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The U.S. Fund for UNICEF meets the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance's Standards for Charity Accountability.

This year’s Charity Navigator report found that the U.S. Fund for UNICEF meets the highest financial standards for charities, ensuring that 90.4 cents out of every dollar spent goes to help children. We spend just 6.7 cents on fundraising costs, and 2.9 cents on administration.* Those figures mean that we received Charity Navigator’s top scores for our low administration and fundraising expenses (10 out of a possible 10 in each category).

*Based on our 2012 consolidated audited financial statements.

Financial Disclosures

Organized under the laws of New York State as a not-for-profit corporation, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors. Our Federal Identification Number is 13-1760110.

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Educate Yourself to Recognize Online Fraud and Be a Responsible Online Donor

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF adheres to Internet industry standards and best practices when it comes to ensuring your online giving is safe and secure. Unfortunately, online fraud and scams have become more frequent. If you suspect someone has contacted you fraudulently representing UNICEF, please be aware of the following:

  • UNICEF never solicits funds to be sent via Western Union.
  • UNICEF never strands its employees overseas, and never expects them to pay their own transportation expenses.
  • UNICEF never fails to respond to the needs of an employee who is sick or injured.
  • UNICEF never pays for employee vacations, and does not handle travel arrangements via third party payments.
  • UNICEF never solicits representatives to accept donations with the promise of a commission.
  • UNICEF never solicits individuals to forward donated merchandise overseas.
  • UNICEF never participates in lottery awards.

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Recent News

May 21, 2013

UNICEF Concerned About Reports of Children Trapped in Qusayr

UNICEF is extremely concerned about the safety of civilians in the embattled city of Qusayr in Syria and fears that thousands of children and women could be trapped there by fighting. Heavy clashes have been reported in Qusayr, a city near the Lebanese border, with a population of some 30,000. Between 12,000 and 20,000 people, many of them children, are thought to still be inside the city.

May 20, 2013

Fighting Malnutrition in Guatemala

Elena López lives in a one-room house with a dirt floor, no electricity and no running water. She grows fruits and vegetables, and she has chickens and a few other small animals. Yet one of her daughters suffers from acute malnutrition, and the other three have lower-than-average body weight. In Guatemala, nearly half of all children under 5 years old are chronically malnourished. Today, the López family is being visited by Faustina Vásquez, a community health worker supported by UNICEF.