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Name:	Healthy Beginnings, Inc.
Address:	47 East Hollister Street
	Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone:	(513) 559-3412
Web Address:	www.healthybeginnings.org
Also known as: Healthy Beginnings Clinic

Healthy Beginnings, Inc. does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 11: Financial Statements - Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $250,000, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $100,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard. Despite gross revenues of $1,354,906 for the year ended December 31, 2008, the charity did not obtain an audit of its financial statements by an independent certified public accountant (CPA).

Healthy Beginnings, Inc. meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Healthy Beginnings provides pregnant women prenatal care and medical information in a non-judgmental, safe environment. The charity only serves women who are under-insured or have no insurance. According to the charity, over 85% of the patients have no medical insurance on arrival and nine out of ten are classified as high-risk pregnancy. Dietitian Services include a licensed dietitian, who help women learn about the need to eat properly and keep themselves hydrated throughout their pregnancy. Licensed mental health therapists assists clients with drug rehabilitation, abusive situations, homelessness, parenting skills, abstinence training, and relationship counseling. In addition, the charity provides ultrasounds at four of the six locations with registered obstetric ultrasound sonographers. According to the charity, in 2009 Healthy Beginnings served 1,952 patients with 12,626 visits to the six different locations.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, Healthy Beginnings' program expenses were:

Program Services	925,224
Total Program Expenses:	$925,224

Chief Executive : Ms. Donna Phelps, President

Compensation*:

$64,281

Chair of the Board: Mr. Gary M. Wedig
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Kendle

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 27

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail appeals, invitations to fundraising events, television appeals, grant proposals, Internet, planned giving arrangements, cause-related marketing appeals

Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $432,420, 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 Healthy Beginnings' IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds
Practice Income	818,849
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants	366,310
Fundraising Events	74,915
Investment Income	1,808
Rental Income (Less: Rental Expenses $77,848)	-867
Net Income (Loss) from Fundraising Events (Less: Direct Expenses $24,848)	-8,805
Total Income	$1,252,210

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 84%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 12%

Total income				$1,252,210
	Program expenses			$925,224
	Fund raising expenses			45,626
	Administrative expenses			129,189
Total expenses				$1,100,039
Income in Excess of Expenses				152,171
Beginning net assets				281,748
Ending net assets				433,919
Total liabilities				560,818
Total assets				$994,737