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Name:	Evangelical Child & Family Agency
Address:	1530 N. Main St.
	Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone:	630-653-6400 262-789-1881
Web Address:	www.evancfa.org
Also known as: ECFA Pregnancy Support Services (PSS)

Evangelical Child & Family Agency does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 17: Web Site Disclosures - Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990. Evangelical Child & Family Agency does not meet this Standard because the organization's website, www.evancfa.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include: Electronic access to the organization’s most recent IRS Form 990.

Evangelical Child & Family Agency meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

In FY2010, the Evangelical Child & Family Agency (ECFA) was privileged to serve 649 children and adults through the various social service programs (unduplicated count) as offered from five office locations in Illinois and Wisconsin. Seventy-six of the clients received services from more than one Program (identified by capitalization below). PREGNANCY SUPPORT SERVICES are provided without cost to clients and served 123 women experiencing unplanned pregnancy. ECFA placed 57 children in ADOPTION, including 20 children from 4 foreign countries and 27 FOSTER CARE children (of 361 children total). A total of 36 individuals were assisted through our POST-LEGAL ADOPTION SERVICES in Illinois. INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY COUNSELING served 166 clients. Adoption and Counseling fees are based on the financial condition of the family/client. In addition, 43 families and 180 individual family members were served through the INTACT FAMILY SERVICES program, which is limited to DuPage County, Illinois. The goal of this program is to work with the family as assigned by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), to resolve root causes of abuse or neglect, and thus allow the children to safely stay in the home.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Evangelical Child & Family Agency's program expenses were:

Foster Family Care	2,633,703
Pregnancy Support	293,268
Adoption Services	249,435
Intact Family Services	241,032
Family and Individual Counseling	95,661
Total Program Expenses:	$3,513,099

Chief Executive : Kenton Withrow, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$88,183

Chair of the Board: David Brown
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Pastor

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 73

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

Method(s) Used:

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

Fund raising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $800,082, 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 Evangelical Child & Family Agency's audited financial statements - combined for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Government payment	2,971,912
Contributions	541,105
Service Fees	208,414
Special Projects	194,877
Gains on Assets	85,090
Resale Shop	64,100
Gain on disposal of assets	2,072
Investments	1,342
Total Income	$4,068,912

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 89%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 7%

Total income				$4,068,912
	Program expenses			$3,513,099
	Fund raising expenses			147,177
	Administrative expenses			260,486
Total expenses				$3,920,762
Income in Excess of Expenses				148,150
Beginning net assets				1,167,050
Ending net assets				1,315,200
Total liabilities				272,333
Total assets				$1,587,533