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Name:	Shoes and Clothes for Kids
Address:	3311 Perkins Ave Ste 205
	Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone:	216-881-7463
Web Address:	http://www.sc4k.org

Shoes and Clothes for Kids (SC4K) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Shoes and Clothes for Kids, (SC4K) is the only non-profit organization in Greater Cleveland providing new shoes and clothes at no charge throughout the year to thousands of children in need. Through a network of 35 distribution partners, SC4K positively impacts the lives of area children by giving them the self-esteem and confidence that comes from having brand new shoes and clothes. Shoes and Clothes for Kids distributes items year-round, operating a distribution up to six times annually. In 2010 SC4K distributed Payless ShoeSource gift cards and clothing with a retail value of over $2,200,000 to approximately 25,000 children. The offering of shoe gift cards and free clothing brings families into our distribution partners' agencies that would not normally come through the door. Once at the agency, families are able to access additional programs and services or be referred to another agency for assistance. These programs include food pantries, GED education programs, resale shops, job placement, Head Start, daycare, immunization, etc. Partner agencies are located in areas with high densities of children living at or below at least 185% of poverty.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, SC4K's program expenses were:

Shoe and Clothing	2,198,701
Shoe and Clothing - In Kind	272,700
Total Program Expenses:	$2,471,401

Chief Executive : Valerie McCormack, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$108,751

Chair of the Board: Terry Uhl, Chair of the Board of Directors
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Public Relations

Board Size: 45

Paid Staff Size: 4

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements, cause-related marketing, membership

Fund raising costs were 30% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $598,394, are donations received as a result of fund raising 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 SC4K's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Donated Inventory	2,148,196
Contributions	434,790
Donated Goods & Services	326,394
Special Events, Net	163,604
Other Income	2,901
Total Income	$3,075,885

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 2%

Total income				$3,075,885
	Program expenses			$2,471,401
	Fund raising expenses			178,404
	Administrative expenses			54,780
Total expenses				$2,545,869
Income in Excess of Expenses				530,016
Beginning net assets				1,728,368
Ending net assets				2,258,384
Total liabilities				72,749
Total assets				$2,331,133