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Name:	Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities
Address:	901 Warrenville Road, Suite 500
	Lisle, IL 60532
Phone:	630-620-2222
Web Address:	www.raygraham.org

Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 16: Annual Report - Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets. Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities does not meet this standard because the most recent annual report did not include: Total fund raising expenses. Total end of year net assets. 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. Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities does not meet this Standard because the organization's website, www.raygraham.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include: Total income. Total program expenses. Total fund raising expenses. Total administrative expenses. End of year net assets.

Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Ray Graham Association (RGA) is an innovative, person-centered organization that supports and works with people with disabilities, their families and the community to improve their quality of life. Annually 2,000 people with developmental disabilities including mental retardation, cerebral palsy and autism, receive vocational, residential, educational, respite and recreational services. For 60 years, RGA has been seeking and securing opportunities to offer innovative services that fulfill an unmet need in the county. RGA operates more than 30 program sites throughout DuPage County serving individuals and families from more than 120 communities. RGA offers a full range of programs and services that meet the individual needs of children and adults with disabilities of all ages in many key areas of their lives. RGA provides a number of Residential Programs, which allow people with all levels and types of disabilities to live in more than 25 Ray Graham owned residences in the community. RGA assists people with disabilities to find and keep jobs through Community Employment Services. The Early Intervention Program assists children ages birth to three years old that show early signs of delay to reach their highest potential by providing the most appropriate instruction at the earliest possible opportunity. Community Learning Centers offer people with disabilities opportunities and choices that reflect individual talents and interests. The Home-Based Support Services Program allows individuals and their guardians to choose support services needed in order to live successfully at home and to progress toward future goals. Ray Graham’s In-Home Respite Voucher Program provides funding that reimburses families for provision of care to persons with developmental disabilities. The Bednorz Children’s Respite Home provides temporary, overnight respite care to allow parents the opportunity to enjoy a weekend away or a night out on the town. Ray Graham’s Hanson Center, a 12-acre, park-like campus, in Burr Ridge provides recreation and leisure programs to more than 1,000 individuals with and without disabilities annually. Ray Graham Association offers Transition Services to high school students and their families with resources and linkages to needed supports as they prepare to graduate.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities's program expenses were:

Support of Developmentally Disabled	18,367,863
Total Program Expenses:	$18,367,863

Chief Executive : Kim Zoeller, President/CEO

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Mary Kay Rizzolo-Mann
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Associate Director Institute on Disibility & Human Development Research, Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Chicago

Board Size: 16

Paid Staff Size: 429

*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, planned giving arrangements, membership

Fund raising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,616,018, 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 Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Government Program Fees and Grants	17,303,234
Service Care Fees	2,992,188
Contributions	1,473,952
Management Fees	276,142
Other Revenue	234,561
Corporate & Foundation Grants	142,066
Total Income	$22,422,143

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 88%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 11%

Total income				$22,422,143
	Program expenses			$18,367,863
	Fund raising expenses			284,206
	Administrative expenses			2,372,757
Total expenses				$21,024,826
Income in Excess of Expenses				1,397,317
Beginning net assets				11,386,418
Ending net assets				12,783,735
Total liabilities				6,797,676
Total assets				$19,581,411