests in law were environmental law, criminal law, justice and human rights. She also had great interest in equal rights and culture.

Fund to strengthen the ophthalmology department at Landspítali

Hringurinn is a women's association, founded in 1904. The association aims to work on charitable and humanitarian issues, especially for the benefit of children.

Recovery house supports people back into society after serving prison terms, Sollusjóður is a charitable fund to support people living there.

Bergid headspace is a low threshold counselling service for young people aged 12-25. Bergid headspace service is free of charge and young people can seek service, without limitations.

Birta Association is an association of parents who have lost a child suddenly. We do not define the age of children because our children are always our children. The association holds open houses once a month during the winter. The association organizes lectures, a day of decoration in December,as well as providing parents with grants for e.g. rest cost, psychological and legal cost and funeral cost.

Bjarkarhlíð is a service center for adult victims of violence of all genders. There, individuals have the option of interviews and advice from counsellors, the police and lawyers free of charge and on their own terms. Bjarkarhlíð is a joint project of the City of Reykjavík, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Labor Market, the Ministry of Justice, the Metropolitan Police, the Association for Women's Refuge, Stígamót, the Human Rights Office of Iceland and the Women's Adviser. Bjarkarhlíð officially began operations on February 1, 2017

The "Hafnarfjörður Search and Rescue Team" operates within ICE-SAR and is one of the founding units of the Search and Rescue association. The Hafnarfjordur SAR call sign is SPORI. The team operates in most areas of rescue work and thus prepares itself to be able to respond to any kind of emergency, whether on land or at sea. The activities can be divided into three main categories: land, sea and equipment. Each works in their own field and manages their own agenda. The members of the SAR-team go to great lengths to keep themselves, as well as equipment in the best possible condition so that they can react quickly when the need arises.

Search and rescue in Skaftárhreppur.

ICE - SAR Dagrenning and Bróðurhönd located in southern Iceland. Group of volunteers always availble to rescue when needed

Björt sýn is a support organization for the TAKK orphanage in Homa bay county in Kenya.

Blindrafelagid, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired (BIAVI) is a social force - a human right orientated organization – that fights for independent, meaningful and responsible living conditions for visually impaired people and that they are secured equal rights and opportunities to responsible, active and recognized participation in all sectors of our community.

Fund to promote the Bloodbank.

About the Icelandic BRCA organization: The objective of the Icelandic BRCA organization is to enhance education and research on BRCA and provide BRCA carrier and their relatives the necessary knowledge and support. The organization safeguards BRCA carriers’ interests by fighting for increased and better service for them, as well as for a larger cost participation by the government. Finally, the organization aims to facilitate cooperation with foreign counterparts.

Breið bros, the association of relatives of children with cleft lip and palate, was founded in November 1995. Members are parents of children born with cleft lip and/or palate or other facial defects, professionals and various people who are interested in contributing to the cause. The purpose of Breið Bros is to work on the various issues of children who are born with a cleft lip and/or palate or other facial defects. This includes, among other things, supporting the parents of children with disabilities through a strong network, working on educational issues and working on the interests and rights of the children.