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Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)

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Merrifield, VA

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Also Known As:: CARE
Physical Address:: Merrifield, VA 22116
EIN:: 13-1685039
Web URL:: www.care.org/
Blog URL:: we.care.org/notes
Leadership:: Dr. Helene Gayle, Chief Executive

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Fiscal Year Starting: July 1, 2008
Fiscal Year Ending: June 30, 2009

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Total Revenue	$692,148,000

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Total Expenses	$708,636,000

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Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)

Also Known As:: CARE
Physical Address:: Merrifield, VA 22116
EIN:: 13-1685039
Web URL:: www.care.org/
Blog URL:: we.care.org/notes
NTEE Category:: Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security; Q33 International Relief; Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security; Q32 International Economic Development; Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security; Q31 International Agricultural Development
Year Founded:: 1945
Ruling Year:: 1993
How This Organization Is Funded:: U.S. Government - $274,867,000; CARE International - $133,934,000; U.S. Private Support - $106,680,000

Mission Statement

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.

Expert Reviews

CARE USA fights poverty and responds to disasters globally. Its strategies for strengthening self-help capacity, expanding economic opportunity, and increasing access to essential public services emphasize working with women and girls. Founded in 1945, CARE USA is now part of the CARE International confederation of 12 member organizations operating programs in over 70 countries. CARE's advocacy efforts aim to inform authorities and the public on how to defend human rights and enact policies that protect vulnerable people from hazards.

Many experts mention that CARE has extensive experience in the WASH sector. They draw on their experiences and continuously improve their programs. They have strong programs and evaluation metrics. Their programs are sustainable in which many of their systems are still working after 15+ years. They have strong partnerships with different constituents including universities, nonprofit organizations, and local governments. They are dedicated to serve underserved people, including rural areas, and places that are often dangerous and where the needs are greatest. Experts also applaud their scalable and sustainable model and integrated approach to solving poverty.

Impact Statement

Below represents CARE International's impact; CARE USA is the largest piece of the CARE International network.

In 2009 (FY09) CARE supported more than 800 poverty-fighting projects in 72 countries to reach more than 59 million people. Here are some highlights of our work in 2009 to empower women and families around the world:

CARE and our partners reached more than 30 million people with information and services to improve their health, including family planning, maternal and newborn care.

Our programs helped 20 million people protect themselves from HIV/AIDS, reduce stigma associated with the illness and mitigate the negative economic consequences of the epidemic.

CARE’s education programs provided almost 7 million people with improved access to school and better quality education.

Our economic development programs helped more than 9 million people gain access to credit, acquire skills to start to expand their businesses and improve their income.

CARE’s water and sanitation projects increased access to safe water and improved health and hygiene practices for over 5 million people.

Almost 10 million people participated in CARE projects to improve crop production, increase household income, adapt to a changing climate and promote the sustainable use of natural resources.

Our emergency preparedness and response projects reached 10 million people, with special emphasis on the needs of the most vulnerable: children, women and the elderly.

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Dr. Helene Gayle

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Since Mar 2005

Chief Executive Profile:

Helene D. Gayle is president and CEO of CARE USA, a leading international humanitarian organization with programs in 72 countries to end poverty. An expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. Dr. Gayle then worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, directing programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues.

Dr. Gayle chairs the Obama Administration’s Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and serves on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. Named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s “Top 100 Global Thinkers,” Newsweek’s top 10 “Women in Leadership” and the Wall Street Journal’s “50 Women to Watch,” as well as one of the “100 Most Influential Atlantans” and the “100 Most Influential Georgians,” she has published numerous scientific articles and been featured by leading media outlets.

Dr. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Gayle serves on several boards, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, ONE, the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Museum of Natural History, Colgate-Palmolive Company and the Institute of Medicine. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bretton Woods Committee and the American Public Health Association.

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Program: Emergency, Rehabilitation and Development

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Population Served:: Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General

Program Description:

Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Working side by side with poor people in 72 countries, CARE helps empower communities to address the greatest threats to their survival. Women are at the heart of CARE’s efforts to improve health, education and economic development because experience shows that a woman’s achievements yield dramatic benefits for her entire family. CARE is also committed to providing lifesaving assistance during times of crisis, and helping rebuild safer, stronger communities afterward. We advocate for policies that defend the dignity of all people and promote the eradication of poverty.

For more information on each of our programs, please visit: http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/index.asp.

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In CARE's six decades of experience, we have come to see how women's well-being is the fuel that drives vibrant, healthy societies. Today, we are leveraging that knowledge to help families and communities chart a new course out of poverty. Our plan is a journey forward, together: women and men, young and old, wealthy, poor and those in between. When each of us has the opportunity to contribute to our full potential, we'll achieve the lasting change we seek. CARE is engaging women and girls at key moments for greatest impact: when pregnant and raising an infant, when applying classroom skills in the home and community, and when earning a living. We also focus on climate change, HIV and AIDS and emergencies as major factors affecting poor people.

Mother's Matter

Half a million women die each year from largely preventable complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Mothers Matter will improve access to safe pregnancy and delivery services for 30 million women in Africa, Asia and Latin America by 2015.

For more information, see: http://www.care.org/campaigns/mothersmatter/index.asp

Power Within

Girls are powerful for what they contribute in their youth and for their unlimited potential as mature women. Education is the route to this power, and girls' education provides perhaps the single highest return on investment in the developing world. Power Within will empower 10 million girls around the world to access quality primary education and gain leadership skills by 2015.

For more information, see: http://www.care.org/campaigns/powerwithin/index.asp

Access Africa

Some 550 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live on less than $2 a day. For them, each day is a struggle. They simply do not earn enough to meet their needs. Access Africa will ensure that 30 million people in 39 countries have access to a set of basic financial services by the next decade.

For more information, see: http://www.care.org/campaigns/accessafrica/index.asp

Volunteer Needs

CARE generally doesn't recruit volunteers for fieldwork but we encourage our supporters to get involved in other ways. Please learn more: http://www.care.org/getinvolved/index.asp

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CARE Brings Shelter, Dignity to Thousands in Haiti

July 09, 2010

Six months after an earthquake killed more than 220,000 people in Haiti and displaced another 1.5 million, CARE is ramping up efforts to ensure that survivors have a sturdy roof over their heads and a strong foundation to rebuild their lives.

CARE's five-year, $100 million plan for relief and rehabilitation in Haiti is divided up into three phases and contains a special emphasis on meeting the needs of women and girls. In the initial phase, CARE reached more than 310,000 people through the distribution of food, PUR water purification packets, water, jerry cans, hygiene kits, shelter kits, emergency housing repair kits, mattresses, blankets, newborn kits, clean delivery kits, latrines, bathrooms and other projects promoting hygiene and sanitation. CARE has started planning its long-term strategy for the rehabilitation phase, which will be consistent with priorities in Haiti's national reconstruction plan.

CARE's 380-person staff – most of them Haitian – is largely focused on turning relief into recovery.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Deliver Keynote at CARE'S 2010 National Conference and Celebration

May 07, 2010

Leading humanitarian organization CARE today announced that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver the keynote address at our 2010 National Conference and Celebration event, May 11-12 in Washington, D.C.

Secretary Clinton will join actress and humanitarian Maria Bello, CARE Advocate for Maternal Health Christy Turlington Burns, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA), Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), the first ladies of Mozambique and Sierra Leone, humanitarian and author Malaak Compton Rock and nearly 1,000 advocates, journalists, students and other notables, who will use their voices to demand a world without poverty and oppression.

Find out more about CARE's National Conference & Celebration at www.careconference.org

Half the Sky Live: This International Women's Day, Celebrate the Movement That's Changing the World One Woman at a Time

March 04, 2010

Today, CARE announces our second annual International Women's Day event. On Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m., CARE will bring the best-selling book "Half the Sky" to life onscreen for a special one-night-only event in movie theatres nationwide.

Inspired by moving stories from the critically-acclaimed book "Half the Sky" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, HALF THE SKY will feature an uplifting night of music, celebrity discussion and the world premiere of "Woinshet," a powerful short film directed by Academy Award® winner Marisa Tomei and Lisa Leone that chronicles the struggles of an Ethiopian woman who triumphs over violence and discrimination.

Building on the success of A POWERFUL NOISE Live, CARE's 2009 International Women's Day event, HALF THE SKY will feature appearances by India.Arie; Maria Bello; Michael Franti; Dr. Helene Gayle; Angelique Kidjo; Nicholas Kristof; Rachel Mayanja; Sarah, Duchess of York; Marisa Tomei; Sheryl WuDunn and other notables. The exclusive two-hour event is sure to be one of the most visible International Women's Day celebrations on the planet. A percentage of ticket sales will support CARE's work in more than 70 countries.

"CARE is proud to once again celebrate International Women's Day with a rousing one-night-only event in theatres across the country," says Dr. Helene Gayle, president and CEO of CARE. "HALF THE SKY is more than just a night at the movies – it's a rallying cry to stand up and join a growing worldwide movement to empower women and girls to fight global poverty."

Featured on Oprah, CNN, and Dateline NBC, "Half the Sky" remains a New York Times best seller and is a critical favorite across the globe. Tom Brokaw says the book's stories about real women "will pierce your heart and arouse your conscience."

Read media coverage of the event at www.care.org/newsroom/careinthenews/index.asp.