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Tax Status Governance Fund Raising Financial

Name:	ProKids
Address:	2605 Burnet Avenue
	Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone:	(513) 281-2000
Web Address:	www.prokids.org

ProKids meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

ProKids has four programs that serve children who have been abused and neglected. The four programs are as follows: CASA University - A year-round volunteer training program, with a flexible schedule to allow potential CASAs to start immediately and complete the training within six months, taking classes in any order. CASAs are provided with a comprehensive 300-page training manual, which corresponds to 15 two-hour training classes. Building Blocks - This is a specialized program designed to provide abused and neglected children from birth to age five with a CASA who has advanced training about the specific needs of this age group. These CASAs receive 10 hours of additional training to assess physical and developmental milestones, caregiver-infant contact, and environmental stimulation and suitability. Building Blocks CASAs visit the children assigned to them at least twice a month. Steps to Peace (SToP) - Research and field-testing helps address the needs of children who either witness and/or experience domestic violence. The Steps to Peace Program trains CASAs to recognize signs of domestic violence and provides knowledge about the community-based resources available to address the effects of domestic violence on children. Launch - This program provides support services to youth 14 years of age and up who age out of the foster care system without ever having found a permanent home. CASA volunteers who are interested in working with these youth participate in 12 hours of additional training to gain an understanding of the special needs of this population and to help them transition to adulthood. Working in partnership with older youth, ProKids CASA volunteers and staff focus on housing, education, employment, and the acquisition of basis life skills, such as knowing how to set up a bank account and to apply for a job. Litigation Support Team - members provide legal representation and counsel to the CASAs serving ProKids’ children. In addition, the two staff attorneys also mentor volunteer lawyers, provide legal training, perform legal research, and supervise law student interns.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, ProKids's program expenses were:

Operating	935,117
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)	71,609
Fostering Futures	43,497
State Victims Assistance Act	10,434
Total Program Expenses:	$1,060,657

Chief Executive : Ms. Tracy Cook, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$72,929

Chair of the Board: Mr. Tillman D. Hughes, Jr.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: LaRosa's, Inc.

Board Size: 22

Paid Staff Size: 23

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fundraising events, grant proposals, Internet

Fundraising costs were 24% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $953,173, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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.

The following information is based on ProKids's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions, Grants & Fundraising	442,364
Donated Services	433,824
Friends of Children Society, Net of Expenses Totaling $19,051	260,974
United Way	110,000
Government Grants	83,398
Net Unrealized and Realized Gains on Long Term Investments	25,490
Auction, Net of Expenses Totaling $10,464	22,872
Sponsorship	20,000
Interest & Dividends	16,637
Run for Kids, Net of Expenses Totaling $2,337	13,565
Other	4,115
Total Income	$1,433,239

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 77%  Fund Raising: 17%  Administrative: 6%

Total income				$1,433,239
	Program expenses			$1,060,657
	Fund raising expenses			233,212
	Administrative expenses			81,509
Total expenses				$1,375,378
Income in Excess of Expenses				57,861
Beginning net assets				1,722,358
Other Changes in Net Assets				128
Ending net assets				1,780,347
Total liabilities				68,524
Total assets				$1,848,871