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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2024 Expires: November 2026

International Children's Fund

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6
(920) 729-5721
619 Main Street
Neenah, WI, 54956
https://icfaid.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

International Children's Fund does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

ICF does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 13, 14

International Children's Fund meets the remaining 17 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to minister to the physical as well as the spiritual needs of desperately poor children and their families, worldwide – just as Jesus ministered to the multitudes."

Year, State Incorporated:
1978, WI

International Children's Fund (ICF) partners with a network of indigenous pastors who provide a range of humanitarian services including food distribution, orphanages, schools, churches, training facilities, farms, and medical clinics in rural communities in Africa, India, and Pakistan.

For the year ended September 30, 2023, International Children's Fund's program expenses were:

Program services $88,955,080
Total Program Expenses $88,955,080

Chief Executive
Dr. David Bruenning, Founder and International Director

Compensation*
$74,709

Chair of the Board
Dr. Scott Schinschke

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Physician

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
4

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

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

Fundraising costs were less than 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $89,061,787, 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 International Children's Fund's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $87,692,302
Contributions $1,369,485
Interest $10,106
Total Income $89,071,893

Programs: 100% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 0%

Total Income $89,071,893
Total expenses: $89,222,572
  Program expenses $88,955,080
  Fundraising expenses $207,243
  Administrative expenses $60,249
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-150,679
Beginning Net Assets $1,123,585
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $972,906
Total Liabilities $34,584
Total Assets $1,007,490

Note: According to ICF's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2023, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $87,692,302 in the form of medical supplies ($87,636,094), clothing and supplies ($33,627), and advertising ($22,581).

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