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Name:	Franciscan Outreach Association
Address:	1645 W LeMoyne Street
	Chicago, IL 60622
Phone:	773-278-6724
Web Address:	www.franoutreach.org
Also known as: Lawyers United for the Homeless

Franciscan Outreach Association meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Franciscan Outreach Association has been serving Chicago’s poor and homeless population for nearly 50 years. They currently operate three programs: - The Marquard Center Soup Kitchen in Wicker Park/ Bucktown served 31,066 dinners to men, women and children in 2011. At this location, they also offer showers, phone use, a laundry service, and use of our mailing address. - The Franciscan House of Mary & Joseph is a 252-bed emergency overnight shelter on the West Side, which provided 83,366 shelter nights in 2011. They offer guests shower facilities, a mailing address, and warm suppers and breakfasts. - The Case Management Program helps guests find permanent housing, employment, mental health care, medical care, substance abuse treatment, and anything else they need to build a better life. Case managers met with 1,960 different guests in 2011. They operate two housing-driven programs for motivated clients- the Streets-to-Home Initiative and the Interim Housing Program. In 2011, their case managers helped 120 guests transition into permanent housing. Staff is assisted by over 2,000 community volunteers. They also operate a full-time volunteer program, consisting of young adults from around the USA and the world. They give a year of service to FOA in exchange for housing, food, and a small stipend. Their mission is to provide for the basic human needs of the homeless and marginalized in a warm, open, welcoming environment. They have no religious or geographic restrictions, requiring only that guests are respectful and not intoxicated to participate in our programs.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Franciscan Outreach Association's program expenses were:

Program Expenses	1,212,724
Total Program Expenses:	$1,212,724

Chief Executive : Diana Faust, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$76,400

Chair of the Board: Margaret Scanlan Brown
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney, Retired

Co-Chair of the Board : Philip Doran

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney, Law Offices of Philip Doran

Co-Chair of the Board : n/a

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: n/a

Board Size: 22

Paid Staff Size: 30

*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, planned giving arrangements

Fund raising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,539,906, 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 Franciscan Outreach Association's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Donations	669,518
Grants - general	320,380
Wills and Bequests	246,518
Grants - government	158,029
Special event revenue	73,898
Donations - from Franciscan Sources	71,563
Donated services	12,871
Investment Income	67
Realized and unrealized gains on investments	23
Total Income	$1,552,867

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 13%  Administrative: 8%  Other Expenses: Less than 1%

Total income				$1,552,867
	Program expenses			$1,212,724
	Fund raising expenses			207,103
	Administrative expenses			119,287
	Other Expenses			823
Total expenses				$1,539,937
Income in Excess of Expenses				12,930
Beginning net assets				824,996
Ending net assets				837,926
Total liabilities				120,819
Total assets				$958,745