Better Business Bureau Report for
Gads Hill Center

Better Business Bureau Report issued December 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires December 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Gads Hill Center
Address: 1919 W. Cullerton
  Chicago, IL 60608
Phone: 312-226-0963
Web Address: www.gadshillcenter.org
Also known as:Gads Hill
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:Gads Hill Settlement House

Year, State Incorporated: 1898, Illinois
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: Gads Hill, a family resouce center established in 1898, jpartners with our community to develop the assets of children, youth, adults, and families.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Gads Hill Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Every family and every individual has the opportunity, the skills, and the education to make a better life. In collaboration with our community and other organizations, Gads Hill Center offers programs that support and empower the economically and educationally disadvantaged residents. The Center serves families in Chicago’s Pilsen, North Lawndale, Little Village, McKinley Park, Brighton Park, Back of the Yards, Gage Park, West Lawn, Archer Heights, Marquette Park and Ashburn neighborhoods. We put our mission into action through an array of services that are of high quality, flexible, responsive, and culturally competent: • Early Childhood Care and Education • School-aged children’s care, educational support and recreation • Teen tutoring, mentoring and educational planning • Parental education • Adult education and enrichment

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Gads Hill Center's program expenses were:

  
Children's services 2,437,412
Services 1,008,132
Total Program Expenses: $3,445,544
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Barbara Castellán, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $120,981

Chair of the Board: Jorge V. Cazares, Esq.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney, Pugh, Jones & Johnson P.C.

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 102

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

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, radio, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,680,972, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Gads Hill Center's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Governmental agencies 2,898,622
Contributions 631,156
Chicago 151,194
Program service fees 79,455
Miscellaneous income 49,327
Interest and dividends 29,275
Gain (loss) on investments 25,951
Total Income $3,864,980


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 94%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $3,864,980
  Program expenses $3,445,544
  Fund raising expenses 38,739
  Administrative expenses 184,019
 
Total expenses   $3,668,302
Income in Excess of Expenses   196,678
Beginning net assets   2,187,663
Ending net assets   2,384,341
Total liabilities   484,070
Total assets   $2,868,411


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