A message from RESULTS’ executive director and board chair

Our work at the frontlines of ending poverty, inequality, and economic injustice

The world is facing a cascade of crises — from the continued fall-out from the COVID 19 pandemic to increased hunger and food insecurity, rising costs and mounting debt, and worsening climate change — and the burden of these crises falls most heavily on the most impoverished and marginalized communities. Our response has been to engage actively in our democracy, building political support for equitable and effective solutions that match the scale of need and are informed by those most affected. Thanks to the dedication of our advocates, staff, and partners, and the generous support of individuals and foundations, RESULTS continues to have remarkable impact. Together, we have brought hope to millions of people who are better able to take care of their own and their families’ needs — and to advocates across the U.S. who have realized their power to effect change.

In this report, you’ll read about several of our 2022 successes, such as the passage of the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act, which could help save millions of lives. Malnutrition is the underlying cause of half of all preventable deaths of children under five. The act helps to ensure that the United States does its part to prevent these unnecessary deaths and does it as effectively as possible. This victory did not happen on its own. From 2020 to 2022, there were nearly 17,000 pieces of legislation introduced in Congress and only 1% were directly signed into law. But RESULTS advocates and allies pushed hard to generate the political leadership to address malnutrition, and the overwhelming majority of Congress voted in support of this legislation.

We also successfully pushed for a historic commitment from the U.S. government to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: $6 billion toward the goal of saving 20 million lives over the next three years. Joanne was at the pledging conference where dozens of other countries joined in making commitments, many incentivized by the pledge from the U.S. and by advocacy from our international partners. It was incredibly inspiring knowing that RESULTS played a central role in the outcome. RESULTS continues to champion the Global Fund because it is best positioned to effectively support low- and middle-income countries and communities most impacted by ongoing pandemics, like TB, as well as new ones.

We’re also proud of the work RESULTS advocates have done to educate members of Congress about the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and press them to extend its full benefits to the lowest-income Americans. At the beginning of 2022, 19 million children in the lowest-income families became ineligible for the full Child Tax Credit after Congress let temporary expansions expire. The expanded CTC nearly halved child poverty in 2021, yet the very families who need this income boost most are now being left out. RESULTS advocates are among the most engaged grassroots constituents in the country urging Congress to extend full CTC benefits to families who currently earn too little to qualify for the much-needed credit. Thanks to our efforts, bipartisan support for expanding the Child Tax Credit is growing and we’re building on this work in 2023.

Throughout RESULTS’ 2022 campaigns, while our staff worked behind the scenes, our nationwide network of volunteers were out front, pushing their representatives to support proven and sustainable solutions to poverty, inequality, and economic injustice. We are grateful for the tremendous work they’ve done — and continue to do — day in and day out through difficult times to build political support for policies and funding that could save and transform lives. We are just as grateful for the financial supporters whose philanthropic funding allows us to do this critical work. Your generosity made everything you’ll read about in this report possible. Thank you.

Dr. Joanne Carter
Executive Director

Kul Chandra Gautam  
Board Chair