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Name:	Power Inspires Progress
Address:	727 Ezzard Charles Drive
	Cincinnati, OH 45203
Phone:	(513) 221-7020 (513) 381-5882
Web Address:	www.powerinspiresprogress.com
Also known as: Venice Catering Venice on Vine

Power Inspires Progress meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Power Inspires Progress provides paid on-the-job tailored for inner city residents, helps individuals overcome obstacles to pursuing and maintaining employment, supports employment education with tutoring to meet trainee’s career goals, and connects employers and work-ready employees. Individuals who participate in the program can work up to one year, four hours a day in the charity’s catering and pizza parlor operations. During the work day, trainees practice teamwork, problem solving, customer service, cash handling, and cooking and cleaning. Trainees learn to come to work each day on time and ready to work, and to plan their outside commitments around their work schedule. Each trainee also has an educational goal and works with volunteer tutors for 45-minute sessions during the work day. The education sessions may focus on basic math and reading, GED preparation, computer skills, or college assignments. Monthly group trainings have outside speakers come in and talk about life and work skills, such as stress management, lead paint hazards, customer service, banking and credit, and nutrition. In addition, the charity brings in volunteers for mock interviews and to teach resume writing and job hunt skills. Power Inspires Progress cooperates with other local organizations to help trainees overcome barriers such as housing, healthcare, childcare, and transportation.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Power Inspires Progress' program expenses were:

Job Teaching Skills and Hands-On Experience	347,950
Total Program Expenses:	$347,950

Chief Executive : Ms. Rina Saperstein, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Ms. Gloria Stewart
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Not Provided

Board Size: 16

Paid Staff Size: 7

*Compensation information not provided to BBB.

Method(s) Used:

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

Fundraising costs were 20% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $172,332, 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 Power Inspires Progress' audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Catering Sales	117,052
Grants	72,850
Pizza Sales	53,913
Donations	49,903
Fundraising - Raffle and Brunch	42,882
Community Shares	6,697
Interest and Dividends	1,938
Net Unrealized Gain on Securities	33
Increase (Decrease) in Market Value of Investments	-630
Total Income	$344,638

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 1%  Other Expenses: 0

Total income				$344,638
	Program expenses			$347,950
	Fund raising expenses			35,179
	Administrative expenses			5,583
	Other Expenses			6
Total expenses				$388,718
Expenses in Excess of Income				(44,080)
Beginning net assets				329,942
Ending net assets				285,862
Total liabilities				10,525
Total assets				$296,387