U.S. Fund for UNICEF

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UNICEF USA administers the long-running Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which began as a local fundraising event in Pennsylvania in 1950 and has since raised roughly US$200 million to support UNICEF's work. The U.S. Fund also sponsored the UNICEF Tap Project, which provided children around the world with access to safe, clean water.{{cite web|title=The history of trick-or-treat for UNICEF|url=http://youth.unicefusa.org/trickortreat/About/trick-or-treat-for-unicef-history.html|access-date=5 Mar 2013}}{{cite web|title=Heidi Klum announces the return of iconic Trick or Treat for UNICEF boxes|url= https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/heidi-klum-announces-the-return-of-the-iconic-trick-or-treat-for-unicef-box-302264895.html}}{{cite news|last=Elliott |first=Stuart |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/business/media/13adco.html |title=Creative Juices Flow for Pro Bono Effort to Aid Global Water Projects - New York Times |publisher=Nytimes.com |date=2008-02-13 |access-date=2012-11-28}} The Tap Project began in 2007 and ended in 2016.{{Cite web|title=UNICEF Tap Project|url=https://www.unicefusa.org/mission/usa/unicef-tap-project|access-date=2021-09-26|website=UNICEF USA|language=en}}

The President and CEO of UNICEF USA is Michael J. Nyenhuis. Current members of the National Board of Directors are Bernard Taylor Sr. (Chair), Robert T. Brown (Vice Chair) , Aaron Mitchell, Andrew Hohns, Brannigan Thompson, Carol J. Hamilton, Ewout Steenbergen, Glen Baptist, J. Stephen Eaton, John O'Farrell, Kelly Wilson, Ken Graboys, Lata N. Reddy, Laura Jones, Nicole Giles, Phillippe Gilbert, and Janet Truncale.{{cite web|url=https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/leadership/national-board |title=National Board of Directors | UNICEF USA }}

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is headquartered in Manhattan in New York City"[http://www.unicefusa.org/about/contact/ Contact Us]." U.S. Fund for UNICEF. and maintains five regional advisory boards: Atlantic, Central Plains, Midwest, Northeast, and West.{{cite web|title=About UNICEF USA.|url=https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa}}

UNICEF USA carries Charity Navigator's 4-Star financial standards rating for charities, the best possible score for nonprofits, indicating that donors can confidently give to UNICEF USA. Out of every dollar spent, 89 cents goes toward helping children, 9 cents is spent on fundraising costs, and 2 cents on administration.{{cite web |title=UNICEF USA Rating Profile |url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/131760110 |website=Charity Navigator |access-date=20 March 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/finances | title=UNICEF USA's Financial Accountability | UNICEF USA }}

The first UNICEF greeting card was created in 1949, the design featuring a "thank you picture" by a 7-year-old girl whose village in Czechoslovakia received emergency assistance from UNICEF. The card launched a worldwide fundraising activity that continues to provide a significant source of revenue to UNICEF. The U.S. Fund makes UNICEF greeting cards and gifts available in the United States through the UNICEF Market website.{{cite web|title=UNICEF's First Greeting Card|url=http://www.unicef.org/about/history/index_56071.html|website=unicef.org|publisher=UNICEF|access-date=23 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.market.unicefusa.org/greeting-cards/|title=Charity Greeting Cards - UNICEF Market}}

The U.S. Fund also supports UNICEF with UNICEF Inspired Gifts. Through this program, individuals can purchase lifesaving supplies for children such as therapeutic milk or anti-malarial mosquito nets and have them shipped to one of the over 190 countries and territories where{{cite web | url=https://www.unicefusa.org/what-unicef-does/where-unicef-works | title=Where UNICEF Works }} UNICEF works.{{cite web|title=About|url=http://inspiredgifts.unicefusa.org/content/about|website=UNICEF Inspired Gifts|access-date=25 October 2014}}{{cite web|title=UNICEF Inspired Gifts|url=http://www.unicef.org/inspiredgifts/index_51968.html|website=unicef.org|access-date=25 October 2014}}

UNICEF USA has a long history of support from its celebrity ambassadors and high-profile supporters who play a significant role in promoting UNICEF and advocating and fundraising on its behalf. Current UNICEF USA Ambassadors include Jeremy Lin, Aria Mia Loberti, Selena Gomez, Justin Min, Laurie Hernandez, Téa Leoni, Lucy Liu, P!nk, Alyssa Milano, and Sofia Carson.{{cite web|title=UNICEF Ambassadors|url=https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/partnerships/supporters/celebrities}}

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• {{Official website|http://www.unicefusa.org/ }}
• [http://www.unicefusa.org/about/faq UNICEF USA FAQ]
• [https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/finances#:~:text=Since%20its%20founding%20in%201947,to%20help%20put%20children%20first.]
• [http://trickortreatforunicef.org Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF]
• [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/heidi-klum-announces-the-return-of-the-iconic-trick-or-treat-for-unicef-box-302264895.html]
• [http://www.market.unicefusa.org/ UNICEF Market]
• [http://inspiredgifts.unicefusa.org// UNICEF Inspired Gifts]
• [https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/131760110 U.S. Fund for UNICEF rating] by Charity Navigator
• [https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/partnerships/supporters/celebrities]

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