World Vision International

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World Vision International
Founded1950
FounderThe Rev. Bob Pierce
TypeReligious nonprofit organization[1][2]
95-3202116[3]
Legal status501(c)(3)[3]
FocusWell-being of all people, especially children.
Location
    • Monrovia, California, U.S. (administrative center, World Vision International board)
    • London, U.K. (executive office and international headquarters)
Area served
100 countries
MethodTransformational Development through emergency relief, community development and policy and advocacy
President, Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Morley[4]
Board Chair, Australia
Donna Shepherd[4]
Board Chair, Colombia
Maria Consuelo Campos[4]
Board Chair, Mali
Soriba Joseph Camara[4]
Revenue
USD $3.14 billion
Employees33,000
Websitewww.wvi.org
Formerly called
World Vision Inc.

World Vision International is an ecumenical[5][6] Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1950 by Robert Pierce as a service organization to provide care for children in Korea. In 1975, emergency and advocacy work was added to World Vision's objectives.[7] It is active in over 100 countries with a total revenue including grants, product and foreign donations of USD $3.14 billion.

  1. ^ see entry "World Vision International" in California Secretary of State Business Database Archived March 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Group exempt letters from IRS to World Vision International and World Vision, Inc. Feb. 13, 2009, (accessed on Aug. 11, 2011)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "World Vision International Inc. Archived July 15, 2020, at the Wayback Machine" Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Our Leadership Archived June 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine". World Vision International. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Swartz, David R. (March 16, 2020). "World Vision's Forgotten Founder". Christianity Today.
  6. ^ "Time to review law for foreign funding of NGOs". The Sunday Guardian. June 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hamilton1980 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).