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Name:	St. Joseph Orphanage
Address:	5400 Edalbert Drive
	Cincinnati, OH 45239
Phone:	(513) 741-3100 (513) 741-5690
Web Address:	www.sjokids.org

St. Joseph Orphanage does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 4: Compensated Board Members - Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer. According to information provided by the charity, the individual who is serving as Chair (President) of the Board of Directors is indirectly compensated.

St. Joseph Orphanage meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

According to the charity, St. Joseph Orphanage provides mental health services to 1,533 children ages 3 to 21. The children served by the charity are severely emotionally disturbed, abused, or cognitively impaired, and often have multiple issues, such as severe disturbance in thought, feelings, and behavior. The ACT Case Management Community Support Program provides mental health services to children through individualized service plans, which involve evaluations by adolescent and child psychiatrists consulting with the agency. St. Joseph Villa focuses on specialized education, mental health treatment, and residential services to children ages 6 to 15. Some of these Villa programs include the Crisis Stabilization Unit, Family Ties Therapeutic Foster Care (also offered at Dayton and Northern Kentucky locations), Personalized Education Advancement Training, Villa Connections After School Partial Hospitalization, and the Villa Day Treatment Program. The Altercrest Program offers a long-term program for young men with sexual behavior disorders. Altercrest Programs include the Behavioral Treatment Program, Community Transition Program, Day Treatment Program, Intensive Treatment Program, Outpatient Program, Special Advancement Program, and Transition to Independence Program. In 2007, the charity introduced a new program for young men that have begun to live independently, but still receive care from St. Joseph Orphanage. In 2009, the Altercrest Program added a community-based program to benefit children with pre-vocational training and work readiness needs. CARE Case Management is also provided to connect Butler County families with community resources and professional guidance.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, St. Joseph Orphanage's program expenses were:

Foster Care	2,461,820
Altercrest Residential Treatment	2,277,855
ACT Case Management	2,011,568
Villa Residential Treatment	1,990,745
Altercrest Day Treatment	894,614
Altercrest Education	833,845
CARE Case Management	830,415
Villa Education	758,064
Home Based Therapy	718,421
Connections	486,954
Villa Day Treatment	415,097
Total Program Expenses:	$13,679,398

Chief Executive : Mr. Robert J. Wehr, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Mr. Jeff Rosa
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Realtor, Sibcy Cline Realtors

Board Size: 32

Paid Staff Size: 250

*Compensation information not provided to BBB.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail appeals, invitations to fundraising events, Internet

Fund raising costs were 28% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $606,113, 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 St. Joseph Orphanage's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Program Service Fees & Grants from Government Agencies	15,961,287
Investment Income	482,817
Contributions	346,113
United Way Allocations	259,704
Other Revenue	90,644
Legacies and Bequests	296
Realized & Unrealized Gain/Loss on Investment	-975,614
Total Income	$16,165,247

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 75%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 24%

Total income				$16,165,247
	Program expenses			$13,679,398
	Fund raising expenses			168,758
	Administrative expenses			4,336,099
Total expenses				$18,184,255
Expenses in Excess of Income				(2,019,008)
Beginning net assets				24,167,391
Ending net assets				22,148,383
Total liabilities				1,536,357
Total assets				$23,684,740