What does my sponsorship provide?
$25 per month
provides food, clothing, a place to belong, an education, and an
opportunity for a child to learn Christian values and ethics.
Where do I mail my sponsorship to
my sponsored child?
Send $25.00 each
month to:
ICMC
PO Box 530758
Henderson,
Nevada 89053
How do I send my sponsorship to
my sponsored child online?
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Through our secure website.
Create an Account and follow
instructions to enter your personal information and setup automatic or one-time payments.
May I send my sponsorship several
months at a time?
Yes, you may send
payments in three month, six month or yearly increments.
However, you will need to remember when to send your next payment.
Or you may contact Jo Marshall at
jmarshall@icmcindia.org
or just login to
www.icmcindia.org to view your transactions online!
Will I receive a tax-deductible
receipt?
Yes. We are a
501c3 non-profit corporation here in the USA. 100 % of your gifts
are tax deductible. To save on administrative expenses, you will
receive one total year-end receipt for tax purposes. If your
e-mail is current, you will receive an email receipt each time you
give.
How much of my sponsorship gift
gets to my child?
100 percent. All of our minimal administrative
costs are funded by outside sources and individuals who designated
funding for that purpose. ICMC in India uses 100 percent of your
sponsorship funds for the care of the whole child – physically,
spiritually, and educationally.
If I send extra funds to ICMC,
where does it go?
Any undesignated
funds you send above your sponsorship amount feeds, clothes, houses
and educates all the other orphans who do not have a sponsor. It
improves the food, clothing, housing and education of all the
children, resulting in improvements for your sponsored child too.
If you designate your funds to a certain project (such as land
purchase, water projects etc) it will be used specifically
for that project.
May I send a birthday or
Christmas gift to my godchild?
We discourage
physical gifts for several important reasons. Those gifts often get
stolen before they arrive at ICMC. ICMC may have to pay customs to
receive them. It is unfair to the other children, creating a
competitive atmosphere. Often gifts we would choose here in the US
are not applicable to them. However, you may send extra money at
any time for birthday and Christmas. It will go towards school
supplies and backpacks for school or the new outfits or “dresses”
that your godchild and all the children will receive for their
Christmas and New Years presents. Write to them!!! That is the
greatest gift you can give them.
How can I make them feel special
if I can’t send them gifts?
Write to them!!!
Send them a photo of you and your pets or your children. When we
asked children to show us their “treasures” in their little trunks,
they pulled out pictures and letters from their sponsors. Things do
not love them. People do.
How will my sponsored child
communicate with me?
You will receive a newsletter via email
every other month updating you on ICMC happenings. If we
don’t have your email, PLEASE let us know as this is the primary way
we can communicate with you without incurring cost. Your child will
also write to you several times a year as part of their school
writing projects. Remember that many children only know Tamil so
their letters (and yours) are translated. Also, remember that many
children are quite young and letter writing skills are often helped
along by an adult.
May I write letters to my
godchild?
YES! Please DO
write letters and send photos of yourself and your family, coloring
pages, bookmarks, cards, a deflated balloon…anything that doesn’t
change the shape of a letter (such as jewelry). They treasure any
communication from their sponsor. It makes them feel very special.
Ask questions. Get to know them. They are real children. They love
to draw pictures for you and they treasure any communication they
receive from you. Consider yourself a mentor in their spiritual and
emotional development.
Where do I send my letters to my
godchild?
It costs about
$1.00 in stamps to send a regular letter. Write AIRMAIL on the front and drop it in
the mailbox to:
Indian Christian Mission Centre
Dr. S. Jayaraj Krishnan
Your child's name
House of Peace, Vasanthapuram
Chinnathirupathy, PO
Salem-636 008
Tamil Nadu, India
Can I visit my godchild?
ICMC has comfortable guest accommodations for
foreigners. Several teams each year go to India from different
parts of the country. If you are interested in visiting,
please contact Pastor Jay directly at
icmcsalem@eth.net
Where do the children at ICMC
come from?
Most are children of widows, prisoners, lepers,
or pure orphans left to fend for themselves on the street. Most of
the children come to the orphanage by someone dropping them off at
the front door because they cannot feed, house or educate them.
What is the accountability
structure between ICMC and the USA?
ICMC has an International Council, with US representatives. We also have a US Board of Directors that are
committed to visiting ICMC and are accountable to
all the requirements of the IRS because of our recognized non-profit
status. ICMC is audited annually by a third party auditor. We also
send project teams often throughout the year.
Who is on the ICMC Boards?
There is no official International Board, but
there are advocates or representatives in Australia, the UK,
Ireland, Holland, and the USA. In the USA, we also have
an independent US board for the
promotion of ICMC support.
Where can I find out more information about ICMC?
- Visit the ICMC website at
www.icmcindia.org
- View a 4-minute
video of the children on
the website.
- Contact Jo
Marshall at
jmarshall@icmcindia.org for sponsor forms, videos of ICMC,
references, newsletters, and presentation packets.
How can I sign up or have a
friend sponsor another child?
1.
Visit the website and
Create an Account.
2.
Click on Sponsor a Child.
Who do I call with questions?
You may contact Jo Marshall at
jmarshall@icmcindia.org
or 702.292.2765
SPONSOR A CHILD TODAY!
Create a New Account...and
we will send you a profile and welcome packet.