Urgent medical care is out of reach for many children today.

1.7 Billion

Children are without access to surgical care.

500 Million +

People face extreme poverty due to health care costs.

4.5 Billion

People — over half the world’s population — lack access to essential health services.

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How We Use This Fund 

Your Donation Provides Critical Care to Children in Need 

Children living in poverty are especially vulnerable to disease and sickness.

Your gift gives a child access to life-saving medical care that would otherwise be nearly impossible to obtain, including critical care like surgeries, transplants and cancer treatment.

Quality Treatments

  • Casts, prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs.

  • Hearing and eye care.

  • Dental care.

Emergency Care

  • Critical surgeries.

  • Transplants.

  • Cancer treatments.

Consistent Screening

  • Regular medical checkups.

  • Vaccinations.

  • Medications when needed.

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Your Contributions Are Stewarded Wisely

Every gift you give through Compassion is handled with integrity and care. We follow strict financial guardrails to ensure accountability, transparency and the flexibility to invest wisely for long-term impact.

We invest every dollar in one of three ways

  1. Implementing our program today

  2. Inviting the next child (and their supporter) into the program

  3. Sustaining and enhancing our ability to deliver excellent programs

These investments are typically referred to as “Program,” “Fundraising” and “Administrative” expenses, respectively. Compassion’s rigorous annual strategic planning and budgeting process determines the resources allocated to Program, Fundraising and Administration. Our policy is to ensure that 75 to 82 cents on the dollar will always be allocated to Program expenses.

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Help a Child Like Heymi Beat the Odds

Just before her 15th birthday, Heymi was in a near-fatal accident on the way to her home in Nicaragua. Her family couldn’t afford to pay for medical transportation, care or recovery needs. 
 
With help from supporters like you, Compassion stepped in to provide Heymi with life-saving medical care.

“ I learned about the Lord’s faithfulness, because thanks to him, I am alive today ... I can count on him and the Compassion center’s help. They helped me and my family when we needed it most.”
Heymi