Donate FAQs
Your support goes a long way in providing much needed education, health care and economic assistance to children and their families in developing countries. Justo’s story is one such example.
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Is my donation tax-deductible?
» How much of my donation goes directly
to programs that help children?
» Who are Free The Children’s supporters?
» What will I receive if I make a donation?
» What other ways can I support programs
to help children?
» Will my name and address be sold to other
solicitors?
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Any donation of $10 or greater is tax deductible. Free The children is a registered charitable organization in
Canada Tax ID: 88657 8095 RR0001
United States Tax ID: 501 (c)(3)-16-1533544
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How much of my donation goes directly to programs that help children?
On average, 91 cents of each dollar donated goes to support projects. Only 9 cents is used for administrative costs.
How is accountability in the use of funds ensured?
An outside accounting firm conducts an annual audit of Free The Children. In addition, an all-volunteer board of directors
oversees the work of Free The Children, sets policies and procedures,
and monitors the budget and expenditures to ensure that funds
are spent wisely.
Independent Auditor Report, 2007 - Canada
Independent Auditor Report, 2007 - United States
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Who are Free The Children’s supporters?
On average, approximately 65% of Free The Children’s funding comes from young people around the world who undertake fundraising drives and donate their birthday, bar and bat mitzvah money. On average, approximately 35% of the organization’s funding comes from adult donors, foundations, corporations and government.
There are many inspiring stories of young people working to help their peers in developing countries.
For example, students at Our Lady of Lourdes School, an inner-city school in Toronto raised $3,000 to help build a school for children in a struggling Nicaraguan community.
The same spirit moved an 8-year-old
boy who wrote to Free The Children saying, “I’m
not rich, but I have more money than these children do. I want
to help free to free them.” He collected pop bottles at the
trailer camp where he lives and sold them to raise $31.27 to
help buy school supplies.
Free The Children is challenging adults and corporations to
match the donations of young people.
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What will I receive if I make a donation?
As a valued donor, you will receive regular updates about the
project your contribution helped to support, and whenever possible
pictures of the project. In addition, and if you so desire,
you will be placed on Free The Children’s mailing list
and receive information about exciting initiatives throughout
the year.
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What other ways can I support programs to help children?
Free The Children welcomes online donations, planned gifts,
matching gifts, bequests, gifts of stocks or securities, and
donations or gifts in the name of a loved one. Capitalize on
the tax benefits that can be derived from these forms of giving.
Free the children will provide you with a receipt for every
contribution you make.
Please contact the Free The Children office to find out more
about various ways that you can contribute.
Telephone:
1.416.925.5894
Email: accounting@freethechildren.com
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Will my name and address be sold to other solicitors?
No. Free The Children does not sell, rent, or trade the names,
addresses, or email addresses of its donors.
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