Tackling the roots of poverty in the hardest places to be a child

Empower lasting change around the world for 300 million people through programs powered by Jesus’ love.

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and most of all … become all they were meant to be.

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When you join a movement to end extreme poverty, you’ll see that lasting change happens for all of us.

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Equipping more than 1 million people in Rwanda with clean water

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Ending malnutrition is more than just food

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Breaking educational barriers for children displaced by war

Dive deeper: Strengthening Ukrainian children’s education through training

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A big dream to end child marriage

Dive deeper: The cost of child marriage

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Equipping more than 1 million people in Rwanda with clean water

Learn more: The sound of new dreams

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Ending malnutrition is more than just food

Learn more: Hunger has a name

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Breaking educational barriers for children displaced by war

Dive deeper: Strengthening Ukrainian children’s education through training

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A big dream to end child marriage

Dive deeper: The cost of child marriage

About World Vision

We have over 75 years of experience  working with communities, donors, partners, churches, and governments to create opportunities for better futures for vulnerable children … even in the hardest places to be a child.

Maximizing impact

In 2025, 86% of World Vision’s operating expenses went to programs helping children, families, and communities in need.

Transparent and accountable

We are regularly evaluated by third-party organizations to maintain the highest levels of transparency and accountability.

Local partnerships

Most of our staff work in their home regions, ensuring sustainable, community-led solutions.

Abiding in Jesus

We serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people. World Vision serves every child we can, of any faith or none.

Together, we can end extreme poverty in our lifetime

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World Vision Fund FAQs

In 2025, 86% of our total operating expenses were used for programs that benefit children, families, and communities in need; just 14% was used to cover our overhead costs (10% fundraising, 4% management and general expenses). Even better: By integrating government grants and donated goods into our programs, we are able to provide an additional 80 cents worth of impact for kids and families. Check out our financial highlights.

Near the end of each year, money donated to “where most needed” goes to underfunded programs in areas where children and families are most vulnerable.

With over 75 years of experience helping empower people out of poverty and a presence in nearly 100 countries, we’ve earned the trust of millions of donors worldwide, as well as leaders and families in the communities where we work. We place a high value on integrity and transparency, which is why we are pleased to be regularly reviewed and held accountable by independent third-party organizations.

World Vision recently received the Leadership & Adaptability beacon from Charity Navigator, receiving a maximum score of 100! This beacon provides an additional level of transparency to donors from a leading charity evaluator and highlights our leadership capacity, strategic thinking, and ability to innovate and respond to changes in order to achieve our mission.  Here’s how we rank on Charity Navigator.

It’s impossible to quantify the ripple effect of our child-focused, community-based development work. But because of our community-focused solutions, for every child you help, four more children benefit, too; and in just five years, together we impacted the lives of over 200 million vulnerable children by tackling the root causes of poverty.

Your charitable donation enables us to respond quickly in areas of greatest need, helping the world’s most vulnerable children and families. Our local staff work in communities throughout Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, helping equip people with access to basics like reliable food sources, clean water, education, healthcare, livelihoods support, and emergency relief. Read our Annual Reports for more details on the programs we fund.

No. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith — serving every child we can, of any faith or none.