From now until August 31, you can double the impact of your donation to the Critical Needs Fund. Gifts to Unbound’s Critical Needs Fund provide essential support during times of crisis like the latest storms impacting families in the Philippines.
NURTURING HOPE

Annual Report 2024

Unbound’s annual report reflects the positive impact supporters made in the lives of individuals and families in our programs around the world in 2024.
CRITICAL NEEDS FUND

2x support for families in crisis

The Critical Needs Fund helps those most in need recover from emergencies like disasters, health crises and economic setbacks, so they can stay on track toward lasting change. Gifts are matched dollar-for-dollar — up to $50,000 — through Aug. 31.
HOPE IN EVERY STEP

A radical journey to end poverty

Unbound’s 2030 strategic plan outlines how we intend to grow our impact around the world over the coming years.
ANNUAL REPORT PROVIDE RELIEF OUR PLAN

Where your money goes

Responsible, transparent financial management is a hallmark of Unbound. We ensure contributions work hard to meet sponsored friends’ needs, resulting in top ratings from independent charity evaluators.

In 2024, 91.1% of Unbound’s expenses went toward program support, with more than $112.4 million in direct assistance to our programs around the world.

We’re committed to keeping our costs low to send the maximum amount of support where it’s needed most. Our sponsored friends, and our sponsors, deserve that.

 

91.1%

program support

3.9% administration

5% fundraising

Source: 2024 Financial Statements

How sponsorship works

1

Find someone to sponsor today

Partner with a child, youth or elder for just $40 a month.

2

Start your sponsorship online

Set up your account and make your first contribution. We’ll share the exciting news with your new sponsored friend.

3

Connect with your new friend

Get to know who you are helping through letters and photos!

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NEWS & STORIES

Latest stories from our friends around the world

  • In India, a family stands in an open doorway as they try to get into a boat, surrounded by flood waters, with cows swimming through the water in the distance.
    Disaster Response| India
    Heavy rains and rising rivers flood family homes in India
    Rising floodwaters from the seasonal monsoon in Prayagraj, India, has left sponsored individuals and families displaced or in evacuation centers as assistance from the Critical Needs Fund is deployed.
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  • A young woman sits in front of a home in Guatemala, weaving using red threads.
    Scholarship Program| Guatemala
    Weaving a beautiful future
    Jackeline, sponsored youth and scholar, creates beautiful textiles with needle and thread while pursuing her studies in psychology.
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  • Four smiling women stand around a vaccine refrigerator in a health clinic in Africa.
    Agents of Change| Kenya
    'Blessings' for her memory
    The determination of a mothers group called “Blessings” combined with a donor’s support of their Agents of Change proposal and a desire to honor the memory of his late wife is improving postnatal care for thousands of infants and expectant mothers in Meru.
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