Compassion International

Compassion International
Founded1952
FounderEverett Swanson
TypeChristian child sponsorship non-profit organization
36-2423707[1]
Location
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Area served
27 countries across four continents
Key people
Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado (president and CEO)
Revenue
US$ 1,001,200,000 (2020)[2]
ExpensesProgram Services:
US$ 813,929,000 (2020)[2]

Support Activities:
US$ 185,251,000 (2020)[2]

Total:
US$ 999,180,000 (2020)[2]
Websitewww.compassion.com Edit this at Wikidata

Compassion International is an American child sponsorship and Christian humanitarian aid organization headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that aims to positively influence the long-term development of children globally who live in poverty.

A 2013 independent research report, in the Journal of Political Economy, concluded that as of that time, Compassion International had large and statistically significant impacts on participants' years of school completion, the probability of later employment, and the quality of that employment, in part as a consequence of improved self-esteem and expectations in participating children.

  1. ^ "Compassion International". Charity Navigator. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT" (PDF). Compassion.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.