CARE USA focuses on empowering women and girls through providing them tools, resources, knowledge, and access to lift up themselves, their families, and entire communities. While CARE USA aims to save lives through humanitarian action, it also reports that it helps deliver change in the world's poorest communities by serving refugees and disaster-affected families, economically empowering women, expanding access to health and education, preventing gender-based violence, improving access to clean water and nutrition, and advocating on behalf of the world's most vulnerable people. In fiscal year 2019, CARE worked in 100 countries to reach nearly 70 million people through more than 1,000 projects and initiatives.
For the year ended June 30, 2019, CARE USA's program expenses were:
Development |
$329,119,000 |
Humanitarian |
$214,433,000 |
Public information |
$10,814,000 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$554,366,000 |
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Chief Executive
Michelle Nunn, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Compensation*
$445,340
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Chair of the Board
Martha Brooks
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Novelis Inc.
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Board Size
19
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Paid Staff Size
6513
*2018 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Door-to-door appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Telephone appeals, Cause- related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $608,282,000, 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 CARE USA's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2019.
Source of Funds |
US government |
$187,084,000 |
CARE International |
$175,799,000 |
Private contributions |
$159,770,000 |
Other institutional donors |
$85,629,000 |
Investment income and other gains and losses |
$12,201,000 |
Other revenue |
$5,219,000 |
Total Income |
$625,702,000 |
- Programs: 91%
- Fundraising: 5%
- Administrative: 4%
Total Income |
$625,702,000 |
Program expenses |
$554,366,000 |
Fundraising expenses |
$31,184,000 |
Administrative expenses |
$25,123,000 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$610,673,000 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$15,029,000 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$360,969,000 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
Ending Net Assets |
$375,998,000 |
Total Liabilities |
$162,476,000 |
Total Assets |
$538,474,000 |
Note: According to the organization, for the year ended June 30, 2019 CARE USA received in-kind contributions totaling $27,975,000 in the form of food ($21,984,965), PSAs ($3,844,203), school supplies ($655,600), pro bono legal services ($607,028), donated shipping supplies ($395,850), software licenses ($225,898), other ($213,056), and water purification tabs ($48,400).