The Children Charitable Foundation of Myanmar

The Children Charitable Foundation is an independently run 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports St. Mary’s Home through financial contributions. While the Foundation has built a strong partnership with the orphanage, we are a distinct legal entity based in the United States.

St. Mary’s Home is an orphanage run by the Servite Sisters of Madona Province. The girls living under the sisters’ care are of multiple ethnicities and religions. Catholic, Buddhist, Muslim, Burmese, Arakanese, Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Wa, and Indian girls live in peace under the watch of the Sisters who oversee the Home. While Catholic girls attend Mass, Buddhist and Muslim girls are not required to do so.

St. Mary’s Home provides a safe home for poverty-stricken girls and those whose parents have fallen victim to the conflicts of the region, regardless of their ethnicity or religious affiliation. Girls are free to follow their own beliefs, and while some do convert to Catholicism, many do not. The Sisters’ mission is to provide a home to those without one and give them skills to become self-sustaining as they reach adulthood. As such, donor funds are used to advance this mission and not for missionary work. Donor funds allow the Orphanage to be maintained and for the purchase of material goods that cannot be grown/raised at St. Mary’s Home itself. It also supports the children’s education through expenses like stationary, books, and school fees.

St. Mary’s home used to have a website but it has been offline since around 2023. The Sisters have relied on outside donors to host their website due to the difficulty of establishing one hosted in the country. We are working with the Sisters to establish a new website in 2025. When the website is up, we will post a link from the Foundations website. For now, please feel free to read more information about St. Mary’s here and follow the links in the Outside Sources section here.

Yes, donations made to our organization are generally tax-deductible under U.S. law. We are a government-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and our EIN is 47-0964593. We are legally incorporated in Palm Bay, Florida.

However, individual tax situations can vary, so we always recommend consulting a qualified tax advisor or accountant to determine how your donation may apply to your personal or business tax filings.

You can search for us by name: The Children Charitable Foundation of Myanmar. However, since we’re a small foundation, it may be easier to find us using our EIN: 47-0964593.