Save the Children works for and with children at risk of hunger and malnutrition and those affected by natural disaster, war and conflict. One of our key priorities is protecting children in emergencies around the world. We're on the ground now, in El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, delivering assistance very quickly, often with local staff in advance of a disaster, and we stay on the scene long afterwards.
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 27 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 110 countries to ensure the well-being of children
In fiscal year 2008, 92 percent of all expenditures went to program services. That percentage is an average for all of Save the Children's programs worldwide: the percentage spent on any particular program may vary.
Operating Revenue
FY 2008
Child Sponsorship 33,341,000
Private Gifts, Grants and Contracts (including Bequests) 210,568,000
U.S. Government Grants and Contracts 108,737,000
Commodities and Ocean Freight 80,958,000
Other Revenue 13,258,000
Total Operating Revenue 446,862,000
Operating Expenses and Changes in Net Assets
Program Services
Education 104,000,000
Primary Health 66,184,000
HIV/AIDS 27,068,000
Economic Opportunity 4,887,000
Food Security and Resource Management 55,054,000
Emergency, Refugee and Civil Society 148,844,000
Program Development and Public Policy Support 18,109,000
Total Program Services 424,146,000
Fundraising 21,286,000
Management and General 17,362,000
Total Operating Expenses 462,794,000
Excess/(Deficit)* of Operating Revenue over Expenses ( 15,932,000)
Excess/(Deficit) related to Unrestricted Funds (5,989,000)
Deficit related to Temporary Restricted Funds (9,943,000)
Non-Operating Activity
(Endowment gifts & pledges, investment earnings and exchange gain/loss) 6,873,000
Total Operating Revenue and Non-Operating Activity 453,735,000
Total Operating Expenses 462,794,000
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets (9,059,000)
Net Assets, Beginning of Fiscal Year 192,040,000
Net Assets, End of Fiscal Year 182,981,000
Every day children are benefiting from Save the Children’s sponsorship programs in ways you may not even imagine. The care you provide through a simple letter may be the encouragement a struggling girl or boy needs to make it through another day. Through sponsorship you'll see up close and personal how you've given your sponsored child the chance for a better, brighter future.
Save the Children is able to do so much with small contributions because we have learned that one of the most effective ways to help children is to combine sponsorship gifts with those of other sponsors and donors - rather than giving them directly to your sponsored child - to support programs that help make life better for many children in the communities.
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