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Name:	Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity
Address:	4910 Para Drive
	Cincinnati, OH 45069
Phone:	(513) 621-4147
Web Address:	www.cincinnati-habitat.org

Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity builds houses with the assistance of volunteers in partnership with families in need. The charity uses donated funds and materials where possible and then sells the houses at no profit through interest-free mortgages. Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity is not a give away program. To qualify, each partner family is evaluated and selected based upon their need for housing, ability to pay (typical Habitat mortgage about $400), and willingness to partner. Part of that partnership includes each family completing 500 hours of “sweat equity,” of which is used to build and obtain the family's purchased home. Monthly mortgage payments go into a “Fund for Humanity” account that provides necessary resources to build additional houses. Both families and volunteers are a giving part of each project. According to the organization, in 2010 Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity successfully built and rehabilitated 14 different homes in the Cincinnati area, providing a better future for over 60 families.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity's program expenses were:

Program Services	2,519,638
Total Program Expenses:	$2,519,638

Chief Executive : Mr. Ed Lee, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$19,292

Highest Paid Executive: Mr. Thomas Salzbrun, Former Executive Director
Compensation*: $93,685

Chair of the Board: Mr. Paul Knue
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired, The Cincinnati and Kentucky Post

Board Size: 21

Paid Staff Size: 5

*Compensation information for Mr. Ed Lee, Current Executive Director, was not available at the time this report was completed, because Mr. Lee had not yet completed one year in this position. Compensation information for Mr. Thomas Salzbrun, Former Executive Director, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fundraising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet, planned giving arrangements, membership

Fundraising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,861,831, are donations received as a result of fundraising 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 Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Cash Contributions	1,627,370
Transfers to Homeowners	1,065,152
In-Kind Contributions	234,461
Mortgage Loan Discount Amortization	230,099
ReStore Sales	63,646
Other Revenue	4,240
Interest Income	1,474
Net Investment Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities	266
Net Investment Loss on Disposal of Equipment	-5,009
Total Income	$3,221,699

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 84%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$3,221,699
	Program expenses			$2,519,638
	Fund raising expenses			226,400
	Administrative expenses			237,085
Total expenses				$2,983,123
Income in Excess of Expenses				238,576
Beginning net assets				4,969,435
Ending net assets				5,208,011
Total liabilities				562,659
Total assets				$5,770,670