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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2026 Expires: July 2028

CARE USA

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 422-7385
151 Ellis Street NE
Atlanta, GA, 30303
https://care.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

CARE USA meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice."

Year, State Incorporated:
1945, DC

CARE USA reports that it provides solutions for sustainable development through strengthening essential service delivery, building capacity, resilience for reducing risk, and empowering the most vulnerable populations, particularly women and girls. The organization’s focus is primarily on humanitarian aid in times of conflict and disasters, including preparedness and early action, emergency response and recovery, and encouraging future development. In 2024, CARE USA reports it served 53 million people in 121 countries, including reaching 21.9 million through crisis response programs, 19.8 million with food and water programs, and empowered 5.6 million women and girls through programs for women’s economic growth.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, CARE USA's program expenses were:

Humanitarian $396,977,000
Development $343,530,000
Public information $7,280,000
Total Program Expenses $747,787,000

Chief Executive
Mary Michelle Nunn, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$539,217

Chair of the Board
Richard Stengel and Susan Hassan

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, United States Department of State; Founder, Sea Dune Partners

Board Size
25

Paid Staff Size
6750

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Radio, Grant proposals, Internet, Door-to-door appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Workplace Giving, Cryptocurrency

Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $811,214,000, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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.

The following information is based on CARE USA's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
CARE International $250,667,000
Private contributions $205,458,000
United States government $202,863,000
Other instituional donors $101,466,000
In-kind contributions $50,760,000
Investment income $13,096,000
Other revenue $4,970,000
Total Income $829,280,000

Programs: 90% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $829,280,000
Total expenses: $834,838,000
  Program expenses $747,787,000
  Fundraising expenses $56,241,000
  Administrative expenses $30,810,000
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-5,558,000
Beginning Net Assets $391,039,000
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $385,481,000
Total Liabilities $227,188,000
Total Assets $612,669,000

Note: According to the organization's consolidated audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, CARE USA received in-kind contributions totaling $50,760,000 in the form of agricultural commodities ($36,084,000), ocean and inland freight ($12,761,000), professional and other services ($1,444,000), supplies ($462,000), and public service announcements and advertising credits ($9,000).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance