Thank You
F O R S A V I N G L I V E S, C H A N G I N G H E A R T S,
A N D I M PA C T I N G G E N E R AT I O N S T O C O M E !
Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report 1
DEAR MINISTRY PARTNER,
Care Net’s network of 1,250 pregnancy centers reached an important milestone in 2023 — 1 million lives saved from abortion and 2 million clients presented with the Gospel!* Your partnership is a critical part of this amazing accomplishment. Thank you! In this annual report, you will see how Care Net invested your financial support into programs, staff, and resources that saved unborn babies, led people to Jesus, and strengthened families in Fiscal Year 2023. I hope you are encouraged by the life-saving impact you have made! May God bless you daily as you serve Him faithfully!
Roland C. Warren President & CEO *Since 2008
OUR MISSION Acknowledging that every human life begins at conception and is worthy of protection, Care Net offers compassion, hope, and help to anyone considering abortion by presenting them with realistic alternatives and Christ-centered support through our life-affirming network of pregnancy centers, churches, organizations, and individuals.
IN THE LAST 15 YEARS AT CARE NET AFFILIATED PREGNANCY CENTERS
1,010,931 LIVES SAVED
2,124,931
GOSPEL PRESENTATIONS
OUR VISION Care Net envisions a culture where women and men faced with pregnancy decisions are transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and empowered to choose life for their unborn children and abundant life for their families.
Care Net’s Pro Abundant Life
INITIATIVES
Each of Care Net’s four strategic initiatives, illustrated below, are designed to serve the unique needs of women and men making pregnancy decisions, and encourage them to fully embrace the abundant life that is found in Jesus Christ.
Pregnancy Decision Line is Care Net's strategic program that provides immediate coaching to women and men facing difficult pregnancy decisions. PDL coaches also offer the hope of the Gospel and connect callers to local affiliated pregnancy centers.
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EMERGENCY CARE
SHORT-TERM CARE
Pregnancy Centers are local, nonprofit organizations that provide compassionate support to women and men faced with difficult pregnancy decisions. Care Net provides centers with the training and resources they need to serve their local communities with excellence.
Building Bridges
Stopping the Cycle
4 KEY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Care Net seeks to influence the culture by transforming hearts and minds so that regardless of what the laws are, abortion becomes unthinkable in our homes, churches, and communities.
INFLUENCING the CULTURE 4
LONG-TERM CARE
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Care Net is equipping churches to offer compassion, hope, help, and discipleship to women and men in their communities that are facing pregnancy decisions. We also offer spiritual and emotional post-abortion recovery and care.
Major Accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2023 Pregnancy Decision Line’s new model of care has resulted in 25% more women and men choosing life, instead of abortion, for their unborn children Care Net’s affiliated pregnancy centers saved 70,085 lives from abortion Pregnancy Centers participating in Care Net’s Fatherhood Project served 42% more men Care Net created a new resource — Reclaiming Fatherhood — for helping men find healing from abortion 3
EMERGENCY CARE PREGNANCY DECISION LINE Pregnancy Decision Line (PDL) is Care Net’s first line of defense against abortion and primarily reaches callers through keyword advertising
95%
35%
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of callers were pursuing or strongly considering abortion
had a spiritual conversation with a PDL coach
had follow-up conversations with a PDL coach
scheduled an appointment at a local pregnancy center
verified that they chose life for their unborn child at a 6-month follow up
2,607 Each pin represents a call/calls taken by a PDL Coach
THANK YOU FROM THE PDL TEAM! “I have the privilege of seeing how your support impacts women and men who call into the Pregnancy Decision Line seeking help. It is because of you, our phone coaches are able to lovingly minister to each caller and help get them connected with a local pregnancy center that can provide a pregnancy test, ultrasound and life-affirming support. Thank You!” Sheila Zeda, Pregnancy Decision Line National Trainer
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Callers received immediate, lifeaffirming pregnancy decision support from a Pregnancy Decision Line Coach
SHORT-TERM CARE PREGNANCY CENTERS Care Net provides its affiliates with thought-leadership, educational resources, print and digital client resources, and staff support to help affiliates maximize their impact in their local communities. CANADA - 48
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You helped Care Net support its network of 1,250 Affiliated Pregnancy Centers! Numbers on map represent affiliates by state.
70,085 clients chose LIFE after visiting a Pregnancy Center
Here Are a Few of the Ways Care Net Supports its Network 2,834 STUDENTS
Pregnancy center staff, volunteers, and board members received training through Care Net University courses
1,600 ATTENDEES
At Care Net’s National Conference in Mobile, AL
WEBINAR
17 PREGNANCY CENTERS received
center relief funds to help pay for vandalism repairs
ROLAND WARREN
45 WEBINARS & BLOGS Providing education, resources, and specific training for affiliates
LEGISLATIVE FORUM VINCE DICARO
New Federal Resources to Protect Your Center
Care Net’s “Legislative Action, Education, and Prayer” forum prepares pregnancy centers to navigate changing legislation
THANK YOU FROM THE AFFILIATE SUPPORT TEAM! “Thank you so much for all you do for LIFE! In my role as Executive Director of Center Services, I hear from those on the front lines in the pregnancy centers. Your support helps to provide rolespecific training for our directors, client services trainers, and board members. This year our center service consultants provided 4,500 support calls and emails to our affiliates! You are making a real difference in the lives of those we serve in this ministry.” Toneia Mayes, Executive Director of Center Services 5
LONG-TERM CARE CHURCH ENGAGEMENT Care Net’s Church Engagement resources prepare churches to minister to women and men considering abortion (Making Life DisciplesTM) and those looking for healing from abortion (Abortion Recovery & Care). Launched phase three of our Church Engagement strategy to recruit and train high impact volunteers to implement Making Life DisciplesTM (MLD) and Abortion Recovery & Care (ARC) in their church 2,412 copies of Making Life DisciplesTM were distributed to pregnancy centers, churches, and other ministries around the country
THANK YOU FROM THE CHURCH ENGAGEMENT TEAM! “Your generosity is allowing us to grow churches with Making Life DisciplesTM to become safe, receiving communities to those walking through pregnancy decisions. You are changing hearts, changing minds, and changing generations.”
Bob Hershey, Regional Director of Church Engagement (Midwest)
Created a new platform (abortionhealing.org) to connect women and men impacted by abortion with individual ministries, pregnancy centers, and churches that provide healing resources Care Net developed a new ARC resource for men called Reclaiming Fatherhood
RECLAIMING FATHERHOOD
FACILITATORS GUIDE
3,062 copies of Forgiven & Set Free — Care Net’s ARC resource for women — were distributed to pregnancy centers, churches, and other ministries around the country
A CARE NET INITIATIVE
THANK YOU FROM THE ARC TEAM! “By God’s grace and because of you, our new men’s abortion recovery resource is getting into the hands of the men who need it. A dad who worked through Reclaiming Fatherhood said, ‘The book is a lasting legacy to any reader that you can not only survive abortion, but reclaim your role as a father to the precious child you lost.’ Men are being healed and generations are being impacted for the Kingdom! Thank you for partnering with us in this work.”
Jill Marquis, Director of Abortion Recovery & Care 6
CULTURAL INFLUENCE CULTURAL INFLUENCE Care Net is committed to being a voice of compassion and reason in the public square and challenging the culture to think critically about the value of human life, the importance of marriage and strong families, the important role of fathers, and the transforming power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
150,000
16 MILLION
Individuals engaged with Care Net’s online resources
Individuals were reached through our social media
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Blogs posts on website
902,765 Visits to Care Net’s website
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FREE ONLINE C OURSES You have helped provide free online courses including Doctor Dad®, Caring Foundations, and more.
DEVOTIONALS Every year Care Net creates devotionals to help engage hearts in prayer and in Pro Abundant Life ministry.
EBOOKS
With your support Care Net has been able to produce ebooks with actionable insights on a variety of topics that are in the news.
Roland Warren and Allie Beth Stuckey, author and speaker, sit together to record a special episode of CareCast. This episode was recorded live at the 2022 National Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
COMPELLING RESEARCH Each year Care Net provides access to compelling research on the issues that matter the most to the pro-life movement.
20 Produced 38,118 Listens
LISTEN HERE
THANK YOU FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM! “Your support allows Care Net to reach millions of people every year with resources to help them turn their pro-life passion into Pro Abundant Life action. This is how we will make abortion unthinkable and transform hearts and minds for Christ. Thank you!”
Vincent DiCaro, Chief Outreach Officer @care_net
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SPECIAL PROJECT CARE NET’S 2023 FATHERHOOD PROJECT According to Care Net’s research, the father of an unborn child is the most influential factor in an abortion decision. In order to expand its reach to fathers, Care Net invested time, resources, and training into men’s ministries at 20 pregnancy centers across the country.
4,232 male clients served
42%
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INCREASE
in men attending their partner’s pregnancy test appointment
30%
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INCREASE
in men attending their partner’s ultrasound appointment
42%* INCREASE
39%
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INCREASE
in men attending parenting education or support classes
572
MEN GRADUATED
from a full parenting education or support program (249%*)
*percentage of increase in 2023 compared to 2022
Practical Training For New & Expectant Fathers
The majority of these men graduated from Care Net’s online Doctor Dad® course which provides practical, hands-on skills for caring for an infant.
“Being able to serve more men at our centers and getting them engaged in Doctor Dad® has been the most valuable part of this project. Having the resources to help men become better fathers has allowed us to see an increase in the number of women who walked in abortion minded, but chose life because we were able to connect with the father of the baby. This project has helped many fathers gain the confidence they need while preparing for the arrival of their child. Thank you for your support!” Jared Clark, Director of Family Outreach at Skylark Sexual Health + Care Clinic in Brunswick, GA 8
THANK YOU FOR BEING A PRO ABUNDANT LIFE CHAMPION! You are a vital part of the Care Net family! We love hearing from our Ministry Partners about why they choose to invest in this ministry. Here are a few testimonials that we recently received:
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I believe in the true equality of all life in all forms and shapes and sizes and I don’t believe in limiting that notion to just those lives that are outside the womb. Care Net’s mission to support crisis pregnancy centers is essential to this belief. I support Care Net because I believe you are doing God’s work here on earth. The more lives we save, and the more women and men we reach, the closer we come to spreading Jesus’ love here on earth.
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JESS HUGHES
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I cheerfully support Care Net because it’s a completely loving ministry. It starts with the coaches on the Pregnancy Decision Line who assure stressed callers that they matter and are loved by God. That’s followed by pregnancy center referrals, involving the father in decision making, and bringing in supporting churches with the goal of building a Christ-centered family. With Care Net, sharing the Gospel is not a ‘side issue’, it’s a life and death issue. Care Net has a four-star, 97% rating with Charity Navigator so I can give knowing that Care Net follows all standard business best-practices and has an excellent management team. I plan on increasing my giving in 2024.
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JOHN & AUDREY (Audrey recently went home to Jesus)
“YOU are my favorite part of serving at Care Net! Over the years, I have frequently said that Care Net donors are among the most generous and Gospelfocused people I have ever met. I am so honored to have the opportunity to serve and hear the hearts and stories of those who sacrifice to make this ministry possible. I would love to hear from you about why you make giving to Care Net a priority, what about the Ministry of Care Net most resonates with your heart, and your thoughts about how Care Net stewards your gifts. Please consider emailing me at tpatras@care-net.org. God Bless you!”
TOM PATRAS Vice President of Donor Relations
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Feel free to email Tom at tpatras@care-net.com. 9
FISCAL YEAR 2023 FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP REVENUE CLASSIFICATION
HOW WE USE REVENUE
67% Contributions
82% Programs • Pregnancy Decision Line • Equipping & Serving 1,200+ affiliated pregnancy centers • Church Engagement, Making Life Disciples and Abortion Recovery & Care • Public Education and outreach
15% Grants 9% Conference 4% Resource Sales 2% Affiliation Fees
10% Fundraising
3% Miscellaneous
8% General and Management
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $3,154,181 Investments 576,327 Accounts receivable 191 Contributions Receivable 100,000 Other Assets 281,912 Inventory 148,386 Due from related organization 100,000 Operating lease right-of-use-assets 240,739 Financing lease right-of-use-assets 16,913 Property and equipment, net 33,693 Digital media, net 487,542 Total Assets LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Liabilities: Accounts payable & accrued expenses Accrued payroll & vacation Deferred revenue Operating lease liability Financing lease liability
$5,139,884
$371,007 433,610 859,108 245,873 17,081
Total Liabilities 1,926,749 NET ASSETS: Without donor restrictions $3,113,135 With donor restrictions 100,000 Total Net Assets 3,213,135 Total Liabilities & Net Assets
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$5,139,884
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FY23 SUPPORT & REVENUE Contributions Grants Conferences Affiliation Fees Resource Sales Interest Royalties Investment Income Speaking honoraria Miscellaneous Total Support and Revenue EXPENSES Program Services: Center Services Operation Public Education Public & center services outreach Pregnancy Decision Line Conference
$6,083,839 1,365,800 823,635 213,694 394,580 8,903 94,508 60,172 8,045 $9,053,176
$1,050,942 1,875,788 2,753,915 652,341 975,485
Total Program Services
$7,308,471
SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES: General & Administrative Fundraising
$678,708 893,014
Total Supporting Activities
$1,571,722
Total Expenses $8,880,193 Change in Net Assets Net Assets, Beginning of Year
$172,983 $3,040,152
Net Assets, End of Year
$3,213,135
A Note from Care Net’s Board Chair I served on the board of an urban pregnancy center for ten years. The center was a Care Net affiliate, and I was able to see the work of Care Net from the front lines of the pro-life movement. Care Net was there in the beginning to help get our center started, and the support, encouragement, and training we received was invaluable. As a Care Net board member for 8 years, I have seen up-close the work that this ministry does to help pregnancy centers around the country provide care and compassion for those struggling with decisions surrounding an unplanned pregnancy. The staff is remarkable, and the work that Care Net does makes a difference for the centers it serves and for the cultural battle for the sanctity of life. Most importantly, Care Net is a Christ-centered ministry. As Roland Warren has said, it is not enough for Care Net to be a pro-life organization, but rather it needs to be a pro-abundant life ministry where lives are not only saved, but are also transformed. The donors who come alongside Care Net make it possible for the work to continue – work that is making a difference for reaching the hearts and minds of a culture that is bombarded daily with wrong and destructive messages about the intrinsic value of all life, especially life in the womb. Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support!
CARE NET’S 2023
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOM MASON Board Chair Retired GM & Focus on the Family Executive Atlanta, GA
KATHLEEN PATTERSON Co-Chair Professor, Regent University Norfolk, VA
DENNIS BROWN Treasurer
Retired SVP and CMO, Interstate Batteries Plano, TX
BRUCE HELLEN Member Owner, Sagacity21 Derry, NH
JENNIFER MURFF Member
Professor, Regent University Williamsburg, VA
DAVE MOJA Member CPA, Moja & Company, LLP Reidsville, GA
TOM MASON | Care Net, Board Chair
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM Roland C. Warren President & CEO
VINCENT DICARO Chief Outreach Officer
JERRY REGIER Member
Senior Project Manager, Public Strategies, Inc. Ashburn, VA
KEVIN THERIOT Member Sr. Counsel, VP of Center for Life, Alliance Defending Freedom Phoenix, AZ
RAUL REYES Member Founder & President, Life Equip Global
ERIN FORSYTHE Senior Vice President of Strategic Programs KATHRYN LOBUGLIO Senior Vice President of Administration and Operations
Colorado Springs, CO
ROLAND WARREN Ex Officio
“Life Decisions Require Life Support” ROLAND WARREN
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