International Rescue Committee 2013 Annual Report

On the cover: A primary-school student in Pakistan, where the IRC and 10 partner organizations will work to improve the quality of reading education in 38,000 schools and advance and develop the reading-instruction skills of 94,000 teachers over the next five years. The U.S. Agency for International Development awarded the IRC $160 million to implement the program, called the Pakistan Reading Project.

This page: A young girl in a coastal village on Panay Island, the Philippines, carries water cans that had been distributed by the IRC Emergency Team following Typhoon Haiyan.

International Rescue Committee

Annual Report 2013

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A Syrian infant is treated at an IRC-run clinic in Mafraq, Jordan. The IRC provides primary and reproductive health care to refugees here and at a second clinic in the border town of Ramtha.

Contents

Message from the Co-Chairs of the IRC Board and Overseers 2Message from the President 2A Challenge and an Honor 3Rescue, Protect and Rebuild: The IRC in 2013 4Our Supporters 10Board of Directors and Staff Leadership 19Financial Report 20How You Can Help 21



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A Syrian infant is treated at an IRC-run clinic in Mafraq, Jordan. The IRC provides primary and reproductive health care to refugees here and at a second clinic in the border town of Ramtha.

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Message from the Co-Chairs of the IRC Board and Overseers 2Message from the President 2A Challenge and an Honor 3Rescue, Protect and Rebuild: The IRC in 2013 4Our Supporters 10Board of Directors and Staff Leadership 19Financial Report 20How You Can Help 21

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The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Where we work around the world

The American Institute of Philanthropy gives the IRC an A+. Charity Navigator awarded the IRC its highest rating. And the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance notes the IRC meets all 20 standards.

The IRC’s Ratings

Fundraising Management and General Program Services

The IRC’s Efficiency

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The IRC manages the Surge Protection Project,which helps the United Nations protect refugees during a crisis. Surge Protection Project staff members are deployed in these countries.

In 2013, the IRC and its partner organizations:

Provided 13 million people with primary and reproductive health care

Gave 1.4 million people access to clean drinking water and sanitation

Vaccinated over 276,000 children against disease; supported clinics and hospitals which helped 272,000 women deliver healthy babies

How You Can Support the IRCOpposite page: A young man fetches water in the Kaledan River in Chin state, the poorest state in Myanmar. The IRC runs livelihood and other programs in Chin.

Below: This woman and child are among 370,00 people displaced by war and drought who live in camps and settlements in Mogadishu, Somalia. The IRC runs four health clinics in the city for displaced people.

Bottom: These plywood boxes contain rubber bladders used to store fresh water for drinking and washing. The IRC is distributing the bladders in camps for displaced people in northern Syria, where fresh water is scarce.

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Donations International Rescue Committee 122 East 42nd St. New York, NY 10168-1289

The IRC accepts gifts in the form of securities. For more information, please contact: [email protected]

Future GiftsEnsure that displaced people make their way from harm to home in the future through a bequest to the IRC. Contact [email protected] for information or to indicate that you have already included the IRC in your estate plans.

Raise Money Start your own fundraising campaign to support the IRC and make a difference. For information, visit the iRescue DIY fundraising site at: diy.rescue.org

Volunteer The IRC relies on volunteers to support its work helping refugees adjust to a new life in the United States. For information about how you can help, contact: rescue.org/volunteer

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Photo CreditsAll photos by Peter Biro except: Inside front cover: Tyler Jump; p.1: Ned Colt; p.2 (Board) The IRC; p.2 (David Miliband) Lynda Shenkman Curtis; p.3 top: Kete Shabani; top right: Ned Colt; near left: ABC News; p.5 below right: Ned Colt; p.6:Tyler Jump; p.7: Sophia Jones-Mwangi; p.8: Brian Harkin; p.11 top: Antoinette Verbree/SV; bottom: Jean-Philippe Dobrin; p.15: Jean-Philippe Dobrin; p.17: Ashley Samuela Raasch; p.19 top: Evelyn Hockstein/UNHCR; bottom: Ned Colt; inside back cover bottom: Ned Colt

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The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Where we work around the world

The American Institute of Philanthropy gives the IRC an A+. Charity Navigator awarded the IRC its highest rating. And the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance notes the IRC meets all 20 standards.

The IRC’s Ratings

Fundraising Management and General Program Services

The IRC’s Efficiency

92%

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The IRC manages the Surge Protection Project,which helps the United Nations protect refugees during a crisis. Surge Protection Project staff members are deployed in these countries.

In 2013, the IRC and its partner organizations:

Provided 13 million people with primary and reproductive health care

Gave 1.4 million people access to clean drinking water and sanitation

Vaccinated over 276,000 children against disease; supported clinics and hospitals which helped 272,000 women deliver healthy babies












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Message from the Co-Chairs of the IRC Board and OverseersDear Supporters,In 2013, the Board of Directors fulfilled one of its most important responsibilities: choosing the agency’s chief executive officer. Last spring, at the conclusion of an extensive search, the Board selected David Miliband, former U.K. Foreign Secretary, as successor to our accomplished CEO of the last 11 years, George Rupp. David took office on Sept. 3.

Thanks to careful planning during the spring and summer, the transition took place in an orderly manner. Moreover, the change came during a year in which the IRC’s domestic and international programs were more extensive than ever before and we were responding in the Middle East to one of the largest humanitarian crises in decades. Our budget approached half a billion dollars,

an indicator of the robust level of humanitarian assistance we are providing to the world’s most vulnerable people.

In 2013, the IRC continued to manage carefully and prudently the resources entrusted to us by donors, and the organization again received top grades from leading charity evaluators. The program statistics that are highlighted throughout this report show the significant impact the IRC is having on the lives of millions of people.

Please know that we and our colleagues on the Board of Directors and the Overseers are grateful to you, our donors, for your continuing support of our critically important mission. You make our work possible, and you bring hope and a better life to people throughout the world.

Sarah O’Hagan Co-Chair, Board of Directors

Thomas SchickCo-Chair, Board of Directors

Glenda BurkhartCo-Chair, Overseers

Scott PelleyCo-Chair, Overseers

The IRC and its partners created 226 village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) that benefited some 14,000 members in 8 countries.

Dear Friends, I am honored to present the IRC annual report for 2013—a year in which we continued to carry out our lifesaving mission globally, while offering crucial services for refugees resettling in the United States.

Our response to the growing crisis in Syria and its neighbors epitomizes our dedication to people and communities in need. I’ve seen for myself in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey how much the IRC’s work is valued by refugees and how highly it is respected by donors. Our cross-border work, carried out with extraordinarily courageous Syrian partners, has enabled us to provide over a million people with desperately needed health care.

All around the world, we have continued our work in health, education, economic development, and women’s protection and empowerment, helping millions of people affected by protracted, often forgotten conflicts. We have expanded our work in the Sahel, a region of Africa coping not only with widespread conflict but also with mass population movements caused by shortages of natural resources.

2013 was also a year which dramatized the risks involved in our mission. We continue to mourn the loss of five members of our staff who were abducted and murdered in Afghanistan. We honor their memory by continuing their brave work.

As the son of refugees, I am honored to lead the International Rescue Committee. We are grateful for the support we are receiving from our donors, our staff, and members of our Board of Directors and Overseers. I hope you are as inspired as I am by the record presented here.

David Miliband

Message from the President

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Glenda BurkhartCo-Chair, Overseers

Scott PelleyCo-Chair, Overseers

A Challenge and an Honor

Top: In November, David Miliband met with Syrian refugees who recently crossed the border to a transit camp in Kilis, Turkey.

Above: Before he became IRC president, Miliband met with an IRC staff member at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, home to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees.

Far left: Miliband speaks at the 2013 Freedom Award Dinner in New York. He was introduced by former President Bill Clinton. The dinner honored democracy and human-rights supporter, philanthropist and financier George Soros, who received the IRC’s Freedom Award.

Near left: In October, Miliband discussed the crisis in Syria and other international issues on the ABC News broadcast “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”

David Miliband, former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, became president and CEO of the IRC on Sept. 3, 2013. He succeeded George Rupp, who had led the IRC since 2002. During Miliband’s first months on the job, the IRC responded to new and ongoing humanitarian emergencies in the Philippines, the Middle East, South Sudan and the Central African Republic while continuing operations in some three dozen countries worldwide. Here are some highlights and reflections on his tenure so far.

“ To be confronted during my first week as president with the killing of five IRC staff members in Afghanistan brought home the risks and dangers as well as the challenges the IRC faces every day. When talking to IRC staff members around the world, what is most striking is how they are determined to honor their colleagues’ memory by carrying on their work. The enduring quality of the IRC’s mission shows through strongly.”

“ Why should the average citizen care about a refugee who has been displaced by a faraway war or natural disaster? In an interconnected world, such crises are never far away. They affect all of us in many ways, from economics to national security. We also have a fundamental moral responsibility to help people less fortunate than us.”

“ There are fewer wars than ever before, but more refugees than ever before. There are new pressures from civil war, sectarian conflict, climate change and resource pressures. This is the new frontier for the IRC and humanitarian organizations, one that that we must address not just with emergency services but with long-term economic and livelihoods programs that help refugees and displaced people support and sustain themselves.”

“ In 2013, the IRC introduced innovative new programs in the field: cash for work, cash transfer programs and a multimedia information service to help Syrians access humanitarian aid. The IRC has a real drive for innovation, and we depend upon our core private donors to support these efforts. It’s vitally important that the IRC continue to be one of the most innovative humanitarian organizations.”


Rescue, Protect and Rebuild: The IRC in 2013

The IRC and its partners provided schooling and educational opportunities to 725,000 girls and boys, and trained over 20,000 educators.

Whether responding to war and natural disaster, such as the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the devastating typhoon that struck the Philippines, or carrying out livelihoods, women’s protection, education and health programs in Congo, Pakistan and Myanmar, or advocating for newly resettled refugees in the United States, the International Rescue Committee is on the ground every single day working to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. In 2013, the IRC delivered lifesaving aid in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities. Everywhere it works, the IRC is committed to forming partnerships with local community, government and nongovernmental organizations to help them grow and provide aid and economic development directly to those they serve. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

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Opposite page: Syrian girls on the streets of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where the IRC provides support for refugee women and girls and helps to reunite with their families children who crossed the border into Jordan alone.

Below left: At Arbat refugee camp in northern Iraq, the IRC provided over 20,000 gallons of fresh drinking water to refugees every day.

Below right: A refugee family at the Zaatari camp in northern Jordan.

Syria: An unprecedented humanitarian crisis

The civil war in Syria has plunged the Middle East into the gravest humanitarian crisis of recent times. By the end of 2013, more than one-third of Syria’s population had been driven from their homes, including more than 2.3 million refugees who fled to neighboring countries and 7 million people who were displaced internally. All told, more than 9 million people are in need of urgent lifesaving assistance inside Syria with no end to the conflict in sight.

In 2013, the IRC mounted a full-fledged regional emergency response to this unprecedented crisis, providing medical and other critical aid, helping women who have been victimized by violence, and ensuring that refugees have access to legal rights.

Inside Syria, the IRC has reached over a million people with medical and emergency supplies, and trained nearly 200 doctors, nurses

and paramedics in frontline medicine. In camps for the displaced, we provided clean water and sanitation, education to primary-school students, and emergency supplies to families.

In Jordan, which has absorbed over 560,000 refugees, the IRC delivered primary and reproductive health care at clinics in the border cities of Mafraq and Ramtha, offered social services and individual and group counseling to refugee families, and provided support to survivors of sexual violence. In Jordan’s refugee camps, the IRC provided support to refugee women and is helping to reunite children with their families.

In Lebanon, home to some 846,000 refugees, the IRC is operating four women’s centers and has launched a unique cash assistance program that helps both Syrian refugees and local Lebanese to pay for rent, food, utilities and other essentials.Iraq has absorbed some

209,000 refugees. At the Domiz refugee camp in the north of the country, the IRC has provided camp management and a safe space for women and built a secondary school for refugee children. At Al Qaim camp, the IRC has provided free legal assistance, mobilized community groups and helped survivors of sexual violence, while at Arbat camp, near the Syrian border, we have provided water and sanitation services.

As 2013 ended, another crisis gripped the region—winter. With temperatures plummeting, living conditions became even more precarious for refugees and the displaced alike. In response, the IRC distributed winter emergency kits to some 175,000 Syrian refugees in need throughout the region, and we delivered emergency food rations to displaced families in the Al-Hasakah region of eastern Syria.

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The Philippines: Responding to Typhoon Haiyan

On Nov. 8, 2013, the most powerful storm ever to make landfall hit the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan raged across the archipelago, affecting a staggering 11.5 million inhabitants and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Haiyan devastated homes, roads, airports, seaports, water supplies and power lines—and left in its wake severe shortages of potable water, food stocks and medical supplies.

The IRC dispatched its Emergency Response Team to the Philippines to identify survivors’ needs and provide urgent assistance as part a vast international relief effort. We have

focused on three severely affected areas in the Western Visayas region—Capiz, Iloilo and northern Cebu—that received little relief in the weeks after the storm.

The IRC worked to meet urgent needs for water and sanitation, shelter, and protection for those most vulnerable in the wake of the disaster, including women, children and the elderly. The emergency team delivered storage containers to areas where water supplies have been disrupted, solar-powered lamps to places where power is not expected to return for months, and emergency kits packed with spare clothing and other personal items to help women hold onto their dignity amid extremely difficult circumstances.

The team also focused on creating job opportunities that will enable survivors to earn cash to help them rebuild their homes and their lives.

“The people we’ve met are thankful for the support they have received from around the world, but it is clear that they have no desire to become dependent on it,” said Tyler Jump, a member of the emergency team. “They want to rebuild their homes so they can get back to work. They want to get back to work so they can rebuild their communities. The drive and determination of the people is exceptional. They know what needs to be done, and they’re ready and willing. But first they need the resources to do it.”

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Opposite page top: A survivor of Typhoon Haiyan receives supplies during a distribution by the IRC on Panay Island.

Opposite page bottom: A member of the IRC Emergency Team discusses the best way to distribute relief supplies with a village leader in Panay Island.

Below: Cavine Akello sells traditional pancakes at a market stall in Kitgum, Uganda. An IRC program for young mothers helped her save enough to open her business.

Economic recovery and sustainability

When people are displaced by war or natural disaster, they often must leave everything behind. When they return to their homes, they can find that their livelihoods have been destroyed or pillaged. The IRC is committed to providing long-term support to help people get back on their feet and restore their local economies.

There is no better example than Uganda, where the IRC has been working since 1998 in response to the devastation wrought by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which killed thousands of people and displaced tens of thousands more during two decades of fighting. Across northern Uganda, a network of IRC-funded village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) help women open small businesses—grocery stores, hair

salons and tailor shops—and gain economic independence while contributing to the rebuilding of their community.

Many are single women or survivors of sexual or other violence and have received counseling by specially trained women. One member, Cavine Akello, was 17 when she became pregnant with her son. She was thrilled to learn that her VSLA not only encouraged her to save money and learn a vocation but also taught parenting skills.

“What I am learning in the VSLA is how to raise my son well so that he can become a responsible member of the community,” she says.

The VSLA model is so successful it has been introduced in Congo, Burundi, Liberia and Sierra Leone, among other countries, where it benefited more than 23,000 women in 2013.

Protection and dignity for women and girls

Protection of women and girls and support for their rights are a cornerstone of IRC programs. Today, the IRC runs programs for women and girls in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia and the MIddle East. The IRC is the only humanitarian organization to have a special division dedicated exclusively to work on violence against women and girls, and it is known as a pioneer in bringing the issue to international attention.

In 2013, the IRC helped focus attention on violence and abuse against Syrian refugee women and girls. In Jordan’s sprawling Zaatari camp, the IRC supports refugee women at three women’s centers, while in Lebanon it runs six centers serving urban refugee women.


Above: No group is more vulnerable during war or conflict than children. In northern Syria, where conditions are especially grim, the IRC has established schools that serve over 2,500 children.

Left: Students attend classes offered by the IRC in 15 U.S. cities to help refugees and immigrants prepare for their citizenship test.

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The IRC is also committed to developing new approaches to responding to and preventing violence against women. Last year, the IRC collaborated with Johns Hopkins University and the University of Washington to introduce a new form of group therapy for survivors of sexual violence in Congo. The therapy has proven highly successful in enabling women to overcome the shame, nightmares and emotional turmoil that had left them unable to work or take care of their families. The IRC plans to offer the therapy to more women through national health centers and hopes to provide the treatment in other countries where it is needed.

Education and jobs for youth

The sudden displacement of tens of thousands of people can destroy families. No group is more vulnerable during a conflict or natural disaster than children, who are often separated from their parents and become vulnerable to preventable diseases and sexual abuse. School and education can be disrupted for years.

The IRC is determined that children in crisis receive aid and support. When emergencies strike, we provide safe spaces where uprooted children can continue their schooling and heal from trauma. In the aftermath of crisis, we train teachers and rehabilitate schools, giving young people the foundation they need to build a strong future for themselves and their communities.

In 2013, the IRC came to the aid of over 750,000 children around the world. In northern Syria, where conditions for displaced children are especially grim, the IRC established schools that serve over 2,500

children in six camps. Each student receives school supplies and takes part in activities designed to restore a sense of normalcy and healing. Special attention is paid to children with special needs.

In Congo, the IRC is supporting nearly 500,000 children and teachers through community-based education and teacher and skills training, while in Sierra Leone and Liberia, the IRC is providing educational and job opportunities to adolescent girls—a group particularly vulnerable to dropping out of school.

And the innovative new Pakistan Reading Project being carried out by the IRC and 10 partner organizations will improve the quality of reading and reading instruction in 38,000 Pakistani schools over the next five years.

Advocacy and public outreach

In 2013, the IRC succeeded in directing the attention of international policy makers to the needs of refugees and displaced people. An IRC fact-finding commission released a report, “Syria: A Regional Crisis,” that helped galvanize international awareness and response to the suffering of Syrians displaced by the civil war. The report focused on the plight of urban refugees and on violence against refugee women and girls.

The IRC continued to advocate for more resources and leadership to address violence against women and girls in crisis-affected countries such as Congo, and we helped convince the British government and the European Union to make violence against women a funding and policy

priority when responding to emergencies.

In the United States, the IRC pressed for the inclusion of provisions that strengthened refugee and asylum programs in the Senate’s immigration reform legislation and led advocacy efforts that helped secure significant additional funding from the federal government for humanitarian programs.

Easing the path to citizenship

Throughout its history, the IRC has helped refugees build new lives in the United States. Our staff and volunteers ensure that newcomers have what they need to get started in their adopted land—a place to live, food, clothing, language and skills classes, encouragement and emotional support. In 2013, buoyed by a $5 million grant from the Grove Foundation, the IRC significantly expanded its support for resettled refugees and immigrants who wish to become U.S. citizens. The IRC now offers immigration counseling in all of its 22 offices around the country and citizenship classes in 15 offices, and has a greater capacity to help refugees prepare for the often intimidating naturalization exam and obtain green cards and passports.

“By easing the path to citizenship, we are supporting their integration into the American fabric and helping to ensure they can fully protect their civil rights,” says Paula Forero, director of the IRC’s immigration program.

Or as Ali Salih, an Iraqi refugee who became a citizen last year, says, “Now I am an American. I have rights. I am free.”

The IRC and its partners provided skills training or access to financial services to 12,000 young people.


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The IRC and its partners provided legal assistance to more than 20,000 people through IRC-supported legal centers.

Top: Syrian refugee women are trained for jobs in cosmetology at an IRC women’s center in Halba, Lebanon.

Above: A refugee farmer from Bhutan works in the New Roots community garden in Oakland, Calif.

Opposite page: IRC aid workers distribute rice in the village of Ndiba in the Central African Republic. The residents lost crops and most of their homes after rebels attacked the village.

The International Rescue Committee expresses gratitude to our supporters, who help us restore dignity and hope to those whose lives are profoundly changed by war, violent conflict, oppression and natural disaster. The commitment of individuals, foundations, corporations, volunteers, governments, nongovernmental organizations and multilateral agencies enables the IRC to respond swiftly in emergencies and communities to recover.

On the following pages, we salute the generous donors who supported the IRC during the past fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, 2012, and ended Sept. 30, 2013.

(§) Deceased Donors listed in italics have contributed consecutively for three or more years

Lifetime GivingThe IRC is grateful to many supporters whose compassion and generosity over the decades bring families around the globe from harm to home.

$50 million +Stichting Vluchteling(Netherlands Refugee Foundation)

$40 million +NoVo Foundation

$20 million +Anonymous (1) The Starr Foundation

$10 million +Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationVanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$7.5 million +Anonymous (2)Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundThe Grove FoundationTides FoundationJudy and Josh WestonJohn C. Whitehead

$5 million +Anonymous (1)American Red CrossWilliam K. Bowes, Jr. FoundationJohnson & JohnsonDan Lufkin / The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationOpen Square Charitable Gift FundThe Peierls Foundation, Inc.Tamara G. and Michael D. Root

$2.5 million +Anonymous (3) ACE Charitable FoundationCliff S. and Laurel E. AsnessJane and Alan BatkinDr. Georgette F. Bennett and Dr. Leonard S. Polonsky charity: waterColumbia UniversityCommittee Encouraging Corporate PhilanthropyMarie and Joseph FieldTheodore J. ForstmannGlobal ImpactGoldman SachsFrederick IsemanJewish Communal FundRuth and David Levine

Newman’s Own FoundationsOpen Society FoundationsThe David & Lucile Packard FoundationThe Partridge Foundation, a John and Polly Guth Charitable FundPfizer IncRobert T. Rolfs FoundationCathy RootSchwab Charitable The Speyer Family Foundation/ Katherine Farley and Jerry I. SpeyerTed and Vada Stanley Starr International FoundationYoung Green Foundation

$1 million +Anonymous (9) Estate of Dorothy AbbeSimin and Herb AllisonLaurent and Johanna Alpert, in memory of Paul and Sophie AlpertAmerican ExpressAmerican International Group, Inc.American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeAmerican Jewish World ServiceAlice and Bill BarnettVera BlinkenCalifornia Community FoundationDorothy L. Campbell 1997 TrustThe Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationThe Carson Family Charitable TrustCharina Endowment FundCommunity Foundation of New JerseyThe Leon and Toby Cooperman FoundationEstate of Richard CorvinCrown Family PhilanthropiesDr. Kathryn W. Davis (§)Estate of Harry Fagan, Jr.Estate of Juanita Friedrichs & Estate of Arthur FriedrichsBenito and Frances C. Gaguine FoundationGeneral ElectricHorace W. Goldsmith FoundationAgnes GundThe Hauser FoundationHumanity UnitedJPMorgan Chase & Co.Mary B. Ketcham (§)Estate of Cynthia LearyThe LeBrun FoundationThe John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationVincent and Anne MaiPaul McCartneyWill McClatchyThe New York Community TrustStavros S. Niarchos FoundationNike Foundation

In Memory of Andrew E. NormanSarah and Peter O’HaganOtto Family FoundationPearson FoundationPepsiCo FoundationThe Pew Charitable TrustsThe Pincus Family FundThe Prudential FoundationElizabeth Rasmussen (§)Nancy and George RuppRuth and Julian SchroederSilicon Valley Community Foundation Estate of Ann SmeltzerEstate of Estelle SmuckerEstate of Lieselotte and Friedrich SolmsenMichael W. and Carol A. TaylorThe Robert and Margaret Thomas FoundationTime Warner Inc.Unbound PhilanthropyMaureen White and Steven RattnerThe Winston Foundation, Inc.

IRC’s Generous DonorsWe are grateful for all the individual donors, corporations and foundations that have provided essential support for the IRC’s lifesaving programs and special projects around the globe. Gifts given Oct. 1, 2012 – Sept. 30, 2013

$1 Million +Anonymous (2)American Red CrossDorothy L. Campbell 1997 TrustBill & Melinda Gates FoundationThe Grove FoundationDan Lufkin / The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation NoVo FoundationOpen Square Charitable Gift FundSchwab CharitableVanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$500,000 +Anonymous (2)Educate A ChildFidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundHess CorporationJohnson & JohnsonEstate of Cynthia LearyRuth and David LevineRichard and Ronay MenschelNike FoundationPearson FoundationThe Peierls Foundation, Inc.

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The IRC and its partners counseled and provided essential services to over 27,000 survivors of gender-based violence and educated and mobilized over 1,270,000 men, women and children to lead prevention efforts in their communities.

An IRC health worker informs villagers from Kaga-Bandora in the Central African Republic about HIV-AIDS prevention.

$250,000 +Anonymous (2)ACE Charitable FoundationAmerican ExpressCliff S. and Laurel E. Asness William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundationcharity: waterCrown Family PhilanthropiesBenito and Frances G. Gaguine FoundationGillian M. Shepherd and Eduardo G. MestreThe Speyer Family Foundation/ Katherine Farley and Jerry I. SpeyerThe Starr FoundationUnbound PhilanthropyWarner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Catherine and Tracy WolstencroftEstate of Margaret Rupli WoodwardJonathan Young (§)

$100,000 +Anonymous (5)Ruth E. Adame (§)AnadarkoThe Baldwin Family Fund for Peace & JusticeDr. Georgette F. Bennett and Dr. Leonard S. PolonskyCharles ButtThe California EndowmentThe Carson Family Charitable TrustThe Chipotle Cultivate FoundationCiti FoundationCommunity Foundation of New JerseyGeorge & Dolores Doré Eccles FoundationDrago FamilySuzanne W. and Alan J. DworskyMarie and Joseph FieldFJC—A Foundation of Philanthropic FundsGlobal ImpactGoldman SachsGoldman Sachs Gives Charitable FundPhilip and Alicia HammarskjoldJeanne Hess (§)Esther Hoptner (§)Glenn Ista (§)Jewish Community FoundationJPMorgan Chase FoundationSteven Klinsky and Maureen SherryLeaves of Grass FundVincent and Anne MaiMasterCardMorgan StanleyNetwork For GoodNewman’s Own FoundationsSarah and Peter O’HaganOpen Society FoundationsPfizer IncRockfeller Philanthropy AdvisorsKathleen and Omar SaeedThe San Francisco FoundationEstate of Charles Sparkes Ted and Vada StanleyStarr International FoundationEstate of Shirley SteinThe Robert and Margaret Thomas FoundationUnited Way of San Diego CountyJudy and Josh WestonMaureen White and Steven RattnerAnda and William WintersIrwin and Florence Zahn

$50,000 +Anonymous (3)AJG FoundationAllen & Company, Inc.Laurent and Johanna Alpert, in memory of Paul and Sophie AlpertJonathan & Kathleen Altman FoundationAmerican Jewish World Service

Victor and Christine Anthony Family FoundationJane and Alan BatkinBon Secours Health System, Inc.Andrew H. BrimmerJudith and Frederick BuechnerCiti J. C. Flowers FoundationDavid I. and Victoria L. FoleyRobert FriedeAnthony E. GiraudoGoogleAgnes GundThe Marc Haas FoundationRalph and Louise HaberfeldHarris myCFO FoundationMarlene Hess and James D. ZirinHopper-Dean Family FundFrederick IsemanJewish Communal FundH.R.H. Princess Firyal of JordanJPMorgan Chase & Co.James M. and Sue Ellen KelsoAlex and Leander KruegerLaurie Lindenbaum and Bob HorneThe McMurtry Family FoundationThe Merancas Foundation, Inc.Mitchell and Rebecca MorganStavros S. Niarchos FoundationNorthern Trust Bank of FloridaPincus Family FoundationEstate of Laura S. Pinkert Jeffrey A. and Debra J. ResnickJanet C. RossNancy and George RuppSarlo Foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment FundThomas SchickRuth and Julian SchroederThe Seattle FoundationStanley S. ShumanBarbara Bartlett SloanH. Peter Stern/ Ralph E. Ogden FoundationJudith and Allan Taylor (§)Union Bank of CaliforniaUnited Way of Larimer County, Inc.United Way of Metropolitan AtlantaThe U.S. Fund for UNICEFMr. and Mrs. Marcello L. Vidale (§)The Wasily Family FoundationWomen’s Empowerment International

$25,000 +Anonymous (11)Nancy and Andrew AdelsonG. AgronJaved and Talat AhmedThe Ajram Family FoundationSimin and Herb AllisonDavid AltshulerThe AYCO Charitable FoundationBank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.Bank Of America, N.A.Alice and Bill BarnettBBDO WorldwideSir David and Lady BellGary and Cynthia BengierSheri E. Berman and Gideon RoseLeslie and George BiddleBloombergMary and David BoiesThe Boston FoundationEstate of Georgiana BowmanBrookfield Financial Prop L.P.Charles CahnStanley Case and Mary Warren CaseCatholic Charities of Santa ClaraArne and Debra ChristensonDavid Cooper and Maxine Hairston (§)The Leon and Toby Cooperman FoundationJocelyn and Richard Cunningham

John Dalenberg (§)Dr. Scholl FoundationSusan and Thomas DunnThe E&SS Foundation, Inc.East Bay Community FoundationJodie and John EastmanEquality Alliance San DiegoEule Charitable FoundationExtraordinary ProjectConcepcion and Irwin FedermanFoundation SourceIna and Jeffrey GartenGE Capital BankDonetta GeorgeSusan GibsonCory and Kristin GilchristEmily GoldblattAnne and Randall GreenePeter and Carol GreenfieldWalter M. Haas (§)Harman Family FoundationWillis S. and Cindy HesselrothOsman HusseinLeah Ice (§)International Institute of the Bay AreaIslamic Relief (USA)Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief— Syrian Refugees in Jordan The Jewish Federation Of Greater AtlantaJustGiveKaiser PermanenteIrfan Kathwari FoundationThe Leibowitz and Greenway Family Charitable FoundationLaurel and Lew LeibowitzHarold F. and Marguerite LenfestNathan LucashThe Henry Luce FoundationMildred Roy McElligott1993 Irrevocable Trust of Bette D. Moorman, recommended by Mrs. Albert J. MoormanJames MossmanJane F. and William J. Napier Charitable TrustThe New York Community TrustEve Niquette and Charles PohlAshish and Anjali T. PantScott and Jane PelleyPepsiCo FoundationMatt and Natalie PetersenMarc PlonskierPrice Family Charitable FundLucy Pugh and Michael KelloggRenaissance Charitable FoundationAndrew J. RobertsonThe Honorable and Mrs. Felix G. RohatynBruce E. and Lori L. RosenblumThe San Diego FoundationLewis and Ali SandersJonathan A. Schaffzin and Melissa E. BenzulyMurray G. and Beatrice H. Sherman Charitable TrustHiroko and James T. SherwinThe Shifting FoundationSilicon Valley Community FoundationMarilyn and Jim SimonsGordon A. SmithEstate of Cordelia E. SparkesStephen Spears and Cynthia MartinCyrus W. and Joanne SpurlinoMr. and Mrs. Arthur J. StainmanSusan B. StearnsGeorge C. Thomas Jr. (§)Ercument and Ikbal TokatChristine E. and David P. TrappLiv Ullmann and Donald SaundersUnited Way of Bergen CountyUnited Way of Salt LakeKent Walker and Diana WalshWantful, Inc.The Waterfall Foundation, Inc.Wells Fargo & Company

13(§) Deceased Donors listed in italics have contributed consecutively for three or more years

A Thriving PartnershipFor almost a decade, the ACE Charitable Foundation has been a strong partner of the IRC, developing a relationship that goes beyond philanthropy to one of company-wide engagement.

“We have supported the IRC for many years because of their mission and success in aiding the plight of refugees around the globe—arguably, the most at-risk and misfortunate group of people on the planet,” says Evan G. Greenberg, chairman and CEO of ACE Group, a global insurance organization.

In 2008, ACE committed to supporting vital IRC programs in Thailand and the U.S. In Thailand, this support helped the IRC carry out a campaign to prevent mosquito-borne diseases in camps that are home to some 140,000 Burmese refugees. Recently, ACE began funding a unique IRC livelihoods program that is training and certifying Burmese refugees to become health workers able to address the urgent health needs of fellow camp residents.

In the U.S., ACE has supported career development programs for refugees at the IRC’s 22 resettlement offices and an educational program for young refugees at the New York resettlement office.ACE employees in California, Texas and New York have also provided one-on-one career guidance to refugees.

By working closely with the IRC’s Institutional Philanthropy and Partnerships team, ACE is supporting successful IRC programs that are also important and relevant to the company, its employees and their communities.

The IRC with support from the ACE Charitable Foundation is training Burmese refugees to be midwives in refugee camps in Thailand.

Western Union FoundationEdward L. WhiteJohn C. WhiteheadWomen’s Foundation of Southern ArizonaY & H Soda Foundation

$10,000 +Anonymous (28)Emily Aber and Robert Wechsler Nasser Ahmad and Romita ShettyAda and Javed AhmedMunira and Mumtaz AhmedAlchemy FoundationKent and Diane AlexanderAltman Charitable Lead TrustGeorge Alvarez-CorreaMehrdad and Sholeh AmanatAndersen Corporate FoundationArnhold FoundationMyrtle L. Atkinson FoundationMichael AzhadiBallyshannon FundS. Balolia Family FoundationBaltimore Community FoundationSteven N. and Beth BangertSuzanne S. BartolucciSamuel J. Baskin Charitable TrustThe Howard Bayne FundVivian H. Bell (§)Bergen FoundationAmy and Tim BerkowitzSusan BerlowBernheim FoundationCarol BernsteinBlackie FoundationThe Blackstone GroupThe Herb Block FoundationBetsy Blumenthal and Jonathan D. RootRichard BoasClaudia M. BonnistBranson Family FoundationAnn Brayfield and Joseph EmersonThe Eli and Edythe L. Broad FoundationTom and Meredith BrokawLord John BrowneThe Bulova Stetson FundBurges Family Gift FundGlenda and John BurkhartLeslie and Walter BurlockEdward C. CameronRobin Fray CareyCarlson Family FoundationThe CarMax FoundationJohn CarrollMr. and Mrs. Alan W. CarterJudith and Ronald CarterCatapultCausemedia GroupTina Chen and Marvin JosephsonAlice Cheng and Robert W. LittletonThe Click Family FoundationCogan Family FoundationPeter G. CoganColgate-PalmoliveRuth M. CollinsCourtney B. CombeThe Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.Community Foundation of AbileneCommunity Foundation of Tampa BayJean-Pierre ConteRobert M. ConwayThe Cottrell FoundationJohn and Elena CoumantarosCharles Crane Family FoundationCrankstart FoundationCreative Associates International, Inc.The Crevier Family FoundationCarl Crider and Carol ClauseEdwin W. and Catherine M. Davis FoundationPamela DeannaJames Degel and Jeanne BerwickThe Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation

Susan Dentzer and Chuck AlstonRussell C. DeyoRuth DicklerTrinh D. Doan and Michael JermynWilliam H. Donner FoundationJordan and Megan DorfmanThe Draydor FoundationDina Dublon2000 Arthur K. Dunlop and Norma M. Dunlop Family TrustDavid F. and Frances A. EberhartRuth Eckstein (§)The Elman Family FoundationDana and Robert EmeryAndrea Escher and Todd TibbalsEuropharma, Inc.Iris FeinbergJudith FeinerEvelyn R. FergusonFirst Tennessee FoundationNancy & Thomas Florsheim FoundationThe James A. Folger and Jane C. Folger FoundationMrs. Helen H. FordVera Freeman (§)Maria-Cecilia and Gregory FreundFull Circle LivingMarion GalisonRebecca Gaples and Simon HarrisonMary and George GarveyG E FoundationRobert S. and Alene H. GelbardDeirdre M. Giblin and David B. DuBardJoseph and Carson Gleberman Dr. Jackie Gnepp and Mr. Joshua KlaymanKrishantha GoonetillekeHendrik GordenkerMichael and Sally GordonEvan G. GreenbergMaurice R. GreenbergSylvia B. Greenberg (§)Katrina Griessman and Jeffrey DinkleWalter and Elise Haas FundColleen Dunn Hall and Stephen HallLaura E. HallHCD FoundationHead Family Charitable FoundationLeila Heckman and Lowell RobinsonHeisman Trophy TrustRichard HendinRoger and Susan HertogDeirdre and Christopher HockettErle HolmHorton Foundation FundIBMIDT CorporationCarl Jacobs FoundationJewish Community Endowment FundThe Jewish Community Federation of ClevelandJewish Community FoundationKelly JohnChris and Leslie JohnsonJay and Susan JostynJunior League of San FranciscoAvinash Kaza and Meghana ReddyKeating Family FoundationEric KeatleyKelen Family FoundationMargaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation, Inc.Gregory T. Kimball and Wendy N. HauensteinHenry A. KissingerKoppel Family Charitable FoundationGary J. Kornblith and Carol S. LasserLaura Kozek and Vikram PunwaniDr. Barbara KravitzKroll Associates, Inc.Josh and Deborah KronenbergYong and Raymond KwokJohn Langan and Judy NadellGerald Langlykke

Ken G. LangoneBenjamin LeeCarol LoomisKristina and Frank LoverroRuth Norden Lowe and Warner L. Lowe Memorial FundStephen J. LyntonMacht Fund of THE ASSOCIATEDJosiah Macy, Jr. FoundationJacqueline J. Mahal and Benjamin E. SegalVirginia L. MaherJohn Makinson CBEScott and Laura MalkinShelly and Tony MalkinChloe MalleFX de MallmannHenry Mannix IIIMarin Community FoundationInga and Richard MarkovitsHelena and Roman Martinez IVDaniel and Susan MarusChristopher and Susan MastoKelly MateoJanet McClintock and John F. ImleMatt McClureJoy and Bill McGinnisMcKinsey & Company, Inc.Dorothy McPhersonThe Melkus Family FoundationThe Melrose FundJeffrey and Melanie MeyerMicrosoftHarrison Miller and Clare McCamyWalter MillerRobert and Karin MoeMary Ellen C MooneyBetty and Gordon MooreStarr MooreAlexander MorganMorgridge Family FoundationMichael Moritz and Harriet HeymanMoxie FoundationMT Maritime Management (USA) LLCMulago FoundationEleanor and Rhoads Murphey (§)Josefina NeviusIndra K. NooyiNorthern Trust CompanyNotsew Orm Sands FoundationChang K. ParkDon ParkerNathan PattonRajesh PedduMerle B. PeratisPhilotimo FoundationPine Tree Foundation of New YorkMichael L. Pitt and Peggy G. PittGeneral Colin L. PowellLorna PowerEstate of Mary Felton Price Private Education Endowment Foundation, Inc.Brian RatnerSigna ReadRichter Farms Jack D. RicklyRivendell FoundationEdward & Ellen Roche Relief FoundationArthur and Toni Rembe RockSheldon RoseThe Rudin FoundationCatherine W. RushFrancie Rutherford and Fred Wardenburg (§)Robert and Martha SachsSan Diego County Bar FoundationEmilie Hall Sandin and Thomas R. SandinEstate of Hildegard C. SchmidtThomas W. SchroederCharles Eric SchulmanJames H. SchwartzMary Shaw and Robert MarksEstate of Mildred B. Shawe Robert A. Sherman & Gloria Sherman Family Foundation


Gil ShivaMelanie Shorin and Greg FeldmanEstate of Albert L. ShostackBeverly ShulmanGeorge ShultzRose L. ShureHoward SloanDr. and Mrs. Bernard E. SmallJean Kennedy SmithStar Hill AssociatesThe Starbucks Foundation for LearningPaul and Gloria SternbergStephen M. Street (§)Sally SusmanRobert and Marijeanne SwiftJ. Bradford SympsonDeborah Sze and Stephen ModzelewskiThe T. Rowe Price Fund for Charitable GivingSzilvia Szmuk-Tanenbaum in memory of Charles TanenbaumTexas Bar FoundationWilliam and Joyce ThibodeauxThomas F. Tipi Revocable Living TrustTownsend PressFrancis H. and Jean TrainerGeorgia G. TraversTwig FoundationUnited States Tennis AssociationUS Bank National AssociationElsie P. van BurenLisa Vantrease and Rizwan PashaBetsy and Paul Von KusterThe Gertude and William C Wardlaw Fund, Inc.Peter W. WeissThe Whitehead Foundation Inc.Janet C. WhittleMalcolm Hewitt Wiener FoundationChristopher J. Williams and Janice Savin WilliamsEdward J. and Barbara WilsonThe Winston Foundation, Inc.Allen WisniewskiGregg S. and Beth WolpertKenton D. WoodWorld Bank Community Connections FundKen and Megan WrightRavi and Suzanne YadavEstate of Casimir ZachodnyZiff Brothers Investments, LLC

$5,000 +Anonymous (19)The Honorable and Mrs. Morton I. AbramowitzRichard and Lorraine AbramsonMichael J. and Pamela L. AlbertThe Sidney and Beatrice Albert FoundationAmerican Endowment FoundationAnd Justice For AllCalvin W. AndersonARK FoundationRuth Arnhold Endowment FundThe Susan A. and Donald P. Babson FoundationDon BaileyHilary Ballon and Orin KramerThe Barrington Foundation, Inc.David BasseinBatten Family FundChristoph BeckerBob and Peggy BeckhamJeffrey BerensonLeonard and Linda BerkowitzSabrina BhattacharjiRaj Bhattacharyya and Samantha HellerSusan (§) and Elliot BlackVera BlinkenThe Boisi Family FoundationRobert Borstel (§)Diana Bosniack

Gary BottoneEileen BowserRobert A. BreardJohn R. Breitenoeder Caring TrustEstate of Hilda M. Brennand Jennifer Brokaw, MDLewis D. Brounell Charitable TrustAlice C. BrownJenny and Donald BroylesDavid H. and Barbara BurnsHerbert and June ByrnesWalter CainMarjorie and Charles CalvertJohn Y. Campbell and Susanna PeytonThe Sam and Louise Campe Foundation, Inc.Candace M. Carroll and Len SimonJeremy Carver CBEDaniel F. CaseCentral Minnesota Community FoundationDilshad ChaglaDiane ChesnutChevronThe Chicago Community TrustCharles ChonNeil ChrissThe Clif Bar Family FoundationCoca-ColaPrentiss Cole and Leora Richards ColeVirginia Coleman Columbia Grammar and Preparatory SchoolCommunity Foundation of Western MassachusettsKaren (§) and Everett CookElizabeth Cooke and Reynold LevySusan K. Cook Charitable Remainder UnitrustCox Communications Inc.Eleanor B. Crook2002 Davis Family Revocable TrustLeah Missbach DayNina and Casper de ClercqJohn de NeufvilleTiffany DeFoeMr. and Mrs. Andre DenisShaun and Linda DeolaMark Di SuveroCharles Dolan and Anne FinestoneMonica P. and Mitchell F. DolinJohn D. DonahueDonald Devine CompanyWilliam and Jane DonaldsonPaul Dooley and Winnie HolzmanTim and Melissa DraperJohn and Elizabeth DuganSusan Marie DwyerSybil and Paul EakinEarnest Eats Walter and Ursula Eberspacher FoundationPaul and Silvia EdwardsThomas EhlersEnvironmental DefenseThe Estelle TrustFalcon Family FundDon FanslowFarese Family FoundationStacey Farley and Peter DavorenCharlotte FerenczGary Ford and Nancy E. EbbFoundation Beyond BeliefThe Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesJohn and Mary Franklin FoundationArlene H. GageMichael GardnerJane GelbEstate of Elisabeth Y. Gentieu Richard GibsonGreater Houston Community FoundationEric GreenshieldsGay GreerEric Grosse

Guilford Publications, Inc.gyro:Regina A. HablutzelPaul HallerEdward and Evelyn HalpertJanet M. HarrisDonald HechtPierre M. HegyAlex HenryToni D. Gelston and Douglas C. HerbertLucile and Jay HerbertMelissa and Jeffrey HessekielGrant E. HicksBente HirschChristine Hoang and Paul NakadaRosemary HoehnCreighton G. and Andrea C. HoffmanRuth M. HollandWarren HoweAnn HunterMargaret HunterJohn Brockway Huntington FoundationLawrence & Elaine Irell FoundationMark D. JacksonJennifer JacobsMitchell B. JacobyTodd S. and Tatiana JamesRaymond James Charitable Endowment FundAly S. JeddyHilary and Alex JoelJohns Hopkins Neighborhood FundOlivia JonesRobert S. JoslinMartin R. and Carla KaatzRoger Kallhovd and Beverly HoffmanMargery KalmesAlice KaplanAlton KastnerHenry KaufmanGrace G. KellyKaren A. and Kevin W. KennedyPaul KenworthyThe Kerrigan Family Charitable FoundationZafar KhanMarcia KimptonJennifer and Tim KingstonLucienne and Theo KlopperJames M. KlostyCarol A. and Karl KnudsonMarybeth Koeze (§)Jill and Peter KrausJane and Ladis KristofMax KupferbergMr. and Mrs. John KurnikEdith LabonteLuis and Lee LainerGeorge LandeggerLillian and Ira N. Langsan Philanthropic Fund Jim LaudonPeter LeffmanRegina LefkowitzPatricia LehrburgerLempert Family FoundationCarole A. Lengyel and Satori IwamotoThe Leon Levy FoundationGwen LibstagBarbara G. LiftonJan and Lisa Van der LindenLawrence H. LindenLinder Legacy Fund of the Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesLucky Seven FoundationStephen and Mary LyneMacquarie Group FoundationNelkin Real Estate CompanyMelvin L. MakowerGerard M. ManningMaplehill Communications, Inc.David and Susan MarcoMarian Goodman Gallery, Inc.John C. Markey Charitable Fund

Maynard and Elinor Marks (§)Susan M. MartinLoris M. MastertonBrian K. and Anne S. MazarRobert McCormickMcKenzie River Gathering FoundationDavid McPhersonCarmen McReynoldsEdmund MedleyMr. and Mrs. Warren C. MeekerMegan Van’t Hoff TrustBarbara J. MeislinKenneth and Vera MeislinThomas MelsheimerAmalia MillerMargaret C. MillerMarianne and Steven MillsCarl MinznerLeo Model FoundationLewis MooreHarold E. MorrisBonnie MoseleyGregory MoserJeanne B. MouldsMuchnic Foundation, IncDavid J. Murphy and Ping LeeMichael and Jill MurphyGeraldine M. Murray FoundationJerre and Ned MusserNational Bank of ArizonaMark and Dorothy NelkinDiana Nelson and John AtwaterWilliam NelsonMr. and Mrs. Stephen D. NewmanHelen Forster Novy FoundationRalph S. O’ConnorKathleen O’DonovanNancy and Morris W. OffitMarian N. and Earl D. Olson (§)Roland Olson and Phoebe BlackmanKimberly and Carl OxholmPaine Family TrustPapanek Family FoundationDiane E. ParishRobert and Martha ParkeSylvia ParkerParsons & Whittemore, Inc.David and Laurie PaukerRoy and Cynthia PearsonPhilanthropic Ventures FoundationDavid L. PhillipsRichard and Orah PlattPolaris Oil CorporationPosner-Wallace FoundationAaron M. and Arleen PriestMark and Sue Ann PughSusan PurdinJohn PurdonLaura PuryearGail and Andrew QuartnerThe Sir James Reckitt CharityEric Reeves / Sudan Aid FundRosemary Regis and David DeRamusMissie Rennie and Zach TaylorEleanor and William RevelleAugustine J. RhodesNancy RiceEleanore RichardsRichard O. and Heidi RiegerCarl RiehlThe Ripple FoundationThe Rogers FoundationEstate of James R. RoseSaralee Rosen and Gary BlumsohnMichael RosenfeldThe Rosenthal Family FoundationThe Saint Paul FoundationConstance SargentTom and Linda SavageScott ScheirmanJonathan and Sheryl SchreiberMr. and Mrs. Peter G. SchultzThe Scoob Trust FoundationPhilip E. and Toni M. Scully


Saving Future GenerationsEach year, hundreds of stalwart supporters make a planned gift to the IRC in their wills or other estate plans. In doing so, they become Partners for Freedom in the ongoing effort to help refugees complete the perilous journey from harm to home.

Doug and Geni Garrison were inspired to leave a bequest because of their 17-year commitment to the IRC.

“We contribute because we believe the IRC’s work merits our support,” the couple wrote from their home near Houston. “Today, as well as in the past, the IRC helps those who have had little choice but to leave their native lands. When families are so vulnerable, IRC’s assistance can literally impact generations.”

A commitment to humanitarian work brought the Garrisons together in the first place. Doug served in the Peace Corps in Brazil, Geni’s native country. After their marriage, Geni became a U.S. citizen and they now have three daughters. The Garrisons are active in their church and with local charities, and they teach English as a second language for a literacy organization. Through their life experience, the Garrisons understand the value of serving others around the world.

After years of annual support, the Garrisons’ reaffirmed their commitment to humanitarian values by adding the IRC to their estate plans.

For information about joining Partners for Freedom, write to [email protected].

IRC Partners for Freedom help support refugees around the world, such as this family from Iraq who resettled in Wichita, Kan.

Jessica Seaton and Linda SwartzKatherine SeligmannThe Shack Sackler FoundationSirely ShaldjianCharles and Diane SheldonByron D. SherTarek SherifSandra and Joseph ShermanMatthew ShuckerFrançois D. SicartSimply Healthcare Plans, Inc.David SimpsonPatricia J. S. SimpsonSmith Family Benevolent FundKathryn SmithThe South Wind FoundationSoutheast SupermarketJerrold and Carol SpadyBrian L. and Stephanie SpectorAaron and Martha SpitalEstate of Grace StebbinsRobert SteelElizabeth SteeleThe Steele FoundationAlice and Barry SteinglassEdward and Lorna StevensStoel Rives LLPAndrew and Theresa StrainDiana and Steven StrandbergLeo StrauchPegge and James Strickler, M.D.Michael B. StubbsEve Brandis Sundelson and Francis P. BarronSurveyMonkey Inc.Alexandra & Martin Symonds Foundation IncJames and Kathleen SzczurStarr TaberTanner Industries, Inc.Jacob TeitelbaumIliane Ogilvie ThompsonThrivent Financial Foundation for LutheransTiger Global Management, LLCEmployees of Time MagazineTolleson Family FoundationHelen Torelli in honor of Bob CareyArnold M. and Joan D. TravisThe U.S. Charitable Gift TrustUva Philanthropy ClassThe Hon. William J. vanden HeuvelDavid VermeulenMichael and Diane VincentJoan VivaldoAlison and James Von KlempererJed Weissberg and Shelley RothPaul J. WeissmanLinden and Judith WelchJohn A. WeldonThe WellCare Community FoundationMr. and Ms. Edwin J. WeselyMaureen S. WesolowskiWestcliff FoundationNaida S. WhartonMaurice Earl WhiteLarry WhitlowMargaret WhittonWhole Foods MarketHenry E. WiemanRichard and Sandi WilliamsRobin and Alison WinslowHarold and Judith WintersEric J. WitmerCarl H. WolfDavid M. WolfJames WolfensohnJohn WoodEleanora M. WorthJames B. Wozniak (§)Clarence A. ZacherSilvia and Sophocles ZoullasRoy Jay Zuckerberg

Partners for FreedomPartners for Freedom are individuals who have generously included the IRC in their will or estate plans. We are honored by this commitment, which will provide lifesaving assistance to refugees for years to come.

Planned gifts made before Sept. 30, 2013

Anonymous (71)Charles A. AbelaStuart Abelson (§)John A. AbraitisRuth E. Adame (§)Walter E. Adams, Jr. (§)Dorothy D. AeschlimanKathleen L. AgenaSandy AgrafiotisHelen S. Akst (§)Elizabeth Franz AlbertEllen J. AlexanderKatharine S. Almy (§)Laurent and Johanna Alpert, in memory of Paul and Sophie AlpertAlfred C. Ames (§) and Violet M. AmesJudy and John AngeloMary R. AnguloMr. and Mrs. Irving Auerbach (§)Mr. and Mrs. Leo BaerEstate of Lucy Baisden Estate of C. Edwin BakerThe Baldwin Family Fund for Peace & JusticeMargaret and Rick BaldwinDavid and Karen BallonJudith BardackePatricia and Joe BarileGlenn N. Barker (§)Richard D. BarrowsJean and Ralph BaruchJune C. BashkinJane and Alan BatkinDavid R. and Suzanne G. BatyIrenus J. Baumler (§)Eric Bebernitz and Katie GiariStephen David Becker, in honor of his parents, Dr. Saul V. Becker and Augusta W. BeckerHoward B. BeckwithJames BellVivian H. Bell (§)Lawrence A. BenensonCindy BennerDr. Georgette F. Bennett and Dr. Leonard S. PolonskyNora BenolielBetty Berenson (§)John A . BergrenBella BerllySheri E. Berman and Gideon RoseAnnabelle Bernard TrustEleanor and Richard BerryWilliam BesselievreRose S. BetheMadelyn O. BiggsKristin A. BirknessSami BitarDavid L. BlackPeter and Patricia BlascoOlga Blessing (§)Victor Blindt (§)Vera BlinkenEstate of Dorothy BlochBetsy Blumenthal and Jonathan D. RootNorma BoeckerDaniel I. BonbrightRobert Borstel (§)Nan Borton

Ward BouwsmaRobert E. BowerMr. Hugh BowmanEstate of Georgiana BowmanMara BravermanEstate of Hilda M. Brennand Arthur P. BrooksDr. Olive J. BroseBruce M. BrownEmily L. BrownWilla BrunkhorstNancy Frick and Richard BrunoMargret BuchmannMary BuckWilliam C. BullockGlenda and John BurkhartKenneth BurrowsWallace and Therese BurtonCharles M. ButlerOdette Cadart-RicardBabbie and Stuart CameronDorothy L. Campbell 1997 TrustRuth H. Campbell-DuffyKicab Castaneda-MendezEdward and Jeanne CavalliniKathryn CecilConstance J. ChandlerJudith CheckerIngrid ChristiansenJane P. ChurchThomas and Patricia CihowiakJudy CirilloSarah B. ClarkJune M. ClaseDouglas and Kathryn CochraneSheila CohenHoward F. CohnJoan A. Gruenberg CominosPeter A. CookBrigitte M. CookeSusan K. Cook Charitable Remainder Unitrust Seamus CooneyDavid Cooper and Maxine Hairston (§)Hazel and Alan CopeKathryn CorbettPatricia CravensChristopher CronanMervin CrookJanet M. CrossJune CurtisJohn Dalenberg (§)Vincent DalyPhyllis B. and Peter J. DaviesBilly Davis2002 Davis Family Revocable TrustMarjorie E. De HartogDr. Clarence A. De LimaFrances de UsabelWilliam DeanWilliam and Patricia DeanRoy C. Delamotte (§)Yvonne DelnisNicholas and Dolly DemosFlorence E. Denholm (§)Bob DeVecchiDr. and Mrs. Stanley C. DiamondTrinh D. Doan and Michael JermynRachel G. DoaneDoris Virginia S. DortJane C. DrorbaughDoris and Peter F. (§) DruckerBarbara Du Bois, Ph.D.Louise and Robert DudleyNancy Hagle DuffyThe Hon. Robin Chandler Duke2000 Arthur K. Dunlop and Norma M. Dunlop Family TrustAnne EberleMarilyn E. EckRuth Eckstein (§)Merle J. EdelmanDr. M. William EdwardsWilliam Egan


Through its Resettlement Support Center in Thailand, the IRC assisted over 16,500 refugees who departed from camps and cities in East Asia to enter the United States and build new lives with help from the IRC and sister resettlement agencies.

Syrian refugees in their tent at the Domiz camp in Iraq.

IRC VoicesWe gratefully acknowledge the IRC Voices, prominent artists who use their voices to spotlight and fundraise for the critical needs of refugees and others uprooted by violence and natural disasters. Morena BaccarinSarah Wayne CalliesJencarlos CanelaRomola GaraiRashida JonesJohn Legend

Edward EggertThomas EhlersJudith EiseleBettina ElliottDr. Arthur S. & Dr. Rochelle ElsteinAnn B. EmeryRonald and Kathryn EmsLarry EndersBjorn EngbergSusan EnzleSara L. EsgateWynelle Evans-McNamaraJohn A. Evert, M.D. (§)Judy H. Fair-SpauldingRobert J. FassbenderThomas FauldsMatthew A. FeiginJudith FeinerMarguerite FeliceKarl R. FellerEstate of Elizabeth S. FennMargaret T. FergusonMr. and Mrs. Elliott FineCarole A. FinkelElizabeth E. FinklerAnna FisherMarvin FisherDudley FlammGlenn R. FleischmanSusan H. FlemingNell FliehmannMarilyn J. FontanaMr. and Mrs. Walter E. FosterAdele Norman Fox (§)Nancy G. FrakesEstate of Elizabeth H. FreemanVera Freeman (§)H. Karl FrensdorffEstate of Juanita Friedrichs & Estate of Arthur FriedrichsJack FuntRichard and Louise K. Gabel (§)Marie Lee Gaillard (§)Mary E. GainesCarl T. GaiserJulia GalosyMaryAnn GaneyJames P. GaronDoug and Geni GarrisonEstate of Elisabeth Gentieu Robert K. Gerloff (§)Dino Germani Charitable FundViola C. GilbertSteven L. GinzbargDr. Jackie Gnepp and Mr. Joshua KlaymanLouise GoinesEleanore S. GoldbergDavid and Irma GoldknopfE. Stanley GoldmanCaroline GoldsmithSusan GoldsmithDietlind GoldsteinVirginia N. GonsalvesPaul GoodmanRobert W. GoodmanEstate of Eileen R. GordonGabriele M. GossnerDragica GrabovacP. Grad and M. BorisMarianna GrahamDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey GranettAnn GreenSylvia B. Greenberg (§)James GrindlingerArthur Gritz (§)Mrs. Henry GrunwaldDonald Guateri and M. LynottGeraldine GuggemosRuth B. HaasRobert and Joan HandschumacherKathleen HanoldJayne Hansen (§)Charles Hanson

Pahle HausmannEva HavasEugene R. HeiseVivian C. Hendrickson (§)Nancy L. HendrixLucile and Jay HerbertHannah Herz (§)Jeanne Hess (§)Juliane HeymanSusan L. HillDon HinesLisa HirshCynthia K. HobartRosemary HoehnMrs. Gerald (Nisha) HoltonEsther Hoptner (§)Maedell HowardPatricia HudsonMrs. Walter HulenMarjorie HullMarsha HuntChristopher (§) and Hilda HunterMr. and Mrs. Leonard Eugene HurtzJeffrey A. and Cheryl HyltonLeah Ice (§)Ann IngramFrederick IsemanJoan IsserlisGlenn Ista (§)Bruce E. JacksonReed and Marge JacobBernice H. Jacobsen (§)Margaret M. JamesMiriam E. JencksDavid JennessDorothy JennyEstate of Walton JenningsAda JeppesenEric D. JerniganPatricia K. Johnson (§)Stephen R. JudgeSylvia JuranMark I. KalishEstate of Helen K. KaneEstate of Dorothy Kapstein-HammerRoland N. KarlenMs. Mary B. KasbohmAlton KastnerEstate of Charles E. KaufmanAnne KelemenJeanne KempthorneWilliam Kennedy and Holly Neal KennedyChelsea R. KesselheimMary B. Ketcham (§)Maurine KingLois KirschenbaumDoris M. KlingDavid A. KnechelMarybeth Koeze (§)Christopher KohlmeierFrances Koltun (§)Linda KorsgaardSusan Kotcher and Steven CarboRoger KrouseMr. and Mrs. Carlos E. KruytboschHarriet KuhrAnita M. La PlacaAndrea Lambrinides and John JohnnidisCarl E. LangenhopWilliam LarsenMargaret and David LauderEstate of Cynthia LearyRosamond Lebeau (§)David Hank LeeAndrew LenardOlga Leskiw and Nori SuzukiMark and Suzanne LevinsonDennis and Betty (§) LewisMarie and August (§) LobreDorothy C. LoehrerEdward E. LoeweWarren LoPrestiBette Bao and Winston LordChristine H. Lorenz

Estate of Paul F. Luenow, Jr.Mary Ruth LyleKathleen M. LynnMarilyn I. MaddenVincent and Anne MaiRobert and Jean MajorPatricia MakelyEstate of Jeanne MalletRobert F. MarinoCarol L. MarkewitzConnor MarkeyDr. Grace E. MárquezStanley and Wendy MarshJ. Laird MarshallLucretia MartinMargaret MartinElizabeth T. MathewE. Louise Mattsson (§)Pauline M. MayoMargaret K. McElderry (§)Albert Lavern McAllister EstateWill McClatchyJanet McClintock and John F. ImleRosita McDonough (§)Ann McHughMary McKayJoanne and George McKrayJames D. McMichaelDorothy McPhersonEstelle MeadoffMs. Jerrie M. MeadowsMedwin Family TrustCatherine V. MeehanMr. and Mrs. Warren C. MeekerBarbara J. MeislinThe Meledandri Family TrustCharles W. MerrelsEdgar G. Merson and Dr. Beverley Bayes MersonJule MeyerMargery MeyerMr. and Mrs. John S. Miller IIIRobert MinerIn Memory of Ruben W. MitchellShannon Mitchell & Maxim EngersSaul and Ezra MizrahiFrank M. Moreno (§)Katharine B. MorganHarold E. MorrisEstate of Sheila F. Morris Georgiana K. MorrisonR. Grant and Barbara Mortenson (§)Hannah F. MoyerPhilip MulqueenDonald and Ann MunroThomas A. and Emily L. MurawskiEleanor and Rhoads Murphey (§)Ann MurrayLeila MustachiEstella K. Mysels (§)Marilu A. NashelBarbara W. NathanNancy L. Neiman-HoffmanMarion J. Nelkens LedererMerlin E. and Janet NelsonVirginia NewesJerry NewmanRobert C. NewmanWilliam E. NunnMr. and Mrs. Paul A. NyhuisMichael O’Callaghan (§)Eileen L. OehlerQuentin and Paula Ogren (§)Mimi O’HaganSarah and Peter O’HaganFrank V. Olivero Margaret OlsenCaroline OngDaphne A. O’SullivanMary K. OswaldIndia K. OurismanElaine R. OwensIrene M. PaceGustav and Hanna Papanek


The IRC gratefully acknowledges leading supporters who enabled us to celebrate the courage, hope and determination of refugees at our 2012 Freedom Award Dinner.

Co-Chairs - $250,000 +Maurice R. Greenberg / The Starr FoundationRichard and Ronay MenschelThe Partridge Foundation, a John and Polly Guth Charitable FundJohn F.W. Rogers / Goldman SachsCatherine and Tracy Wolstencroft

Vice Chairs - $100,000 +Carson Family FoundationKatherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer / Tishman SpeyerMarie and Joseph FieldEvan G. Greenberg / ACE GroupFrederick IsemanRuth and David LevineDan Lufkin / The Peter Jay Sharp FoundationKathleen and Omar Saeed Gillian M. Shepherd and Eduardo G. MestreJudy and Josh Weston

Leaders - $50,000 +AnonymousJane and Alan BatkinJ.C. Flowers FoundationDavid I. and Victoria L. FoleyVickie A. and Kenneth R. French JPMorgan Chase & Co.Sarah and Peter O’HaganPfizer IncNancy and George RuppMaureen White and Steven RattnerNina and Michael Whitman

Benefactors - $25,000 +Simin and Herb AllisonAmerican Express Cliff S. and Laurel E. AsnessHilary Ballon and Orin KramerBBDO WorldwideLeslie and George BiddleBloombergAndrew H. BrimmerBrookfield Financial Prop L.P.Arne and Debra ChristensonCitiThe Leon and Toby Cooperman FoundationDonald Francis Donovan and Jennifer LakeAly S. Jeddy and Kulsoom Saeed / McKinsey & CompanyLaurie Lindenbaum and Bob Horne

The Henry Luce FoundationVincent and Anne MaiOpen Society FoundationsMr. and Mrs. W. James PetersonMary Ann Petrilena and Jonathan Wiesner / Threads 4 ThoughtLewis and Ali SandersJonathan A. Schaffzin and Melissa E. BenzulyThomas SchickH. Peter Stern / Ralph E. Ogden FoundationErcument and Ikbal TokatLiv Ullmann and Donald Saunders

Patrons - $15,000 +AnonymousLaurent and Johanna Alpert, in memory of Paul and Sophie AlpertBank of AmericaDr. Georgette F. Bennett and Dr. Leonard S. PolonskyAmy and Tim BerkowitzSheri E. Berman and Gideon RoseThe Blackstone GroupVera BlinkenTom and Meredith BrokawGlenda and John BurkhartTrinh Doan and Michael JermynJodie and John EastmanRoger and Susan Hertog

Irfan Kathwari FoundationAshish and Anjali PantScott and Jane PelleyThe Rudin FoundationMary Shaw and Robert MarksWestern Union

Other Significant Contributors $7,500 +Briar FoundationTina Chen and Marvin JosephsonCoca-ColaRobert M. ConwayKaren (§) and Everett CookJordan and Megan DorfanLaura E. HallEric KeatleyKen G. LangoneDaniel and Susan MarusThe McGraw Hill CompaniesMorgan StanleyMulago FoundationJanet C. RossMelanie Shorin and Greg FeldmanIliane Ogilvie ThompsonPeter W. Weiss

Challenge Donation Matching PartnerStarr International Foundation

*The 2012 Freedom Award Dinner took place in fiscal year 2013.

Freedom Award Dinner Supporters

A Syrian refugee family is reunited in Tucson, Ariz., after having been separated for three years.

Evelyn D. ParkerSylvia ParkerWilliam Hally ParkerSandip PatelLucile B. Patrick (§)Susan and Alan PatricofDr. and Mrs. James L. Patterson, Jr.Dr. Nadine Michéle PaynPaul PeabodyMarion PearceVangie PepperC. Diane PercivalMr. and Mrs. W. James PetersonMary Ann Petrilena and Jonathan WiesnerJohn C. PhanDavid L. PhillipsJanice E. PhillipsNancy Catherine Phillips (§)Naomi PhillipsBeth PhinneyDiana Pierce (§)Estate of Laura S. Pinkert Margaret E. PlattsEstate of Harold E. PollackAlvin W. PostJo Ann PotashnickMary Jane PotterThomas J. PowellLorna PowerGeorge O. PranspillThe Robert O. Preyer Charitable Lead UnitrustEstate of Mary Felton Price William Prusoff Charitable Lead UnitrustMark and Sue Ann PughKay PuttockSusan QuillmanMaurice M. Rapport (§)Elizabeth Rasmussen (§)Thomas RayJo Beth ReesJo Beth ReesNancy E. ReidSandra A. RemisPamela R. Rendeiro (§)Missie Rennie and Zach TaylorHeidi Rentería

Naomi ReplanskyJean-Paul RichardJohn and Thelma RichardsonBernard and Barbara RiesGwen Cheryl RigbyDiana I. RiggDaniel L. RileyEleanor A. RobbEvelyn L. RobertGilda M. RobertsElizabeth Rodgers (§)Nancy RodriqueEdward F. Rogers (§)Arnold M. and Janet E. RogoffAndrew and Marietta (§) RomayCathy RootTamara G. and Michael D. RootHedy and Peter RoseEstate of James R. RoseJames RosenSaralee Rosen and Gary BlumsohnEstate of Bernard RosenKeith RossBonnie Rouse (§)Chester RowlandJames E. and Elizabeth J. RoysterDavina L. RubinNancy and George RuppCarol Anne RuppelCatherine W. RushEvelyn Ryan (§)James SaakvitneRobert and Martha SachsAimee SaginawGeorge SarloEstate of Frances A. SaxtonNaomi SchecterSusan SchiffThomas Schloegel and Erika DagressEstate of Hildegard C. SchmidtPaul Lambert SchmitzKaren SchneiderM.G. SchoeneAnne Marie SchornKathyrn and Jay SchulbergMary Anne (§) and Douglas SchwalbeEstate of Dr. Jane Schwartz

Emanuel SchweidAnn and Lloyd ScottMary Jean ScottGlenn SeimeEdward SeltzerClarence ShannonGerry ShapiroMarilyn SharpEstate of Mildred B. Shawe Hiroko and James T. SherwinMarjorie F ShipeIrwin and Renee ShishkoMary Jan ShorEstate of Albert L. Shostack Jerry A. ShroderMark Sibley, Jr.Kay SilberfeldAbraham C. SilbermanPhilip SilverMary Robinson SiveBarbara Bartlett SloanEdith Jayne Smith (§)Estate of Jeannette F. SmithLinda B. SmithMarga and William SmolinMr. and Mrs. George W. Smyth, Jr.Ronni SolbertEstate of Charles SparkesEstate of Cordelia E. Sparkes Evelyn R. SpletterSidney Stark, Jr.Nancy Starr (§)Estate of Grace StebbinsEstate of Shirley SteinWalter Steinemann (§)Milton and Ilse Steinhardt (§)Beverly B. SterryPeggy StevensRichard L. StevensHerbert O. StiefelAnn StillwaterEleanor H. StoddardMr. and Mrs. Jerome A. StoneStover FoundationHelen A. StrandEileen K. Strang (§)Walter Straus


Stephen M. Street (§)Mr. and Mrs. J. M. StycosMaria SugulasMarcia A. SummersTheodore J. Susac IILeonard S. Swerdlow TrustRuth E. SwimDavid TabatskyEve M. TaiGabor TamasiJoseph Tanen and Nancy PhillipsAnn M. TattersallJudith and Allan Taylor (§)Michael W. and Carol A. TaylorJune L. TempleMillie and Marcel TenenbaumDonald C. TetmeyerMarjorie A. Thatcher (§)Sue ThollaugEarlene ThomGeorge C. Thomas Jr. (§)Thomas F. Tipi Revocable Living TrustEdith D. TippleJames H. Tipton (§)Mary Delmer Tooker (§)Sarah Waring Toomer (§)John TrainEmily TurkRuth TurnerJessie K. UlinStephen J. UmhoeferElsie E. Van De MaeleDee L. Van LeeuwenUrsula A. Van RadenDr. and Mrs. Ron Vander KooiDr. and Mrs. John A. VandrickConstance VanvigBella VerkhovskyMr. and Mrs. Marcello L. Vidale (§)Jose T. VillateLucia VinciguerraJames VisserJeffrey WaingrowSandy WaksLois Walters (§)Steve F. WarkanyRoxanne WarrenI. Warshawsky (§)Phyllis WaxEric W. Weinmann (§)Arthur S. Weinstock (§)

Jed Weissberg and Shelley RothLynne WellsJudy and Josh WestonClio Wetmore (§)Ginia Davis WexlerBarbara WhanDouglas Lanphier WheelerMaureen White and Steven RattnerMichael and Judy L. WhiteJohn C. WhiteheadMark and Janet WidoffBrent S. WilleJoseph WillifordMary Porter Wise (§)Richard B. and Edith WolfEstate of Margaret Rupli WoodwardArthur F. WortmanJames B. Wozniak (§)Janet A. WrightSylvia Wubnig (§)Max P. Wurf (§)Warren WyssJulia C. XerosWeslety and Mariam YaleEstate of Catherine C. YarnelleThe Reverend Lois F. YatzeckJames YeeJonathan Young (§)Seymour Yudkin (§)Penelope Yungblut and Raymond EwingStephen A. ZachEstate of Casimir ZachodnyEvelyn ZafranGrace ZahnGabriel ZepeckiDewey K. ZieglerKathleen G. ZingaroDr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. ZuckerJoseph T. Zylla

Charitable Gift AnnuitantsCharitable gift annuities are a unique way to ensure life-long income for yourself or your loved ones, while also helping the IRC respond to future humanitarian crises. We appreciate the generosity of the following partners, who have established gift annuities during the two-year period ending Sept. 30, 2013.

Anonymous (4)Daphne AchillesArthur A. and Lola A. BardosLesley J. BarkerMadelyn O. BiggsDavid Leroy CamengaShirley and Felix De MartisLouis DupreJoan M. FerrisEmily FillingMildred J. FowlerJohn Patrick GinsbachBetty GottliebDr. Fay Ross GreckelJean HeinigHelen M. HoughMarjorie Howard-JonesKaren J. JacobsMiriam E. JencksDoris E. KolbMadeleine G. NewbauerFrank V. OliveroSevero OrnsteinWilliam L. & Linda K. RichterBernt RosenHara L. SeltzerMartha P. ShermanGerald SmolinskyErika StoneLawrence B. SunderlandGeofrrey and Margaret WainwrightMichael and Judy L. WhitePhllis Y. WicksDora Wiebenson

In-Kind DonorsAmericans for Immigrant JusticeAssistance League of TucsonThe Baby Buggy Inc.BBDO WorldwideApril BloomfieldMarco CanoraChristian Service CenterThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsPerkins CoieDavid Burke GroupDeseret IndustriesDignity HealthEarnest EatsEl Dorado FurnitureGLP FilmsEden GrinshpanHG Doral Warehouse, LLCIntel CorporationKermit Lynch Wine Merchants MicrosoftGladis MolinaJohn and Sandy MuracaNorth Dallas Shared Ministries Perry Passaro Vincent PassaroThe Patrón Spirits CompanyViet PhamProcess AgencyQupé WinesRed Wing Shoes Redemption ChurchSalesforce.com FoundationSalt Lake City Bike CollectiveSan Francisco Wine Trading CompanySandler WinesSpanish Broadcasting SystemsSteele FoundationPeter SteinSuja JuiceThreads 4 ThoughtThunderbird School of Global ManagementUnitarian ChurchUnite OpticalWaka Waka FoundationWaterford SchoolWelcome to America ProjectWhole Foods Market

In the Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand, IRC health workers search out and kill mosquito larvae that can cause malaria.

The IRC and its partners provided 172,000 farmers with agricultural or agribusiness training.

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IRC Board of Directors and Overseers

The International Rescue Committee is governed by a volunteer, unpaid Board of Directors. The Overseers provide advice on policy, advocacy, fundraising and public relations.

Sarah O’HaganThomas SchickCo-Chairs, Board of Directors

Tracy R. WolstencroftTreasurer

David MilibandPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Glenda Burkhart Scott PelleyCo-Chairs, Overseers

Liv UllmannVice Chair, International

Alan R. BatkinWinston LordJames C. StricklerJohn C. WhiteheadJonathan L. WiesnerChairs Emeriti

Board of DirectorsLaurent AlpertCliff S. AsnessChristoph BeckerMary BoiesAndrew H. BrimmerGlenda BurkhartFlorence A. DavisTrinh D. DoanKenneth R. FrenchTimothy F. GeithnerJohn HolmesGeorge F. HritzM. Farooq KathwariDavid LevineRobert E. MarksEduardo G. MestreDavid MilibandSarah O’HaganAnjali PantAndrew RobertsonGideon RoseOmar SaeedThomas SchickGordon SmithSally SusmanMichael VanRooyen, M.D.Josh S. WestonMaureen WhiteWilliam T. WintersTracy R. Wolstencroft

OverseersMorton I. AbramowitzMadeleine K. AlbrightKofi A. AnnanLila Azam ZanganehF. William BarnettAlan R. BatkinGeorgette F. BennettVera BlinkenBetsy BlumenthalW. Michael BlumenthalJennifer Brokaw, M.D.Tom BrokawGlenda BurkhartFrederick M. Burkle, M.D.Néstor CarbonellRobin Fray CareyJeremy CarverGeoffrey ColvinRobert M. CottenJocelyn CunninghamSusan DentzerRobert P. DeVecchiDina DublonRobin Chandler DukeJodie EastmanKatherine G. FarleyH.R.H. Princess Firyal of JordanHarold Ford, Jr.Jeffrey E. GartenEvan G. GreenbergMaurice R. GreenbergAndrew S. GroveMorton I. HamburgKaren Hein, M.D.Lucile P. HerbertFrederick IsemanAly S. JeddyHoward JonasMarvin JosephsonAlton KastnerHenry A. KissingerYong KwokReynold LevyWinston LordDan LufkinVincent A. MaiJohn MakinsonLucretia MartinRoman Martinez IVKati MartonJay MazurW. Allen MooreKathleen NewlandIndra K. NooyiSadako OgataSarah O’HaganSusan PatricofScott PelleyAlexandra L. PetersDavid L. PhillipsColin L. PowellMilbrey RennieCondoleezza RiceJohn RichardsonFelix G. Rohatyn

George RuppGeorge S. SarloThomas SchickJames T. SherwinJean Kennedy SmithH. Peter SternJames C. Strickler, M.D.Georgia TraversLiv UllmannWilliam J. vanden HeuvelRonald J. Waldman, M.D.,M.P.H.Rhonda WeingartenEdwin J. WeselyAnne WhiteheadJohn C. WhiteheadElie WieselJonathan L. WiesnerJames D. Wolfensohn

Staff Leadership BoardDavid MilibandPresident and Chief Executive Officer

George BiddleExecutive Vice President

Patricia LongChief Financial Officer,Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

John KeysSenior Vice President,Programs

Carrie Ross WelchSenior Vice President,External Relations

Carrie SimonGeneral Counsel

Carolyn MakinsonExecutive DirectorIRC-UK

Madlin SadlerChief of Staff

International RescueCommittee-Belgium

Nathalie StiennonDirector

Board of DirectorsLaurent AlpertJeremy P. Carver CBELiv UllmannJonathan Wiesner

International RescueCommittee-UK

Carolyn MakinsonExecutive Director

Board of TrusteesJohn Holmes GCVO, KBE, CMGKathleen O’DonovanCo-Chairs

George BiddleMary Blewitt OBEGlenda BurkhartFrançois-Xavier de MallmannSusan GibsonTrish Malloch-BrownIliane Ogilvie ThompsonDylan PereiraRichard SharpDiane G. SimpsonJake UlrichJeremy Carver CBE, Honorary Counsellor

Women’s RefugeeCommission

Sarah CostaExecutive Director

Board of DirectorsRobin Fray Carey Jocelyn CunninghamCo-Chairs, Board of Directors

Board of Directors and Staff LeadershipAs of Jan. 4, 2014

Top: A refugee family from Myanmar that was resettled in Atlanta.

Above: IRC emergency kits are packed in a warehouse in Turkey, then shipped to families in need inside Syria.

In the United States, the IRC helped resettle some 8,700 newly arrived refugees and provided services to promote self-reliance and integration to over 38,000 refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking and other immigrants.


Financial Report

Program Services

Health Resettlement Community Development Water & Sanitation Education Non-Food Item Distribution Other Programs*

* Includes protection, shelter and livelihoods

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Condensed Audited Statement of Activities for the years ended Sept. 30, 2013, and Sept. 30, 2012 (in thousands) 2013 2012Operating Revenues Contributions $43,658 $36,270 Contributed goods and services 5,307 6,502 Grants and contracts 377,638 319,244 Foundations and private grants 21,674 18,107Investment return used for operations 4,119 3,823 Loan administration fees and other 3,686 3,160

Total Operating Revenues 456,082 387,106 Operating ExpensesProgram Services International relief and assistance programs 316,719 268,784 U.S. Programs 71,841 68,436 Emergency preparedness, technical units and other 23,194 21,194 Women’s Refugee Commission 4,831 5,403

Total Program Services 416,585 363,817

Supporting Services Management and general 22,407 19,844 Fundraising 14,167 12,275 Total Supporting Services 36,574 32,119

Total Operating Expenses 453,159 395,936 Excess (Deficiency) of Operating Revenues Over Operating Expenses 2,923 (8,830)Excess related to Unrestricted Funds 4,716 1,768 Deficiency related to Temporary Restricted Funds* (1,793) (10,598)Endowment, planned giving and other non-operating activities (net) 9,846 7,044 Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 12,769 (1,786)Net assets at beginning of year 127,320 129,106

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $140,089 $127,320 * Unspent temporarily restricted funds are carried forward and therefore may produce deficits in the years when expended.

Complete financial statements, audited by KPMG LLP, are available upon request.

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Financial Report

Program Services

Health Resettlement Community Development Water & Sanitation Education Non-Food Item Distribution Other Programs*

* Includes protection, shelter and livelihoods

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Condensed Audited Statement of Activities for the years ended Sept. 30, 2013, and Sept. 30, 2012 (in thousands) 2013 2012Operating Revenues Contributions $43,658 $36,270 Contributed goods and services 5,307 6,502 Grants and contracts 377,638 319,244 Foundations and private grants 21,674 18,107Investment return used for operations 4,119 3,823 Loan administration fees and other 3,686 3,160

Total Operating Revenues 456,082 387,106 Operating ExpensesProgram Services International relief and assistance programs 316,719 268,784 U.S. Programs 71,841 68,436 Emergency preparedness, technical units and other 23,194 21,194 Women’s Refugee Commission 4,831 5,403

Total Program Services 416,585 363,817

Supporting Services Management and general 22,407 19,844 Fundraising 14,167 12,275 Total Supporting Services 36,574 32,119

Total Operating Expenses 453,159 395,936 Excess (Deficiency) of Operating Revenues Over Operating Expenses 2,923 (8,830)Excess related to Unrestricted Funds 4,716 1,768 Deficiency related to Temporary Restricted Funds* (1,793) (10,598)Endowment, planned giving and other non-operating activities (net) 9,846 7,044 Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 12,769 (1,786)Net assets at beginning of year 127,320 129,106

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $140,089 $127,320 * Unspent temporarily restricted funds are carried forward and therefore may produce deficits in the years when expended.

Complete financial statements, audited by KPMG LLP, are available upon request.

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