Better Business Bureau Report for
Focus On Youth, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued May 2010
Better Business Bureau Report expires May 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Focus On Youth, Inc.
Address: 8904 Brookside Avenue
  West Chester, OH 45069
Phone: (513) 644-1030
Web Address: www.focusonyouth.com
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1992, Ohio
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To provide diverse foster care services for youth, families, and professionals that offer children the opportunity to reach their full potential.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Focus On Youth, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Focus on Youth is a faith-based foster care agency that provides foster homes and services to children placed in the foster care system. Ongoing programs of the charity include recruiting and licensing traditional foster homes, foster to adopt homes, and treatment foster homes. In addition, Focus on Youth assists in the placement for adoption of youth in order that they may find permanence in a stable adoptive family. The charity does complete adoption home studies. The charity also matches youth with special needs to foster/adoptive families that are prepared and trained to meet the needs of that youth. Mental therapy is provided for the youth and families. According to the charity, in 2009, Focus on Youth serviced more than 120 youth.

Focus On Youth's program expenses for January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 were:

  
Program Services 860,100
Total Program Expenses: $860,100
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Ms. Cindy Skinner, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $121,676

Chair of the Board: Ms. Gene Smethers
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Not Provided

Board Size: 5

Paid Staff Size: 15

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

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail appeals, invitations to fundraising events, radio appeals, grant proposals, Internet
Fundraising costs were 30% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,488, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This charity 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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Financial

               

The following information is based on Focus On Youth's IRS Form 990 for January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Government Grants (Contracts) 972,681
Fundraising Events 3,461
Investment Income 1,452
Gross Amount from Sales of Assets 1,450
Net Income from Fundraising Events (Less: Direct Expenses $540) 27
Total Income $979,071


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: Less than 1%  Administrative: 15% 

Total income   $979,071
  Program expenses $860,100
  Fund raising expenses 1,058
  Administrative expenses 157,394
 
Total expenses   $1,018,552
Expenses in Excess of Income   (39,481)
Beginning net assets   688,292
Ending net assets   682,177
Total liabilities   106,351
Total assets   $788,528


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BBB Comment

               

Focus on Youth provided BBB with a copy of its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.  Therefore, the charity meets Standard 11.

Focus on Youth's IRS Form 990 for January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009, was used in determining total income, expenses, etc. for the purposes of this report.

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