Better Business Bureau Report for
Be An Angel Fund, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued July 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires July 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Be An Angel Fund, Inc.
Address: 2003 Aldine Bender
  Houston, TX 77032
Phone: (281) 219-3313
(713) 785-1511
Web Address: www.beanangel.org
Also known as:Be An Angel
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1986, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: It is the mission of Be An Angel to improve the quality of life for children with multiple disabilities or profound deafness by providing wheelchairs, hearing aids, and other adaptive equipment and select services to individuals and institutions that require a supplement to alternative means of funding.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Be An Angel Fund, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

1. Large equipment such as barrier-free playgrounds to schools and parks. Sensory room equipment. 2. Personal equipment needs from motorized wheelchairs to hearing aids including hearing aids to children in other countries. 3. Respite Care providing skilled care during the summer months at designated campuses. Additional "voucher" program for at home care. 4. Activities include family camping weekends and other excursion activities During the 2009-10 year, Be An Angel Fund, Inc. served 4,006 special needs children.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010, Be An Angel Fund, Inc.'s program expenses were:

  
Holiday programs 257,535
Other 203,340
Institutional assistance 200,070
Child/family assistance 69,467
Summer respite 63,567
Snowday 16,039
Camp Be an Angel 15,269
Total Program Expenses: $825,287
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Marti Boone, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $76,681

Chair of the Board: Ray Solcher
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Owner, Grocery Services, Inc.

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 3

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

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet
Fund raising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,065,961, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Be An Angel Fund, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Christmas program 476,555
Donations 202,628
Gala 162,175
Capital campaign 84,840
Golf Tournaments 70,432
Grants 38,002
Grants - Temorarily restricted net assets 16,573
Other fundraisers 14,756
Interest income 1,159
Total Income $1,067,120


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 78%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 12% 

Total income   $1,067,120
  Program expenses $825,287
  Fund raising expenses 111,048
  Administrative expenses 124,402
 
Total expenses   $1,060,737
Income in Excess of Expenses   6,383
Beginning net assets   221,425
Ending net assets   227,808
Total liabilities   56,820
Total assets   $278,245


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Complaints

               

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organization in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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