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Name:	Exodus World Service
Address:	109 Fairfield Way, #101
	Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Phone:	630-307-1400
Web Address:	e-w-s.org

Exodus World Service meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Welcome to America! Pack. A collection of basic household items and a first month's supply of food staples. Volunteers collect and assemble the packs and deliver them to newly arrived refugee families. New Neighbor Program. This one-on-one program matches a newly arrived refugee with a volunteer to build bridges of understanding, learning, and friendship between people of different cultures. Volunteers meet weekly for 3 months to spend time together and to help answer questions about life in the United States with their refugee partners. New Neighbor - Citizenship Program. Trained volunteers meet one-on-one with refugees and immigrants to help them learn the English and U.S. History needed to qualify for citizenship. Training Opportunities. Classes are periodically offered to train volunteers in cross-cultural communication skills, teaching English as a Second Language skills, and tutoring in citizenship classes. Church Partnerships. This program offers congregations an opportunity to bring hope and help to refugee families by developing an ongoing refugee ministry in their congregations.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, Exodus World Service's program expenses were:

Program Sercices	169,151
Total Program Expenses:	$169,151

Chief Executive : Heidi Moll Schoedel, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$51,387

Chair of the Board: Kathleen Mullaney
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

Board Size: 11

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, internet

Fund raising costs were 30% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $319,017, 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 Exodus World Service's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions	300,622
Special Events	18,395
Donated Services	14,046
In-Kind Contribution	988
Investment Income	20
Miscellaneous	9
Total Income	$334,080

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 57%  Fund Raising: 33%  Administrative: 10%

Total income				$334,080
	Program expenses			$169,151
	Fund raising expenses			96,128
	Administrative expenses			29,294
Total expenses				$294,573
Income in Excess of Expenses				39,507
Beginning net assets				9,346
Ending net assets				48,853
Total liabilities				5,958
Total assets				$54,811