The missionaries found their responsibilities daily increasing, and started raising funds in the United States to care for the children. An office for the Fund was set up in Richmond, Virginia, and many people began sponsoring children at three dollars a month.
由於收容人數日增，負擔加重，他們就向美國本土募款，並在維吉尼亞州的瑞奇蒙市設立中國兒童基金會，且開始推行認養制，徵求願意每月拿三塊美金扶助一名中國孤兒的認養人，推廣情形頗佳。