2. Michael G. Nicholas Foundation The Orthodox Christian Children’s Fund

3. Background History 1997 short-term mission to Uganda Library with no books Classes with one book per class Old broken chalk board and no chalk Students cannot pay even $25 tuition Families of orphans, many with HIV $10,000 donation to Met. JONAH

9. Background History 1999 short-term mission to Kenya Good public schools Many students cannot afford $300 tuition Education is way out of agrarian lifestyle Sponsor 15 students Form Private Foundation in 2000 Sponsoring more students each year

12. Background History 1998, 2000, 2001 trips to Project Mexico St. Innocent orphanage for teen boys Boys would be selling drugs at border or worse Very well run organization Provide one full tuition in 2003 - $2000

16. Background History 2001 short-term mission to Cameroon Children selling peanuts, bananas, grubs Student digs/sells sand from back yard $2/day for hard work making concrete Sponsor 9 students in 2003

24. IOCC Large - $15 million Humanitarian – able to get USAID War relief Tsunami relief Cottage industries Micro-loans

25. OCMC Missionary Does not receive matching USAID Long-term missions, short-term missions Catechism Building Churches, Schools, Clinics Support A Mission Priest Agape Canister Program

26. Project Mexico Small well-run organization Home Building Orphanage Huge network of donors from work teams Focused only in Tijuana

27. Children’s Organizations Save the Children –Large, International –Child Sponsorships $28 / month Compassion International –Smaller, more Spiritual –Child Sponsorships $32 / month Holy Land Ecumenical Fund –Relief for Holy Land –Child Sponsorships in Palestine, $350 / year

28. The Need IOCC does humanitarian relief OCMC does missions Project Mexico focused on Tijuana Need a US Orthodox Child Sponsorship Program

29. Michael G. Nicholas Foundation Created in 2000 Sponsoring 50 students in Kenya Sponsoring 9 students in Cameroon Has sponsored 1 student in Mexico 2 nd zero-interest loan for Kenyan student to attend university in the US Still small, the need is much larger

30. Solution Expand Foundation to be public charity Create board of directors Solicit funds from Orthodox in Chicago Later expand across US

31. Sponsorship options $350 for full year sponsor in Africa $175 sponsor day scholar in Kenya $2000 Project Mexico Partner $7000 Lifetime endowed sponsorship

32. Thank You Michael G. Nicholas Foundation is already operating as a Private Foundation! Donations are tax-deductible to the extent of the law!