FY 20
COMPASSION, HOPE, AND HELP
ANNUAL REPORT
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GOSPEL SHARED
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1,850,000 TIMES
Dear Friend, When I told you in last year’s Annual Report that 2020 was going to be an exciting year -- since it was Care Net’s 45th anniversary -- I had no idea how “exciting” it was going to be. What a year it has been. None of us could have anticipated the challenges that we would face. But through God’s grace, we have faced them together. Your prayers and your support have provided compassion, hope, and help to hundreds of thousands of women, men, and unborn children in the midst of a chaotic year. As you can imagine, the COVID pandemic has created all kinds of challenges. COVID and the lockdowns associated with it have created an environment of fear, loneliness, and isolation for many people. Unfortunately, abortion can thrive in that kind of environment. So in March, when businesses, churches, schools, and medical practices were closing down, the abortion industry fought to keep their doors open. We had to respond to ensure that women and men would continue to have access to the life-affirming alternatives that you make possible. We began providing specialized training to our network of more than 1,100 affiliated pregnancy centers. We trained them on how to serve clients in virtual settings. We helped them navigate the legal and ethical landscape surrounding when, how, and if they could keep their doors open to receive clients in their offices. And despite the lockdowns and fears raised by a global pandemic, you helped our affiliated pregnancy centers continue to see clients --- to love them, allay their fears, and help them choose life for their unborn children and abundant life for their families. You also made it possible for our Pregnancy Decision Line to stay open. As you can imagine, in an environment in which people were not leaving their homes as often, our national hotline became a life-line to many. Indeed, calls to our Pregnancy Decision Line increased 40% in the early months of the lockdowns and remain high today. And thanks to you, pregnancy decision coaches were standing by, ready to take calls from women and men who felt that abortion was their only option. In these calls, they received the guidance, information, and reassurance they needed to consider their alternatives – and many lives were saved! And as you know, Care Net – through its Pro Abundant Life mission – has worked for the past five years to equip the Church to provide compassion, hope, help, and long-term discipleship to women and men considering abortion, and making choices for life. But again, with many churches closing their doors, reaching them became a challenge. But again, you came through. Your prayers and support allowed us to provide an online version of our Making Life Disciples training for free to hundreds of churches. So even in the midst of the shutdowns, churches could prepare themselves for ministering to the women and men who will undoubtedly need their support in the coming months and years. 2020 has been challenging, but God has shown Himself strong! 2021 may be challenging for some different reasons, as the political landscape appears to be set to change. Hostility towards pregnancy centers and the pro-life movement will make Care Net’s work more challenging and more urgent. But despite changes in political power and cultural influence, we have Jesus’ power, and no one can take that away from us. I am excited about what God has in store for us in 2021, because I know that we have you – and God Almighty – by our side as we move this Pro Abundant Life mission forward together. May God bless you daily and you serve Him faithfully,
Roland C. Warren President & CEO 1 Number based on data collected between 2008-2019 from Care Net’s network of affiliated pregnancy centers. Lives saved based on last stated intent of clients visiting centers.
SHARING A MESSAGE OF HOPE
Care Net received the report below from one of our local affiliated pregnancy centers, and we think it’s a testament to how God is working through Care Net and our affiliates. “A client came to our center recently; she was well-dressed, well-presented, a married mother of 3, with a professional career, in a bi-racial marriage. She told our Nurse Manager she believed she was 6 weeks along with an unexpected pregnancy and was not sure she wanted to keep the baby. Her other children are in their teens to twenties and she had recently been diagnosed with a heart condition that would be a complication for this pregnancy. The client had been to an abortion clinic before coming to us. She requested the abortion pill protocol from that provider; but the doctor in that clinic refused to prescribe the abortion pill to her because with the heart condition it could be life-threatening. The doctor told her, “Other abortion providers wouldn’t think twice about giving you this regimen, even with your condition. So don’t go to them.” She went home where she and her husband worried over what to do, but didn’t tell anyone else about the pregnancy except their pastor who said, “You know where I stand on this but I understand your fears.” Then she came to our center. The pregnancy test was positive and our Nurse Manager scheduled her for an ultrasound early the next week. Our Nurse Manager says she prayed all weekend for that baby to be at least 10 weeks along for the ultrasound. Ten weeks is a much better image, stronger heartbeat, and too far along for the abortion pill. The day of the ultrasound, the woman returned to our center; and the image on the ultrasound screen showed a baby 10 weeks 0 days gestation. The woman began to tell the Nurse Manager she was leaning toward not seeking an abortion. Our Nurse Manager continued to talk with her about her options, decisions, and choices. The Nurse Manager, knowing that the client was not from their area, said, “Now, you are from [another state]; why did you come to us?” The woman said, “Well, a few years ago I attended one of your center’s [banquets], and the speaker’s story resonated with me. When I found myself in this situation, I remembered the speaker’s story and decided to come to you.” The speaker at the banquet this woman attended was in a bi-racial relationship, and faced an unexpected pregnancy and the potential derailing of his professional career. The speaker chose life for that child and is now the President and CEO of Care Net, Roland Warren. His wife is a medical doctor who graduated college carrying their second child in a carrier over her graduation gown. The woman saw her story in Roland’s, and was inspired to visit the center. She left her appointment carrying a whole stack of ultrasound images to show her husband. As far as we know they are keeping the baby and trusting God with the outcome of any medical condition.”
OBJECTIVES
CARE NET IS DEDICATED TO THE FOLLOWING
OBJECTIVES:
Because the only source of true and lasting transformation is the Gospel, we lead people into transformative relationships with Jesus Christ, breaking the cycle of repeat unintended pregnancies, and connecting pregnancy center clients to the local church for discipleship and long-term support. Because 86% of abortions in the United States are among unmarried women, we promote healthy marriage as a critical factor in preventing abortions and as the optimal environment to raise children in accordance with God’s design for the family. The best way to ensure children thrive in life is when they are raised by their own, married parents. Because the father of an unborn baby is the most influential factor in a mother’s decision to abort, we work to break the cycle of abortion by engaging the father. Positive father involvement prevents abortion, and post-birth, children with involved, responsible, and committed fathers fare far better in various ways. Because our culture-at-large no longer values the sanctity of human life and the sanctity of the family as God designed it, we seek 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.
OUR VISION
OUR MISSION
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.
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.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10
KEY STRATEGIES
PREGNANCY DECISION LINE Emergency Care
Pregnancy Decision LIne was created to meet the “emergency need” of women and men making pregnancy decisions by offering immediate pregnancy decision coaching by trained staff. As the nation’s first and only call center offering immediate assistance to those considering abortion, Pregnancy Decision Line is uniquely positioned to have a significant impact on the number of abortions in the U.S. More than eight out of ten callers to PDL are actively seeking or considering abortions, and 27% of callers were less inclined to have an abortion after their call with a pregnancy decision coach. Never has “emergency” care for those considering abortion been more needed than during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the shuttering of many healthcare facilities, including many pregnancy centers, Pregnancy Decision Line was inundated with calls from women and men facing unplanned pregnancies. Thankfully we were able to offer compassionate care with Christ-centered support to those reaching out for help.
8 OUT OF 10
Pregnancy Decision Line callers who are pregnant are actively seeking or considering an abortion
27% OF CALLERS
changed their minds from “abortion” to either “choosing life” or “undecided”
RESPONSE TO COVID-19
2 IN 5 CALLERS
to whom the Gospel was presented made a decision to trust Christ
• Addressed increased call volume resulting from the closing of many abortion clinics and pregnancy centers to physical traffic due to COVID-19. Monthly call volume increased between 33% and 56% • PDL Coaches transitioned to working remotely, so they could continue to take calls.
PREGNANCY CENTERS Short Term Care
Care Net supports and equips a network of 1,100 life-affirming pregnancy centers in North America by providing them with resources they need to provide compassionate care to women and men facing pregnancy decisions. From best-in-class training through our Centers of Excellence initiative and our National Conference, to printed materials for clients visiting centers, to one-on-one consultations with Care Net staff and specialists, Care Net invests heavily in ensuring our affiliated centers operate according to industry best practices. In the last 12 years, Care Net affiliated pregnancy centers have accomplished the following, and are striving to continue to excel in these areas:
1.35 MILLION
women received free ultrasound scans
3.3 MILLION
women received free pregnancy tests
1.3 MILLION
received parenting support and education
1,850,000
people heard the Gospel
8 OUT OF 10
women who were considering abortion when they visited our affiliated pregnancy centers chose life for their unborn child!
RESPONSE TO COVID-19
• IMMEDIATELY increased the number of webinars for our affiliated pregnancy centers to train them in phone coaching and help them stay abreast of the latest information impacting their operations during the pandemic. • Added new training content and resources to our Affiliate Web Portal. • Provided centers with a free digital copy of Before You Decide magazine to share with clients who were unable to visit a pregnancy center. • Held our National Conference In-Person, and offered a Virtual Conference Experience for affiliates who were unable to attend.
KEY STRATEGIES
CHURCH OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT Long-Term Discipleship
Care Net believes that “life decisions require life support,” and that the Church is God’s chosen instrument to provide long-term support and discipleship to women, men, and families. This support empowers them to choose life for their unborn children and ABUNDANT life for their families through a transformational relationship with Jesus Christ. The Making Life Disciples ministry resource was developed to equip the Church to specifically minister to those making pregnancy decisions, and to offer those in their congregations and communities the ongoing and long-term discipleship they need to realize an abundant life through Christ.
More than 2,200 churches have been equipped with the Making Life Disciples program. An additional 5,400 individuals have volunteered to bring Making Life Disciples to their churches. RESPONSE TO COVID-19
• Made our Making Life Disciples Online Course FREE. Nearly 650 individuals have taken advantage of the free training to date. • Developed three webinars: The Four Pillars of Effective Pregnancy Center Ministry to Men; Implementing Making Life Disciples; and The Essential Role of Center Directors in Implementing Making Life Disciples. All three webinars were held during the summer months. “Making Life Disciples is much needed and such a blessing to not only churches but centers as well. For my eight years at the center, I have desired to have a way to connect young men and women with someone to share life with and disciple them. Making Life Disciples makes a way to do just that!” –Brooke Myrick, RN at Choices Pregnancy Center and Making Life Disciples team leader at First Baptist Church in Russellville, AR
INFLUENCING THE CULTURE
Overturning Roe v. Wade in Hearts
Returning America to a culture of life will require more than simply changing laws….we must help people overturn Roe v. Wade in their hearts, making abortion unthinkable in our families, churches and communities. Care Net is a voice of compassion and reason in the public square, advocating for the culture at large to consider the value of human life, the importance of marriage and strong families, the important role of fathers, the transformative power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the need for long-term discipleship within the Church for those making pregnancy decisions.
IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, CARE NET: • Generated 1.1 million website visits • Published 27 podcasts generated nearly 30,200 listens • Reached more than 15.4 million people on Facebook
SINCE 2015, CARE NET HAS GENERATED: • More than 53,000 online course registrants • More than 400,000 digital subscribers
LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP
FISCAL YEAR 2020 FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP HOW WE USE REVENUE
REVENUE BREAKDOWN
82% PROGRAMS
CONTRIBUTIONS
67%
CONFERENCE
10%
GRANTS
14%
RESOURCE SALES
4%
AFFILATION FEES
3%
MISCELLANEOUS
2%
• Pregnancy Decision Line • Equipping 1,100 affiliated pregnancy centers • Making Life Disciples church initiative • Public outreach and education
STATEMENT OF FINANICAL POSITION
From audited report for financial year ending June 30, 2020
14%
FUNDRAISING
4%
MANAGEMENT & GENERAL
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
From audited report for financial year ending June 30, 2020
Support and Revenue
Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts Receivable Pledges Receivable Inventory Prepaid Expenses Total Current Assets Investments Property and Equipment Office furniture and equipment Website Leasehold improvement Less: accumulated depreciation Total Property and Equipment Total Assets
$3,235,807 33,684 25,000 512,127 100,286 3,906,904 239,421 90,070 53,460 30,000 (169,819) 3,711 4,150,036
Liabilities and Net Assets Current Liabilities Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accrued Payroll and PTO Unearned Income Pledged Contribution to Related Organization Total Current Liabilities
$221,066 207,013 305,364 80,000 813,443
CARES Act PPP Loan Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted
2,764,578 100,000
Total Net Assets
2,864,578
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
472,015
4,150,036
Contributions Grants Affiliation Fees Conference Training Fees Resource Sales Interest/Royalties Speaking Honoraria Miscellaneous Income Unrealized investment gain Total Support and Revenue Program Center Services Operations Public Education Public and Center Services Outreach Pregnancy Decision Line Conference Cost of Goods Sold Grants to Other Organizations Total Program Expenses
$3,727,476 754,500 176,274 530,890 4,075 244,519 26,160 47,550 4,432 35,281 5,551,167 601,411 1,406,466 1,232,702 358,389 599,574 274,556 80,000 4,553,098
Supporting Services Management and General Fundraising Total Expenses Change in Net Assets Net Assets, Beginning of Year Total Assets, End of Year
233,381 723,041 5,509,520 41,647 2,822,931 2,864,578
Care Net’s audited financials and 990’s can be accessed on our website at care-net.org/financial-information
CARE NET OFFICERS ROLAND C. WARREN President and CEO Roland is an inspirational leader with a mind for business and a heart for Christ. His background in the corporate world, his extensive experience in nonprofit management, and his deep faith and understanding of scripture enable him to lead Care Net’s efforts to transform people with the Gospel, empowering them to choose life for their unborn children. Inspired by Roland’s vision and leadership, Care Net is a leading the Pro Abundant Life movement, calling pregnancy centers, churches, organizations, and individuals to not just work to save babies, but to help families go beyond surviving to thriving. An alumnus of Princeton University, Roland received an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and went on to hold positions for more than two decades at IBM, PepsiCo, Goldman Sachs, and Princeton University. Roland is a sought-after national speaker at pro-life conferences and events, pregnancy center events, and church and pastoral events. Roland is a featured blogger for Patheos.com, and his national media appearances include The Oprah Winfrey show, The Today Show, CNN, C-Span, Dateline NBC, Fox News Channel, and Black Entertainment Television. He has been interviewed by major radio and newspaper outlets such as The Wall Street Journal.
VINCENT DICARO Chief Outreach Officer
CARE NET’S 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOM MASON, Board Chair
Retired General Motors & Focus on the Family Executive Atlanta, GA
DR. KATHLEEN PATTERSON, Co-Chair Professor, School of Business & Leadership, Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
DENNIS BROWN, Treasurer
Retired SVP & CMO, Interstate Batteries Plano, TX
SHAUNTI FELDHAHN, Secretary Author and Speaker Atlanta, GA
BRUCE HELLEN Owner, Sagacity21 Woodinville, WA
JOSEPH INFRANCO, ESQ.
Senior Attorney, Alliance Defending Freedom Scottsdale, AZ
KIMBERLEY KENNEDY TV Journalist Atlanta, GA
DR. JENNIFER D. MURFF, DSL
Executive U.S. Director, MENA Leadership Center Williamsburg, VA
DAVE MOJA, CPA
CPA, Moja & Company, LLP Reidsville, GA
JERRY REGIER, PhD
CYNTHIA HOPKINS Vice President of Center Services and Client Care
Senior Project Manager, Public Strategies, Inc. Ashburn, VA
KATHRYN LOBUGLIO Vice President of Donor Relations
Retired Senior Executive at World Vision and SVP at The Coca-Cola Company Atlanta, GA
BONNIE WURZBACHER
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:10-11
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