Compassion International

Founded in 1952, Compassion International is a charity based in Colorado Springs, United States working on children & youth, poverty & hunger, health +4 more.

Compassion International is a Christian child development charity headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, founded in 1952 by Rev. Everett Swanson. It works through local churches in impoverished communities in Africa, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean and South America, across 29 countries. Its work focuses on children living in poverty, providing health care, nutrition, education, child protection and spiritual support, mainly through its child sponsorship programme. The organisation reports serving over 2.4 million children, babies and young adults in fiscal year 2025 through more than 9,000 church partners. It also runs a Survival programme for mothers and babies, youth development programmes and disaster response, and works with volunteers and sponsors worldwide.