Foster Friends

Yes! You will receive a tax-deductible receipt for every contribution you make to CSC. CSC is a tax exempt, nonprofit organization under IRS code 501(c)(3).

Yes! CSC loves these cost effective ways of giving. CSC uses a secure third party site for receiving credit card donations. If you would like to establish an automatic deposit, please send your information to the CSC office with your request to sign up for funds transfer. A brochure and sign-up form will be sent to you.

CSC strives to keep our fundraising and administrative costs down.  We are successful in that, particularly for a smaller organization.  In 2009, we had combined fundraising and administrative costs of only 17.4%  In other words, we were able to send more than 82% of all money raised to Cebu for direct care of the children.

CSC is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a watchdog organization for Christian nonprofits, and adheres to their guidelines for financial management, board administration and fundraising.  We also have a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator (their highest rating).  CSC has an audit done each year by an outside accounting firm, Clifton Larson Allen, and copies are available in the "Downloadable Resources" section.

If you haven't selected a specific child that is listed as available to sposnor, you can make your preference known to CSC. However, since we have a limited number of children enrolled in the Foster Friends program, we might not be able to accommodate your request at that time. In such a case, we will match you with the available child who comes closest to your stated preference.

No. Because we provide residential care to our children, our costs are much higher than sponsorship programs for children who live in families. In Foster Friends, we combine your gifts with those of other friends to form an “extended family” of support for your child. That way we can provide for the myriad of needs that our children have: shelter, education, clothing, nutrition, medical care, counseling and spiritual guidance.

You can send cards, letters and pictures to your child at CSC at Box 178, Cebu City, 6000 Philippines. Be sure your child's name is somewhere on the correspondence.

Some children are in the program for a few months, while others may be in it for several years. Some of our children are adopted soon after coming to CSC. It takes longer for others to get placed. Some are not placed at all. For children who are not adopted, we provide extended care as long as s(he) is pursuing educational or vocational programs. We will let you know when your child has left CSC’s care and give you the opportunity to sponsor another child who needs your love and support.

You will receive an update with a picture two to three times a year. Our staff in Cebu will write these reports. One of these updates will be a special Christmas card from your sponsored child. You will also receive the CSC newsletter three times a year, to keep you posted on what's happening around CSC.

We ask Foster Friends to limit Christmas or birthday gifts to cash gifts of $10 each.  Any additional funds sent will be used for holiday celebrations for all of the kids.  We ask that you do not send any non-cash items as gifts.  We limit this to be fair to all the kids.  Thank you for understanding as we strive to do what’s best for all of our children.