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Name:	The Hadley School For The Blind
Address:	700 Elm Street
	Winnetka, IL 60093
Phone:	847-446-8111
Web Address:	www.hadley.edu

The Hadley School For The Blind does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 3: Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings - An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.   The full Board of the Hadley School meets twice each year. Regular communication with the Trustees, as well as meetings with various Trustee committees, helps to ensure that the Board is engaged in the activities of the school.

The Hadley School For The Blind meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Hadley School for the Blind offers about 100 distance education courses in a wide range of subjects and serves nearly 10,000 students each year from around the world. Hadley’s courses serve those who are blind or severely visually impaired, age 14 or older, who are able to study using the English language. Blindness professionals, such as teachers and rehabilitation counselors, and family members of blind children or adults, also take Hadley courses. Hadley courses are tuition-free for students who are blind or visually impaired and their families. Particular areas of focus include braille literacy, accessible technology, and careers and entrepreneurship. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, The Hadley School For The Blind's program expenses were:

Education and Public Education	4,795,331
Total Program Expenses:	$4,795,331

Chief Executive : Charles E. Young, President

Compensation*:

$274,554

Chair of the Board: Terry M. Faulk
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Human Resources Professional (retired)

Board Size: 45

Paid Staff Size: 72

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements

Fund raising costs were 20% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,294,272, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on The Hadley School For The Blind's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Net Change in Unrealized Loss on Investments	6,482,727
Contributions	2,294,272
Investment Income	958,572
Other	202,494
Tuition	25,710
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments	-297,786
Total Income	$9,665,989

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 78%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 15%

Total income				$9,665,989
	Program expenses			$4,795,331
	Fund raising expenses			454,554
	Administrative expenses			948,348
Total expenses				$6,198,233
Income in Excess of Expenses				3,467,756
Beginning net assets				62,008,632
Other Changes in Net Assets				(96,775)
Ending net assets				65,379,613
Total liabilities				1,206,298
Total assets				$66,585,911