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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2024 Expires: March 2026

Friends Without a Border

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(212) 691-0909
101 Avenue of the Americas, #943
New York, NY, 10013
https://fwab.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

Friends Without a Border meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide free, high-quality healthcare in areas of dire need in Southeast Asia."

Year, State Incorporated:
1996, NY

Friends Without a Border (FWAB) promotes sustainable solutions to health care in developing countries of Southeast Asia. The organization aims to provide high-quality medical care to children in a compassionate environment; educate families and health care professionals; and improve the health, nutrition, and hygiene of local communities through outreach programs and home care. FWAB currently operates Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) in Laos, which is the only provider of free healthcare in northern Laos. LFHC has an outpatient department, inpatient department, emergency room, neonatal unit, high-acuity unit, and surgical theater. It also offers specialized clinics that are unique to the country, such as development and thalassemia, as well as epilepsy, nephrology, and orthopedics clinics added in 2023. LFHC’s allied health services include pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, and nutrition. The outreach department makes homecare visits, assisting families who might otherwise not have access to medical services. The prevention department was launched in 2023 to combat the country’s malnutrition that is the highest rate in Southeast Asia. Following the F1000 (first 1,000) days principle (from conception to 2 years of age) and partnering with UNICEF, its pilot project implements various community interventions to improve detection, management, and monitoring of children with malnutrition.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Friends Without a Border's program expenses were:

Lao Friends Hospital for Children $2,633,321
Awards to Angkor Hospital for Children and The Lake Clinic $289,524
Total Program Expenses $2,922,845

Chief Executive
Nicole Pagourgis, Executive Director

Compensation*
$146,533

Chair of the Board
Steven Williamson

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Attorney

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
2

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

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

Fundraising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,074,353, 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 Friends Without a Border's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Grants and contributions $2,650,292
Special events, net $410,417
Foreign currency exchange gains $45,956
In-kind contributions $13,644
Interest and dividend income $8,491
Program income $4,276
Other income $1,927
Sales income $570
Unrealized and realized gain on investments, net $116
Total Income $3,135,689

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 8%

Total Income $3,135,689
Total expenses: $3,352,324
  Program expenses $2,922,845
  Fundraising expenses $169,868
  Administrative expenses $259,611
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-216,635
Beginning Net Assets $2,675,813
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $2,459,178
Total Liabilities $80,291
Total Assets $2,539,469

Note: According to FWAB's 2022 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $13,644 in the form of medicine and medical supplies.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance