Finances - 2008 Annual Report

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2008 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES*
Total Expenditures:
    $1,516,189,274
Operating Expenses:
    $34,216,451
Tractor-Trailers of Aid Distributed:
    4,637
Administrative Ratio:
    2.26%

We take our responsibility as stewards of your gifts very seriously and work diligently to keep our costs to a minimum. In 2008, fundraising and other administrative costs comprised only 2.26% of our expenses — our lowest ratio ever. More than 97% of all donations received went directly to programs that help the poor.

Market Value of Goods Distributed 1982-2008:
    $6,292,381,753
Total Tractor-Trailers of Aid Distributed:
    48,571

Our 2008 Annual Report shows some of the wonderful and varied ways your gifts transform lives. The numbers within the report may quantify the aid given, but numbers alone cannot truly reflect the abundance of love shared, the countless lives saved or the magnitude of hope restored through your gifts.

Click here to view and download 2008 Form 990 FOR DISTRIBUTION. (65 pages)