What percentage of CRS donations for tsunami relief will actually go to help tsunami survivors?
CRS is an efficient and effective organization. In fiscal year 2007, no less than 94 percent of private donations designated for tsunami relief went directly to support CRS programs that benefit tsunami survivors. The anticipated overall spending through fiscal year 2009 to provide emergency and long-term reconstruction assistance in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India is $205 million. This level of response is possible largely because of the unprecedented support of the American public. Catholic Relief Services expects to spend more than $176 million in private revenues to help survivors. To meet our long-term commitment to help communities rebuild, CRS has also been awarded approximately $29 million from the U.S. government and other institutional donors.
