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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2026 Expires: March 2028

Children, Incorporated

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 538-5381
Post Office Box 72848
North Chesterfield, VA, 23235
https://childrenincorporated.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

Children, Incorporated meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Child Sponsorship

The child sponsorship program assists children in the United States and 22 countries. Monthly sponsorships of $35 provides an underprivileged child with basic necessities such as food, clothing, healthcare and education. The sponsorship program serves over 10,000 children annually. Volunteers implement the organization's child sponsorship program, which include teachers, social workers, guidance counselors, school principals, and other childcare professionals. All volunteers must submit reports that they appropriately managed CI funds and all project reports are audited by the organization's Richmond, VA, office. The Shared Hope Fund provides for children awaiting sponsorship. Contributions to the Shared Hope Fund are pooled together and distributed to unsponsored children in need. Sponsor visitation varies by location, and if visitation is allowed, contact is requested to be made 45 days prior to the planned visit.

Stated Purpose:
"to arrange and provide funding for supplies and services to meet the basic and educational needs of impoverished children."

Year, State Incorporated:
1964, VA

Children, Incorporated's (CI) goal is to improve children's lives through greater access to education and basic needs assistance. The organization aims to provide children opportunities to learn skills that will allow for self-sufficiency and become contributing members of their communities. CI partners with existing organizations in each country or area in which the organization works, and those organizations appoint volunteer coordinators to manage and oversee CI''s child assistance efforts. CI reports that these partner organizations are not paid by CI for their services; they oversee the organization's child sponsorship and assistance programs in exchange for the benefits that the programs provide to the children enrolled at their centers.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Children, Incorporated's program expenses were:

Program services $3,547,530
Total Program Expenses $3,547,530

Chief Executive
Ronald H. Carter, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$130,000

Chair of the Board
Shantell J.M. Chambliss

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Executive Director, Dress for Success of Central Virginia

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
15

*2024 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements

Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,752,007, 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 Children, Incorporated's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $3,752,007
Investment income, net $513,712
Total Income $4,265,719

Programs: 88% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $4,265,719
Total expenses: $4,038,420
  Program expenses $3,547,530
  Fundraising expenses $265,502
  Administrative expenses $225,388
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $227,299
Beginning Net Assets $8,293,002
Other Changes In Net Assets $164,495
Ending Net Assets $8,684,796
Total Liabilities $222,034
Total Assets $8,906,830

Note: In the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" represents change in value of beneficial interests in charitable remainder annuity trusts.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance