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Name:	Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Address:	2201 S. Halsted Street, Suite 1251
	Chicago, IL 60608
Phone:	312-563-0296
Web Address:	http://www.windycityhabitat.org/site/pp.asp?c=cnJNISMzA&b=47256

Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc. does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 8: Program Service Expense Ratio - Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities. Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc. does not meet this Standard because: According to the its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, the organization spent $504,856 or 61% of its total expenses ($821,011) on program service activities.

Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc. meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc. is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing and homelessness in Chicago and throughout the world. Governed by a local volunteer board of directors, Windy City Habitat for Humanity is a part of an international ecumenical Christian movement dedicated to building and selling homes in partnership to low wage earning families. The affiliate is an independently run nonprofit organization that is responsible for coordinating all aspects of Habitat for Humanity home building, fund raising; building site selection; partner family selection and support; house construction, and mortgage servicing. In addition, the organization is focus on making decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. To accomplish these goals, invitations are extended to people of all backgrounds, races and religious to build houses together in partnership with families in need. Windy City Habitat for Humanity's mission is achieved through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials. Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc. builds simple, decent houses alongside our homeowners (partner) families. Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc. is a hand up not a hand out organization. In addition to a down payment and monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest 350 hours of their own labor (sweat equity) into building their Habitat house and the houses of others. Windy City Habitat for Humanity houses are sold to partner families at no profit. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are used to build more Habitat houses.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc.Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc. 's program expenses were:

Bad Debt Expense	278,436
Construction Costs	93,635
Salaries	27,693
Copmensation of Officers and Directors	26,960
Rent	20,574
Insurance	19,624
Miscellaneous	14,050
Payroll Taxes	8,188
Depreciation	5,359
Equipment Repairs	5,280
Dedications	4,229
Printing and Publications	678
Legal Fees	150
Total Program Expenses:	$504,856

Chief Executive : Jennifer Parks, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$125,802

Chair of the Board: S. Neil Peck
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Home builder

Board Size: 10

Paid Staff Size: 5

*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

Fund raising costs were 29% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $536,909, 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.

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Source of Funds
Individuals	194,949
Miscellaneous	123,447
Sales of Homes	111,000
Corporations and Foundations	110,031
Affiliated Organizations	59,558
Special Events	48,693
Resale Store Income	25,327
Interest	926
Nonprofit and Religious Organizations	231
Total Income	$674,162

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 62%  Fund Raising: 19%  Administrative: 19%

Total income		$674,162
Program expenses		$504,856
Fund raising expenses		158,349
Administrative expenses		157,806
Total expenses		$821,011
Expenses in Excess of Income		(146,849)
Beginning net assets		2,822,919
Ending net assets		2,676,070
Total liabilities		545,021
Total assets		$3,221,091