Father Ray's Sponsor a Child Foundation


Father Ray's Sponsor a Child Foundation is a not for profit 501 registered United States charity which focus on assisting needy children primarily in Thailand and also in the United States.

History

The Father Ray Sponsor a Child Foundation was started in memory of Father Ray Brennan who worked for nearly 40 years in and around the town of Pattaya Thailand until his death in 2003. Ray initially established an orphanage there because one day he found an abandoned baby on the rectory doorstep. He eventually established a multitude of projects which are fully documented in the article about the Father Ray Foundation.
However US Residents who supported the various projects found that they were unable to make tax deductible contributions directly to Fr Ray and his projects. When Ray died, Ron Small from the United States formed the Father Ray's Sponsor a Child Foundation to support the projects that Ray initiated plus many others. The US foundation permits US contributors to deduct their contributions. The foundation is an IRS approved 501c charity incorporated in the state of New Jersey. Mr. Small who operates the foundation has spent much time in Thailand assisting the various projects there and overseeing the efficient use of funds collected in the US in support of the projects.

Operations

Father Ray's Sponsor a Child Foundation focuses on supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable children across Thailand. It helps provide full care, including accommodation, education and medical care to over 850 children. It also helps support health and nutrition projects to over 1500 children.
The charity helps support a range of projects across Thailand run by its partner organizations, the Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand and the Thai Children's Trust in London. In addition, the foundation provides support via the Thai Children's Trust to many other projects including the Camillian Center, the Duang Prateep Foundation, the Good Shepherd Sisters and the Diocese of Chanthaburi.
In the United States, FRSAC supports a program called "Dinner with Santa"

Website

The "Dinner with Santa" program works in cooperation with participating public elementary schools to provide a happy Christmas to children selected by the school district as deserving aid during the holiday season. It works as follows: