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Name:	DuPage Homeownership Center, Inc.
Address:	1600 E. Roosevelt Rd
	Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone:	630-260-2500
Web Address:	www.dhoc.org

DuPage Homeownership Center, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

DHOC is a nonprofit housing counseling agency serving DuPage County. They are certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and offer the following services: Free Home Buyer Education Classes: Group workshops to help first-time home buyers become educated consumers and responsible homeowners. Free Prepurchase Couseling with Financial Literacy Training: Individual sessions to help first-time buyers improve their financial management skills in order to qualify for mainstream mortgage products, avoid predatory lenders, and become responsible homeowners. Free Home Buyers Fair: Annual outreach event, held in cooperation with DuPage County's Department of Community Services, to help buyers (particularly traditionally underserved populations) get on the path to successful homeownership by obtaining consumer information on programs and services, including fair housing services. Free Foreclosure Prevention: Confidential counseling to help DuPage County homeowners in financial crisis prevent foreclosure. Help for Low-Income Buyers - The DuPage Homestead Program: Special mortgage financing plan at reduced interest charges to help low-income families who are being priced out of the DuPage housing market. HOPE for Seniors Program: Free counseling on reverse mortgages and other programs to help cash-strapped senior homeowners to better manage their assets and find solutions to enable them to stay in their homes and remain independent.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011, DuPage Homeownership Center, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Salaries	271,914
Insurance	39,941
Facilities expense	29,608
Payroll taxes	23,687
Consumable office and equipment	16,169
Retirement contribution	7,747
Credit reports	6,355
Miscellaneous	4,481
Event expense	3,883
Professional fees	3,525
Printing and publications	2,150
Total Program Expenses:	$409,460

Chief Executive : Debra Olson, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$3,083

Chair of the Board: Paul Colgan
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Builder/Developer

Co-Chair of the Board : Doug Hardy

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney

Co-Chair of the Board : N/A

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: N/A

Board Size: 15

Paid Staff Size: 8

*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, membership

Fund raising costs were 21% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $40,520, 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 DuPage Homeownership Center, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011.

Source of Funds
Grant and contract income	374,848
Membership dues	58,000
Donations and sponsorship	40,520
Investment income	6,707
Cost reimbursements	2,526
Interest income	1,274
Total Income	$483,875

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 7%

Total income				$483,875
	Program expenses			$409,460
	Fund raising expenses			8,449
	Administrative expenses			33,494
Total expenses				$451,403
Income in Excess of Expenses				32,472
Beginning net assets				301,100
Other Changes in Net Assets				(30,050)
Ending net assets				333,572
Total liabilities				6,641
Total assets				$340,213