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 WHAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES
At the very heart of who we are and all we do for children is this essential truth,
expressed so fervently by our founder, Eglantyne Jebb, “Humanity owes the child
the best it has to give.”

That’s why we’re passionately committed to giving the world’s children,

especially those most vulnerable, what every child deserves – a healthy start
in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. Whatever it takes.

Thanks to amazing supporters like you, we’re ever closer each year to achieving
our ambitions. We’re forging key partnerships, piloting innovative solutions,
advocating for best policies – and together, achieving remarkable results at scale.
In 2017 alone, we reached more than 155 million children in 120 countries around
the world, including 237,000 right here in the United States. Transforming their
lives and the future we share.

We invite you to take this opportunity to review the results for children
you helped make possible. We’ll also show you how effectively we stewarded
the significant resources required to achieve them. And we ask for your
continued support of our shared cause.

Because the world’s children deserve our very best. Every last child.

Thank you,

INSIDE Carolyn Miles Dr. Jill Biden

President & CEO Chair, Save the Children Board of Trustees
3 2017:The Big Picture @carolynsave @SCUSBoardChair
@thecarolynmiles
5 Our Global Results
21 Our U.S. Results
29 Our Innovations
33 Our Valued Partners
41 Our Leadership
43 Our Financials

For 2017 results and much more,

go to SavetheChildren.org/RESULTS. Carolyn travels the globe to assess children’s needs and deliver
the lifesaving work you so generously support. Here she hears
stories of mothers and children struggling to survive during
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 2017: THE BIG PICTURE
THANKS TO YOU 155MMCHIL DR E N R E A CHE D
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49MM children directly, including:
33MM children healthy
9.7MM children learning
3.1MM children protected
10MM children aided in crisis

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163K children directly, including:
66K U.S. children learning
157K U.S. children aided in crisis

Your tremendous support puts us to work in some of the

world’s hardest-to-reach places to ensure every last child has
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 Thanks to you, we’re transforming the
lives and futures of many millions of
the world’s most vulnerable girls and
boys. Uganda.

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2016 Results
In 2016, Save the Children reached more than 157 million
children, including more than 56 million children directly. We
worked in 120 countries, including the United States, where
we reached 683,000 children.

Together, with the tremendous support of our donors, part-

ners and all champions for children, we are transforming CHIL DR E N
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children’s lives and the future we share. Thank you!

OUR VISION is a world in which every child attains

the right to survival, protection, development and
participation.

OUR MISSION is to inspire breakthroughs in the way

OUR GLOBAL RESULTS

the world treats children, and to achieve immediate
and lasting change in their lives.

OUR VALUES guide our behavior and are the principles All around the globe, children are dying from preventable causes.
by which we make decisions: Accountability, Collaboration, They’re missing out on education due to poverty, conflict or
Integrity, Ambition and Creativity. gender. They’re suffering from violence, exploitation and neglect,
and are especially at risk in emergencies.

As we have for nearly 100 years, Save the Children is doing

whatever it takes to save the world’s most vulnerable children –
every day and in times of crisis. Our experts are on the ground in
OUR 2030 AMBITION 120 countries, working to reach every last child through programs
We will do whatever it takes to ensure all children survive, that focus on health, education, protection and emergency relief.
learn and are protected by achieving three global break- Because when children’s lives are changed, their futures are
throughs by 2030.
brighter and entire societies can be transformed – including
our own.
No child under age 5 dies
from a preventable cause
In 2017, we directly reached over 49 million children,
over 155 million in total, in 120 countries around the world.
All children learn from a All thanks to supporters like you.
quality, basic education

Violence against children

is no longer tolerated
Every child deserves a future –
which is why we’re doing whatever
it takes to ensure children around
the world grow up healthy, learning Thanks to you, our humanitarian experts are on the
and safe. Every last child. Uganda. front lines for children in need all over the world.
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 SAVING NEWBORN LIVES Newborn babies are especially

GLOBAL HEALTH
FIGHTING vulnerable. Those under 28 days old represent 46 percent of all
FOR BREATH preventable child deaths. That’s why we’re doing whatever it
takes to save newborn lives with proven programs, such as
Kangaroo Mother Care, in 34 countries. Last year, we
Every child deserves a healthy start in life. Yet nearly
completed a seven-year Johnson & Johnson-funded project
5.6 million children under age 5 die each year from
in Malawi. Our health experts trained 1,700 frontline health
preventable and treatable causes. What’s more,
workers, exceeding our training target by over 30 percent.
over 150 million children around the world are
They, in turn, cared for 379,000 babies, including successfully
malnourished, leading to a lifetime of poor health,
resuscitating 19,000. A record 90 percent of low-birthweight
suffering and even death.
A call to action on
childhood pneumonia babies survived. These lifesaving practices have been endorsed
Thanks to you, Save the Children continues to be by the Ministry of Health and will be supported by committed
at the forefront of global efforts to end preventable partners to continue saving lives.
FIGHTING FOR BREATH
child deaths, with a focus on maternal, newborn On World Pneumonia Day,
and child health and nutrition, alleviating hunger, November 12, we launched Fighting
and preventing and treating HIV and AIDS. for Breath, a groundbreaking report PREVENTING DEADLY PNEUMONIA Pneumonia is eminently
and the start of our new initiative preventable and treatable, and yet it kills two children every
In 2017, we directly reached over 33 million
to tackle deadly pneumonia. minute. With your support, we’re working to improve the
children through our global health programs. We estimate that, together with
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia with proven
supporters like you, we can save
the lives of 1 million children community health care programs in 25 countries. In Mozambique,

33MM
in the next five years! we engaged local communities and partners to save children from
pneumonia, as well as deadly malaria and diarrhea, by improving
rapid access to critical services. We supported and trained
1,400 community health workers, managing 586,000 cases of
pneumonia over three years, saving countless precious lives.

GIRLS GROWING UP GREAT In the Democratic Republic of

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the Congo (DRC), teen girls face some of the world’s highest
rates of pregnancy, maternal mortality and sexual violence. With

H E A LT H Y
our Growing Up Great toolkit, we teach girls, ages 15 to 19,
about puberty and sexual and reproductive health, plus gender
equality. In 2017, we reached 6,900 girls, training some as peer
group leaders, as well as 2,800 parents, teachers and community
members. Partnering with the Ministries of Health, Education and
Social Affairs, we gained support for country-wide adoption,
development and monitoring.

STEMMING CHILD HUNGER We’re empowering families to

provide for their hungry children in 28 countries. One of these
is Nigeria, which not only has the world’s second highest acute
malnutrition rate, but is experiencing widespread displacement
due to violence, affecting over 6 million people, more than half
of them children. We’ve expanded our emergency food programs,
distributing monthly food vouchers, reaching 266,000 people in
50,000 households last year. Thanks to supporters like you, we
directly reached over 4.4 million children through our hunger
and livelihoods work last year.

Meet baby Shafiq,* 18 months, here being screened and

later treated for malnutrition, thanks to you. Bangladesh.
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 PROVING EARLY LEARNING SUCCESS The early
years are critical in shaping children’s development, as well
as their lifelong capacity for learning. But how do we know
if programs intended to support young children are working?
Save the Children’s International Development and Early
Learning Assessment (IDELA) tool measures program impact,
providing evidence on the development of children ages 3.5 to 6.
Together with partners, we’ve implemented this powerful
tool in 55 countries, making it available free of charge to
reach as many early learners as possible.
#HEARTS4KIDS
Students in our HEART (Healing
and Education through the Arts) BOOSTING LITERACY Around the world, nearly
program recorded an adorable 400 million school-age children can’t read or write. Literacy
video message thanking Grammy Boost is Save the Children’s proven response to this crisis.
award-wining artist Enrique
We help children learn by training teachers, parents and
Iglesias for his support.
The message was personally community members to support literacy, both in and out of the
delivered by their teacher before classroom. The success of Literacy Boost has made it one of our
his Mexican Independence Day most widely implemented programs. We now provide Literacy
concert in Las Vegas.
Boost in 36 countries, with evidence showing that participating
students improve reading comprehension by an average of
30 percent, and they’re up to 40 percent more likely to
progress to third grade.

BOOSTING NUMERACY Early exposure to math helps children

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achieve later success in school. Yet over half the world’s school-
age children lack basic numeracy skills in first grade. The problem:
too much reliance on memorization, repetition and workbooks.
Through our new approach, Numeracy Boost, we emphasize
learning through interactive activities and games, so students can
understand and explain their reasoning. Because of you, we’re
now providing the program in five countries, helping children,

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especially the most disadvantaged, improve number and
operations skills by an average of 25 percent. And we’ll be
expanding into three more countries in the next two years.

LE ARNING EMPLOYING ETHIOPIA’S YOUTH Despite Ethiopia’s

remarkable economic progress, one-third of its large youth

GLOBAL EDUCATION population is unemployed or underemployed, limiting their life

prospects. With support from USAID, we launched Building the
Potential of Youth to provide life, career and technical skills, plus
Every last child deserves the opportunity to learn. Yet 263 million school-age children –
opportunities to help them obtain meaningful employment. In
one in six – are out of school, limiting their chances for a brighter future.
2017, we reached 18,000 youth, with 8,000 now engaged in new
or better employment – and we’re on track to reach our 2019
Thanks to you, Save the Children works every day to ensure all children have the best chance
goal of building the economic self-sufficiency of 34,000 youth.
to learn, and learn early. We work in classrooms and other settings to help children develop
the critical skills they need to succeed in school and life. We also equip youth with job training
and life skills to set them up for success as they transition to adulthood. In 2017, we directly
reached over 9.7 million children through our global education programs.

You’re helping deliver the joy of new school supplies to children

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 STEPS TO PROTECT Through our Steps to Protect approach,

GLOBAL PROTECTION
now being applied in 18 countries, we’re helping some of the most
vulnerable children in the world recover from trauma, ensuring they
get the vital care they need as quickly as possible. It’s a structured,
Every last child deserves to grow up safe from harm. multifaceted approach that combines key elements of social work,
Yet right now, a child dies as a result of violence every five family and group therapy, and community engagement. In Myanmar,
minutes, 85 million children are involved in hazardous work compliance with our case management standards improved from
and 75 percent experience violent discipline. Millions more are 21 to 71 percent last year alone.
at risk living in conflict zones or displaced by war. Others are
living without their families on the streets, in institutions or on SUPPORTING VULNERABLE CHILDREN In northern Nigeria,
the move as refugees. one of the world’s worst places to be a child, we’re working with
USAID and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Thanks to you, Save the Children is protecting vulnerable to help some of the most vulnerable and difficult-to-reach children
children around the world, ensuring they have the care on the continent. In 2017, our caring professionals provided psycho-
and support they need. In 2017, we directly reached over logical and emotional support to 206,000 orphans and vulnerable
3.1 million children through our global protection programs. children.Your compassionate support makes this work possible.

FAMILY REUNIFICATION Tragically, extreme poverty can cause

3.1MM
family networks to rupture, such as in Zambia, where 60 percent of
the population lives on less than $2 a day. Desperate families who
can’t meet their children’s basic needs sometimes choose to place
them in institutions. Some children even end up on the streets. As
part of our Zambia Family Strengthening Initiative, we’re working
to keep families together and to reunite separated family members.

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So far, we’ve reached 1,800 girls, boys and adults, providing support
for children and training for families and communities.

PROTECTED

“The powerless children of our world

need a powerful champion, and they
have one in Save the Children.”
Dr. Jill Biden, Save the Children Board Chair

Did you know some children face great risks just doing their
chores? Because of you, girls like Robina and Charity, ages 9
and 12, can safely fetch the family water – so they can get
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 CATASTROPHIC DROUGHT Spurred by conflict, economic
shocks and the worst drought in seven decades, a hunger crisis
of catastrophic proportions spread across Somalia, South
Sudan, Yemen and Nigeria. Millions more in Kenya, Ethiopia,
Uganda and Niger also required urgent assistance. Facing
severe hunger and even starvation, children were also exposed
to disease, lacked access to school, and were at risk of abuse
DAVID MUIR ON HUNGER and recruitment into militia. Many millions were forced to flee
ABC’s “World News Tonight” in desperation. Our relief experts are right now on the ground,
with David Muir featured saving lives, alleviating hunger, protecting children and restoring
Save the Children’s response
learning and livelihoods. Thanks to you, we’re reaching millions,
to the devastating hunger crisis
in Somalia. Over three segments and our vital work continues.
and online, the feature garnered
millions of viewers in hundreds of
markets – bringing this critical 8 ORGANIZATIONS, 1 GOAL In response to the
global emergency into national
unprecedented scale of last year’s hunger crisis, affecting over
focus and helping us raise
desperately needed support. 20 million people, Save the Children helped create the Global
Emergency Response Coalition, the first-of-its-kind humanitarian
alliance in the U.S., made up of eight of the world’s largest and
most respected international aid organizations. Our goal: saving
millions of children and families in need. To raise awareness of
this major effort, coalition members and partners rang the
closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange in July.

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BECAUSE CHILDREN CAN’T WAIT When it comes to
children in crisis, every moment counts. Thanks to your generous
support of our Children’s Emergency Fund (CEF), we are ever at
HANDBAGS
the ready for vulnerable children when crisis strikes. Not only does
FOR HUNGER RELIEF
Inspired by her visit to this vital resource enable us to rapidly launch humanitarian
our programs in Kenya, responses, we can also roll out preparedness, risk-reduction and
Save the Children Celebrity training programs to ensure our responses are as effective as
Cabinet member, designer
possible. In 2017, your CEF support helped provide lifesaving aid

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and philanthropist Gabriela
Hearst developed a limited in 66 emergencies across 40 countries, including the United States.
handbag promotion with partners

AIDED IN CRISIS
Bergdorf Goodman and Net-a-
Porter in support of our hunger
crisis response.

GLOBAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE

In times of crisis, when children are at their most vulnerable, Save the Children is there – as we
have been for every major humanitarian crisis since World War I. Always at the ready, we are
among the first to respond and the last to leave, delivering lifesaving emergency relief and staying
as long as it takes to help children and families recover from their losses, restore their lives and
build resilience for years to come. Wherever and whenever children need us most, we’re there.

Thanks to you, Save the Children responded to 121 emergencies across 61 countries last year,
directly reaching over 17 million people, including over 10 million children.
When rivers run dry from drought, children like James and
Heshima, ages 6 and 8, standing here in a dried up riverbed,
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 G LO B A L E M E RG E N C Y R E S P O N S E SYRIA’S CHILDREN IN CONFLICT 2017 marked six years
of brutal war. Some 13.5 million people inside Syria remain in
dire need of life’s essentials. Neighboring countries strained to
accommodate desperate families, forced to flee. Refugee camps
grew in number and size, and conditions deteriorated. Meanwhile,
innocent children had no choice but to grow up knowing nothing
but the nightmare of war. Throughout it all, Save the Children
was there. Thanks to you, we delivered essential help and hope
to 4.2 million people, including 2.7 million children.
CRISTIANO RONALDO CARES
Record-setting soccer player and
Save the Children Ambassador
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to ROHINGYA CRISIS RESPONSE When violence escalated in
shine a spotlight on refugee Myanmar, nearly 700,000 children and adults from the ethnic
children. He shared the story Rohingya minority fled for their lives, seeking refuge in Bangladesh.
of a young Syrian boy enrolled
in Save the Children’s programs
Many arrived exhausted, sick and hungry. Save the Children has a
at the Za’atari refugee camp in strong regional presence in south Asia, and we scaled up lifesaving
Jordan with his 250 million relief efforts last year. We distributed food and essential supplies.
social media followers.
We provided medical care, shelter, sanitation and hygiene. Our
child-friendly spaces provided safe places for children to learn, play
and cope with trauma. And we helped protect vulnerable children
from trafficking, abuse and further violence. We also advocated
for the rights of Rohingya’s children and families.

TRANSFORMING EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE Launched in

2015, Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit (EHU) consists
of immediately deployable teams with the ideal combination of
medical and operational specialists, strategically positioned in
emergency-prone areas around the world and fully equipped with
INVISIBLE WOUNDS the best tools for the job. We can deploy our EHU teams within
The impact of six years of war on the
a matter of hours, so the right specialists can provide the right
mental health of Syria’s children
treatment, right from the start, when children’s lives are on the
line. 2017 was the most challenging year yet for our EHU,
INVISIBLE WOUNDS which deployed a record seven times in response to some of
In our Invisible Wounds report, the
the most difficult humanitarian crises, reaching 200,000 people.
largest and most comprehensive
study of its kind undertaken
inside Syria, we found that Syria’s
children are suffering from
a condition called “toxic stress.”
We continue to urgently call for
an end to this conflict and full
humanitarian access – so Syria’s
children can heal from their war
wounds, both visible and invisible.

Thanks to you, we’re on the ground in times of crisis, serving

the world’s most marginalized children – like young Yasmin,*
whose family fled horrific violence in Myanmar. Bangladesh.
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 GETTING REFUGEE CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL

GLOBAL ADVOCACY Save the Children worked hard to ensure the U.S. government
delivered on commitments made at the 2016 Leadership Summit
for Refugees. We helped maintain support for child education and
Thanks to you, Save the Children is an outspoken champion protection in the international refugee compact process and
for every last child. Drawing on a century of expertise, negotiations, including pushing for language ensuring children are
we work to ensure children’s voices are heard and their back in school within 30 days of becoming a refugee – the first
issues are given top priority. In 2017, we focused our public ever time-bound commitment.
policy and advocacy efforts on our global Every Last Child
campaign, with an emphasis on saving refugee children
and promoting global gender equality. PROTECTING REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT We also
worked to ensure the U.S. government met its own domestic
commitments, galvanizing support throughout the year to
STOLEN CHILDHOODS
In honor of International Children’s resist proposed reductions in the number of refugees allowed
day, June 1, we launched our first to resettle in the U.S., helping mitigate the harshest proposals.
annual End of Childhood Report. We added 10,000 new activists to our ranks and generated over
The numbers are staggering. Seven
hundred million children – that’s
100,000 messages to Congress and the Administration.
one in every four worldwide –
have had their childhoods stolen.
We detailed eight childhood- REPORTING ON PROGRESS Enhancing Save the Children’s
ending events, from conflict to profile as an expert on displaced children, we launched the Refugee
child labor, and we call on world
Children’s Progress Report: Grading U.S. Refugee Policy from 2015-2017.
leaders to uphold the sustainable
development goals (SDGs), The report garnered great feedback from senior Congressional staff
ensuring a childhood – and a future who are proposing related legislation. And it was shared and
– for every last child. discussed at several high-profile meetings, including at the U.S.
Institute of Peace, the State Department and the National
Security Council.

FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT With the support of the

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, we expanded our work on
governance, finance and accountability through a local-to-global
project supporting domestic resource mobilization in Kenya. The
goal is to increase the amount of money that developing nations
are able to generate through taxation for their own development
and ensure that government funds are collected and spent equitably
to help end extreme poverty.

Despite everything, your support means we can

give little ones, like 7-year-old Ibrahim,* the chance to
safely continue learning, even in a refugee camp. Syria.
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G LO B A L A DVO C AC Y BIG IDEAS In support of global girls empowerment,
we established “The Big Ideas on Women and Girls Coalition,”
bringing together 21 nongovernmental organizations, as well
as former U.S. government officials, think tanks and academics.
The coalition advocated for placing women and girls at the center
of U.S. foreign policy and development assistance, calling it not only
DAY OF THE GIRL the right thing, but the smart thing, to do – citing compelling
Launched to coincide with evidence that investing in women and girls brings high returns
International Day of the Girl, for economic growth, societal well-being and global stability. 
Save the Children released new
data revealing that biased views
against girls begin to appear as
early as fourth grade. The findings GIRL CHAMPION On International Day of the Girl, we invited
indicate that a striking number of girl champion Maryam Ahmed from Nigeria to meet with influential
young boys – and even many girls figures in Washington, including Deputy Secretary of State John
– believe fathers rule the household,
Sullivan. The meetings focused on the importance of investing in girls
boys are smarter than girls, and
girls need less school than boys. and asking U.S. policymakers to continue leading on gender issues,
Research was conducted in the such as tackling the barriers girls face in getting an education and
U.S. and the West African nations ending child marriage.
of Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire.

GENDER EQUALITY Save the Children convened key meetings in

partnership with UN Women and others at the High-Level Political
Forum on Sustainable Development and the UN General Assembly
to discuss broadening the scope of the UN Task Force on Financing
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. We advocated for
strengthening the capacity of national governments to integrate
gender equality into all development policies and programs.

CENTER FOR GIRLS Gender inequality remains at the intersection

of poverty and discrimination, critically affecting the ability of all
children to survive and thrive. Our newly established Center for
Girls will underpin our gender equality efforts, providing our
country offices with the resources needed to innovate and test new
approaches to shifting gender norms. Together with partners like
you, we’re transforming girls’ lives by increasing their opportunities
to be healthy and learn, to earn and be safe.

The future belongs to educated,

empowered girls like these – all thanks
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OUR U.S. RESULTS

Since 1932, Save the Children has been on the ground providing
support to children in need in rural America. From our earliest
days in Appalachia – helping children and families hardest-hit
by the Great Depression – to today, we do whatever it takes.

Thanks to supporters like you, we help the nation’s most

vulnerable children become ready for kindergarten and excel by
third grade – so they can succeed in school and in life. Our teams
are there before, during and after emergencies – preparing and
protecting children, providing disaster relief and helping children
and communities recover.

In 2017, we reached a total of nearly 237 thousand U.S. children

in 22 states plus the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including an
estimated 163,000 children directly.

Every child deserves a future –

which is why we’re doing whatever
it takes to ensure children around Dr. Jill Biden, our Board Chair, recently visited students in
the world grow up healthy, learning Puerto Rico, who shared their Hurricane Maria experiences,
and safe. Every last child. Uganda. including how the community has come together to recover
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EARLY LEARNING SUCCESS Through our highly effective
home visiting program, Early Steps to School Success, we work
with parents from before their child’s birth to age 5 to support early
child development through educational activities, book exchanges
and parent-child groups. During the 2016-17 school year, 85 percent
of our 3-year-olds scored at or above the normal range for
vocabulary acquisition.

READY FOR KINDERGARTEN With your support, our education

U. S . CHIL DR E N experts help ensure children successfully transition to kindergarten

by fostering family-school connections through a program called

L E A R NING KinderBoost. Last year, 99 percent of our KinderBoost families

felt their children were better prepared for kindergarten, and
100 percent of schools said KinderBoost strengthened the
transition to kindergarten.

SUCCESSFUL READERS Our literacy programs help struggling

students achieve the third-grade reading milestone – going from
learning to read to reading to learn. In 2017, our children read an
average of 68 books. More than 77 percent showed significant
reading improvement – equivalent to 5.9 more months of school.
Our Healthy Choices kids participated in 30 minutes of daily
physical activity, so they’re fit and focused on learning.

FUN SUMMER LEARNING We provide our award-winning

SummerBoost Camp to prevent the “summer slide,” where
children lose learning achievements made in the previous
school year. In 2017, 56 percent of our SummerBoost children
maintained or improved reading proficiency over the summer
months, and 72 percent improved their math scores.
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Every last child right here in the United States deserves the opportunity to learn,
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home visiting program. We lead Head Start and Early Head Start programs in four states,
providing early learning opportunities to underserved children. We also help children get
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about the importance of early childhood education, March 16, 2017
ready for kindergarten and become proficient readers by third grade, a major marker of
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See your generosity in action here at our SummerBoost Camp in rural
Tennessee, where children would otherwise likely lose previous school-year
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 HURRICANE HARVEY It began in August, when Hurricane
U.S. EMERGENCY RESPONSE Harvey devastated parts of Texas, triggering epic flooding that
forced families from their homes. We quickly deployed staff who
set up child-friendly spaces, serving 300 children across seven sites.
When crises strike, like they did last year – one spiraling hurricane after another – children are always
We provided essential supplies to 6,900 children and families.
among the most vulnerable. Thanks to you, in the early days of a disaster, we immediately deploy relief
With corporate volunteers, we assembled 480 mother-baby
experts, deliver essential supplies and provide safe spaces for children to learn, play and cope. We also
kits and 2 ,600 home library kits.
stay to ensure children’s long-term recovery. And we help children, families, schools and communities
prepare for disaster. Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Save the Children has emerged as a national AND THE AWARD GOES TO… We also provided emergency grants to trusted local
leader in child-focused crisis response. In 2017, we directly reached nearly 157,000 children through The Prep Step, our fun song and
organizations, supporting services for 14,400 children, including
dance that helps make preparedness
our U.S. emergency response and preparedness programs. feeding over 1,000 a day. We’re helping restore 1,000 child care
accessible for children, as well as
child care providers, teachers, and school programs. And through Journey of Hope, we built
parents and communities, was a multi-partner collaboration to deliver our emotional support
recognized with a 2017 Individual
program to thousands of children. Thanks to you, we’ve reached
and Community Preparedness
Award by the Federal Emergency 55,100 children and adults so far. And we’re committed to the long
Management Agency (FEMA), haul, supporting ongoing recovery over the next two years.
specifically winning the distinguished
Preparation in Action Award!
HURRICANE IRMA In early September, Hurricane Irma crashed
ashore in the Florida Keys, and then stormed northward, leaving a
path of destruction and flooding. Thanks to you, we deployed over
30 staff and volunteers, reaching 18,000 children and adults so far.
This included providing essential supplies for 8,800 children and
another 2,100 blankets.

We helped local agencies distribute food and offer child care.

We ensured the wellbeing of 200 children in our child-friendly
spaces. We also provided emergency grants to restore child care
centers damaged by Irma and supplied 10,300 children’s books.
Over the next two years, we’ll be targeting our efforts to reach
children and families in greatest need across the hardest-hit areas.

HURRICANE MARIA Then came Hurricane Maria in

mid-September, leaving a trail of devastation across Puerto Rico
– the island’s worst disaster since 1928. Our staff arrived to find
families overwhelmed with tremendous damage to their homes,

157K
no power and critical shortages of clean water, food and fuel.
We quickly mobilized, helping deliver relief by truck, helicopter
and plane, including 58,000 meals, 6,700 cases of water,
500 parent-baby kits and 1,500 shelter repair kits. We trained
20 local social workers on psychological first aid. And we’re
mobilizing summer programs to help children recover and
keep learning.

We also provided emergency grants and helped establish a

U. S . CHIL DR E N Children’s Task Force to address long-term needs. Your support

helped us reach 63,100 children and adults so far. Our recovery

A IDE D IN CRISIS
and resilience-building work will continue over the next two years.

Your support helped us care for 2-year-old Samantha*

and so many more, in the wake of last year’s devastating
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 THE POLITICAL VOICE FOR KIDS Save the Children Action
Network (SCAN) believes every child deserves the best start in life.
That’s why we’re building bipartisan political will among local, state
and federal lawmakers to ensure that America’s children have access
to high-quality early education and that moms and kids around the
world don’t die from preventable causes. Since its founding in 2014,
SCAN has grown into a grassroots network of over 250,000
supporters from every state, benefiting over 10 million children.
OUR ADVOCACY SUMMIT
In March, SCAN and
Save the Children cohosted
our annual Advocacy Summit FUNDING FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN SCAN worked with state
in Washington, D.C., in which lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in New Hampshire, as well as
more than 200 advocates –
with Governor Chris Sununu, to increase state funding for full-day
including 70 high school and
college students – from 30 states kindergarten programs across the state. Because of our collective
met with more than 130 lawmakers efforts, we permanently increased the state’s investment by at least
on Capitol Hill. Attendees asked $9 million per year, which could grow if more funds become available,
lawmakers to oppose deep budget
reaching hundreds more little learners.
cuts to foreign aid and domestic
early childhood education
programs. Participants also had the
opportunity to engage in dynamic SECURING EARLY EDUCATION SCAN continued to push hard
training workshops and panel at the federal level last year to protect annual funding for early
presentations by powerful change-
childhood education programs like Head Start, the Child Care and
leaders and elected officials.
Development Block Grant program and the Maternal, Infant, and
Early Childhood Home Visiting program. Despite proposed cuts to
other high-priority programs, SCAN worked with coalition partners
and Congressional allies, and we mobilized our grassroots network,
to successfully reject these proposals and fully fund early learning.

PROTECTING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN We prevented millions

of dollars in cuts in the 2017 budgets for global health and nutrition
programs for kids around the world. SCAN also helped secure
18 Senate and more than 100 House bipartisan cosponsors of
the Reach Every Mother and Child Act. This legislation would help
save the lives of 15 million children and 600,000 women by 2020 and
end preventable maternal and child deaths within a generation.

“Kids don’t vote, and politicians don’t

make them the priority they should.
U.S. ADVOCACY That’s where Save the Children and
Advocacy is core to Save the Children’s work on behalf of all children
across the United States. Together with our political advocacy arm,
Save the Children Action Network come in.”
Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), we’re working with our Mark Shriver, Save the Children Senior Vice President,
nation’s leaders at all levels to ensure every child in America has access U.S. Programs & Advocacy
to high-quality early learning opportunities, and so much more.

Thanks to you, we’re speaking up, along with our nation’s youth and many
others, in support of what every last child deserves – to survive and thrive –
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 INNOVATION IN ACTION We’re proud to report that
Save the Children secured investments in 2017 allowing us
to pilot test our most promising innovations:

AR/VR LEARNER – We’re leveraging augmented and virtual

reality technology to help young people gain livelihoods skills
and opportunities.
VIRTUAL REALITY VIDEO
What’s life really like for CLICK, CHAT, READ – We’re building a virtual volunteering
a vulnerable child, struggling platform allowing individuals to connect and read books with early
to survive, and what can you do grade students in our U.S. programs.
to make a real difference? Our
first-ever 360° virtual reality video
CRISIS RESPONSE INNOVATION LAB – We’re creating
series took viewers there – waiting
for hope to return in a Jordan a cross-thematic, multi-sectoral partnership to solve unique,
refugee camp, beating malaria on-the-ground humanitarian challenges.
in Malawi and giving Cherish a
chance in here at home in the U.S. KANGAROO MOTHER CARE – We’re designing innovative
ways to integrate this lifesaving intervention into health care
facilities with limited space.

KOLOROB – We’re developing an information application that

facilitates the community-service provider connection to improve
health care and education.

 NEUMONIA INNOVATIONS NETWORK – We’re building

P
SAVETHECHILDREN.ORG and leading a global network of organizations committed to
New and improved! We’re thrilled
ending pneumonia deaths by developing and investing in the most
to announce the successful launch
of our new website. Driven by effective innovations.
our commitment to supporter-
centricity, we’re offering a WALIKU – We’re digitizing data available to teachers and
better digital experience on both caregivers to ensure more children are healthy and attending school.
desktop and mobile, with intuitive

OUR INNOVATIONS
navigation, enhanced content and
much more! Check us out online
at SavetheChildren.org. OUR INNOVATION SUCCESSES And we invite you to check
out our progress on our most successful innovation projects so far:
Innovation has been integral to Save the Children’s identity since our
founding – and it continues to drive our work today. Now more than LUNG ULTRASOUND – We’re evaluating a promising way to
ever before, we need to think and act differently to achieve our ambitious better identify bacterial versus viral pneumonia in the field, with
goals for children in today’s rapidly changing world. That’s why, in 2016, the potential to revolutionize pneumonia diagnosis.
we made a strategic investment in our proven ability to challenge
the status quo, every day, across all areas of our work. MOBILE PAY – Our mobile payment portal is giving our
supporters the ability to donate using their preferred payment
Since then, we’ve generated over 150 ideas and awarded pilot seed
solution, with a 12 times return on our investment so far.
funding to 11 promising innovations. As the leading expert on children
with a 120-country global footprint, Save the Children has unparalleled RESPONDING QUICKER – Our accelerated humanitarian
ability to not only develop and test these innovations, but to dramatically deployment tool will be available for emergency responders in
scale what works, creating lasting, systemic change for children. early 2018.

SPECIAL NEEDS ACTION PACK (SNAP) – We’re using

data from our completed baseline evaluation to provide new
tools focused on parent training and inclusive reading for
struggling learners.

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FIDELITY CHARITABLE TRUSTEES’ INITIATIVE

Through an investment from the Fidelity Charitable Trustees’

Initiative, we’re building a tool called the Hunger Analytics
BREAKTHROUGHS Portal that will allow our food security teams to scan for and
FOR CHILDREN: receive updates related to hunger and livelihoods information
IDEA TO IMPACT
In June 2017, Save the Children
in at-risk countries from multilingual social and news media
recognized our top investment sources. This tool will help our teams to learn about food security
partners in our innovation work problems as they arise, and ensure we’re optimizing our work
at the United States Institute
to end chronic malnutrition and hunger and efficiently delivering
of Peace in Washington, DC.
Dr. Jill Biden delivered keynote interventions where they’re needed. The Fidelity Charitable
remarks, and board member Joe Trustees’ Initiative is a grantmaking program overseen by
Mandato moderated a discussion the trustees of Fidelity Charitable.
among honorees Mastercard,
Open Society Foundation, GHR
Foundation, David Altshuler
and Yashvant Patel, shown
MIT SOLVE CHALLENGE
here with our President &
Last year, we were honored to be recognized as a “Solver”
CEO Carolyn Miles.
within the MIT Solve Youth, Skills, and the Workforce of the
INSPIRING TODAY’S Future Challenge with our Kolorob innovation. This mobile
MILLENNIALS application offers marginalized job seekers better access to
In 2017, we continued to decent work. Through this support, we’re now piloting this
innovatively expand our influence
tool in the slums of Bangladesh.
among the next generation
of supporters through social
influencers, including loyal friends
John and Hank Green (collectively
the vlogbrothers), their Project
for Awesome, and Athene and
his Gaming for Good movement.
And we were selected to partner
with YouTubers Markiplier,
JackSepticEye and Rhett & Link.

“While Save the Children

has nearly a 100-year history,
it is among our most innovative
and forward-thinking partners.”
Jacqueline Fuller, President, Google.org

To achieve the breakthroughs needed to achieve our ambitions

for children, we’re bringing together visionary partners like you,
committed to investing in the power and potential of childhood.
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 OUR VALUED PARTNERS
GLOBAL CORPORATE PARTNERS CORPORATE PARTNERS
Save the Children’s Global Corporate Partners represent our most ambitious collaborations We applaud the exceptional support of all of our corporate partners, with special recognition to
with select international corporations, who work with us in four or more global markets and have those who have contributed $100,000 or more in 2017 (a combination of cash and/or gifts in kind).
committed $9 million or more in funding or material support over a three-year period toward our
mission and programs. We’re pleased to recognize our 2017 Global Corporate Partners.
$1 MILLION AND ABOVE
BlackRock EY
Accenture IKEA North America Services & IKEA Foundation Carter’s Inc. Fidelity Charitable Trustees’ Initiative
BVLGARI Johnson & Johnson Facebook Inc. Foundation Chanel
C&A and C&A Foundation Google.org Godiva Chocolatier
Mondelez International & Mondelez International Foundation
GSK Media Storm Goldman Sachs
TOMS
MNI Targeted Media, Inc. Good360
P&G Habitat For Humanity, Inc.
Plowshare Group Heart To Heart International
T.J.Maxx Highgate Hotels
FEATURED CORPORATE PARTNERS The Walt Disney Company Houghton Mifflin Company
Toys”R”Us Icelandic Glacial
Wrigley Company Foundation J P Morgan Chase
Lord & Taylor
In our partnership with Accenture, Save the Children is applying innovation and technology to MANA Nutrition

achieve employment and entrepreneurship results across the world. In 2017, we hosted an innovation $100,000 TO $1 MILLION Mattel, Inc. and its American Girl
Adobe and Fisher-Price divisions
leadership workshop at Accenture to explore the use of emerging technologies to help children
American Express Microsoft Corporation
survive, learn and be protected. Together, we developed a digital strategy and roadmap for our Skills Nethope, Inc.
AmeriCares Foundation, Inc.
to Succeed youth employment programs to drive increased reach and quality. And with partners, Nike Foundation
Americorps NCCC
we launched the Dooit mobile app in Indonesia, helping adolescent girls develop financial literacy, NY Life & NY Life Foundation
Apple
good savings habits and employability skills. Arconic Foundation PayPal
BABY2BABY Penguin Random House
In addition, we’re investing in a first-of-its-kind digital solution to bring the classroom to life Pfizer and the Pfizer Foundation
BALLY
for vocational school students and out-of-school youth living in poverty, so they can visualize Pitney Bowes
Bank of America
potential career pathways and learn the skills they need to be successful. Primrose Schools
BNY Mellon
Bombas Productos Alimenticios Diana S.A de C.V
Bristol-Myers Squibb Project Cure
Build-A-Bear Foundation PVH Corp.
Burt’s Bees Baby RB
T.J.Maxx, part of the The TJX Companies, Inc., has partnered with Save the Children to improve the Carnival Corporation & plc / Scholastic Corporation
lives of children and families since 1984. Our longstanding relationship is rooted in the belief that all Carnival Foundation Sempra Energy Foundation
Cherry Hill Programs Staples
children deserve to grow up healthy, educated and safe. We celebrate T.J.Maxx for its ongoing
Chevron Target
dedication to community involvement, cause marketing and corporate social responsibility. By leveraging
Citi Foundation The Baupost Group, LLC
its vast store network, passionate associates and leaders and generous customers, the company has
CME Group Community The Boston Consulting Group
raised millions of dollars to sustain and drive impact in our U.S. programs over the years. Foundation
The Father's Day/Mother's Day Council, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc.
In 2017, through the support of The TJX Foundation, the company expanded its commitments to Concern Worldwide
Ulta Beauty
Save the Children even further. This included new contributions to support our disaster relief efforts Cummins Inc.
Vitamin Angels
and our global breakthroughs for children. Together, we are transforming lives and the future we share. Direct Relief International
Western Union Foundation
Discovery Communications
Wyndham Worldwide
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 FOUNDATION PARTNERS FEATURED FOUNDATION PARTNERS
We thank all of our strategic foundation partners for sharing our belief that every child around the
world deserves a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and the freedom to live protected
from harm. Here we express our gratitude to our most generous foundation partners in 2017.
A special thank you to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for being our invaluable partner for 20 years.
Anne Hardeman and Combs L. Fort Foundation Heising-Simons Foundation In 2017, the Gates Foundation generously supported Save the Children’s emergency response efforts in
Anonymous (14)
Puerto Rico and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; research studies to improve diagnosis and treatment
Kenneth S. Battye Charitable Trust
of pneumonia; routine immunization efforts in northern Syria; development of a family planning service delivery
Bainum Family Foundation Kuwait Red Crescent Society
model for nomadic populations in Kenya; and advocacy for child survival globally and early childhood education
The Bezos Family Foundation LDS Charities in the United States. Save the Children and partners thank the Gates Foundation for its leadership and
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Leon Lowenstein Foundation continued support for children in need.

Briar Foundation Littlefield Foundation

Bruderhof Los Angeles Times Family Fund, a fund of the Robert R.

McCormick Foundation
Buffett Early Childhood Fund
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Alliance The Bezos Family Foundation and Save the Children seek to give children an opportunity to learn from their
The Charles Engelhard Foundation
MacMillan Family Foundation earliest days, setting them up for success in school and life. In 2015, funding from the foundation enabled
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Save the Children to pilot Vroom, an initiative developed by the foundation that translates leading research on
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Child Rights & You America Inc. early brain development into meaningful and actionable activities for families. Using Vroom in our Early Steps
Margaret A. Meyer Family Foundation to School Success program in underserved U.S. communities has helped staff empower parents and caregivers
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Margaret E. Dickins Foundation with scientifically based messages and tips that inspire positive interactions between parents and children and
Cogan Family Foundation
Marino Philanthropies
promote children’s brain development. The success of this pilot led to continued and expanded support in 2017,
Comic Relief USA - The Red Nose Day Fund bringing Vroom’s brain-building messages to more marginalized U.S. communities.
& Hand in Hand Hurricane Relief Fund Martin F. Stitcht Charitable Fund

Connie Hillman Family Foundation Matthew W. Jacobs & Luann Jacobs Charitable Fund

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Open Society Foundations

Crown Family Philanthropies Owenoke Foundation

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Rebuild Texas Fund

Derfner Foundation Renee & Ted’s Big Heart Foundation

Since 2013, Educate A Child has been a strong partner to Save the Children, working together to reach
Dubai Cares The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
some of the world’s most vulnerable children. Our partnership with Educate A Child is based on our common
Eccles Family Foundation Roy A. Hunt Foundation belief in the right of every child to access education. Through our partnership, we were able to help more than
Educate A Child The Sam Simon Charitable Foundation 155,000 children in four countries enroll in quality primary education and contribute to achieving Educate A
Saving Moses
Child’s ambitious goal of reaching 10 million out-of-school children. Educate A Child, a global program of the
Eugene M. Lang Foundation
Education Above All Foundation, is an initiative launched by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, aiming to
FIA Foundation Scarlett Family Foundation
significantly reduce the numbers of children worldwide who are missing out on their right to education.
Foundation for Louisiana Schultz Family Foundation

GHR Foundation Share Our Strength

Global Road Safety Partnership Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The Gottesman Fund South Texas Outreach Foundation In 2017, LDS Charities was a critical partner in assisting in Save the Children’s emergency responses
Gratis Foundation Stavros Niarchos Foundation in eight of the most challenging humanitarian crises facing children today – from tackling a raging cholera
epidemic in Yemen, to reducing malnutrition and death among those affected by famine in South Sudan,
Harman Family Foundation The Stone Family Foundation
to delivering emergency aid in Puerto Rico. Whether it was a natural disaster or a crisis created by conflict,
Harrington Family Foundation Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock Save the Children was able to count on the support of LDS Charities and its members, so we could respond
Hau’oli Mau Loa Foundation VoLo Foundation quickly and ensure that children’s needs were met throughout the recovery process.
The Hearst Foundation, Inc. Wagon Mountain Foundation

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 INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY LEADERSHIP COUNCILS
We’re so grateful for the generous support of our individual supporters, members of We thank our leadership councils for their devotion, compassion and generosity last year:
our Simon Society, who know that an investment in children’s lives and futures is an
investment worth making. Fairfield Leadership Council Southern California President’s Council
Greenwich Leadership Council Upstate New York Volunteer Council
Long Island Council
VISIONARY ($1 MILLION & ABOVE
CUMULATIVE LIFETIME GIFTS)
John, Jr. and Sandy Beard Judith Haskell Brewer Fund THE SIMON SOCIETY
Forrest Berkley and Marcie Tyre Otto Haas Charitable Trust
The Bezos Family Brad and Cathy Irwin
Critically acclaimed writer, producer and director Sam Simon, best known as co-creator of “The Simpsons,”
Carole Bayer Sager and Robert A. Daly
was not only a comic genius, but a philanthropic champion, with the vision to invest in the causes he cared
Mary Kerr and Gordon W. Godfrey
about. Sam passed away in March 2015, and in honor of his steadfast and generous partnership with
Phyllis and William H. Draper III David J. Mastrocola
Save the Children, we named our recognition society after him: The Simon Society.
Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Under the Will of Louis Feil Colin and Roberta Moore
Philip H. Geier, Jr Julian and Anastasia Salisbury
The Simon Society is a group of Save the Children’s most dedicated and generous investors who make an
The Austin & Gabriela Hearst Foundation The Elsa & Peter Soderberg Charitable Foundation, Inc.
extraordinary commitment to children, helping us reach them wherever and whenever the need is greatest.
Karin Kuhns Leila Maw Straus Gifts from these individuals support our global mission and strategically position us to achieve three critical
Buddy and Joan Lamonica The Wasily Foundation breakthroughs for children by 2030: no child under 5 dies from preventable causes; all children learn from
Ruth and David Levine Anonymous (15) a quality, basic education; and violence against children is no longer tolerated.
Mooney-Reed Charitable Foundation.
Luke & Lori Morrow Family Foundation ADVOCATE ($50,000 - $99,999 ANNUALLY)
Anne Mulcahy The Anonymous Foundation
THE EGLANTYNE JEBB SOCIETY
Thomas S. Murphy Irv and Catherine Bailey Eglantyne Jebb has been called one of the world’s most charismatic, fiercely intelligent and influential
Kate and Bob Niehaus Nancy E. Barton Foundation champions of human rights. She is also the founder of Save the Children – and the namesake of our planned
Susan and William Oberndorf Eileen and Harold Brown giving society. The Eglantyne Jebb Society is comprised of loyal Save the Children supporters who have
Catherine Oppenheimer Luca and Mary Cafiero included us in their wills, or who have decided to donate assets through charitable trusts, gift annuities, life
Charles and Sheila Perrin Davis Family Charitable Foundation insurance or retirement plans. We honor the more than 700 Eglantyne Jebb Society members for creating
Garrett Thornburg Debra J. Fine and Martin I. Schneider a legacy of commitment to the world’s children in need.
Tricoastal Foundation Eric D. Foster
Anonymous (13) Ernest L. Herrman
Douglas and Nancy Horsey
INVESTOR ($500,000 - $999,999 ANNUALLY) Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation To transform children’s lives after your lifetime,
Anonymous (2) Fred and Jaclyn Orlando ask your estate planning attorney to add this
Judith Reichman suggested wording to your will or living trust:
CHAMPION ($250,000 - $499,999 ANNUALLY) Mr. and Mrs. B.T. Reinhold
Anonymous (1) Sharmila and Sunil Sani
I, [name], of [city, state ZIP], give, devise and
bequeath to Save the Children Federation, Inc.,
Elizabeth Savage
AMBASSADOR ($100,000 - $249,999 ANNUALLY)
Tax ID # 06-0726487, [written amount,
Thomas T. Soviero
percentage of estate or description of property]
Joseph Azrack and Abigail Congdon Cyrus and Joanne Spurlino
for its unrestricted use and purpose.
Berglund Family Foundation George Stephanopoulos and Alexandra Wentworth
Jenny Brorsen and Richard De Martini Tracy and Timothy Stuart
Cline Family Foundation Maryanne Tagney
Jim and Gigi Goldman The Walters Family Foundation
The Goodnow Fund Barbara and Edward Wilson
Eli and Britt Harari Anonymous (22)

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 ILLUMINATION GALA
Graciously presented by Johnson & Johnson, Save the Children’s fifth annual Illumination Gala was held at
New York City’s American Museum of Natural History – a perfect venue, given the institution’s distinction as
a cherished destination for children’s learning and inspiration. The evening was hosted by NBC’s Craig Melvin,
with performances by singer and songwriter Leona Lewis, as well as children from local PS22 and young adults
from the Juilliard School. “T here is no time to waste, there is
Honorees included Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Ryan Tedder, Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi
Ulukaya and philanthropic corporate partner BVLGARI North America. Other notable guests included Save
no time to pause, there is no time to lose
the Children Board Chair Dr. Jill Biden, actress and Save the Children Ambassador Dakota Fanning, Save the
Children Ambassador, Trustee and Gala Honorary Chair Jennifer Garner, award-winning journalist Tamron
an opportunity, to save one more child.”

Hall, fashion designer, philanthropist and Gala Co-Chair Gabriela Hearst, “Million Dollar Listing New York’s” Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya
Ryan Serhant and Emilia Bechrakis Serhant, noted philanthropist and Gala Co-Chair Tracy Stuart and
Save the Children Ambassador Olivia Wilde.

Among the evening’s many memorable moments were meeting the amazing children from our programs –
a few of whom shared their heartfelt stories with us on stage that night and many others through handwritten
letters. Reminding us all what’s most important – brightening children’s lives and the future we all share.

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Save the Children’s Senior Leadership Team, Board of Trustees and each Jill T. Biden, Ed. D. Charlotte Guyman Peg McGetrick
Chair Director, Berkshire Director and former CEO,
and every staff member are dedicated to the belief that every child in the U.S. Second Lady of the United Hathaway Corporation; Grantham, Mayo van
and around the world deserves a future. States, 2009-2017; Professor, Director, Space Needle Otterloo & Co. (GMO);
Northern Virginia Corporation; Board of Founding Partner/Portfolio
Community College Advisors, BrooksRunning; Manager, Liberty Square
founding Member, Microsoft Asset Management
Debra Fine Alumni Foundation; Partner,
Vice Chair Social Venture Partners; Carolyn Miles
OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Founder and President, Fine Strategic Advisor, President & CEO, Save the
Capital Partners Cameoworks; Campaign Children USA; Board of
Co-Chair, University of Directors, Darden Business
Carolyn Miles Diana K. Myers Dawn Sweeney Washington School, U.S. Global
Vice Chair Leadership Coalition,
President & CEO Vice President President and CEO, National Ernie Herrman InterAction
International Programs Restaurant Association and CEO and President, TJX
National Restaurant Companies Anne S. Mulcahy
Association Educational (as of 2/28/2018)
Foundation Dr. Larry Horowitz Former Chair and CEO,
President and Managing Xerox Corporation; Save the
Carlos Carrazana Debbie Pollock-Berry Tom Murphy General Partner, Selby Lane Children Board Chair from
Chair Emeritus Enterprises, LLC; Managing 2009 to 2017
Executive Vice President & Vice President Former Chairman and CEO, Partner, Selby Life Sciences
Chief Operating Officer Chief Human Resources Officer Capital Cities/ABC Catherine Oppenheimer
Brad Irwin Co-Founder, National Dance
Cynthia Augustine President and CEO, Welch Institute of New Mexico
Executive VP, Global Chief Foods, Inc.; former President,
Talent Officer, FCB Cadbury North America; Joe Roth
Stacy Brandom Sumeet Seam Trustee, Save the Children (as of 2/28/2018)
Irving W. Bailey, II International Producer and Director,
Vice President & Vice President &
Senior Advisor, Chrysalis Revolution Studios, Santa
Chief Financial Officer General Counsel Ventures; former Chairman Jeremy Kohomban Monica, CA; former
and CEO, Providian (as of 2/28/2018) Chairman, Walt Disney
Corporation President and CEO, The Studios; former Chairman,
Children’s Village; President Walt Disney Motion Picture
Abhijit Banerjee of The CV Institute and its Group
Wendy Christian Mark Shriver Founder, Abdul Latif Jameel Center for Child Welfare
Vice President & Chief Sr. Vice President of U.S. Poverty Action Lab; Professor, Research; President, Harlem Sunil Sani
Massachusetts Institute of Dowling CEO, Heritage Sportswear,
Communications Officer Programs & Advocacy Technology LLC; Executive Officer, CGS
Joan Lombardi Industries, Inc.
Emanuel (Manny) Chirico Director, Early Opportunities,
President and CEO, PVH LLC; Sr. Advisor, Buffett Early Pernille Spiers-Lopez
Phil DiSanto Nancy Taussig Corp; Director, Dick’s Childhood Fund; Sr. Advisor, Former President and CEO,
Sporting Goods the Bernard van Leer IKEA North America; former
Vice President & Vice President Foundation Global HR Manager, The
Chief Information Officer Resource Development Mary Dillon IKEA Group; Corporate
CEO, Ulta Beauty Joe Mandato Director, ECCO, USA;
Venture Capital Investor in Trustee, Save the Children
Jennifer Garner the Life Sciences; Lecturer, International
Actress; Artist Ambassador, Stanford University; The Rev.
Michael Klosson Andrea Williamson Save the Children USA Carlo Rossi Chair in Helene R. Sullivan
Vice President Corporate Secretary Entrepreneurship and Former Vice President of
Philip H. Geier, Jr. Management, University of Finance, Save the Children
Policy & Humanitarian Founder, The Geier Group; San Francisco; Sr. Advisor,
Response former Chair and CEO, Mainsail; former President Dona Davis Young
The InterPublic Group of and CEO, Origen Former Chairman, President
Companies, Inc. Medsystems and CEO, The Phoenix
Companies; Director,
Jim Goldman David J. Mastrocola AEGON and Foot Locker;
Senior Advisor, Eurazeo Partner, Bradford Hill Capital Trustee, Save the Children
Capital; Former CEO, Godiva LLC; former Partner and International
Chocolatier; Board of Managing Director, Goldman,
Directors, Domino’s Pizza Sachs & Co

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 OUR FINANCIALS
Thanks to the generosity of our many supporters, Save the Children maintains a strong financial foundation, CONDENSED AUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
positioning us to give even more children what every child deserves – a future.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017 ($ in 000s)

WHERE YOUR GIVING GOES OPERATING REVENUE 2017 2016 Change $ Change %
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE $807,412 $696,342 $111,070 16%

OPERATING EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 2017 2016 Change $ Change %
PROGRAM SERVICES
Emergencies $74,916 $120,305 ($45,389) (38%)
Health & Nutrition 228,149 167,350 60,799 36%
HOW YOUR GIVING HELPS Education 141,584 137,560 4,024 3%
Hunger & Livelihoods 65,267 56,501 8,766 16%
HIV/AIDS 69,476 61,767 7,709 12%
Child Protection 30,007 21,138 8,869 42%
Child Rights Governance 1,379 1,243 136 11%
Subtotal Program Activities 610,778 565,864 44,914 8%
Program Development & Public Policy Support 53,191 38,189 15,002 39%
TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES 663,969 604,053 59,916 10%
Fundraising 69,283 58,409 10,874 19%
Management & General 38,401 36,255 2,146 6%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 771,653 698,717 72,936 10%
Excess/(Deficiency) of Operating Revenue over Expenses 35,759 (2,375) 38,134
Excess/(Deficiency) related to Unrestricted Funds 4,923 (1,023) 5,946
Excess/(Deficiency) related to Temporarily Restricted Funds 30,836 (1,352) 32,188
Non-Operating Activity (Endowment gifts & pledges,
WHERE YOUR GIVING HELPS
22,879 4,645 18,234 393%
investment earnings and exchange gain/loss)
TOTAL INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS $58,638 $2,270 $56,368 (2,483%)

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS 2017 2016 Change $ Change %

Unrestricted $121,316 $104,851 $16,465 16%
Temporarily Restricted 75,169 41,323 33,846 82%
Permanently Restricted 46,036 37,709 8,327 22%
TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 242,521 $183,883 $58,638 32%
HOW OUR WORK IS FUNDED
In 2017 on average, to administer cash gifts (non Gifts-in-Kind) donated for current use, Save the Children charged 9 percent for fundraising,
5 percent for management and general, and 5 percent for program development and public policy support.

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 WE STAND
STRONG
In January 2018, we were shocked and saddened to learn of
a violent attack at our Save the Children office in Jalalabad,
Afghanistan that killed four of our devoted colleagues.

We honor their legacy and express our deepest sympathies

to their families:

Mohammd Asif Ghazi, Security Guard

Syed Omar Sadat, Project Coordinator
Samirullah Sadiq, Education Officer
Fawad Ahmed Ahadi, Paid Logistics Volunteer

After temporarily suspending our operations in Afghanistan,

where we’ve worked for over 40 years, we’re now resuming
our work and refocusing our efforts to reach this war-torn
country’s most vulnerable children. We stand strong in solidarity
with all humanitarian aid workers whose lives have been lost in
service to the world’s children, our future.

All thanks to you, wherever children are in need,

we are there – doing whatever it takes to ensure their
health, education and protection. Because every child,
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 OUR COMMITMENT
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OUR VISION is a world in which every OUR 2030 AMBITION
child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation. SURVIVAL
No child dies from preventable
causes before their fifth birthday.
OUR MISSION is to inspire breakthroughs
in the way the world treats children, and to
achieve immediate and lasting change
EDUCATION
in their lives.
All children learn from a quality,
basic education.
OUR VALUES guide our behavior and are
the principles by which we make decisions:
Accountability, Collaboration, Integrity, PROTECTION
Ambition and Creativity. Violence against children
is no longer tolerated.

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we
give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever
it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.

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