Children International

“Volunteer members of the organization's board of directors (all directors who are not employees) comprise a compensation committee which is responsible for reviewing and approving annually any changes to employee compensation. Each year a report is prepared by a third-party consultant who gathers market and other comparative data and reports the results of such review and recommends any changes to the organization's compensation structure. The ceo compensation is specifically reviewed within the report for analysis and determination by compensation committee. Review of compensation for all other executives is done in november to coincide with the timing for review of ceo compensation.”

“The bylaws were amended in december 2024 to change the date of the annual meeting from november to february. As a result, director terms were extended to align with the new meeting schedule.”

“THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, WHO PROVIDES A COPY TO members of children international's executive management and accounting personnel for review. EACH MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE ENTIRE 990 AND ATTACHED SCHEDULES. THEY ARE GIVEN A ONE- TO TWO WEEK PERIOD DURING WHICH EACH HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE RETURN. IF CHANGES ARE NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE REVIEW, THE DRAFT IS RETURNED AND UPDATED TO REFLECT THE NEEDED CHANGES AND REDISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR A FINAL REVIEW AND THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH THE IRS.”

“Every employee is asked to review the organization's conflict of interest policy annually and disclose if there are any conflicts which need to be communicated to the organization. The officers and directors are required to sign a statement representing that they are not a party to any relationship that would create a conflict of interest between the officer/director and the organization. If a potential conflict of interest does occur, the individual will be asked to abstain from voting and may be asked to leave the room during the discussion. The organization's policies prohibit doing business with any company that is owned or controlled by a director or officer or in which an officer or director or member of his/her family has a substantial financial interest.”

“The organization provides its governing documents and conflict of interest policy to the public upon request. The organization's 990 and financial statements are published on the organization's website and made available upon request.”

“Employment programs employment is the last piece in the breaking-free-from-poverty puzzle. In addition to health, education and empowerment, a job gives young people stability, purpose and hope for the future. Ci works to eliminate barriers between our youth and quality employment. Young people living in poverty often have less information about the job market, and less access to job-readiness resources. Barriers to education, technical training and life-skills development contribute to the gap. Into employment technical training, job-readiness skills and job-placement support can make all the difference to underprivileged young people struggling to break into the formal job market. Into employment provides participants with specialized technical and job-skills training, tailored to the gaps in local labor markets. The program helps young people develop their technical, job-readiness and life skills; find a stable job; and create a long-term career plan. Post-secondary scholarships college and technical school scholarships reduce the barriers to continuing education, which can help our sponsored youth compete for higher paying, quality jobs. The hope scholarship program is a competitive, renewable post-secondary grant for university and vocational school students. Students have to apply for the scholarship and meet certain requirements to keep it (such as minimum grades, volunteer hours and completing the academic year). Scholarship students receive job-readiness and life-skills training in addition to financial assistance. Career readiness job-readiness skills, career-applicable life skills and job-placement support give young people the tools they need to find-and compete for-quality employment. The career readiness program helps young people prepare to enter the modern workforce through a variety of workshops (resume writing, mock interviews, job searching) and experiences (job fairs, visits to local companies, motivational talks). This hands-on career counseling helps participants understand how their skills match the marketplace and guides them toward meaningful, stable employment while simultaneously strengthening the local job economy. Entrepreneurship the entrepreneurship program teaches participants both life skills and business fundamentals. The goal? Creating and operating a small business to generate income and self-reliance. Participants are selected for the program based on need, motivation and independent initiative. Additional program summaries economic assistance cash transfers, food vouchers, food baskets and health kits are provided to each sponsored family. Children international trusts families will know best how to spend this direct assistance-whether on food, rent, household items, data plans, or other urgent needs. Connecting with families a powerful tool for connection. All agencies now have dedicated teams, budgets and strategies for connecting with families. Agencies contact sponsored families at least twice each year and aim to reach at least 75 percent of their populations. This program provides a means to assess current needs, connect them to services and ensure that programs are serving sponsored families.”

“The organization was not included in consolidated, audited financial statements for tax year-ended 9/30/24 due to an upcoming change in year-end for audit and tax purposes. The organization will switch from fiscal year to calendar year-end, starting 12/31/24. A 15-month audit will be completed for 10/1/23 to 12/31/24, and a 3-month Form 990 will be prepared for 10/1/2024 to 12/31/2024. Beginning with year-ending 12/31/25, both consolidated audit and Form 990 will be completed for 12-month calendar year annually.”

“Partnership income - 12963; other changes - 1462220; impairment loss - -2977035;”

“Children international (ci) works with corporate partners to distribute product donations requested by field locations to aid the children, families and communities they service. Children international distributes items including shoes, educational materials and textbooks, and hygiene items.”