Numbers That Matter
One in a million
Did you know there are an estimated 1,500,000 charitable organizations and foundations in the U.S.? Of that number, 5,500 are rated by Charity Navigator every year. For 2009, 261 international aid organizations received a Charity Navigator four-star rating – its highest rating.
But only 1% of organizations have received a four-star rating 8 years in a row.
We’re grateful and proud to report that CURE is part of that 1% of charities. As an international organization, receiving a Charity Navigator 4-star rating is a real accomplishment (Charity Navigator evaluates based on US expenses only whereas CURE operates in 17 countries). So when you give generously in support of the children and families we serve, you can know that the staff of CURE International is working diligently to be one of the most efficient and effective charitable organizations in the world.
Numbers from the last year at CURE
In the last year, CURE saw more than 200,000 outpatients in our hospitals and clinics. CURE provided 12,000 life-changing surgeries, and 4,500 infants in 17 countries were completely and permanently cured of the birth defect clubfoot at our CURE Clubfoot Worldwide clinics.
There are more than 1,200 staff around the world that work in CURE’s 11 hospitals and 17 clubfoot countries. Over 700 people spent time serving in CURE hospitals as short-term volunteers, including some people who gave up months of time away from their jobs and families. But there are fewer than 40 full-time and part-time staff of CURE in the U.S. that coordinate and manage finances, international operations, spiritual ministries, administration, volunteers, communications and fundraising to support the mission and ministry of CURE. That’s pretty amazing when you think about it:
1,200 professionals worldwide in 11 hospitals supported by less than 40 people in the U.S. headquarters
Stretching a dollar…
For the last 11 months, I’ve been honored to be a part of those 40 people working in Harrisburg, Pa., and across the US, and as the person responsible for communications, I think about all these numbers regularly. But there is another set of numbers that captures my attention even more.
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