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Organization: Global Fund for Children

Based in: United States,   US EIN #: 56-1834887
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Quick Facts

As a grantmaking organization, The Global Fund for Children invests in some of the best community-based groups serving the most vulnerable children and youth. Our programs touch the lives of thousands of children and show that small investments can have a huge impact.

Mission

At The Global Fund for Children, we envision a world where all children grow up to be productive, caring citizens of a global society. To this end, we work to advance the dignity of children and youth worldwide.

Focus Areas: Children, Education, Human Rights
Countries Served:
All 69 countries:
   Summary by region:

Background

Date Founded: 1994
Number of Staff: 29

Description of Services:
GFC makes small grants to innovative community-based organizations working with the world's vulnerable children and youth. Grassroots programs are rooted in community initiative and driven by entrepreneurial leaders. Supporting them at a relatively early stage in their development also maximizes the value and impact of our investment.

Through our Global Media Ventures program, we harness the power of books, film, and documentary photography to celebrate community and diversity and meet the challenges faced by young people all over the world. Our photography fellowship documents the children served by our grantee partners all over the world.
History:
After graduating from Bryn Mawr College, Maya Ajmera traveled throughout Southeast and South Asia on a Rotary Fellowship. During her year of travel, Maya recognized the important work of local grassroots organizations. The impactful work of the Train Platform Schools in Bhubaneswar, bringing schooling to some of India's neediest children, convinced Maya of the power of small amounts of money in the developing world. After studying international development and economics at Duke University, Maya received a seed grant from Echoing Green and set out to build The Global Fund for Children. GFC awarded its first grants totaling $3,000 in 1997 and has since given over 950 grants to some of the best community-based organizations in the world.
Accomplishments & Progress:
-Since our first grants in 1997, we have given grants valued at over $23 million, to more than 500 grassroots organizations in 78 countries making us one of the largest networks of grassroots organizations serving children in the world.
-More than 1 million children have benefited from our grants.
-The Global Fund for Children Books collection has over 30 titles and over 2 million readers .

Quality Check

2 Group Affiliations
Group Verification Status
Grantmakers Without Borders Verified
InterAction Verified
Financial Information   Verified
Year 2009 2008 2007
Total Revenue: $7,432,708 $8,375,328 $6,691,052
Expenses:      
        Program Services Expenses: $5,729,661
(85% of total)
 $5,290,494
(86% of total)
 $4,497,825
(88% of total)
        Management & General Expenses: $429,745
(6% of total)
 $368,114
(6% of total)
 $118,608
(2% of total)
        Fundraising Expenses: $533,459
(8% of total)
 $502,524
(8% of total)
 $494,349
(10% of total)
        Total Expenses: $6,755,865 $6,161,132 $5,110,782

Additional Information

Additional Background Information:
Our experience has proved that small grants can have a big impact. Our goal is to build the capacity of community-based organizations, individually and collectively, to serve and advocate for the rights and needs of vulnerable children and youth in their communities and beyond. We do not expect our grants to alter national-level indicators. Rather, our grants incrementally strengthen the social fabric that envelops and supports the next generation, child by child, organization by organization, and community by community.

Officers & Board

President:
Kristin Lindsey
CEO Phone: 202-331-9003
Development Director:
Anne Sorensen
Director of Development
Phone: 202.331.9003
Volunteer Coordinator:
N/A N/A
N/A
Phone: 202 331 9003
Board of Directors and Board of Advisors:
Mark McGoldrick, Chair
Mount Kellet Capital Management

Sarah Perot, Vice Chair
Sarah and Ross Perot Jr. Foundation

Sanjiv Khattri, Treasurer
Covanta Energy

Joan Platt, Secretary
The Joan & Lewis Plat Foundation

Maya Ajmera
Founder, The Global Fund for Children

Peter Briger
Fortress Investment Group LLC

Rick Burdick
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Arnie Ghatak
McKinsey & Co.

James Esposito
Goldman Sachs

Tamara C. Fox

Kristin Lindsey
CEO, The Global Fund for Children

James Sheridan
London, UK

Contact Information

Address:
1101 Fourteenth Street, NW
Suite 420
Washington , DC 20005
United States
Phone: 202.331.9003
Fax: 202.331.9004
Web: http://www.globalfundforchildren.org


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