The pie chart shows the amount of money that a children's charity located in the USA spent and received in one year, 2016

The pie chart shows the amount of money that a children's charity located in the USA spent and received in one year, 2016
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The pie chart shows the amount of money that a children's charity located in the USA spent and received in one year, 2016
The two pie charts illustrate the total income and expenditure of a children’s charity based in the USA in the
year
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2016.
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, during that
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, most of the charity’s revenue came from donations,
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the bulk of its spending was allocated to program services. The net cash flow was relatively small but remained positive. The charity raised a total of approximately $53.6 million from six different sources. Donated food made up the vast majority, contributing 86% of the total. Community contributions were the second largest, accounting for about 10.4%. Program revenue represented 2.2%,
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investment income and government grants each contributed 0.2%. Other income made up the remaining 0.4%. Expenditures
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around $53.2 million. Of
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amount, 95.8% was used for program services, 2.6% was spent on fundraising, and 1.6% went toward management and general expenses. By the end of the
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, the charity ended the
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with a modest surplus of roughly $0.3 million, representing just 0.5% of its total revenue.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words year with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • donations
  • grants
  • fundraising events
  • expenditure
  • administration costs
  • program expenses
  • direct benefits
  • indirect benefits
  • underprivileged children
  • education
  • healthcare
  • shelter
  • nourishment
  • medical treatments
  • basic needs
  • financial sustainability
  • transparency
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