Compassion International meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Year, State Incorporated
1956, IL
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Affiliates
Compassion (Darunatorn) Foundation
Compassion de Mexico Asociacion Civil
Compassion International (East Asia) Limited
Compassion do Brasil
Compassion International (Singapore) Limited
Compassion International De Peru
Compassion International en Bolivia
Compassion International Ghana
Compassion International Lanka (Sri Lanka)
Compassion International Togo
Corporacion Compassion International Filial Equador
Fundacion Compassion International Ecuador
Yayasan Bantuan Kasih (Indonesia)
Yayasan Kasih Karunia Indonesia Timur (East Indonesia)
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Stated Purpose
"to serve as an advocate for children, to release them from their spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and to enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults."
CI's program aims to provide holistic child development through sponsorship. According to the organization, holistic child development begins, in some cases, with prenatal care and goes all the way through leadership development for qualified young adults. CI reports that it takes a long-term approach to what the organization does and goes beyond simple involvement in the lives of the children and families it serves. CI states that all of its child development programs provide opportunities that encourage healthy development in four areas spiritual, physical, social and economic. The organization reports that children attend church-based child development centers where they receive opportunities that would otherwise be out of their reach, and which build on, add to and extend their school lessons.
For the year ended June 30, 2017, Compassion International's program expenses were:
Child development program |
$630,527,000 |
Sponsor/donor ministries |
$29,234,000 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$659,761,000 |
*2016 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Telephone appeals, Radio, Cause- related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $818,560,000, 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 Compassion International's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2017.
Source of Funds |
Contributions |
$605,308,000 |
Contributions from Global Partner Alliance |
$212,847,000 |
Interest, dividends, and other income |
$2,168,000 |
Gifts in-kind |
$405,000 |
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments and disposition of assets |
$395,000 |
Change in value of split-interest agreements |
$84,000 |
Total Income |
$821,207,000 |
- Programs: 81%
- Fundraising: 11%
- Administrative: 8%
Total Income |
$821,207,000 |
Program expenses |
$659,761,000 |
Fundraising expenses |
$89,530,000 |
Administrative expenses |
$67,996,000 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$817,287,000 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$3,920,000 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$213,061,000 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$-3,456,000 |
Ending Net Assets |
$213,525,000 |
Total Liabilities |
$82,906,000 |
Total Assets |
$296,431,000 |
Note 1: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refer to net unrealized loss on foreign exchange contracts. Note 2: According to CI, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, the organization received in-kind donations totaling $405,109 in the form of advertising ($298,849), real estate ($34,000), clothing and household goods ($26,916), cars ($26,230), points for HP ($11,459), gift cards ($5,238), and food ($2,417).