Our Commitment to Integrity
At Compassion we take stewardship seriously. That's why more than 80 percent of all our expenditures go to program activities for our children. It's why we insist on:
- Annual audits to show exactly how our income is used
- Regular audits for country offices
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Program audits to evaluate the effectiveness of our child development programs in the lives of children
Financial Accountability
Charitable donations to Compassion are tax-deductible in Canada. Compassion has been recognized for superior financial integrity by numerous publications and financial accountability groups, including:
The following is a brief picture of Compassion Canada's 2009 finances. BDO Dunwoody LLP conducted the June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007 financial audits. The 2008 and 2007 figures have been reclassified to conform to the 2009 presentation.
Revenues
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Revenues |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Child Sponsorships |
30,540,516 |
26,126,896 |
21,630,325 |
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LDP, CSP, CIV |
3,107,848 |
2,594,652 |
2,279,297 |
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General Programs |
153,697 |
177,565 |
380,626 |
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Planned Gifts |
93,768 |
294,977 |
479,226 |
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Investment Income |
381,301 |
315,027 |
296,496 |
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Total Revenue |
$34,227,130 |
$29,509,117 |
$25,065,970 |
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Expenditures
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Program Costs |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Child Support |
26,077,020 |
21,936,677 |
18,212,595 |
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LDP, CSP, CIV |
2,601,375 |
2,481,272 |
1,854,114 |
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General Programs |
49,212 |
15,958 |
51,779 |
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Program Total |
28,727,607 |
24,433,907 |
20,118,488 |
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Support Services |
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Marketing |
3,297,666 |
2,916,908 |
2,804,474 |
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General and Administration |
2,108,728 |
1,624,443 |
1,295,340 |
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Support Total |
5,406,394 |
4,541,351 |
4,099,814 |
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Total Expenses |
34,134,001 |
28,975,258 |
24,218,302 |
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Funds for Future Ministries |
143,129 |
533,859 |
847,668 |
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Program Costs |
84.2% |
84.3% |
83.1% |
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Fund Raising |
9.6% |
10.1% |
11.6% |
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General and Administration |
6.2% |
5.6% |
5.3% |
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Compassion proudly accepts the Seal of Organizational Integrity and Accountability from the Canadian Council of Christian Charities.
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Compassion Canada is a certified member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC) and complies with all Standards of Organizational and Financial Integrity. These qualifications entitle us to display the CCCC Seal and praise for our financial integrity and accounting practices from publications such as Smart Money and The Chronicle of Philanthropy. |
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Compassion Canada's invested assets are managed by RBC Dominion Securities. Please call 1.800.563.5437 or e-mail us with your questions or concerns. |
Compassion Canada publishes an annual Financial Statement (requires Adobe® Reader® to view the downloadable PDF files). We commit at least 80 per cent of our total expenses to ministry activities, while 20 per cent or less go to fund-raising and administration.
Please call (800) 336-7676 or email us at info@compassion.ca if you have any further questions about Compassion's commitment to financial integrity.
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Compassion voted one of the TOP 100 Nonprofit Organizations!
Compassion continues to be recognized as a leader in child development. Most recently Compassion International was included in the Non-Profit Times (NPT) Top 100 List of nonprofit organizations showing strong growth trends.
The NPT Top 100 » See the full report: PDF 53 KB (11/01/07)
Compassion Ranked within the TOP 1% of Charities
Compassion’s commitment to financial integrity has earned another exceptional rating from Charity Navigator. Of the 5,000 charities included in the ranking, Compassion has been recognized in the top one percent. Charitynavigator.org contains a complete listing of charities included in Charity Navigators evaluation.
» See Compassion's listing on that site.