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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2026 Expires: June 2028

Catholic Medical Mission Board

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 678-5659
1212 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, NY, 10036
https://cmmb.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

Catholic Medical Mission Board meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

COMPLAINT

Number of complaints processed by the BBB in the last 36 months: 1.

Mailing List Removal

(The organization did not address the complaint issue brought to its attention: removal from the organization's mailing list).

Stated Purpose:
"to deliver locally sustainable, quality health solutions to women, children, and their communities."

Year, State Incorporated:
1928, NY

Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) aims to build sustainable healthcare programs that target the leading causes of illness, suffering, and death throughout the world. The organization strives to strengthen local capabilities through programs focused on women’s health; nutrition; economic empowerment; HIV treatment and AIDS prevention; emergency response; water and sanitation; maternal health; and children’s healthcare. CMMB ships medicine and supplies to local care providers in resource-poor countries, who dispense and distribute the medicines free of charge. The organization places doctors, nurses, and other volunteers in locations where their professional expertise is needed to address ongoing health threats, as well as disaster relief in regions facing natural disasters or political upheaval. The organization maintains offices in New York, Haiti, Kenya, Peru, South Sudan, and Zambia.

For the year ended September 30, 2024, Catholic Medical Mission Board's program expenses were:

Medical donations programs $301,120,969
Global programs $29,209,308
Volunteers $1,625,263
Total Program Expenses $331,955,540

Chief Executive
Mary Beth Powers, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$448,279

Chair of the Board
Dr. Mary P. Leahy

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Commissioner of Health, Rockland County

Board Size
22

Paid Staff Size
63

*2023 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, Grant proposals, Internet, Door-to-door appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Workplace Giving, Cryptocurrency

Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $323,356,508, 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 Catholic Medical Mission Board's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended September 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
In-kind pharmaceuticals, euipment and supplies $277,610,676
Grants and contributions $40,094,052
Gain on investments and gift annuity investments $6,064,093
Bequests $4,364,933
In-kind services $1,286,847
Dividends and interest $128,493
Total Income $329,549,094

Programs: 96% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 2%

Total Income $329,549,094
Total expenses: $346,531,121
  Program expenses $331,955,540
  Fundraising expenses $8,762,699
  Administrative expenses $5,812,882
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-16,982,027
Beginning Net Assets $82,592,791
Other Changes In Net Assets $-120,804
Ending Net Assets $65,489,276
Total Liabilities $7,389,552
Total Assets $72,878,828

Note 1: In the above financial statement, "other changes in net assets" refers to a change in valuation of gift annuity payable ($7,158) and foreign currency loss (-$127,962).

Note 2: According to the organization's consolidated audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2024, CMMB received in-kind contributions totaling $278,897,523 in the form of pharmaceuticals, equipment, and supplies ($277,610,676) and donated services ($1,286,847).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance