Help Where the Need Is Greatest
Homelessness. Medical emergencies. Natural disasters. Your donation helps children when they need it most.
Around the world, children in poverty are the most vulnerable when disaster strikes.
Sources: UN, World Meteorological Organization
90%
of deaths from weather-related disasters occur in developing countries.
19%
of the world’s children were living in conflict zones in 2024.
4.8 million
children worldwide died before age 5 in 2023, mostly from infectious diseases.
Your Gift Provides Relief for Children in the Most Urgent Situations
Your tax-deductible donations to Compassion’s Where Most Needed fund provide care for children in immediate need, plus resources needed to accomplish our mission — personnel, materials, buildings and equipment.
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
Implementing our program today
Inviting the next child (and their supporter) into the program
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.
Your Support Helps Children Like Adriely
At 7 years old, Adriely watched flames ravage her childhood home. The fire destroyed nearly everything her family owned. And without close relatives, Adriely, her 5-year-old brother and her mother were left scared and alone.
Our local church partner stepped in immediately to support the family, providing their most urgent needs: a bed, mattress, blankets, kitchen equipment, school supplies and food baskets.
“We lost practically everything, so everything they gave us was a great help. They provided us with the things we needed the most.”