b's CAF AMERICAS APPROACH TO CROSS-BORDER GRANTMAKING IS GUIDED 3 BY THREE PRINCIPLES:Regulatory Compliance Risk Mitigation Reputation ProtectionNot only must grantmakers understandThere are many more risks inherentEspecially in countries with U.S. regulations about grantingto cross-border grantmaking thatcomplicated language barriers, it internationally, but they need to bothgrantmakers are responsible foris more difficult to collect all the understand and follow grantee countryavoiding, including becoming victim toinformation donors need to ensure that rules for granting to charities there.fraud, money-laundering, or terroristpublicly supporting a foreign grantee Failure to comply with those rulesfinancing schemes. Oversight is alsowill not risk their good reputations.could mean legal consequences forlower, since grantees are separated by both grantor and grantee. distance and jurisdiction.Our network of more than 1.8 million eligible charities in 153 countries means we can safely and efficiently support charitable efforts across the world at a moments notice. Donors can rely on CAF AmericaNonprofits eligible with CAF America benefit from being able to offer their U.S. donors a tax-effective giving option thatto ensure their charitable dollars inspires trust based in our industry-leading charity vettingare going to vetted, high-quality protocols. philanthropic projects.KELSEY MCCARTHY, CAP Vice President, Donor Services, CAF America 5'