CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES

THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES/21ST CENTURY CAMPAIGN, INC. (CRS-21ST) IS TO EXIST AS A 509(A)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES OF CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES CHARITIES, INC., (CRSC), WHICH IS A 501(C)(3) WITH AN IRS GROUP EXEMPTION. THE TOTAL CURRENT AFFILIATION OF SUBSIDIARY SUBORDINATE UNITS UNDER THIS GROUP EXEMPTION LETTER INCLUDES 23 INDIVIDUAL CHARITIES, EACH WITH DIVERSE MISSIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ALL ENJOYING THE BENEFITS OF SHARED RESOURCES IN AREAS WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD BE HARD AND EXPENSIVE TO REALIZE INDEPENDENTLY. SUCH SHARED RESOURCES INCLUDE: ECONOMY OF SCALE FROM A COMBINED $50 MILLION BUDGET, HR, ACCOUNTING AND IT, INTERNET PHILANTHROPY, NON-PROFIT LEGAL COUNSEL AND RISK MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOR CHARITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY, LOWER CORPORATE OVERHEAD, INSURANCE AND BENEFITS, GRANT MANAGEMENT, TRANSPARENCY AND FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MANAGING THE MYRIAD OF CHANGING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN TODAY'S WORLD.