SAMARITAN'S PURSE
Programs
Operation Christmas Child
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD (OCC): THROUGH THIS 30-YEAR-OLD PROJECT, SAMARITAN'S PURSE COLLECTS AND DELIVERS GIFT-FILLED SHOEBOXES TO HURTING CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. WE DO THIS TO DEMONSTRATE GOD'S LOVE, GAIN A HEARING FOR THE GOSPEL, AND SHARE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS-THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. JESUS TOLD US, "GO THEREFORE AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS" (MATTHEW 28:19). IN 2023, A TOTAL OF 11.3 MILLION SHOEBOX GIFTS WERE PRAYERFULLY PACKED FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ALL OVER THE WORLD BY PEOPLE FROM 11 COUNTRIES. SINCE 1993, MORE THAN 220 MILLION SHOEBOX GIFTS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN MORE THAN 170 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. NATIONAL COLLECTION WEEK IN 2024 WILL BE NOVEMBER 18-25 AT THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$417.8MUkraine Response Relief Efforts
UKRAINE RESPONSE: SAMARITAN'S PURSE HAS BEEN WORKING IN UKRAINE SINCE THE RUSSIAN INVASION IN FEBRUARY 2022. IN 2023, OUR TEAMS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 238 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, PROVIDED OVER 53 MILLION LITERS OF WATER, GAVE OUT MORE THAN 473,000 BIBLES, AND PROVIDED 4,600 WOOD STOVES TO HURTING FAMILIES. SINCE THE START OF THE CONFLICT, SAMARITAN'S PURSE HAS DELIVERED MORE THAN 1 MILLION POUNDS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES AND HELPED NEARLY 14.5 MILLION PEOPLE, INCLUDING MORE THAN 21,800 MEDICAL PATIENTS. NOTE: THE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE IRS CLASSIFIES UKRAINE AS PART OF "RUSSIA & NEIGHBORING STATES". THIS REFERENCE OCCURS MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT SCH. F.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$96.2MSouth Sudan Relief Program
SOUTH SUDAN RELIEF: SAMARITAN'S PURSE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE HOST COMMUNITY IN SOUTH SUDAN THROUGHOUT 2023. TEAMS DISTRIBUTED FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS TO OVER 396,000 PEOPLE IN UNITY AND UPPER NILE STATES; AND PROVIDED OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND TREATMENT TO 61,856 INDIVIDUALS IN MAYENDIT, MAYOM AND MAIWUT COUNTIES VIA MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS. OUR WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE PROJECTS DRILLED OR REHABILITATED 120 BOREHOLES TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO MORE THAN 57,700 PEOPLE. LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 49,600 PEOPLE. WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE LOCAL CHURCH AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO ENCOURAGE, TRAIN, AND DISCIPLE MORE THAN 218,700 PEOPLE THROUGH MINISTRY AND BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$40.8M
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