INVESTING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

o9 Annual Report
 Our Mission
The mission of the Paul Carlson Partnership is to catalyze the growth of self-sustaining families and
communities in places of deep poverty in Central Africa. Working together with partners in Africa
and elsewhere, we invest in local efforts in health care, economic development, and education.

Our Distinctives
• We work in the economically poorest places with
people who are rich spiritually and socially.
• We work toward sustainability, building both
economic and human resources on the ground.
• We work from relief towards development,
recognizing the core problem presented by deep
poverty and identifying strategies to address it.
• We work in and through partnerships—with
individuals and communities on the ground, with
other organizations, with churches, and with
volunteers and donors.
• We work in central Africa, believing that our history
in Congo has prepared us for future involvement
in neighboring countries with similar cultural and
economic contexts.
• Our work grows out of and is motivated by the
Christian faith of our founders and the current board
and staff. Independently incorporated and governed,
we are affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant
Church.
 From the
Executive Director
Greetings!
Whether you are a long-time supporter or you’ve
come across our website and are curious, welcome! We
appreciate your interest in Congo. Though economically
the poorest of the poor, the people of Congo are socially
and spiritually rich. With your help, they can mobilize
the substantial resources of the area (especially land and
water) to build a much better future for themselves and
their children.
The year 2009 was marked by strides forward in two
important program areas. First, we began attacking the
poverty of the region on a large scale with Farmers to
Markets, our USAID-funded microenterprise program. As
crops move from small farmers in the Ubangi to markets
at Kinshasa, the value chain will bring more cash into the
area, and more families will be able to pay for medical
care and school fees.
Second, we became more focused on the need to improve
health care at the level of the village clinics—the first
place people go for help. Our Clinics First project
raised funds to purchase basic diagnostic and treatment
equipment in the CEUM’s 93 clinics.
This year we also put in place accounting procedures to
ensure formally what we have been doing informally: we
direct 90 cents of every donated dollar to program costs.
We have also worked with our management partner in
Congo, the CEUM, to install a modern accounting system
that will improve their ability to manage and enhance
accountability for their expenditures.
As the new year begins, we are excited. We are seeing
transformation in the lives of Congolese individuals
and families—and in our own lives as well, as we learn
faith and hope from them. The contributions of our
donors and volunteers are essential, and are known and
appreciated in the Congo.
With great thanks for your interest,
Byron E. Miller
Executive Director and President
 Our Heritage
In 1937 the first missionaries from the Evangelical
Covenant Church arrived in Karawa, Équateur province,
in Congo. They established a medical station, then a
hospital. Soon another hospital followed at Wasolo,
northwest of Karawa.
Dr. Paul Earle Carlson was serving at the Wasolo hospital
in 1964 when the Simba rebellion broke out. After
evacuating his family, he returned to care for his patients.
He was captured by rebels and killed, in an incident
reported on the covers of Time and Life magazines.
In 1966 members of Dr. Paul’s family and friends
founded the Paul Carlson Medical Program. An unused
hospital building at the village of Loko was given to the
CEUM (Covenant Church of Congo), and was named
after Paul Carlson. The PCMP took on its support, and
through the years added agricultural and economic
development programs. With the outbreak of civil war
in 1996, American missionaries and other workers were
evacuated.
In 2002 several Covenant Church leaders decided to
reopen the organization, doing business as the Paul
Carlson Partnership. With the support of the Carlson
family, the new board of directors affirmed health,
poverty, and education as primary concerns. In July 2008
the PCP welcomed its first full-time executive director,
Byron E. Miller, and launched a new, holistic emphasis:
Investing for Sustainable Communities.
 Our Approach to Developing
Sustainable Communities
The Paul Carlson Partnership believes that health, education, economic development, and infrastructure are all
necessary elements of a viable community. All are needed to create lasting change. In our holistic approach to
developing sustainability, we invest human and financial resources strategically in each area, convinced that each is
important and all are related to one another.

Health Infrastructure

Economic
Education Development
 The Year in Review
Here are a few of our highlights from 2009. Thanks to all our supporters for making these possible!
• Won a USAID grant for
$658,000 for the Farmers to
Markets program and laid the
groundwork.
• Provided $200,000 to the CEUM
medical system to assist with
operational expenses.
• Hired a Congolese manager for
PCP projects, then promoted him
to manage Farmers to Markets
as well.
• Carried out the feasibility study
and design phases for rebuilding
three bridges.
• Conducted a week-long business
training program for 40 people.
• Provided nearly $45,000 for
special needs in the CEUM school
system.
• Financed construction of a 55-ton
boat to carry agricultural cargo.
• Raised funds to order basic
diagnostic and treatment
equipment for 93 village clinics.
• Designed a holistic project model
for attacking malnourishment in
children.
• Launched two bicycle
microenterprise groups, in
Yakoma and Gbadolite. Saw the
Bumba group grow from 5 to
nearly 20 participants.
• Provided $125,000 worth of
medicines as requested by the
CEUM medical leaders.
• Installed a solar water pumping
system for the hospital at Loko.
• Assisted the CEUM leadership
to begin conversations with
the World Bank about possible
agricultural projects, in which
PCP would be a partner.
• Expanded our board with
members from California and
Massachusetts. Held a board
planning retreat, including
members of Paul Carlson’s family,
to set guidelines for our future.
• Restructured our system of
financial accounts to more
faithfully accommodate the
complexities of raising and
expending funds for a variety of
programs
 The Opportunities Ahead
We begin 2010 with a strong sense of opportunity. Here are a few of the goals and opportunities we see ahead:
• Develop strategic approaches to
systemic problems, implemented
in manageable steps.
• Explore new organizational
partnerships to pursue shared
goals.
• Strengthen our program for
volunteer work trips and send
several teams each year.
• Structure a program to bring
some of our Congolese co-
workers to the U.S. for special
educational opportunities.
• Together with leaders in Congo,
develop a strategic plan for
improving the struggling CEUM
health care system.
• Incorporate volunteers into our
planning and work.
• Further expand our board of
directors with more members of
different backgrounds.
• Expand our fund-raising to
enable us to grow our programs.
•  Meanwhile, the staff teams for
the Loko and Bumba offices of
Farmers to Markets, when asked
how many farmers they expect to
involve in this program within the
first two years, answered 1,200
… each! That would be 2,400
families involved by the end of
2011 -- plus wholesalers and
bicycle transporters. An exciting
future lies ahead, rich in growth
and impact!
 Our Finances for Fiscal Year 2009

Statement ASSETS

of Financial Cash $ 170,862

Position Investments $2,089,463
Other Assets $34,750
Total Assets $2,295,075

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $53,850
Conditional Contributions $90,983
Due To Affiliates $4,020

Total Liablities $148,853

Net Assets
Unrestricted $1,956,219
Temporarily Restricted $190,003

Total Net Assets $2,146,222

Total Liabilities and Assets $2,295,075

Statement of Activities
UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL

INCOME

Contributions $289,455 $340,787 $630,242

Investment Income $472,392 $18,710 $491,102
Other Income $1,198 $1,198

Total Income $763,045 $359,497 $1,122,542

Net Assets Released From Restrictions $396,805 ($396,805) —

$1,159,850 ($37,308) $1,122,542

EXPENSES

Field Project Expense $649,186 $649,186

Video Project $2,300 $2,300
Indirect Administrative Fees $49,694 $49,694
Salaries And Benefits $215,924 $215,924
Fundraising $36,333 $36,333
Travel $11,874 $11,874
Professional Fees $13,683 $13,683
Office Expense $15,749 $15,749

Total Expenses $994,743 — $994,743

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets $165,107 ($37,308) $127,799

Net Assets, Beginning of Year $1,791,112 $227,311 $2,018,423

Net Assets, End of Year $1,956,219 $190,003 $2,146,222

Sources and Uses of Program Funds

In 2009 we spent more money on projects in Congo than we received from donors, so we drew on our investments to
cover the difference (22%).

SOURCES OF PROGRAM FUNDS

Contributions
$630,242

USES OF PROGRAM FUNDS

Health Economic Project Staff & Travel
$339,825 Development, $158,533 $254,964
Education CEUM
$44,073 $13,715
Our Leadership
BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF

Deborah Blue, Ex-officio Byron E. Miller

Calumet Park, Ill.
Lois Carlson Bridges, Honorary
Spring Valley, Calif.
Wayne Carlson, Honorary
Algonquin, Ill.
William Clark
Granite Bay, Calif.
David Dwight
Northbrook, Ill.
Arden Gustafson
Nelson, B.C., Canada
Ruth Hill, Vice Chair
Chicago, Ill.
Executive Director and President
Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Sally A. Johnson
Communications Manager
Chicago, Ill.
Keith R. Gustafson
Congo Liaison and Facilitator
Lynnwood, Wash.
Texa Dembele Menda
PCP Congo Country Manager
Kinshasa, DRC
PARTNERS
Communauté Évangélique de l’Ubangi-Mongala
(Covenant Church in Congo)

Elliott Johnson, Treasurer United States Agency for International Development

Park Ridge, Ill. HOPE International Development Agency (Canada)
Help the Aged (Canada)
Karl Klockars, Advisory
Wheaton, Ill. International Aid
Opportunity International
Alynne MacLean
Rolling Hills (Calif.) Covenant Church
Sharon, Mass.
Peninsula Covenant Church (Redwood City, Calif.)
Donald Meyer, Advisory Kent (Wash.) Covenant Church
Chicago, Ill.
Redeemer Covenant Church (Tulsa, Okla.)
Byron Miller, President Citadel of Faith Covenant Church (Detroit)
Glen Ellyn, Ill. Additional congregations
The Evangelical Covenant Church
J.P. Poveda
Torrance, Calif. Covenant World Relief

Curtis Peterson, Ex-officio

Park Ridge, Il.

Harold Spooner, Chair

Chicago, Ill.

Gary Walter, Ex-officio

Palatine, Ill.

The Paul Carlson Partnership

5101 North Francisco Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Phone 773-907-3302
Website www.paulcarlson.org
Email pcpinfo@paulcarlson.org