Friends Without a Border
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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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:
Awards to Angkor Hospital for Children and The Lake Clinic: $289,524
Lao Friends Hospital for Children: $2,633,321
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
| In-kind contributions | $13,644 |
| Sales income | $570 |
| Grants and contributions | $2,650,292 |
| Program income | $4,276 |
| Interest and dividend income | $8,491 |
| Unrealized and realized gain on investments, net | $116 |
| Special events, net | $410,417 |
| Foreign currency exchange gains | $45,956 |
| Other income | $1,927 |
| 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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