EIN 13-4080201

Church World Service (CWS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
493
State
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations in the United States.
Total revenues
$152,129,784
2022
Total expenses
$149,003,159
2022
Total assets
$51,124,354
2022
Num. employees
493
2022

Program areas at CWS

Services to displaced persons - the cws commitment to refugees and other displaced persons is a prophetic expression of our calling in faith to welcome strangers, to give voice to the uprooted, to provide durable solutions, and to challenge those responsible for suffering and displacement. Cws works with a network of churches, organizations, and individuals that assist uprooted persons that have had to flee their countries due to persecution, armed conflict, etc. Together, we seek to provide forcibly displaced populations support to address critical unmet needs as durable solutions are sought. Activities include: sheltering people temporarily displaced by civil strife and other factors beyond their control, providing shelter, food, medical assistance, legal aid, etc. To refugees, refugee resettlement in the us through congregations, protecting the uprooted persons in the most vulnerable situations, responding to new and emerging refugee situations, advocating initiatives that influence us government and other policies and laws affecting the protection of uprooted persons, and providing immigration services and support.
Global relief and development - cws works in partnership with local organizations, churches, individuals, organizations, and others around the World to bring about sustainable change. By working together to support development and food security, cws seeks to work with marginalized communities experiencing chronic hunger and poverty and to achieve durable solutions that build peace and justice. The focus of the work is on the most vulnerable persons and communities to develop socially, economically and environmentally sustainable communities and achieve a higher quality of life. The following programs are part of this functional category: hunger and malnutrition, climate change and sustainability, education, water, livelihoods, food security and rights, indigenous peoples, protection of vulnerable youth and children, and health.
Emergency response - cws joins together with others to support people and communities in humanitarian crises around the World. Cws helps the faith community play its special role in disaster mitigation, preparedness, and response. In responding to emergencies and working during prolonged periods of need, cws works to ensure the World's most vulnerable people become self-sufficient. The goal is to achieve durable solutions that build or restore peace, justice and dignity.activities include: emergency assistance to address the immediate needs of the most vulnerable survivors of natural and human caused disasters, material assistance related to natural and human caused disasters, mitigation, preparedness, planning, and sustainable assistance to minimize the impact of disasters, disaster preparedness and immediate and long-term response activities of people and communities preparing for and affected by natural and human caused disasters, and provision of pastoral, spiritual, and psychological care that helps disaster survivors cope with the crisis situation and recover their capacity to move forward positively.

Grants made by CWS

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Refugee Services of TexasServices To the Displaced$4,861,320
Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM)Services To the Displaced$3,830,637
New American PathwaysServices To the Displaced$2,867,586
...and 79 more grants made totalling $18,743,630

Who funds Church World Service (CWS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
AirbnborgRefugee$852,000
International Rescue Committee (IRC)Refugee Programs$646,358
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$566,764
...and 88 more grants received totalling $6,058,012
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of StateRESETTLEMENT SUPPORT CENTERS (RSCS) FOR U.S. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT$34,611,806
Department of StateU.S. REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM$24,317,661
Department of StateRESETTLEMENT SUPPORT CENTERS (RSCS) FOR U.S. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT$11,679,912
...and 54 more federal grants / contracts

Personnel at CWS

NameTitleCompensation
McCullough John LChief Executive Officer Emeritus / Former President and Chief Executive Officer$165,128
Santos Richard LChief Executive Officer and President$327,000
Joanne RendallChief Financial Officer$116,592
Walle AnnVice President Governance and Chief of Staff$140,908
Kekic ErolSenior Vice President of Program$173,934
...and 39 more key personnel

Financials for CWS

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$149,191,777
Program services$1,734,603
Investment income and dividends$272,096
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$931,308
Total revenues$152,129,784

Form 990s for CWS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-062021-11-15990View PDF
2020-062021-03-02990View PDF
2019-062020-01-30990View PDF
2018-062019-02-21990View PDF
2017-062017-12-28990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

Organizations like CWS

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Food For The HungryPhoenix, AZ$172,764,553
Oxfam-AmericaBoston, MA$100,583,862
Lutheran World ReliefBaltimore, MD$69,634,457
Mercy CorpsPortland, OR$423,496,332
Plan International USAProvidence, RI$61,455,293
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)Silver Spring, MD$133,531,867
Global CommunitiesSilver Spring, MD$190,806,723
The American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY$398,318,796
Mercy ShipsLindale, TX$110,683,026
Project Hope Health AffairsWashington, DC$132,366,024
Data update history
June 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
May 20, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from Carnegie Corporation of New York
August 2, 2022
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $551,933 from Growing Hope Globally (FRB)
Nonprofit Types
International-focused organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Foreign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingOperates internationallyNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
Metro area
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
County
Elkhart County, IN
Website URL
cwsglobal.org/ 
Phone
(800) 297-1516
Twitter profile
@cws_global 
IRS details
EIN
13-4080201
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q33: International Relief
NAICS code, primary
624230: Emergency and Relief Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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