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Friends,

This year we marked 60 years of service to the poor overseas—anachievement well worth celebrating. But this milestone also calls usto reflect, to look back on what we’ve learned and to continuetoward our vision of a world transformed through solidarity.

In her chronicle of the early history of CRS, Catholic Relief Services:The Beginning Years, Eileen Egan—a close friend of Mother Teresaand one of the agency’s first lay staff members—traces our truebeginning back much further than 1943 and war-torn Europe. Shedates our roots back to the apostle Paul. His request, through Titus,that the Corinthians assist the poor and hungry in Jerusalemproduced the first international relief collection:

“Giving freely to relieve the wants of people unrelated by bloodor tribal ties, people separated by seas and mountains, peopleof differing customs and language, was a new and scandalousconcept. It was based on something unheard of in humanhistory, universal brotherhood. This concept, dissolving all tiesof blood, tribe, race, or citizenship, came direct from Jesus, theuniversal brother.”

Our legacy is indeed one that proceeds from this ‘scandalousconcept’—that of concern beyond borders.

Much has changed in 60 years: we are no longer War ReliefServices, and our focus has shifted from western Europe to easternEurope, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. We haveseen countries freed from colonial rule and witnessed the strugglesand suffering as the Cold War found new staging grounds. And wehave seen the destruction that HIV/AIDS has wrought around theworld, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Each day in 94 countries and territories around the world, the menand women of CRS—people of all races and faiths—give witness toour mission of helping the poorest of the poor.

In Ethiopia we helped prevent a famine that threatened millions.But food and water alone won’t solve the problem. And so we arelaying the foundations of the future through work in areas likeeducation and agriculture. Our goal is to ensure that thisgeneration of Ethiopian children will be the last to know famine.

In Afghanistan and Iraq, we are helping people brutalized byrepression and war to realize their dignity. But rebuilding a societyrequires more than simply bricks and mortar. Underpinning all ourrelief and development work is a commitment to buildingcommunities of peace and justice. Material assistance can only goso far to alleviate poverty and suffering; we must also address theroot causes to truly make a difference.

In the United States, we have expanded our outreach to Catholics,educating them about issues of international social justice andpeace, and providing concrete opportunities to make a difference inthe lives of the poor around the world. Through our partners andprograms, we are building bridges of solidarity. Linking the peoplewe serve with those we represent is an important step in building aworld where basic rights and human dignity are enjoyed by all.

Our Catholic identity and our guiding principles, grounded inCatholic social teaching, call us to this work. We live in a worldof need, but we are an agency of hope, and we can all be agentsof change.

For 60 years, Catholic Relief Services has touched the lives of thepoor and made a world of difference for millions. Your prayers andsupport have made this possible. On behalf of our staff around theworld, I thank you.

Ken HackettPresident

Marking a Milestone, Looking Ahead . . .

Ken Hackett

Table of Contents

Food for Today 2-3

A Fight We Must Win 4-5

Peace in Our Time 6-7

When Crisis Calls 8-9

Lending Our Voice 10-11

The Faces of CRS 12-13

Financial Summary 14-19

Country and RegionalRepresentatives 20

Diocesan Directors 21

Donor Acknowledgement 22

Our Leadership 23

CRS Around the World (Map) 24

Cover photo by CRS Staff:

Italy 1951Refugees share in the distribution of1,200 lbs. of butter at Trieste Mission,part of a Christmas gift from War ReliefServices, N.C.W.C.

©2004 Catholic Relief Services. All Rights Reserved.

More than 13 million Ethiopians—halfof them under age 15—rely on foodaid to survive.

Photo by Elizabeth Griffin

The majority of Ethiopians live in ruralareas, leaving them extremely vulnerableto drought and crop failure.

Photo by David Snyder

We are working with local partners tobring clean water to rural villages. Here,

a worker upgrades a water pump thatwill eventually pump 12,200 liters perhour—nearly 10 times the capacity of

the old pump.

Photo by Elizabeth Griffin

NATO is founded.April 4, 1949

Birth of United Nations.1945

In 2003, Ethiopia faced a foodcrisis even larger and morewidespread than the one thatcaptured the world’s attentionalmost 20 years ago. Droughtand the resultant failure of cropscreated an emergency on a scaleunseen in modern times. Morethan 13 million Ethiopians—half of them under age 15—were dependant on food aid for survival.

The reach of the HIV/AIDSpandemic only exacerbated thesituation, leaving more than amillion orphans and loweringthe country’s average lifeexpectancy to 46 years. Amongthe net effects of the pandemichas been the undermining oftraditional coping systems:

With family members absent ortoo sick to work, many morepeople are susceptible tohunger and disease than inprevious generations.

Preventing Famine

We responded by providingmore than 500,000 metric tonsof commodities—food, flour,corn-soy blend, lentils, cookingoil and grain—to millions inneed. But fighting faminerequires more than just deliveryof food. We led a coalition ofinternational agencies thatcarried out assessments acrossEthiopia. In the worst affectedareas, we set up therapeuticfeeding centers to reach themost vulnerable Ethiopians,

Food for Today,Hope for Tomorrow

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a future where food aid is notneeded. Likewise, withinitiatives that offer education,basic healthcare and supportfor families affected byHIV/AIDS, we look toempower Ethiopians forgenerations to come. ■

This can only be accomplishedby addressing the underlyingcauses of poverty in Ethiopia. Inpartnership with the church andother local groups, we areworking to help ordinary peopledevelop the skills to take chargeof their own development. Theoverwhelming majority ofEthiopians live in rural areas,making them susceptible todrought and crop failure in waysunimaginable to most. To helpmitigate this vulnerability, weare investing in improvedirrigation systems. By providingbetter tools and fertilizers, weare helping farmers becomemore efficient.

Local seed fairs—conducted forthe first time this year inEthiopia—are also part of this

plan. By bringing together localseed sellers with farmers, wehelp create a vibrant localmarket. Using vouchers, thefarmers can decide forthemselves what they want toplant instead of relying simplyon whatever is available indonated stock. This encouragesdiversification of crops andrecognizes that local people aresometimes the best people tosolve local problems.

Ethiopia is a drought-pronecountry, and we know wecannot change the weather. Wecan, however, help people tobecome more resilient and tobreak the cycle of poverty andhunger. Through programs thathelp farmers become self-sufficient, we can offer hope for

A child in Shinile, Ethiopia cares for hisfamily’s livestock.


A twin-engineU.S. Air Force plane

crashes into War Relief Servicesoffices in the Empire State

Building, killing 11 employees.July 28, 1945

The partition of India and Pakistancauses mass migration, resulting

in wide-scale violence.Fifty million people are left homeless.War Relief Services begins shipments

of surplus food to the area.August 1947

War Relief Services (later Catholic Relief Services)begins disaster relief efforts, helping thousands

of refugees displaced by World War II.1943

The first Atomic Bombis dropped on Hiroshima,

Japan, followedthree days later by another

dropped on Nagasaki.August 8, 1945

To help finance postwarinternational relief programs,

War Relief Services initiates thefirst annual Laetare Sunday Bishops' Relief Collection.

1947

John William Mauchly designsthe first all-electronic computer.

It weighs over 30 tons.1946

Paris, France 1945

War Relief Services (part of NationalCatholic Welfare Conference)

supplies hot soup and milk to theday nurseries of Paris.

Photo by War Relief Services’ staff

often children under five. Inaddition to food distribution,we worked with partners todeliver much needed medicineand help rehabilitate wells andwater systems.

Providing for the Future

The worst of the crisis is nowover, but the needs remain.With our partners, we continueto distribute food to millions ofEthiopians. Beyond food aid,however, we are committed tolong-term sustainabledevelopment that will helpcommunities recover and bebetter prepared for the future.

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In Zimbabwe, accelerated learningprograms help reintegrate vulnerablechildren—long denied access toeducation—into mainstream schools.

Photo by Joe Carney

Almost a third of Zimbabwe’spopulation is HIV-positive,and nearly a million childrenhave been orphaned by AIDS.We support a range ofactivities, including theMagama Life Center, whichprovides a primary school fornearly 800 children—almosthalf of whom are orphans.Many of the most vulnerablestudents also come onSaturdays for a full day thatincludes play time, drama anddancing, school work andchores such as cleaning,gardening and washing schooluniforms. As in a family, thesechildren have roles andresponsibilities, and theyregain a sense of place and anidentity beyond that of aparentless child.

CRS/Madagascar’s AIDS team in the labconducting HIV tests. Our work in the

country is done in partnership with The Association of Catholic Doctors

of Madagascar.

Photo by CRS/Madagascar

Women who are HIV-positive serve ascounselors in local communities, part of alarger effort aimed at raising awarenessabout HIV/AIDS.

Photo by Sean Sprague

We support approximately 160HIV/AIDS projects in 30countries around the world,addressing a crisis that hasbecome as much an issue ofdevelopment as of public healthin many nations. Projects total$40 million in value and reachnearly four million peopleaffected in Africa—theepicenter of the crisis—as wellas the hardest hit areas of Asiaand Latin America.

Reaching CommunitiesAround the World

Around the world, theCatholic Church is one of thekey providers of essential careand support for people livingwith AIDS. We continue towork with local church healthnetworks to expand HIV/AIDSprogramming, helping

partners to provide voluntarycounseling and testing,behavior change and life skillseducation, home-based carefor those infected and supportfor those left behind. We alsowork at the village level tohelp raise awareness about thedisease, to help reduce thestigma against HIV-positiveindividuals and to assistcommunities to respond more effectively.

In 2003, we received a $2.3million grant to address AIDSin Nigeria, while inMadagascar we received a $1.5million grant from the GlobalFund to Fight AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria.

In Haiti, we support a localorganization that providessmall loans to families affected

by AIDS. The credit programestablishes community banksand teaches clients betterfinancial management tools,while also enabling them to

contribute to communitysavings plans. These smallloans often pay school fees forchildren, buy medicines for thesick and support income-generating projects.

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Sub-Saharan Africa has 70 percent ofworldwide AIDS cases but only 5 percentof the world’s population. We recognize aspecial responsibility to the people ofAfrica and allocate more than 50 percentof our resources to outreach in 37countries in Africa.

Photo by Sean Sprague

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War Relief Services conducts its firstThanksgiving clothing appeal,

collecting millions of pounds of clothing foremergencies, sewing classes overseas and

as donations to workers participating incommunity construction projects.

The program continues through the 1980s.1950

Hundreds of thousands ofrefugees from the Korean War

are helped by War Relief Serviceswith food, medicine and clothing.

1951 CBS introduces the firstcolor television

broadcast. It takes placein five American cities.

1951

Jonas Salk develops a vaccine

to prevent polio.1952

Vietnam War

War Relief Services provides aid tothe nearly one million refugees

fleeing North Vietnam.1954

The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case ofBrown v. Board of Education, rules that

segregation is unconstitutional. The decision eventually results in thedesegregation of all public institutions.

1954

“War” is dropped fromWar Relief Services;

the agency officially changes its name to Catholic Relief Services.

1955

CRS provides 62 percent of allU.S. government food distributed by

private voluntary organizations.late 50s

Hawaii becomesthe 50th state admitted

to the union.August 21, 1959

disaster. He embodies the hopeand resilience that carries usforward in the face of thisrelentless disease. ■

A Fight We Must Win

The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first satellite, into space,

marking the beginning of the Space Age.October 4, 1957

Italy, 1951

A Mercy Flight from New YorkInternational (Idlewild) Airport,carrying food and condensed milk forItalian flood relief efforts issponsored by War Relief Servicesand Trans World Airlines.

Photo by War Relief Services’ staff

Raising Awareness Here at Home

In the United States we work toraise awareness of the disease,in part through our AfricaCampaign speakers’ tour,which enables our Africannational staff to meet and talkto concerned Americans intheir hometowns. Abbie Shawa,Program Manager forHIV/AIDS in Malawi, traveledacross the United States in2003 to talk about his country’striple disaster of HIV/AIDS,drought and floods and how itaffects communities, familiesand individuals like him. Hebrought to each church, schooland community center hevisited a sense of what it’s liketo live, work and cope in themidst of such trauma and

Italy, 1963

Hurricane disaster relief is loaded.

CRS Archives, photographer unknown

Mitrovica, to address the needsof all citizens and to find waysto work together to build afuture where soldiers aren’tneeded on their city’s bridges.

Standing Together AgainstViolence

When deadly Muslim-Christianviolence—associated with theMiss World Pageant in Kaduna,Nigeria—began to tear apartneighborhoods, we organizedan unprecedented interfaithemergency relief project andbrought together the majornational Christian and Islamicassociations. The projectprovided shelter and assistanceto families whose homes hadbeen damaged when they weretargeted as minorities in theirneighborhoods. This enabledthe return of these families and

helped keep the multi-faithcharacter of theseneighborhoods. We workedwith the associations to identifyaffected families and toorganize interfaith reliefdistribution teams. The project

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was the first of its kind andhelped bring Nigeria’s differentreligious communities togetherin action and in understanding.

Building a Global Networkfor Peace

We support learning at homeand abroad. In partnershipwith the University of NotreDame’s Kroc Institute forInternational Peace, weconduct a 10-day summerinstitute for peacebuilders tomeet, learn and share bestpractices. Participants comefrom areas with histories ofconflict, like Colombia, as wellas from places struggling toheal, like Rwanda. Staff from

our Baltimore headquarters,who focus on activities in theUnited States, as well as ourdomestic partners, also cometo learn from their overseascounterparts.

In the Philippines, we aredeveloping innovative ways topromote peace andreconciliation amongindigenous peoples, Muslimsand Christians on the southernisland of Mindanao. This yearpeacebuilders from more than a

For too many around the world,peace remains a distant goal.There are children in manyplaces who have never knowntheir world without war. We areworking to help change this inmore than 50 countries.

We know that peace is built, notdeclared. Our efforts to createsocieties of peace and justiceare carried out through manyactivities, including educationprograms, interreligiousdialogue, media campaigns,advocacy and small-businessassistance. These activities aimto empower local communitiesto help themselves.

Bridging the Divide

A river runs through the centerof Mitrovica, Kosovo, dividingthe city and separating the Serband Albanian communities.

International peacekeepers—reminders of the region’s recenttroubles—guard the bridges inan attempt to prevent renewedviolence. We have been workingwith youth councils inMitrovica’s high schools toempower students and theirparents and teachers to getinvolved in addressing theconflicts in their communities.These groups are taking upissues of education quality andreform, as well as issues ofpeace and conflict resolution.The youth councils areexpressing a voice that has longbeen silent for people inKosovo, and the program hasbrought people from both sidesof the river together. Lastsummer Serb and Albanianstudents decided to create amulti-ethnic youth council for

Peace in Our Time

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The Berlin Wallis constructed.

1961

Nuclear war isnarrowly averted during

the Cuban Missile Crisis.October 18-29, 1962 Second Vatican Council

opens underPope John XXIII.

1962

In response to devastating drought in India, CRS establishes massive

food-for-work projects, preventing mass migration to cities and assisting rural development.

1963

President Kennedyis assassinated.

November 22, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr.is assassinated.

April 4, 1968

More than one million people are displacedduring the Biafran War (a war of secession in what is now east and southeast Nigeria). During the ensuing famine, CRS provides

life-saving emergency aid despitetotal blockage of seaports and roads in the east.

CRS organizes more than 100 risky nighttimemercy airlifts of food and medicine.

1968

Neil Armstrong, of Apollo 11,is the first man to

set foot on the Moon.July 20, 1969

Biafran War

Rwandan youth take part in a closingceremony at a solidarity camp in theDiocese of Kabgayi.

Photo by Jean Claude Mugenzi

A young Roma boy in Kragujevac, Serbiaand Montenegro. We are working to helpintegrate Roma—the most marginalizedgroup in Europe—into society throughpeace education programs.

Photo by Bill Crandall

We are working with local partners inSerbia and Montenegro to help lay thefoundation for peace for futuregenerations.

Photo by Bill Crandall

dozen countries participated inthe fourth annual MindanaoPeacebuilding Institute—aunique, three-week learningopportunity that unitespeacebuilding practitioners andthinkers from across Asia toincrease the effectiveness of fieldoperations and inform emergingtheories in the field. ■

Peacebuilding is an integral part ofdevelopment work in places likeAfghanistan, where many have knownonly conflict their whole lives.

Photo by Barbara J. Rodey

Peru, 1972

Victims try to escape flooding inPeruvian lowlands.


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Liberia

When Liberia’s long-runningcivil war peaked, rebel groupsattacked the capital, overran thesecond city, and the presidentwent into exile. As fightingraged, our staff in Monroviaendured the same terrors andtragedies that afflicted Liberiansacross the country, wherebullets killed and woundedindiscriminately, homes werelooted and an atmosphere ofinsecurity was further driveninto the nation’s consciousness.

While we worked with the localchurch to deliver emergencyfood, shelter, clean water andmedicines, we redoubledadvocacy efforts in the UnitedStates, calling for increased

For 60 years we have been therewhen crisis called—from theagency’s early days in post-warEurope to recent interventionsafter Hurricane Mitch and thewar in Afghanistan. The poorsuffer the most when disasterstrikes, and we are called to carefor those in need.

We are called to help others notbecause they believe, or becausethey might someday believe, butbecause we believe. Our agencyvision of a world transformedby solidarity is one that asks usnot simply to recall the exampleof the Good Samaritan, but tolive it.

Iraq

We are assisting the poorest andmost vulnerable Iraqicommunities. When majorcombat subsided, we focused onempowering Iraqis to addresstheir own needs and shape theirown future. Our citizen-drivenIraq Community ActionProgram enables Iraqis toactively advance thedevelopment of theircommunities, putting an Iraqiface on humanitarian effortsserving the Iraqi people.

As part of this program, we areworking—through our localpartner Caritas Iraq and inpartnership with Save theChildren—in 25 communitiesin southern Iraq to help rebuildhomes and lives. Localcommunities are determining

their priority needs andrecommending reconstructionprojects in program areas suchas water, sanitation andagricultural irrigation systems;school and road rehabilitation;the establishment of women’sincome-generation activitiesand training centers; andcommunity clean-up initiatives.

We also support a nationwidesupplemental feeding programfor children and pregnant andlactating women. The programraises awareness in localcommunities about properhygiene and good nutritionalhabits, helping build a moreresponsible, informed andactive Iraqi civil society.

When Crisis Calls

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We have provided emergency relieffor those in need since 1943. Ourwork in Afghanistan includes relief aswell as long-term development.

Photo ©2003 Martin Lueders

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Biafran War

In the wake of a devastating earthquake that killed an estimated 10,000 people in Managua,

American dioceses collect over $3 million for CRS relief efforts in Nicaragua. In addition to

helping to meet basic physical needs, CRScontributes to rehabilitation and reconstruction.

1972

Apollo-Soyuz Mission marksthe first cooperative space mission

between the United States andthe Soviet Union.

July 19, 1974Apple II, the first home computer,

is introduced at a trade show.1977

The U.S. Catholic Bishops adoptOperation Rice Bowl, CRS’ official Lenten program, which began inAllentown, Pennsylvania as an

inter-religious response to the drought in the African Sahel region.

1977Pope John Paul II

is installed.1978

Mother Teresais awarded the

Nobel Peace Prize.1979

CRS’ quick response and partnership with COERR (Catholic Organization for

Emergency Relief and Refugees) saves thousands of lives and promotes

skill-building and food production in Thailand'srefugee camps, sheltering those fleeing

Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Overall, aid reaches 300,000 people.

1979

Iran Hostage Crisis

support to secure the countryand aid its reconstruction. InJuly, our long-time partnerArchbishop Michael Francis—the archbishop of Monroviaand an internationallyrenowned defender of humanrights—visited the UnitedStates and met members ofCongress, the BushAdministration and the UnitedNations. He also addressed thenational media with a messageof peace and reconciliation.

Despite improvements,significant portions of thecountry remain insecure andinaccessible to aid agencies.Hundreds of thousands remainhomeless and in need ofassistance. We remaincommitted to working towardpeace, justice and reconciliation

in Liberia. This commitment isexpressed in short-term reliefprograms—like the oneproviding material assistance tomore than 50,000 people inMonrovia, Buchanan and thecity of Harbel—and longerterm projects in agriculture,infrastructure improvementand the training of localpeacebuilding organizations. ■

Fighting caused many Liberians to fleetheir homes, leaving them dependent onassistance for survival.

Photo by Caritas Liberia

Tariq Ferage, 57, and his wife NidhalToma, 43, with five of their 10 children inBaghdad. We are working with CaritasIraq to reach those most in need.

Photo by Carlos Reyes-Manzo

Jerusalem/West Bank, Gaza, 1988

CRS grant supports a smallenterprise wheat-grinding venture for

Palestinian families.


international public policyadvocacy efforts. Our legislativenetwork grew five-fold during2003, totaling about 1,200diocesan and parish contacts.Working alongside the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops,we successfully rallied theCatholic community behindpolicies to increase aid torebuild war-torn countries likeAfghanistan and Iraq as well asfunding for critical programsthat deliver food and medicinesto the needy worldwide.

Empowering Catholics at Home

We are not only improving thelives of millions of the poor andvulnerable around the globe,but we are equally committed tochanging hearts and minds herein the United States. The agency

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continued to empower Catholicsto serve as a voice for the poorand put their faith into actionthrough programs such as

A man from the Diocese ofTrenton, New Jersey, had anepiphany during a visit to apartner diocese in Uganda lastyear. “They don’t need many ofthe things we think they do,”he said of the people he

encountered. “We think theyonly need money and houses;they really need support and love.”

Promoting such charity,beyond the depth of a pocket,undergirds all our programs forCatholics in the United States.Each program, whether adiocese-to-diocese partnershipor an initiative to supportforeign aid legislation onCapitol Hill, is an invitation toraise our voices on behalf ofmillions muted by poverty, war,oppression or merecircumstance. Rooted inCatholic social teaching, it isour heritage and responsibility.

Last year we worked withCatholics in the United Statesand abroad to be voices insupport of U.S. and

international policies thatprovide resources that allow usto reach more of the world’spoor and disenfranchised—andpolicies that take on the rootcauses of war, poverty andinjustice. We stepped upopportunities to engageCatholics at home, helpingthem to understand how theirchoices as consumers, investors,voters and advocates resonatebeyond our borders.

Civic Engagement

There has been a steady increasein diocesan and parishinvolvement in our

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CRS tends to the tens of thousands left homeless and injured during

the Mezzogiorno earthquake in Italy.1980

Space Shuttle Columbiais the first shuttleto orbit the Earth.

April 12, 1981

Lawrence A. Pezullo,a former U.S. ambassador,

becomes the first lay executivedirector for CRS.

July 1983

Famine takes nearly one million lives in Ethiopia.By the end of 1984, CRS distributes 36,000 tons of food,

mostly supplied by the U.S. government, and feedsapproximately 750,000 Ethiopians. During the crisis,

CRS handles the distribution of 90 percent ofAmerican food aid entering the country.

1984

Space Shuttle Challengerexplodes 73 seconds after liftoff,claiming the lives of all on board.

January 28, 1986

CRS begins its first HIV/AIDS initiativein Uganda with a local church partner.

1989

The BerlinWall falls.

1989

CRS moves world headquartersfrom New York City

to Baltimore, Maryland.August 1989

Lending Our VoiceGlobal Solidarity Partnerships, like theone between the Diocese of Trenton andthe Diocese of Kasana-Luweero, helppeople to recognize their neighborsaround the world and build bridges ofsolidarity.

Photo by Chris Arthen

Operation Rice Bowl, Food Fast,overseas immersion experiencesand partnerships betweendioceses here and abroad. Theunderlying goal of the programsis to combine education andaction so that Catholics in theUnited States are activelyengaged in creating a more just,sustainable and peaceful worldfor all of God’s people.

Oil and Africa’s Poor

In a decade, Africa will supplynearly a quarter of the oilconsumed in the United States,generating more than $200billion in revenues. Such wealthcould enable Africangovernments to vastly improvethe lives of the poor through

Speak out for those who cannot speak. For the rights of all the destitute speak out, judge righteously. Defend the rights ofthe poor and the needy.

— Proverbs 31:8-9

investment in health, education,water, roads and other vitalnecessities. But history hasshown that ordinary Africanswill see no such improvements ifgovernments lack accountability.Last summer, we issued a reportentitled Bottom of the Barrel:Africa’s Oil Boom and the Poor,examining the issue of Africanoil development and offeringrecommendations for policyreforms. Bottom of the Barrel,which was downloaded from theCRS website more than 100,000times and received muchattention in Catholic andsecular press around the world,serves as a central document toshape and direct our advocacyon the issue. ■

Delegates from the Diocese of Madisonvisited schools in the Diocese ofNavrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana during atwo-week visit. Pictured are Jeffry andJennifer (far left and standing), from theDiocese of Madison; Jim (center), amember of CRS/Ghana staff; and Sr.Martha, from Navrongo Parish.

Photo by Jeffry Allen

Off Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, afisherman gazes at an offshore oilplatform. African governments willreceive more than $200 billion in oilrevenue in the coming decade. We areworking to help ensure that ordinaryAfricans benefit from the boom.

Photo by L. Charrier, Secours Catholique

Born as a response to Hurricane Mitch,the Texas-Honduras partnership hasgrown over time, bringing the twocommunities—Catholics from 14 diocesein Texas and the people of Honduras—closer together.

Photo by Kim Burgo

Yugoslavia, 1999

Children at a refugee camp in Kukes, Albania.


1,000 people who had been left homeless.

Thomas Abaruk Awiapo,California

Orphaned before he was 10years old, Thomas lost his twoyounger brothers tomalnutrition. Like his parentsand many poor people inGhana, he had never been toschool. Today Thomas ispursuing a Master’s degree inPublic Administration atCalifornia State University-Hayward. “CRS used to offer asnack and lunch to childrenwho went to school in myvillage. I was attracted to go toschool not because I desired todo so, but simply to have asnack and lunch, which I wouldnot have had if I stayed

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Emine Baskurt,Turkey

In addition to losing fiverelatives, Emine Baskurt, 39,also lost her home in the 1999earthquake in Düzce, Turkey.Four years after she moved to atent camp with her son, Eminequalified as one of therecipients of the 168 housesbuilt in Düzce with supportfrom CRS and its partner theInternational Blue Crescent(IBC). Emine was activelyengaged in the constructionprocess and served on the IBC’s

steering committee. She also didsome carpentry work in thenew buildings. While Emine’sbiggest challenge following theearthquake was “to stay alive,”she is thankful that she survivedand feels honored to be giventhis new start. The housingproject is now completed andoffers a roof to approximately

Tafadzwa Chimwanda,Zimbabwe

“I love kids. They understandme,” says 19-year-old TafadzwaChimwanda, a volunteer youthcounselor at the CRS-supportedTsungiriai School in Zimbabwe.

The school serves thecommunity’s most needychildren—many of themorphaned by AIDS—and offerssocial services to their families,in particular addressing thephysical and emotional ravagesof the disease. Tafadzwa, whoseparents died of AIDS, leads a“kids club” of 150 students,serving as a tutor and mentorwhile clearly benefiting fromthe experience herself. “It helpsme psychologically because itmakes me feel like I still have afamily,” she says, “even thoughmy family is gone.”

The Faces of CRSCRS/Rwanda staff meet with a local

community member in Gisenyi.


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The Hubble Telescopeis launched into orbit.

April 24, 1990

Nearly one million people are killed in the Rwanda genocide. CRS staff,

operating from Burundi and Uganda, deliver emergency relief to thousands in need.

1994

The bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in

Oklahoma City leaves 168 dead.April 19, 1995

Agency-wide introspection in the wake ofthe Rwanda genocide moves CRS to reexamine its role in the world.

The “Justice Lens,” a way of looking atprogramming to ensure it not only meets

immediate needs but also challengestraditional structures of oppression

and impoverishment, is born.1997

Mars Pathfinder landsand begins transmitting images

from the surface of Mars.July 4, 1997

CRS responds to the devastation caused by

Hurricane Mitch inHonduras, Nicaragua,

Guatemala and El Salvador.

1998

NATO begins a 78-day offensivein response to the ethnic tensions

between Serbs and Albaniansand repression by Serb forces

in Kosovo. March 1999

CRS responds todevastating earthquakes

in Turkey.1999

CRS is a leader in international relief efforts

necessitated by the Balkan Conflict.

1999

We serve the poorest of thepoor, on behalf of Catholics inthe United States, in 94countries and territoriesaround the world. We comefrom all races and faiths, unitedin a belief in the dignity ofevery person and the vision ofsolidarity that tells us we canbuild a better world—one life,one relationship at a time. Thisis work that goes on every dayin the lives of our beneficiaries,through the hard work of ourstaff and thanks to thegenerosity of our donors.

Tafadzwa Chimwanda

Photo by Joe Carney

home…By offering meeducation, CRS empowered mefor life.”

Before coming to the UnitedStates to pursue graduatestudies, Thomas worked forCRS in Ghana. He is currentlyan intern with the agency,working with our regional staffin the Bay Area (Diocese ofOakland). When he finishes hisdegree, Thomas plans to returnto his wife and three children inGhana and hopes to continue inthe work that made such alasting difference in his life. ■

Emine Baskurt

Photo by Franne Van der Keilen

Thomas Abaruk Awiapo

Photo by CRS Staff

Chris Gilson, Country Representative forVietnam, assists in a food distribution.

Photo by Richard Lord

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CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES -UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPSSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONSeptember 30, 2003(With Comparative Totals for September 30, 2002)(in thousands)

Assets 2003 2002

Cash and cash equivalents $ 41,100 $ 39,803

Accounts receivable and other assets 45,352 36,197

Investments 85,971 82,065

Segregated investments 38,685 36,815

Undistributed commodity contributions 49,466 17,723

Land, building and equipment, net 14,597 21,931

Total assets $ 275,171 $ 234,534

Liabilities and Net Assets

LiabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued expenses $ 41,279 $ 31,953

Advances received for programs 32,338 13,159

Deferred revenue 49,648 18,308

Annuities payable 31,708 29,850

Total liabilities 154,973 93,270

Net assets

Unrestricted 77,327 80,361

Temporarily restricted 39,829 58,241

Permanently restricted 3,042 2,662

Total net assets 120,198 141,264

Total liabilities and net assets $ 275,171 $ 234,534

Balkan Conflict2000 20022001

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2003

Mother Teresa is beatified.October 2003

The United States and allies invade Iraq.

March 2003

CRS and 14 other agencies sign the Baltimore Declaration at CRS’ headquarters.The document is a pledge of action in response

to the growing food crisis in Africa.2002

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In the interest of stewardship, CRS decided not to include the financial notes in the 2003 AnnualReport. What follows are the statements of financial position, activities, cash flows and the scheduleof functional expenses.

The complete financial statements, audited by RSM McGladrey, LLP, are available at www.catholicrelief.org/about_us/financial_information/summary.cfm or by calling 1.410.951.7240

Emergency

Health

Small Enterprise

Peace and Justice

HIV/AIDS

Management and General

Welfare

Fundraising

Public Awareness

Education

AgricultureEmergency 272,647 52.36%

100%

9.28%

2.79%

8.16%

8.22%

520,707$

48,302

14,520

42,506

42,819

Totals

Health

Small Enterprise

4.00%

4.60%

20,809

23,966

Peace and Justice

HIV/AIDS

1.90%

4.75%

9,910

24,738

Management and General

Welfare

3.39%

0.55%

17,667

$

2,823

Fundraising

Public Awareness

Education

Agriculture

Operating Expenses

100%

3.11%

22.53%

54.06%

20.30%

484,364$

15,066

109,128

261,821

98,349$

Totals

All Other Support

Cash Grants From USG

Agricultural, Other Commodities and Ocean Freight

Contributions

Operating RevenueAgricultural,

Other Commoditiesand Ocean Freight

All Other Support

Contributions

Cash Grants from USG

Financial SummaryYear ended September 30, 2003 (in thousands)

CRS holds the “World Summit,” an agency-widegathering of staff, partners and friends from around

the world. The agency’s vision of solidarity as a forcethat will transform the world is born.

October 2000

The United States invades Afghanistan. CRS reopens offices inside Afghanistan, and

establishes offices in Pakistan near theAfghan border. The agency provides

emergency assistance to 500,000 people and initiates longer term development efforts

focused on education and peacebuilding.2001

Terrorists attack and destroy the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City,

killing thousands. Hijacked planes are also crashed at the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

September 11, 2001


CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES -UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPSSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSYear ended September 30, 2003 (With comparative amounts for September 30, 2002)

(in thousands)

2003 2002

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Changes in net assets $ (21,066) $ (29,134)

Adjustments to reconcile changes in net assets tonet cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation 5,213 5,202

Loss on disposal of land, building and equipment 163 346

Loss on asset impairment 6,503 –

Realized loss sales of investments 1,015 466

Unrealized (gain) loss on investments (19,970) 13,447

Effect of change in operating accounts:

Increase in accounts receivable and other assets (9,155) (3,026)

Increase in undistributed commoditycontributions (31,743) (3,776)

Increase in accounts payable andaccrued expenses 9,367 5,088

Increase in advances receivedfor programs 19,179 319

Increase in deferred revenue 31,340 3,089

Net cash used in operating activities (9,154) (7,979)

2003 2002

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Proceeds from sale of land, buildingand equipment 321 269

Purchase of land, building and equipment (4,866) (5,075)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 75,797 175,349

Purchase of investments (62,618) (160,556)

Net cash provided by investing activities 8,634 9,987

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Loan proceeds 25 100

Principal payments on long-term debt (66) (171)

Increase in annuities payable, net 1,858 2,693

Net cash provided by financing activities 1,817 2,622

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,297 4,630

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 39,803 35,173

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 41,100 $ 39,803

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

Cash payments for interest $ 51 $ 41

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CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES -UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPSSTATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESYear Ended September 30, 2003(With summarized comparative totals for the year ended September 30, 2002)(in thousands)

Temporarily Permanently TotalUnrestricted Restricted Restricted 2003 2002

Operating Revenues

Private donor, foundation andcorporate contributions:

Bishops' Committee allocation $ 13,415 – – 13,415 12,789

Operation Rice Bowl appeal – 5,718 – 5,718 6,135

Contributions 54,610 22,638 – 77,248 84,180

In-kind contributions 1,968 – – 1,968 8,725

Total contributions 69,993 28,356 – 98,349 111,829

Government, international organizations

and other exchange transactions:

Donated agricultural, other commodities and ocean freight 261,821 – – 261,821 56,105

Grants and agreements:United States government 109,128 – – 109,128 85,671

Other 6,176 – – 6,176 6,847

Total 377,125 377,125 148,623

Investment and other income 7,831 1,059 – 8,890 8,392

Net assets released from restrictions 48,304 (48,304) – – –

Total operating revenues 503,253 (18,889) – 484,364 268,844

Temporarily Permanently TotalUnrestricted Restricted Restricted 2003 2002

Operating Expenses

Program services $ 490,307 – – 490,307 255,938

Supporting services:

Management and general 9,910 – – 9,910 11,875

Public awareness 2,823 – – 2,823 3,472

Fund-raising 17,667 – – 17,667 19,089

Total supporting services 30,400 – – 30,400 34,436

Total operating expenses 520,707 – – 520,707 290,374

Change in net assets from operations (17,454) (18,889) – (36,343) (21,530)

Non-operating Revenues and (Expenses)

Contributions 6,087 – – 6,087 5,618

Net change in annuities and pooled income fund (961) 477 – (484) 1,016

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)on non-segregated investments 18,883 – 380 19,263 (14,238)

Reorganization and other costs (9,589) – – (9,589) –

Total non-operating revenuesand expenses, net 14,420 477 380 15,277 (7,604)

Change in net assets (3,034) (18,412) 380 (21,066) (29,134)

Net assets, beginning of year 80,361 58,241 2,662 141,264 170,398

Net assets, end of year $ 77,327 39,829 3,042 120,198 141,264

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES -UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPSSCHEDULE OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSESYear ended September 30, 2003 (continued)(With summarized comparative totals for the year ended September 30, 2002)(in thousands)

Total Total

Management PublicSupport Services Operating Services

and General Awareness Fundraising 2003 2002 2003 2002

Support Services

Salaries and related benefits $ 6,813 831 4,546 12,190 12,208 79,664 76,096

Professional fees 976 292 2,959 4,227 5,818 10,411 11,606

Telecommunications and postage 303 20 3,936 4,259 4,338 6,861 6,943

Supplies, office expenses and other 163 53 5,715 5,931 7,654 15,703 14,462

Occupancy 367 30 191 588 488 5,132 4,808

Vehicle and equipment 52 1 28 81 180 15,195 9,313

Travel, training and representation 545 129 234 908 1,063 13,664 14,023

Warehousing and freight 25 – 33 58 51 126,839 38,956

Publicity 37 1,456 4 1,497 2,026 1,504 2,036

Advances to implementing partners 1 11 6 18 – 94,183 74,027

Food, other commodities and in-kind contributions – – – – – 146,338 32,902

Depreciation 628 – 15 643 610 5,213 5,202

Total expenses $ 9,910 2,823 17,667 30,400 34,436 520,707 290,374

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CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES -UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPSSCHEDULE OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSESYear ended September 30, 2003(With summarized comparative totals for the year ended September 30, 2002)(in thousands)

Total

Small PeaceProgram Services

Description Agriculture Education Emergency Enterprise Health HIV/AIDS and Justice Welfare 2003 2002

Program Services

Salaries and related benefits $ 5,597 9,767 19,443 6,134 13,152 3,600 5,585 4,196 67,474 63,888

Professional fees 740 959 1,437 714 890 377 846 221 6,184 5,788

Telecommunications and postage 245 415 661 278 297 179 380 147 2,602 2,605

Supplies, office expenses and other 895 1,060 2,405 1,266 1,920 342 969 915 9,772 6,808

Occupancy 373 823 1,218 499 600 252 436 343 4,544 4,320

Vehicle and equipment 3,213 1,476 6,492 424 1,503 895 391 720 15,114 9,133

Travel, training and representation 1,248 2,205 3,122 784 2,007 1,026 1,723 641 12,756 12,960

Warehousing and freight 10,675 10,054 89,709 1,268 7,049 3,601 – 4,425 126,781 38,905

Publicity 1 1 2 1 1 – 1 – 7 10

Advances to implementing partners 6,079 6,996 40,450 2,194 10,818 10,788 10,058 6,782 94,165 74,027

Food, other commodities and in-kind contributions 13,214 8,210 107,442 – 9,658 1,624 – 6,190 146,338 32,902

Depreciation 539 540 266 958 407 1,282 420 158 4,570 4,592

Total expenses $ 42,819 42,506 272,647 14,520 48,302 23,966 20,809 24,738 490,307 255,938

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AlabamaDiocese of BirminghamVery Rev. Brian Egan

Archdiocese of MobileFr. William D. Skoneki

AlaskaArchdiocese of Anchorage Ms. Angela Liston

Diocese of FairbanksMr. Tom Buzek

Diocese of JuneauFr. Perry M. Kenaston

ArizonaDiocese of PhoenixMs. Kathy Saile

Diocese of TucsonMs. Joanne Welter

ArkansasDiocese of Little RockMrs. Sheila Gomez

CaliforniaDiocese of FresnoMr. William Lucido

Archdiocese of Los AngelesMs. Maria Elena Perales

Diocese of Monterey Sr. Laura Goedken

Diocese of OaklandSr. Barbara Dawson

Diocese of Orange Mrs. Shirl Giacomi

Diocese of SacramentoRev. Michael F. Kiernan

Diocese of San BernardinoRev. Reno Aiardi, IMC

Diocese of San DiegoMr. Rodrigo Valdivia

Archdiocese of San FranciscoRev. Msgr. Harry G. Schlitt

Diocese of San JoseMs. Linda Batton

Diocese of Santa RosaMs. Maureen E. Shaw

Diocese of StocktonMr. Rich Fowler

ColoradoDiocese of Colorado SpringsMr. Peter Howard, S.T.L.

Archdiocese of DenverMr. Al Hooper

Diocese of PuebloMr. Larry Howe-Kerr

ConnecticutDiocese of BridgeportMr. Brian A. Cronin

Archdiocese of HartfordSr. Dorothy Strelchun

Diocese of NorwichRev. Msgr. Robert L. Brown

Diocese of Stamford Rev. Jonathan Morse, PhD

DelawareDiocese of WilmingtonRev. George Brubaker

District of ColumbiaArchdiocese of Military ServicesMr. David Levite

Archdiocese of WashingtonMr. Edward J. Orzechowski

FloridaArchdiocese of MiamiMr. Richard Turcotte

Diocese of OrlandoMs. Deborah Stafford Shearer

Diocese of Palm BeachMr. Al Minutoli

Diocese of Pensacola-TallahasseeRev. Joseph Fowler

Diocese of St. AugustineMr. Bill J. Tierney

Diocese of St. PetersburgMr. Arnold Andrews

Diocese of VeniceMs. Bridget Sheehan

GeorgiaArchdiocese of AtlantaMr. Jim Kantner

Diocese of SavannahMr. Stephen B. Williams

HawaiiDiocese of HonoluluMs. Carol Ignacio

IdahoDiocese of BoiseSr. Mary Arlene Ellis

IllinoisDiocese of BellevilleFr. Kenneth York

Archdiocese of ChicagoMs. Adrienne Curry

Diocese of JolietMr. Thomas Garlitz

Diocese of PeoriaMsgr. Steven P. Rohlfs

Diocese of RockfordMr. Thomas McKenna

Diocese of Springfield Mrs. Vicki Compton

IndianaDiocese of Evansville Mr. James F. Collins

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South BendMr. Sean Wendlinder

Diocese of GaryDr. Kenneth M. Flanagan, MSW

Archdiocese of IndianapolisMr. David J. Siler

Diocese of LafayetteMr. David Wilson

IowaDiocese of DavenportMr. Dan Ebener

Diocese of Des MoinesMr. Tom Chapman

Archdiocese of DubuqueMr. James Yeast, LMSW

Diocese of Sioux CityMsgr. Michael B. Sernett

KansasDiocese of Dodge CityNo Diocesan Director Named

Archdiocese of Kansas City No Diocesan Director Named

Diocese of SalinaRev. James E. Hake

Diocese of WichitaSr. Ursula Fotovich, CSJ

KentuckyDiocese of CovingtonMs. Sue Grethel

Diocese of LexingtonRev. Mr. Bill Wakefield

Archdiocese of LouisvilleMr. Steven E. Bogus

Diocese of OwensboroMr. Dick Murphy

LouisianaDiocese of AlexandriaSr. Mary Bordelon

Diocese of Baton RougeMs. Peggy Stuart

Diocese of Houma-ThibodauxSr. Celeste Cotter, CSJ

Diocese of LafayetteMs. Una Hargrave

Diocese of Lake CharlesRev. V. Wayne LeBleu

Archdiocese of New OrleansMr. Thomas Costanza

Diocese of ShreveportRev. David Richter, VG

MaineDiocese of Portland Mrs. Carleen Cook

MarylandArchdiocese of BaltimoreMrs. Mary D’Ambrogi

MassachusettsArchdiocese of BostonNo Diocesan Director Named

Diocese of Fall RiverRev. Msgr. George W. Coleman, VG

Diocese of SpringfieldMs. Jan Denney

Diocese of WorcesterRev. Msgr. Edmond T. Tinsley

MichiganArchdiocese of DetroitRev. Robert McClory

Diocese of GaylordMs. Beth Bauer

Diocese of Grand RapidsMr. John Mitchell

Diocese of KalamazooSr. Susan Ridley, OP

Diocese of LansingMs. Barbara Pott

Diocese of MarquetteRev. Lawrence T. Gauthier

Diocese of SaginawMs. Terri Grierson

MinnesotaDiocese of CrookstonMs. Bernadette Dunn

Diocese of DuluthRev. Lawrence O’Shea

Diocese of New UlmRev. Bill Bowles

Diocese of St. CloudRev. William Vos

Archdiocese of St. Paul and MinneapolisRev. Mr. Mickey Friesen

Diocese of WinonaMs. Suzanne Belongia

MississippiDiocese of BiloxiSr. Rebecca Rutkowski, ACSW

Diocese of JacksonMr. William P. Dunning

MissouriDiocese of Jefferson CityMs. Alice J. Wolters

Diocese of Kansas City-St. JosephSr. Jeanne Christensen

Diocese of Springfield-Cape GirardeauRev. Thomas E. Reidy

Archdiocese of St. LouisRev. Msgr. Bernard Sandheinreich

MontanaDiocese of Great Falls-BillingsRev. Jay Peterson

Diocese of HelenaRev. Mr. Tony Duvernay

NebraskaDiocese of Grand Island Most Rev. Lawrence J. McNamara,DD, STL

Diocese of LincolnRev. Mark Huber

Archdiocese of OmahaRev. Joseph C. Taphorn

NevadaDiocese of Las VegasVery Rev. Robert Stoeckig

Diocese of RenoBr. Matthew Cunningham, FSR

New HampshireDiocese of ManchesterRev. Msgr. John P. Quinn

New JerseyDiocese of CamdenRev. John Muscat

Diocese of MetuchenRev. Joseph Kerrigan

Archdiocese of NewarkRev. Tom Nydegger

Diocese of PatersonMr. Joe F. Duffy

Diocese of TrentonRev. Brian T. Butch

New MexicoDiocese of GallupRev. Mr. James P. Hoy

Diocese of Las CrucesRev. Msgr. John E. Anderson, VG

Archdiocese of Santa FeRev. Arkad Biczak

New YorkDiocese of AlbanyMs. Mary Coppola

Diocese of BrooklynRev. Michael C. Gribbon

Diocese of BuffaloRev. Joseph J. Sicari

Archdiocese of New YorkMr. George Horton

Diocese of OgdensburgSr. Donna Franklin, DC

Diocese of RochesterMs. Judy A. Taylor

Diocese of Rockville CentreBr. William A. Boslet, OFM

Diocese of SyracuseMr. Dennis Manning

North CarolinaDiocese of CharlotteMr. Joseph Purello

Diocese of RaleighRev. Thomas S. Tully

North DakotaDiocese of BismarckMr. Ron Schatz

Diocese of FargoRev. Joseph P. Goering

OhioArchdiocese of CincinnatiMs. Cori Thibodeau

Diocese of ClevelandMr. Rocky Ortiz

Diocese of ColumbusMs. Erin Cordle

Diocese of SteubenvilleRev. Msgr. Gerald Calovini

Diocese of ToledoRev. Mr. Leo Bistak

Diocese of YoungstownMr. Brian R. Corbin

OklahomaArchdiocese of Oklahoma CityRev. John A. Steichen

Diocese of TulsaHenry L. Harder, PhD

OregonDiocese of BakerNo Diocesan Director Named

Archdiocese of Portland Rev. Dennis O’Donovan, VG

PennsylvaniaDiocese of AllentownRev. Richard J. Ford

Diocese of Altoona-JohnstownRev. Bob Kelly

Diocese of ErieMs. Rose Graham

Diocese of GreensburgRev. J. Edward McCullough

Diocese of HarrisburgRev. Msgr. Francis M. Kumontis

Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaMrs. Anne Healy Ayella

Diocese of PittsburghRev. Ronald P. Lengwin

Diocese of ScrantonMr. James B. Earley

Rhode IslandDiocese of ProvidenceRev. Msgr. William Varsanyi,JCD, PA

South CarolinaDiocese of CharlestonMs. Dorothy Grillo, ASCW, LISW

South DakotaDiocese of Rapid CityRev. Paul G. Dahms

Diocese of Sioux FallsMr. Jerome Klein

TennesseeDiocese of KnoxvilleFr. J. Vann Johnston, JCL

Diocese of MemphisMs. Caroline Tisdale

Diocese of NashvilleRev. Mr. Hans Toecker

TexasDiocese of AmarilloRev. Michael Colwell, JCL

Diocese of AustinSr. Mary Lou Stubbs, DC

Diocese of BeaumontMs. Letty Lanza

Diocese of BrownsvilleRev. Eduardo Ortega

Diocese of Corpus ChristiNo Diocesan Director Named

Diocese of DallasSr. Nancy Sullivan

Diocese of El PasoRev. John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv.

Diocese of Fort WorthMr. Ralph McCloud

Diocese of Galveston-HoustonMrs. Hilda O. Hernandez

Diocese of LaredoNo Diocesan Director Named

Diocese of LubbockRev. Nicolas Rendon

Diocese of San AngeloMsgr. Larry J. Droll

Archdiocese of San AntonioVery Rev. Lawrence J. Stuebben, VG

Diocese of TylerMs. Maria Guadalupe Natera

Diocese of VictoriaRev. Dan Morales

UtahDiocese of Salt Lake CityRev. Mr. Silvio Mayo

VermontDiocese of BurlingtonSr. Mary McNamara

VirginiaDiocese of ArlingtonRev. Charles C. McCoart

Diocese of RichmondDr. Kathleen T. Kenney

WashingtonArchdiocese of Seattle Mr. J.L. Drouhard

Diocese of SpokaneMs. Donna M. Hanson

Diocese of YakimaMr. John L. Young

West VirginiaDiocese of Wheeling-CharlestonMr. George Smoulder

WisconsinDiocese of Green BayMs. Cindi K. Brawner

Diocese of La CrosseMr. Arthur Hippler

Diocese of MadisonMr. J. Mark Brinkmoeller

Archdiocese of MilwaukeeMs. Celia Jackson

Diocese of SuperiorMr. Steve Tarnowski

WyomingDiocese of CheyenneMs. Elizabeth E. Groom, MSW

Latin America and theCaribbeanRegional DirectorJared M. Hoffman

Country RepresentativesBoliviaArgentinaWilliam Farrand

BrazilPeter Rothrock

Dominican RepublicGuyanaJamaicaVenezuelaAndrew Rosauer

EcuadorColombiaScott LeFevre

El SalvadorRick Jones

GuatemalaLane Bunkers

HaitiDula James

HondurasConor Walsh

NicaraguaLara Puglielli

PeruMark Snyder

CubaBrian Goonan

MexicoErica Dahl-Bredine

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Country and RegionalRepresentatives

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Middle East/North AfricaRegional DirectorChristine Tucker

Country RepresentativesEgyptSusan Silveus

Jerusalem, West Bank and GazaDon Rogers

MoroccoSuzanne Manzer

IraqJordanLebanonSyriaTurkeyChristine Tucker

East AfricaRegional DirectorJean-Marie Adrian

Country RepresentativesBurundiRwandaDavid Leege

EritreaJack Norman

EthiopiaAnne Bousquet

KenyaTanzaniaShirley Dady

SudanPaul Townsend

UgandaBen Phillips

SomaliaJean-Marie Adrian

Central AfricaRegional DirectorKevin Hartigan

Country RepresentativesCameroonCentral African RepublicChadEquatorial GuineaMargaret Desilier

Democratic Republic of theCongoCongo BrazzavilleKevin Hartigan

NigeriaNicolas Ford

Southern AfricaRegional DirectorAnnemarie Reilly

Country RepresentativesAngolaScott Campbell

MadagascarJennifer Overton

Malawi Schuyler Thorup

ZambiaMichele Broemmelsiek

ZimbabweJanet Trucker

BotswanaLesothoNamibiaSouth AfricaSwazilandAnnemarie Reilly

West AfricaRegional DirectorWilliam Rastetter

Country RepresentativesBeninTogoChristopher Bessey

Burkina Faso MaliDorothy Madison-Seck

Côte d’IvoireWilliam Rastetter

The GambiaCarla Brown-Ndiaye

GhanaDavid Orth-Moore

GuineaVewonyi Adjavon

LiberiaRaymond L. Studer

NigerPaul Armour

Senegal Guinea-BissauMauritaniaGodlove Ntaw

Sierra LeoneMatthew Hochbrueckner

Eastern Europe & The Caucasus Regional DirectorMark Schnellbaecher

Country RepresentativesAlbaniaChristine Darmawan

ArmeniaSusan Cheung

AzerbaijanJack Byrne

Bosnia-HerzegovinaGreg Auberry

BulgariaRomaniaMila Gavrilova

CroatiaJack Connolly

GeorgiaRichard Hoffman

KosovoMichael O’Connor

MacedoniaJohn McCuen

Serbia and MontenegroThomas Garofalo

Russia Far EastMark Schnellbaecher

Southeast AsiaRegional DirectorMark Pierce

Country RepresentativesCambodiaRichard Balmadier

East TimorJamieson Davies

IndonesiaMike Frank

PhilippinesBurmaDoug Ryan

VietnamLaosChris Gilson

ChinaNorth KoreaTaiwanThailandMark Pierce

South AsiaRegional DirectorSean Callahan

Country RepresentativesAfghanistanJames McLaughlin

IndiaMarc D’Silva

PakistanLuc Picard

BangladeshNepalSri LankaSean Callahan

Diocesan Directors

IndividualsMr. Emmet J. Agoglia

Phil and Betty Anthony

Mr. and Mrs. C. Patrick Baldwin

Mr. Kenneth A. Berens

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Berryman

Paul and Colleen Brajcich

Eugene and Mary Jane Brisbane

Pierce Brockman

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Burlingame

Marylane T. Burry

Jack and Patricia Bush

Mr. Robert Cahill

Mr. William Clemens

Mrs. Robert Clements

Mr. and Mrs. D. Alan Collins

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. Creamer

Mr. Stephen C. Daffron

George and Diane Davis

Mr. and Mrs. John deCsepel

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Dieter

Thomas E. and Mary Dinndorf

Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Duffy

Jim and Beverly Frohlich

Mary and George Garvey

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Ginther

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Graustein

Mr. Raymond F. Grzybowski

Mr. Leo Haensgen

Steven and Sue Hart

Tom and Judy Heimerman

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Heinzen

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Helsel

Catherine Hicks

Mitzi and Bernard Hlavac

Daniel and Yolanda Jane Hoefflin

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hogan

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kelly

Robert A. and Bernice Kenkel

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kleine

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kohout

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Kreuz

Michael and Tess Kunesh

Stann and Romayne Kurpiel

John G. and Annice A. Lane

Robert H. and Alice C. Leiden

Johannes H. and Jeanne M. Lemmens

Shirley R. Lenihan

Mr. and Mrs. David Earl Lynch

Joseph and Kathryn Magee

Daniel L. and Arlene M. McGinnis

Kevin McGuirk and Susan Rogers

Ms. Amy Morgal

Peter and Billie Mullen

Mr. and Mrs. Terence W. Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Murphy

Paul Newman

Dr. and Mrs. Cornelius J. O’Connor

Mr. William F. Palmeri

Jim and Molly Perry

Hien and Tien Pham

P-K Tool & Manufacturing Co.

William P. and Carol Powell

Mr. Richard Pringle

Greg and Michelle Pulles

Marty Reichlin

Karen and Patrick Reilly

Frank and Joan Ritchey

Bernie and Linda Roberts

John and Audrey Rogers

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Rohr

Mr. David H. Rolfes

Frederick and Ursula Rost

Runnebohm Construction, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Ryan

Ervin and Kathy Sauer

Franz P. and Anne Marie Scheuermann

Mr. Roy A. Schnebelen

John and Barbara Schubert

John E. and Margaret J. Seidel

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Shoener

M. J. and Elsie A. Southard

Eugene Steuerle

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Stiefel

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Tippmann

Mr. Donald J. Toumey

Trinity Quality Homes, Inc.

Thomas A. and Mary C. Verhoeven

Ray Weingartz Family

Mrs. Agnes N. Williams

Kirk Williams Co., Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Wolfe

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Young

250 Anonymous Donors

Corporations,Foundationsand OrganizationsAlternative Gifts International

The Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints

Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund

The Alfonso L. DeMatteis Family Foundation

Dugas Family Foundation

Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America

The Father’s Table Foundation

The Ford Foundation

Fraser Family Foundation

Robert J. Frisby Foundation

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Gleason Family Foundation

The Heimerman Family Foundation

IOTA Technology Inc.

W. K. Kellogg Foundation

The Laffey-McHugh Foundation

The Love of Christ Foundation, Inc.

The McKnight Foundation

The Murphy Family Foundation

National Catholic Community Foundation

National Council of Catholic Women

The W. O’Neil Foundation

Pascucci Family Foundation

Peace Times Weekly Inc.

Rosenlund Family Foundation

Saint Joseph Health System Foundation

Sexton Foundation

Stop World Hunger

The Strelchun Family Trust

The Mary Cross Tippmann Foundation

28 Anonymous Donors

Bequest DonorsPatricia O. Abell

Vincent C. Antoine

Dorothy M. Armbruster

Mary F. Balleste

Norbert Bashynski

Fr. Matt Bednarz

Raymond A. Boley

Ruth E. Braun

Donald G. Campagne

Msgr. Daniel B. Carroll

Elizabeth Cheesewright

John A. Chell

Joan H. Chilko

Joseph A. Cirrincione

Mary L. Clark

Elizabeth P. Coley-Smith

Margaret A. Conklin

Kathleen T. Costantini

Martin J. Costello

John B. Crahan

Barbara J. Craven

Mary L. Crosswhite

Marie A. Culmone

Wanda Damsz

Frances C. Davidson

Edward B. Dillon, Jr.

Maristell Dixon

John M. Dolson

Fr. John R. Dowd

Margaret E. Eberly

Gertrude N. Engelman

Ann England

Claire Frances Fabish

Nicholas J. Fesi, Sr.

Frank Fessler, Jr.

Msgr. James B. Flynn

Harold W. Fox

James E. Fox

Louis J. Franey

John T. Franzen

Msgr. Robert A. Fuchs

Antoinette J. Gierlus

Richard W. Goes

Frank W. Gravante

Julia M. Gurka

Mary June Hanlon

Robert T. Hebert

Leonard J. Heckwolf, Sr.

Clare Marie Hegele

Rosemary P. Hoban

Helen R.N. Hogan

Mary M. Holtke

Fr. John P. Hoogterp

Marie T. Houser

Eileen Hurst

Lorraine S. Ireland

Martha L. Kading

Germaine L. Kalifut

David F. Kane

Andre J. Karam

Fr. Ellwood E. (Bud) Kieser

Rosemary Kleffman

Hildegard Ilse Krahforst

Maureen A. Krulyac

Helen L. Lightner

Anna M. Low

Mary T. Lundon

Emma T. Lustig

Fr. Vincent Lyons

Roderick A. Maclean

Elizabeth D. Marsi

Ludgardis S. Marxer

Jane McAuliffe

Margaret J. McDonagh

Frances McDonald

Eugene T. McGraw

Michael McHugh

Lucy R. Means

Katherine A. Mullen

Rosemary Nairne

Jane C. Nelson

Mary R. Noltner

Eileen O’Connell

Mary J. O’Gorman

Alfred W. Ohlendorf

Carmel O’Keefe

Albert J. O’Neill

Angeline A. Pacholski

Saviour S. Pecorella

Frances G. Pecorella

Adeline H. Poulin

Suzanne R. Powers

Patricia Ann Raymond

Thomas J. Reddin

Alice M. Ridenour

Margaret Mary Riley

Barbara J. Roberts

Helen C. Roddy

Donald V. Roemer

Gregory J. Russo

Harriet Schneider

Emilie B. Severin

Eileen Simpson

Ann S. Smith

John Nick Spagnolo

Monica Spain

Anthony J. Sraj

Jo Ann Stanley

Richard W. Stapleton

Margorie M. Stenzel

Andrew Stockhausen

Anna L. Stoklosa

Ralph L. Strauel

Eileen O’Connell Strauss

Maxine Sudhoff

Anne M. Sullivan

Jane F. Tate

Irene R. Trapp

Elvina Ukasick

Rosalia Voorn

Helen C. Wilhelm

Albert O. Wlecke

Eva Wolf

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DonorAcknowledgement

We gratefully acknowledge the following private individuals, organizations, foundations andcorporations who supported our work with $10,000 or more in fiscal year 2003.

We also extend our deepest thanks to thousands of others for their steadfast and continuoussupport of our work. Their concern for those less fortunate is demonstrated every year bytheir gifts to the Annual Bishops Overseas Appeal and to Operation Rice Bowl, and by theircontinuing support of all our programs. Their generosity helps make it possible for us toalleviate human suffering and provide assistance to the world’s poor.

The compilers have carefully reviewed the names that are listed. Donors are recognized forgifts made during Fiscal Year 2003: October 1, 2002 - September 30, 2003. If a name has beenlisted incorrectly or has been omitted, please accept our apologies and bring the mistake tothe attention of:

Director of Major Gifts, Catholic Relief Services209 West Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21201-3443

Our LeadershipBoard of DirectorsBishop Robert N. Lynch President and ChairDiocese of St. Petersburg

Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli TreasurerDiocese of Wilmington

Rev. Msgr. William P. Fay SecretaryUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Cardinal Theodore McCarrickArchdiocese of Washington

Archbishop Harry J. FlynnArchdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz, OMIArchdiocese of Anchorage

Bishop Joseph L. Charron, CPPSDiocese of Des Moines

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzioDiocese of Brooklyn

Bishop Curtis J. Guillory, SVDDiocese of Beaumont

Bishop John B. McCormackDiocese of Manchester

Bishop George V. Murry, SJDiocese of St.Thomas V.I.

Bishop William C. NewmanArchdiocese of Baltimore

Bishop Michael J. SheridanDiocese of Colorado Springs

Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVDDiocese of Memphis

Bishop John W. YantaDiocese of Amarillo

Executive ManagementTeam Kenneth F. HackettPresident

Dorrett E. Lyttle ByrdDeputy Executive Director,Overseas Operations

Fr. William Headley, CSSp, PhDCounselor to the President

Joan F. NealDeputy Executive Director, U.S. Operations

Mark PalmerChief Financial Officer

David PirainoDirector of Human Resources

Michael WiestChief of Staff



CRS Leadership Council

Ellen L. Barrosse

Jack Bush

Donald Carcieri

Thomas Driscoll

John Flaherty

Darcy Flynn

George Garvey

Paul Gergen

Pamela J. Gilardi

Scott Kennedy

Daniel Lundy

Patrick Mandracchia

Catherine Martineau

Dana P. Robinson

Boyd E. Sharp, Jr.

Dennis D. Shoener

Dennis Tippmann

Jack Yurish


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■ 1 Afghanistan■ 2 Albania■ 3 Angola■ 4 Argentina■ 5 Armenia■ 6 Azerbaijan■ 7 Bangladesh■ 8 Benin■ 9 Bolivia■ 10 Bosnia- Herzegovina■ 11 Botswana■ 12 Brazil ■ 13 Bulgaria■ 14 Burkina Faso

■ 15 Burma (Myanmar)

■ 16 Burundi■ 17 Cambodia■ 18 Cameroon■ 19 Central African Republic■ 20 Chad■ 21 China■ 22 Colombia■ 23 Congo- Brazzaville■ 24 Côte d’Ivoire■ 25 Croatia■ 26 Cuba

■ 27 Democratic Republic of Congo■ 28 Dominican Republic ■ 29 East Timor■ 30 Ecuador■ 31 Egypt■ 32 El Salvador■ 33 Equatorial Guinea■ 34 Eritrea■ 35 Ethiopia■ 36 The Gambia■ 37 Georgia

■ 38 Ghana■ 39 Guatemala■ 40 Guinea■ 41 Guinea-Bissau■ 42 Guyana■ 43 Haiti■ 44 Honduras■ 45 India■ 46 Indonesia■ 47 Iraq■ 48 Jamaica■ 49 Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza■ 50 Jordan

■ 51 Kenya■ 52 Kosovo■ 53 Laos■ 54 Lebanon■ 55 Lesotho■ 56 Liberia■ 57 Macedonia■ 58 Madagascar■ 59 Malawi■ 60 Mali■ 61 Mauritania■ 62 Mexico■ 63 Morocco■ 64 Namibia■ 65 Nepal

■ 66 Nicaragua■ 67 Niger■ 68 Nigeria■ 69 North Korea■ 70 Pakistan ■ 71 Peru■ 72 Philippines■ 73 Romania■ 74 Russia (far east)■ 75 Rwanda■ 76 Senegal■ 77 Serbia and Montenegro■ 78 Sierra Leone■ 79 Somalia

■ 80 South Africa■ 81 Sri Lanka■ 82 Sudan■ 83 Swaziland■ 84 Syria■ 85 Taiwan■ 86 Tanzania■ 87 Thailand■ 88 Togo■ 89 Turkey■ 90 Uganda■ 91 Venezuela■ 92 Vietnam■ 93 Zambia■ 94 Zimbabwe

G L O B A L R E G I O N S■ Latin America & Caribbean ■ Africa ■ Middle East & North Africa ■ Eastern Europe ■ Asia

CRS Around the World

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