Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$130,151,355

Total expenses

$119,230,977

Contributions and grants received

$121,829,713

Grants paid

$76,091,495

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$8,300,444

Other revenue

$21,198

Total assets, end of year

$134,784,965

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,418,168

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$130,366,797

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$94,925,090

Management and general expenses

$7,180,225

Fundraising expenses

$17,125,662

Program service expenses (Part III)

$94,925,090

Program services were 79.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• COMMUNITY CENTERS & CARING ADULTS CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES ITS MOST COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY CENTERS. NEWER, STATE-OF-THE-ART, FACILITIES HAVE SPECIFIC YOUTH ROOMS AND AREAS, WHICH ARE SEPARATE FROM THE GATHERING SPACES FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN, TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND ENHANCE YOUTH ACTIVITIES. WHILE BUILDINGS ARE IMPORTANT, THEY AREN'T WHAT MAKE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL'S PROGRAMS A SUCCESS; IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO INVEST IN THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. LOCAL VOLUNTEERS CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT ITS THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS. GLOBALLY, MORE THAN 4,000 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEER IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL. THESE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS - TYPICALLY THE PARENTS OF SPONSORED CHILDREN AND YOUTH - CONDUCT FAMILY VISITS IN SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, ARE THE FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT LOCAL AND DOMESTIC SITUATIONS AND SERVE AS AN INVALUABLE CONDUIT OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE. IN THE PAST, VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUPPORTED CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL DURING NATURAL DISASTERS, UNREST AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS.THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING THAT TEACHES CHILDREN AND YOUTH HOW TO ORGANIZE PROJECTS AND BE LEADERS. THEN, THESE DEDICATED ADULTS ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO GIVE BACK THROUGH TUTORING YOUNGER CHILDREN AND LEADING COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. PROFESSIONAL STAFF THE ORGANIZATION'S WORKFORCE IS COMPRISED OF IN-COUNTRY NATIONALS, INCLUDING DOCTORS, DENTISTS, NUTRITIONISTS, AGENCY DIRECTORS, TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS. THESE PROFESSIONALS SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE AND DIALECT OF THE FAMILIES AND UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL CHALLENGES, CUSTOMS, LAWS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVE. ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS COLLABORATION IS THE KEY TO COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. THAT'S WHY CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL IS COMMITTED TO SECURING PARTNERSHIPS FOR GRANT FUNDING AND PRODUCT DONATIONS. THIS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ALLOWS CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL TO ENHANCE AND SCALE OUR PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. PRODUCT DONATION PARTNERS OF CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL INCLUDE PARTNERS SUCH AS THE CLEAN THE WORLD FOUNDATION, WHICH DONATES HYGIENE KITS TO AID IN SANITATION AND HEALTH EFFORTS, AND HEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT OUR HEALTH PROMOTION WORK. CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL HAS WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH FOUNDATIONS, USAID AND OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. ITS AGENCIES ALSO WORK IN-COUNTRY WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, AND UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL DELIVERS A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION TOOLS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH LIVING IN POVERTY AND THE SOLUTIONS CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL OFFERS. THESE TOOLS INCLUDE JOURNEYS MAGAZINE, DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS AND WHITE PAPERS, SPEAKING PRESENTATIONS, BLOG POSTS, EDUCATIONAL FLIERS/BROCHURES AND PRESS RELEASES. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT THAT EVEN ONE PERSON CAN HAVE IN HELPING TO LIFT THOSE IN NEED OUT OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. TRANSFORMING SPONSORS' LIVES SPONSORSHIP IS FAR MORE THAN AN EFFECTIVE FUNDING MODEL. AT ITS CORE, SPONSORSHIP IS A SHARED EXPERIENCE BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR AND AN INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY. WHILE THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY, CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL ALSO RECOGNIZES THE POSITIVE IMPACT THE RELATIONSHIP BRINGS TO THE CHILD IN THE FORM OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND FRIENDSHIP. CONTRIBUTORS ALSO REPORT INCREASING A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND FULFILLMENT. CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL STRIVES TO SHARE THIS KNOWLEDGE TO ENSURE SPONSORS UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR OWN LIVES MAY BE POSITIVELY TRANSFORMED BY BEING SUPPORTIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION, SPONSORED CHILDREN, AND YOUTH. CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL OFFERS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION AND VISION. DONORS HAVE THE OPTION TO FUND PROGRAMS, SUCH AS TUTORING, MUSIC, DANCE, EMPLOYMENT, SCHOLARSHIPS AND MORE. CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTERS EXPERIENCE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR OWN LIVES AS WELL. BY JOINING FORCES WITH THE ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTERS BECOME A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER - A CARING COMMUNITY THAT DELIVERS LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD.

  Expenses $56,955,054 · Grants $36,523,918

• CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL CREATES PERSONAL, TRANSFORMATIVE AND IMPACTFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND OFFERS SUPPORTERS A WAY TO INVEST IN THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD WITH THE ULTIMATE FOCUS ON EMPLOYABILITY TO HELP ITS GRADUATES BREAK THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF POVERTY. THIS IS DONE PRIMARILY THROUGH LOCALLY STAFFED COMMUNITY CENTERS AND VOLUNTEERS. CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL HAS SET FORTH A VISION OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO END POVERTY FOR GOOD. ITS AIM IS TO CREATE A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY WHERE EVERY CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IS CONNECTED, PRODUCTIVE AND THRIVING. THE ORGANIZATION CONNECTS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD, FACILITATING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BOUNDARIES. CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL BELIEVES EVERYONE SHARES THIS BASIC HUMAN RIGHT: TO LIVE FREE FROM POVERTY FOR GOOD. ITS APPROACH TO DELIVERING HOPE AND A STRATEGIC PATHWAY TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY FOCUSES ON FOUR SPECIFIC CORE AREAS: HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, LIFE SKILLS AND EMPLOYABILITY. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION STRATEGICALLY PROVIDES THE SERVICES, TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES CHILDREN AND YOUTH NEED TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE ADULTS. HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROMOTION FOCUSES ON INTERVENTION TO RESPOND TO LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS AND MORE CONNECTIONS WITH PUBLIC PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS. THE PROGRAM ALSO HELPS FAMILIES NAVIGATE LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, ENSURING SUPPORT FOR REFERRALS. SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SPONSORED CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BENEFIT THROUGH ACCESSING SERVICES AT EACH AGENCY PARTNER SITE, INCLUDING DONATIONS FROM GIK, SUCH AS MEDICAL CONSUMABLES & DRUGS, TRIAGING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THERMOMETERS, WEIGHT SCALES AND EXAMINATION BEDS. CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT AND CAPTIVATION OF PARTNERS N THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION, ENABLES COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, STRENGTHENS THE TRUST STAKEHOLDERS HAVE IN CI, AND FACILITATES STAKEHOLDERS' RESPONSIVENESS. CHILD SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (CI) EMPLOYS A CHILD SAFEGUARDING POLICY AND PROTOCOLS TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN. IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDES THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE FORM OF TRAINING FOR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE REPORTING AND SUPPORT OF ALL CASES OF ABUSE TO SPONSORED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. CI PROVIDES PSYCHOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, AND OTHER SUPPORT TO SPONSORED CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO EXPERIENCE ABUSE AND ENDANGERMENT. EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT ECCD PROGRAMMING IS CRUCIAL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO SUPPORT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, SOCIALIZATION, LEARNING, SCHOOL READINESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. WE DELIVER INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH, NUTRITION AND PRESCHOOL SERVICES; ENGAGE CAREGIVERS AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES; AND TRAIN STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO DEVELOP THEIR ECCD CAPACITIES. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND RESOURCES, SUCH AS BOOKS, COMPUTERS, DIGITAL SKILLS AND STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATH) EXPOSURE. TUTORING THE TUTORING PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS SUCCEED IN SCHOOL WITH ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE ALIGNED WITH LOCAL CURRICULA. TRADITIONALLY, CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL TUTORING PROGRAMS MEET TWO TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK WITH TRAINED TUTORS. LIFE SKILLS OUR LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM EXPOSES CHILDREN TO MUSIC AND ART, STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ENHANCES DIGITAL ABILITIES AND MORE. EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING PROGRAM TEACHES CHILDREN AND YOUTH HOW TO SELF-CARE, SELF-CALM AND IDENTIFY EMOTIONS. THE PROGRAM IS BASED ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY TURNING POINT PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM. LIVING IN POVERTY LEADS TO STRESS AND EMOTIONAL STRAIN, WHICH MAKES IT THAT MUCH HARDER TO BREAK OUT. THIS PROGRAM HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE BUILD VITAL LIFE SKILLS, SO THEY CAN STAY MENTALLY HEALTHY TO HELP THEM BREAK THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY.

  Expenses $37,970,036 · Grants $39,567,577

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• UALR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

  $1,164,749

  PROGRAM ASSISTANCE

• CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

  $137,075

  PROGRAM ASSISTANCE

• CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS OF AMERICA

  $125,512

  EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• CHILDREN INTL CHAPTERS OF AMERICA

  501(c)(3) · ASSISTANCE · MO · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CHILDREN INT

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

5 February 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202530369349300843

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