How We Use Funds At BCH
How We Use Donated Funds
When you give to Blessed Children’s Home, you’re not funding a vague “project.”
You’re helping keep a real home open for real children in Central Nepal.
We know you want your gift to be used wisely, legally, and transparently.
This page explains how we handle money, where it goes, and how we’re accountable for it.
We treat every rupee and every dollar as something entrusted to us by God and by you.
We are committed to:
- Simplicity - no luxury, no waste
- Stewardship - using funds for genuine needs, not convenience
- Accountability - operating within Nepal’s laws and submitting to regular audits
- Clarity - explaining our main spending areas in plain language
- We do not have a large organization guaranteeing fixed monthly support. Most months are a walk of faith, and we prioritize essential needs first.
Your giving supports a complete environment, not just one line item.
In a typical year, most of our spending falls into these areas:
- Daily care: food, clothing, and basic needs
- Education and school-related costs
- Staff and caregiver support
- Home operations and maintenance
- Health care and emergencies
- Special projects and improvements
The exact percentages change year by year, but the majority of funds always go directly into the daily life and future of the children.
A large share of our budget goes into simply keeping everyone cared for every day.
This includes:
Rice, lentils, vegetables, cooking oil, spices, and other food
Milk and basic nutrition
Clothing and seasonal needs (warm clothes, shoes, rain protection)
Hygiene items (soap, toothpaste, sanitary products, cleaning supplies)
Household items (bedding, kitchen utensils, simple repairs inside the houses)
Without this, nothing else matters.
When money is tight, food and essentials come first.
We believe education is one of the most powerful tools God uses to break cycles of poverty and hopelessness.
Education-related costs include:
- School fees for each child (we use a local private school)
- Admission charges, exam fees, and other mandatory payments
- Uniforms, shoes, and school bags
- Textbooks, notebooks, pens, and other supplies
- Transport costs when needed for older students or special situations
- College and vocational training fees for graduates who qualify
When you give, part of your support is very literally paying for a child to sit in a classroom, learn to read and think, and have a better future.
A home is only as stable as the people who run it.
We use funds to:
- Provide modest, fair salaries to core staff and caregivers
- Help staff with families cover basic living costs, rent, and children’s schooling
- Reduce financial stress so they can focus on caring for the children
- Maintain a consistent team (rather than constant turnover)
We do not offer luxury salaries or perks.
Staff live simply, often at a lower standard of living than they could have elsewhere - but they still have real bills to pay.
Supporting staff is not “overhead.”
It is how the children continue to receive loving, consistent care.
Homes wear out. Things break. Bills arrive.
Operational expenses include:
- Electricity and water
- Cooking gas
- Routine repairs (plumbing, electrical, roofing, etc.)
- Upkeep of the grounds and buildings for safety and hygiene
- Basic office and communication costs needed to run the home responsibly
When donors ask, “How much goes to the children vs. overhead?”, it’s important to understand:
children cannot live in a vacuum.
Electricity, water, and safe buildings are part of caring for them.
We work hard to keep operational costs lean and purposeful.
Children get sick. Accidents happen. Life is unpredictable.
We set aside funds for:
- Doctor visits and clinic fees
- Medicines and basic treatments
- Occasional hospital visits or tests
- Emergency needs (e.g., unexpected repairs, urgent travel for paperwork, etc.)
These expenses are irregular but essential. When a need arises, we cannot ignore it just because it was not in a neat monthly budget.
From time to time, we must address larger needs that cannot be covered by the regular budget alone. Examples include:
- Replacing old or unsafe beds and mattresses
- Improving floors, tiling, and bathrooms for hygiene and safety
- Fixing or upgrading roofs and structural issues
- Adding small structures or shade areas for daily use
- Improving lighting, drainage, or security features around the property
You can give in different ways:
Designated Gifts
If you give to a specific area (e.g., “education fund,” “staff support,” “special project”), we:
- Record the gift under that purpose
- Use it for that area as directly as possible
- Report it appropriately in our accounts and to relevant authorities
Where Most Needed
If you give without a designation, we:
- Apply funds to the highest priority needs at the moment
- Often use this to fill gaps (e.g., food, school fees, urgent repairs, salaries)
- This kind of flexible support is extremely valuable because it lets us respond quickly when circumstances change.
We do not handle money privately or casually.
Blessed Children’s Home operates under a registered Nepali NGO and is subject to:
- Annual financial audits by certified auditors in Nepal
- Government reporting and renewal requirements
- Social audits, where local representatives can see how funds were used
In addition:
- Funds that come from abroad are sent through trusted partner organizations, not personal accounts.
- Those partners are responsible for issuing donation receipts in their countries where applicable.
- Major spending decisions are discussed and approved by leadership and, when required, the board.
- This structure protects the children, the ministry, and you as a supporter.
To be clear, we do not use donations for:
- Luxury housing, vehicles, or lifestyles
- Personal business ventures
- Any personal support for leadership or staff is modest, transparent, and documented as part of the work.
We are honest: there are months when we are not sure how everything will be covered.
When that happens, we prioritize in this order:
- Food and basic daily needs
- School fees and critical education costs
- Essential staff support (so the home can keep functioning)
- Utilities and immediate repairs that affect safety
Everything else, as God provides
We have seen God provide again and again - but we do not presume on that. We plan carefully, spend cautiously, and pray much.
If, after reading this page, you still have specific, practical questions about how funds are handled or how to give from your country, you can:
- Visit our Give page for sponsorship and fund options
- Use the Contact Us page to send a focused question
- Reach out via WhatsApp if you are a serious, ongoing partner needing more detail
We simply ask that you read this page first so we do not spend time answering questions that are already covered here - time that could be spent with the children.
Your generosity is not abstract.
It becomes food in bowls, school fees, medicine at a clinic, a salary for a caregiver, and light in our children’s home when night falls.
Thank you for trusting us to steward what God has placed in your hands