Financial Statements and Information

As a trusted children's nonprofit organization, Save the Children works to ensure every childhood is safe, healthy and full of learning, whatever the circumstances.

Save the Children's latest Annual Report highlights how we put donor resources to work in the most cost-effective ways possible. In 2025 we saw a sharp decline in public funding due to US foreign aid cuts. These cuts impacted our work and the work of many other nonprofits in our sector. The lower program ratio-- a smaller share of spending for programs and services -- is due to one-time costs related to ending grants and resizing our operations. 

Nevertheless, protecting services for children stayed our first priority. We moved fast, acting, adapting and innovating to shield children who depend on us from the impact of funding gaps. 

To keep that support dependable, we accelerated our move toward a more diversified, resilient funding model—one that isn't exposed to any single funding shock—broadening private-sector and philanthropic support through our global impact investing arm. Our ability to be nimble and put children first, regardless of world events, is made possible by you. 

Your trust keeps children at the center of everything we do, and it's what will carry our mission forward for the next 100 years.

Why You Can Give with Confidence

When people ask, "Is Save the Children a good charity," we let our results, our financial statements and our nonprofit ratings speak for themselves. When donating to Save the Children you're able to give with confidence. In 2025, Save the Children received an A- from CharityWatch a nonprofit charity watchdog and information service, Charity Navigator awarded us four stars, and we meet the Better Business Bureau's (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance's 20 standards needed to be an accredited national charity.