Finances of the Salvation Army Essay

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Finances of The Salvation Army

Krystal S Wilson

Axia College





































Finances of The Salvation Army     2

o How do they fund their programs? The Salvation Army

is funded by donations from the public and also from grants

given by the government.   They also have fund raisers at

their corps and other appeals.   Salvation Army fund-raising

campaigns are conducted on a local and regional basis.

There is no fund-raising at the national level. The normal

source of funds are the traditional Christmas kettle

campaigns, direct-mail programs, corporate and foundation

gifts, planned giving, and government contracts. In most

areas, The Salvation Army is a member agency of local

affiliates of the United Way of America where such

affiliation has proven to be beneficial to The Salvation

Army. The organization’s stewardship of its funding is

noted throughout philanthropy; 83 cents of every dollar

collected by the Army goes directly to client service –

among the highest percentages of any non-profit in the

world.

In my community they provide a shelter for people who

don't have a place to stay, they provide food for the

people there and anyone who comes in and asks for it, they

help with bills like heating, water, housing.




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o How reliable are their funding sources?   Some

charities   rely on third party funds such as the

government, grants, charities, and donations for their

funding.   Second parties do sometimes make a contribution.

This is aimed mainly to cover expenses that have not been

funded by the third party and remains for non profit and

charity in their nature. This allow the charities to focus

on what is good at hand and what they are good at, whether

it is raising money or delivering programs in...