Leaving no one behind HE W T YEAR OF THE LOTH Century presented tremendous challenges to AFSC. Natural disasters took their toll of lives, property, and the progress toward economic iustirp W P

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1 tatcil hy Hurricane Mitch. Effom toward peacemaking ( 7

and understanding of ethnic diversity faded as events in

rhe Balkans spiraled out of control, culminating in NATO's bombing of Kosovo. And conditions continued to worsen in Iraq, still suffering under economic sanctions.

We ha. bem inspired and supported by tho outpour ing of donations and concern as we tried to counter these nan~ral and human tragedies. Our warehouse overflowed with sup- plies and ernergenq kits, and we received record-senjng connibu- i:f'T

"a tions for immediate support and longer term reconstruction.

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We dedicate this report to I -%. those whose lives are still a daily challenge, and to those generous Suppomrs of many faiths who share their good fortune through AFSC.

As we move forward with your help to build the conditions for peace and justice, we intend to leave no one behind.

4 AFSC was a conduit of great generosity and con- ccrn for rehigees during their exodus from Koso- v o and the months of NATO bombing. Across the United States, Friends meetings, youth groups, organisrations, and indi- viduals contributed $2.5

International Programs AFSC expanded on nearly two decades of exchanges and work in North Korea, sponsoring a tom by five North Korean cardiologist% one of the first medical del- egations to visit U. S. hos- pitals and medical inshhl- tions, We continued to help North Korea overcome on-

million and more than 40,000 Emergency Kits for Kosovars, Corpora- tions contributed more than $1.4 million in material goods.

4 We aqsisted two refugee ramps and host families in Macedonia, provihng supplies and clawes for children. Our Budapest office served as n shelter and central location for refugees to rrmnnect with displaced family members. Long-term work in- cludcs reconstruction and reconciliatioiz in Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, and Bosnia, and snp- port of Roma (gypsy) and other minorities, Serb groups, and those displaced by the conflict.

going food shortages by sending agricultural supplies and fertilizer to three large cooperative farms.

4 Based on a ground-breaking stnrly of violence in everyday life in Cambodia, we started programs to enhance l3uddhist valucs of nonviolence and help women reduce conflict and violence in thmr communities.

4 N S C donated emergency hts and other supplies to homeless earthquake victims in Turkey. We pro- vided tents for women, and showers and toilets purchased from a Turkish company.

Domestic 4 To assist flood victims in the aftermath of Hurri-

cane Floyd, RESC's Crisis Fund granted $10,000 to the North Carolina Friends Disaster Schvice and $5,000 to the Farm Labor Organizing Commit- tee. We dso sent emergency supplies, hygiene hts, cleaning materials, bedding, toys, and clothing.

4 The Mentorship Progrant in Newark, New Jersey, provided a new path and hope for youth, ages 14 to 17, who have been in trouble with the law. The suc-

II ccsshl program indudes adult mentors, programs on social

D e skills and careers, and help in findinn summer iubs.

i L. - km 4 Seeking a pcaccful solution tu

tllr often rancorous public debate over access to Alaska's fish and game, N S C initiated a listening project to hear from Native Alaskans and urban hunters and help find common ground on which to build an accord.

4 MSC provided advice to hmldreds of families across ilhc United States torn apart by enforcement of a 1996 immigration law, which makes depor- tation mandatory for any naturalliscd citizen con- victed of a crime that m e s a one-year smtcncc, regardless of circumstance. We have twice sent f,m- ily representatives to Congress to promote chang- es to the law3 and supported groups for familics left behind.

4 In West Virginia, AFSC Icd a szlccessfi~l two-year effort to reverse an unjust law and restore benefits to 6,700 poor families who were forced off feder- al aqsistance if they also received a Snpplemental Security Income benefit for a sick or disabled child.

4 For Pine Ridge Reservation familics in South Da- kota whose homes were destroyed by tornadoes, we established ,a relief fund and purchased kitchen kits and bedding. ' \

4 Our Seattle-based Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans- gender, and Qaestion ing (GLRTQ) Youth Program

I added a toll-free telephone number for the Youth Information Line to provide greater access and con- fidentiality. The internship program offers leader- ship training and puhlic speahng opportunities to promote tolerance and understanding of sexual diversity.

4 In thc Mohawk terri- tory of h e s a s n e be- tween New York State ;

and Canada, a new 1 .- L

community medicine ' ' . ?.\!-: &%-< p?"r C'

garden produced hcrbr 7 c ~ p ' ~ - r . m ~ 2 2 3 to treat ailments and . .

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teach youth tradition- a1 healing methods.

4 We joined a nation- wide boycott of long- distance companies that impose costly sur- chwses on telephone calls from prisoners, ettemveEy preventrng many inmates from maintaining vital contact with family and friends.

4 Recognixing long-standing Quaker commitments to Native Americans, AFSC supported an J partic- ipated in the first meeting in 20 years among Indian activists, our staff, and morc than 60 Friends.

Peace Education 4 During the conflict in Kosovo, we held vigils in formed youth groups and conducted workshops

the U.S. and advocated an end to the NATO to teach them about their rights and ways to de- bombing. AFSC organized a codition of 18 peace fuse potentially violent situations.

and faith organizations that witnessed for pcace at the White House and the Yugoslav Embassy in Washington, D.C.

1 Economic sanctions against Iraq today cause the death of 5,000 children a month due to mal- nor~rishment and lack of medicine. In several ways AFSC continued efforts to end the sanctions: through speaking tours, visits to Iraq by ddega- tions of physicians, teachers, and Congressional aides, and a graqqrmts movement organizing more than 50 peace groups. h AFSC-produced video,

Orte Million Post- F' cords, promoted a

campaign by two Iraqi-American sis- ters to send post-

, cards to President i Clinton urging an

r The inc~easingl y popular Help Incrcase the Peace Program (HIPP) expanded to several new U.S. locations. Drawing on the energy and enthusi- asm of partitipan- HTPP also initiated a news- letter, web page, promotional video, and a con- flict-resolution manual.

UI 2 end to sanctions. d

4 The Quaker United Nations offices in New Yrk

& I 4 Direct aid to and Genwa sponsored a conference in Durban, . ' :''?-,,

Iraq continued South Africa. Eighteen community activists from p- IL,! ,, *:

with shipments of . around the wnrid-including former guerrilla

5,000 Health Kits to orphanages, rncdicine, and soldiers--and AFSC staff from Baltimore and

medical journals. Boston shared ideas on how to end neighbor- hood violence and eliminate the demand for

1 AFSC was a founding member of a new U.S. Cam- weapons. paign to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, Affiliat- ed with a strong international movement, this Special Programs campaign helped change U.S. opposition to UN efforts to establish 18 as the minimum age for 4 AFSC's special programs provide ongoing work

military recruitment. on issues of concern to the organization, such as racism and gender equality. Our Washington Of-

4 To minimize confrontations between young peo- fire brings AFSC's field experience to government pFe and police in the San Francisco area, we officials, the media, and other organizations.

?'his annual report is a tributc to those worktng on AESC psojccts around the world and to those whose encouragement and financial gifts make Quaker sewice possible. We want to share our appreciation and gratitude with all who helped support our vision and goal of a

more peaceful, just, and cornpassion- ate society.

Confributions to AFSC are $edh 'b le for fedwal income tax purpos.

One sentence inserted in your will by your attorney can help work for a better world. "1 give and be- queath ta the American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry Srreet, Philadelphia, PA 19102, the sum of S to be used for its general purposes."

Includes the AFSC pension plan, rwocable trusts, and the AFSC Charita- ble Gift Fund, a special hind created by donors who make suggestions to AFSC regarding grants from their individual fund to appropriate programs andor other charitable organizations.

lI3equest income fluctuates unpredict- ably. To balance this flow of funds, AFSC creates a pool of several years' bequests and aliwates approximately $8.5 million each year for program work. T h i s policy assures program stability and continuity from yrlar to year.

winning W94, AFSC instituted a policy to draw down total resenre lmels to equal one year of operating expenses. As a result, $2 million wcrc used in the W99 budget.

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Cash & cash equivalents Net accounts % notes receivable Accrued interest & prepaid expenses Other assets Prepaid pension expense Propefly:

Land, buildings, & equipment Propedy held for resale Remainder interest in life estates

Investments: Available for operations Planned gifi assets Other temporarily restricted Permanently restricted

Total investments Investments held for others

TOTAL ASSIFIS

LI ABl L I T ES Accounts payable & accrued liabilities S2,498,212 Post retirement benefits liability 5,510,227 Enterest free loans 2,466,332 Liabilities accruing to planned gift assets:

Annuities payable 9,720,373 Remainder interest payable 2,678,903 Investment management and

custodian fees payable Total planned gifts liabilities

Agency fundst

TOTAL LlABlLlTlES $71,209,462

NET ASSETS UR restricted

Current operations S5,104,169 Bequests designated for future useZ 46,812,292 Funds functioning as endowments 7,242,245

Informal pension plan 7,284,361 Land, buildings, & equipment 2,334,452

Total unrestricted $68,777,519 Ternporarfly restricted:

Time restrictions 528,976,707 Purpose restrictions 6,197,931 Gain on endowment assets 5,078,469

Totat temporarily restricted $40,253,107 Pemanent!y_restricted $3,138,908

TOTAL NET ASSETS $1 1 2,169,534 TOTAL Ll ABl Lil l ES & NFT A S S m $1 83,378,996

orarily cced

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SUPPORT, GAINS & O+HER REVENUES I Publlc Support: I I

Contr~butions for current prqlram work 1 Contributions of materials (in-kind) Bequests Contributions to planned giving

for future program work !

Total publlc suppofl I I

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Appropriated investment income 1 $2,609,649 Program service income 871,737

I Other income I 235,478 Adjustment for fees payable Adjustment for actuarial liability of annuities 1

Net assets released from restrictions 1 15.533.845 I . - , .- ~ . =.">.,- -*-. - --- . + , ~ .. 1 . - . . .<.... ..-1

TOTAL PUBtlC SUPPORT, GAINS AND REV€NUE %du,3b5,33 1 I

EXPENSES PROGRAM SERVICES

International programs I $1 1,95741 5 Domestic programs: I

Community Relations 7,928,611 Peace Education 1 4,752,884 Special programs ' 2,216,934

Total program services 1 526,855,644 I

PROGRAM SUPPORT Fundraising General management Total program support

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TOTAL 5PEMSES

Results from operations 1 $4,881,805 1 Investment earnings not appropriated 1 6,292,805 1

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TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $1 0,974,610 t

A copy of the complete audited hnandal datemenf is available horn: RFSC/bnMlt Ofice, I501 Chny St.. Philadelphia. PA 19102

Board Members C arolyne Jor dm Robert Philbrook

Donald S. Gann Barbara Bird Paul Laccy Don Reeves

Ronald E. Mattson Assistnwt Clerk Judith McDaniel Ted Robinson

Cathie FeFter Eva Miller Doris Shamleffer Miam- 'ya Sal Findley Howard Mills, Jr. Susan Sweihw Rssisrnrtt Clerk Deborah Fink Lincoln Moses

Margaret Mossman Assistnnt Clerk Armando Gaitan John B. Munson

Mike Minshaw Jomn Neuroth Michael Yarrow Barry Hollister Allen Oliver

Kara L. Newell Connie Jolly Sara Sue Pennell Executive Director

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