BBB Wise Giving Report for
Childcare Worldwide

BBB Wise Giving Report issued April 2009
BBB Wise Giving Report expires April 2011


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Childcare Worldwide
Address: 1971 Midway Lane, Suite N
  Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone: 800-553-2328
360-647-2283
Web Address: www.childcareworldwide.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1981, California
Affiliates: Childcare Worldwide Canada, Siloam Christian Ministries - UK, Childcare Worldwide Haiti, Childcare Worldwide Kenya, Childcare Worldwide Uganda
Stated Purpose: "to build a bridge between concerned people in the West and children in the developing world, to help meet their spiritual and physical needs through a ministry that emphasizes education and is based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Childcare Worldwide (CW) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

CW provides humanitarian and spiritual services to children and families around the world through its domestic and international programs. The organization promotes the well being of poor and malnourished children through feeding programs, survival paks, which provide staple goods for children, and through general relief shipments. Another of the organization’s programs is operated through the Starfish Fund that provides medical treatment and also covers expenses in certain educational emergencies.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, CW's program expenses were:

  
International 17,645,899
Domestic 370,398
Total Program Expenses: $18,016,297
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Child Sponsorship

               

CW seeks $35 a month to sponsor a child from one of the countries in which it currently operates.  The organization reports that sponsors receive the child's photograph in a passport with information on the child and a complete child sponsorship packet by mail in approximately 2 weeks.  To strengthen the relationship between the sponsor and the child, correspondence, photographs, prayers, and sometimes personal visits are encouraged.

The sponsorship program supports children through high school or vocational school, which gives them the opportunity to get a job and become self-sufficient.
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : G. Max Lange, President/Founder
Compensation*:
 $77,442

Chair of the Board: David Nelson
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: College Professor

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 19

*2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, radio, grant proposals, and Internet appeals.
Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $19,027,466, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on CW's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Source of Funds  
Donated goods 16,060,841
Contributions 2,966,625
Investments 17,570
Total Income $19,045,036


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 95%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 2% 

Total income   $19,045,036
  Program expenses $18,016,297
  Fund raising expenses 479,532
  Administrative expenses 362,759
 
Total expenses   $18,858,588
Income in Excess of Expenses   186,448
Beginning net assets   805,136
Ending net assets   991,584
Total liabilities   108,818
Total assets   $1,100,402

Note: CW reports receiving in-kind donations in the amount of $16,060,841. Included in this amount is $15,331,352 (medicines), $652,234 (clothing), $48,015 (food, tents and desks), and $29,240 (food).

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