Miracle Foundation
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| Company type | International organization |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
Area served | India, United States |
Key people | Caroline Boudreaux, Founder Leslie Beasley, Chief Executive Officer Kusum Mohapatra, Regional Director & CEO, India |
| Revenue | 3,758,833 United States dollar (2019)  |
Number of employees | 70 |
| Website | www.MiracleFoundation.org |
The Miracle Foundation is an international nonprofit organization supporting orphaned children in India and the United States. The organization has a stated goal of supporting orphaned children, bringing change to reduce the need for orphanages, and ensuring that the rights of orphaned children are followed, as laid out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
History[edit]
Miracle Foundation was founded in May 2000 by Caroline Boudreaux.[1][2]
The foundation primarily cites the Convention on the Rights of the Child as an inspiration and guideline for their work.[3]
Programs[edit]
The organization's stated mission is to "empower orphans to reach their full potential."[4] The organization mentors and monitors orphanages to improve quality of care.[5]
Awards[edit]
Miracle Foundation Founder Caroline Boudreaux was honored as one of UBS' Global Visionaries in February 2017 for her work with the organization.[6] The organization was awarded the Humanitarian Award by the Austin Chapter of the United Nations Association in October 2017.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Caroline Boudreaux Starts The Miracle Foundation to Help Orphans in India". PEOPLE.com. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "Profiles of Changemakers: Caroline Boudreaux, Founder, The Miracle Foundation". www.bemagazine.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "Child Rights". Miracle Foundation. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Caroline Boudreaux, Miracle Foundation". Women to Watch™ Media, LLC. 2017-05-09. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "Woman helps thousands of orphans after chance encounter". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "UBS Global Visionaries". Global Visionaries. Retrieved 2018-01-11.