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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2024 Expires: October 2026

ReSurge International

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(408) 737-8743
756 North Pastoria Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA, 94085
https://resurge.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

ReSurge International meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to inspire, train, fund, and scale reconstructive surgical teams in lower-income countries to provide life-changing care to patients with the greatest need."

Year, State Incorporated:
1973, CA

ReSurge International reports that it provides free reconstructive surgeries in developing countries and builds year‐round access to care by training surgeons in their home countries to increase surgical capacity and meet the needs of the population. The organization provides reconstructive plastic surgery and related integrated care for people with severe burns and other disabling injuries, cancers, and congenital anomalies such as cleft palate and radial hemimelia. In 2023, ReSurge International states that it assisted 14,473 patients, trained 3,200 medical professionals, and had 20 surgical partners in 12 countries.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, ReSurge International's program expenses were:

Program services: $5,432,857

Total Program Expenses: $5,432,857

Chief Executive
Claire LaChance, Chief Executive Officer

Chair of the Board
Manisha Shetty Gulati

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Growth Officer, Commure

Board Size
24

Paid Staff Size
12

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

Note: Ms. Lachance's compensation is not available at this time. In 2022, Jeffery Whisenant served as the organization's President and Chief Executive Officer, receiving $247,194 in compensation.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $6,232,482, 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 ReSurge International's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Special events, net $73,376
In-kind contributions $3,433,689
Endowment income, net $211,234
Grants and contributions $2,725,417
Employee retention credit $260,147
Interest and dividends, net $46,861
Realized and unrealized investments, net $145,419
Other income $34,091
Total Income $6,930,234

Programs: 77% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 17%

Total Income $6,930,234
Total expenses: $7,080,030
  Program expenses $5,432,857
  Fundraising expenses $434,009
  Administrative expenses $1,213,164
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-149,796
Beginning Net Assets $6,201,118
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $6,051,322
Total Liabilities $1,533,161
Total Assets $7,584,483

Note: According to ReSurge International's audited financial statements - consolidated - for the year ended June 30, 2023, the organization received $3,433,689 in contributed goods and services including medical services ($2,937,015), events ($235,105), professional services ($156,918), medical equipment ($87,289), and medical supplies ($17,362).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance