CARE USA 2004 Annual Report

Download the 2004 CARE Annual Report

• Full 2004 Annual Report (PDF, 1.95MB)
• Financial Supplement (PDF, 96kb)
  The Financial Supplement includes the full set of statements and notes from our auditors.

This year's Annual Report examines and celebrates women whose strength and determination are changing lives. CARE understands that investing in women means investing in whole communities.

When women succeed, they work side by side with men to teach their children about how to sustain progress and nurture growth. And women show us that they are an immensely valuable resource in the fight against poverty and suffering around the world. Their full participation is key to our shared vision of a better world.

2004 Annual Report Highlights

The scale of CARE's work continued to grow in fiscal year 2004 (FY04). We supported a record 870 poverty-fighting projects in 70 countries, reaching more than 45 million people. Thanks to our generous and committed donors, CARE USA was able to contribute $517 million to these efforts. The following are some of the highlights of CARE's work in FY04:

• 1 million students, half of them girls, benefited from projects that increase school enrollment and improve the quality of education


• 7.6 million men, women and children received emergency assistance such as food, water and shelter, meeting basic needs during times of crisis


• More than 7 million people got information to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, reducing the suffering caused by one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time


• Nearly 9 million people had better access to quality health services, allowing them to plan pregnancies, have safe deliveries and enjoy good newborn care.


• More than 6.5 million people received training and/or resources to improve their crops and protect natural resources, creating sustainable solutions to hunger


• More than 1 million people, half of them women, benefited from projects that teach business skills, improve access to credit and help people start and sustain small businesses

2004 Allocation of Funding