--- title: 5 of Unbound’s proudest moments in 2018 description: Unbound.org shares its review of 2018, noting accomplishments in publishing, elder programs, and more. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/unbound-logo-F.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/01/23/5-of-unbounds-proudest-moments-in-2018/#) [MEDIA](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/media) # 5 of Unbound’s proudest moments in 2018 Jan 23, 2019 7:30:57 PM  |  by [Unbound](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/unbound) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/unbound-logo-F.png) [![](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Celebrate-2018-Newsroom.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Celebrate-2018-Newsroom.jpg) Copyright 2019 Unbound.org. All rights reserved.[/caption] As the new year begins, Unbound looks back on five of its proudest moments from 2018. [![](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2-Billion.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2-Billion.jpg) Copyright 2019 Unbound.org. All rights reserved.[/caption] **1.** Without any government funding or major foundation grants, Unbound reached $2 billion in total revenue since its founding in 1981. Recently, more than 92 percent of Unbound’s expenditures have been used toward program support. [![](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Consumer-Reports.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Consumer-Reports.jpg) Copyright 2019 Unbound.org. All rights reserved.[/caption] **2.** Unbound was included on Consumer Reports’ [list of best charities for donations](https://www.consumerreports.org/charities/best-charities-for-your-donations/). Consumer Reports highlighted charities that were accredited by the [BBB Wise Giving Alliance](http://www.give.org/charity-reviews/national/child-sponsorship/unbound-in-kansas-city-ks-3080) and had received top ratings by [Charity Navigator](https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3502) and [CharityWatch](https://www.charitywatch.org/ratings-and-metrics/unbound/171). [![](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sharing-the-wisdom-of-time.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sharing-the-wisdom-of-time.jpg) Copyright 2019 Unbound.org. All rights reserved.[/caption] **3.** Unbound collaborated with Pope Francis on [“Sharing the Wisdom of Time,”](https://www.sharingwisdomoftime.com/) a book featuring the stories of 23 sponsored elders and one former sponsored child. Representatives from the publisher tasked with creating the book knew that Unbound was uniquely qualified to help with the project as the only major sponsorship organization to work with the elderly. [![](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hightest-Rated.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hightest-Rated.jpg) Copyright 2019 Unbound.org. All rights reserved.[/caption] 4. Unbound earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from [GuideStar](https://www.guidestar.org/profile/43-1243999) and achieved Top-Rated recognition on [GreatNonprofits](https://greatnonprofits.org/org/unbound-1). These and other high ratings helped Unbound become the overall highest-rated child sponsorship organization in the U.S. [![](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Elders-Study.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Elders-Study.jpg) Copyright 2019 Unbound.org. All rights reserved.[/caption] 5. Unbound completed a study on its elder program that found sponsored elders to be less lonely, less hungry and have more access to health care than their peers who were not in the program. 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