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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2026 Expires: March 2028

Plan International USA

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(401) 562-8400
275 Promenade Street, Suite 225
Providence, RI, 02908
https://planusa.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

Plan International USA meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Child Sponsorship

Plan International USA reports that for $39 per month, a donor may sponsor a child, with funding supporting programs, innovation, and infrastructure required to deliver services within the sponsored child's community. Programs include education, health, sanitation, disaster relief, and economic development. Sponsors may exchange letters, cards, and photographs with their sponsored child. Sponsors will also receive regular updates on their sponsored child and the impact of their gifts.

Stated Purpose:
"to advance children’s rights and equality for girls."

Year, State Incorporated:
1939, NY

Plan International USA's (Plan USA) reports that it provides social, development and humanitarian services. The organization offers financial and material assistance to, or for the benefit of, children and young people, and their families and communities to advance their rights. Plan USA also reports that it provides support, resources, and programs on engaging youth in understanding their rights, early childhood development, education, protection from violence, sexual and reproductive health, financial literacy and employment skills, and disaster responses. According to the organization, they have offices and work with communities and governments in Africa, the Asia Pacific, and the Americas.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, Plan International USA's program expenses were:

Program and technical support $31,031,031
Development education and advocacy programs $11,807,112
Building relationships $1,122,688
Total Program Expenses $43,960,831

Chair of the Board
Michele Lederberg

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Board of Directors, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Board Size
16

Paid Staff Size
77

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

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Door-to-door appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Membership appeals, Workplace Giving, Cryptocurrency, Child Sponsorship

Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $58,178,758, 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 Plan International USA's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Sponsorship contributions $17,015,563
US government grants and contracts $15,246,081
Contributions $14,826,029
In-kind contributions $9,676,060
Investment and other income, net $2,370,871
Contributions from estates, trusts, and annuities $1,408,025
Contributions to endowments $7,000
Total Income $60,549,629

Programs: 74% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 15%

Total Income $60,549,629
Total expenses: $59,358,507
  Program expenses $43,960,831
  Fundraising expenses $6,301,383
  Administrative expenses $9,096,293
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,191,122
Beginning Net Assets $41,519,229
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $42,710,351
Total Liabilities $10,482,524
Total Assets $53,192,875

Note: According to Plan USA's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $9,676,060, in the form of donated media.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance