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Name:	The Periwinkle Foundation
Address:	3000 Richmond Ave., Ste. 340
	Houston, TX 77098
Phone:	713-807-0191
Web Address:	www.periwinklefoundation.org
Also known as: Periwinkle Foundation

The Periwinkle Foundation does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 3: Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings - An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities. Periwinkle Foundation does not meet this Standard because the average of three best attended board meetings is less than 50%.

The Periwinkle Foundation meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Each year more than 4,000 children are touched by Periwinkle programs Camp Periwinkle, Camp YOLO, Family Camp, the Long Term Survivor Program and the Arts & Creative Writing Program which culminates each year in a traveling exhibition of art by children touched by cancer and blood disorders. Camp Periwinkle is a weeklong special needs camp for children, ages 7-15, with cancer and blood disorders and their siblings who are patients at Texas Children's Cancer Center. Making A Mark is an art and creative writing program for children with cancer and their siblings that The Periwinkle Foundation adopted in February 2002. Camp YOLO (You Only Live Once) is a special needs camp for patients from the cancer, blood disorder, cardiac, renal, and HIV services at Texas Children's Hospital and their siblings, ages 13 to 18. Celebration of Life is an opportunity for cancer survivors and their families and current patients and their families to gather together away from the hospital environment. Held at the Renaissance Hotel at Greenway Plaza, with the hotel donating all of the food and beverages. Each person is given a survivor bear and provided with opportunities to find out about different resources to help families undergoing the cancer process.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, The Periwinkle Foundation's program expenses were:

Total:	657,444
Total Program Expenses:	$657,444

Chief Executive : Doug Suggitt, Executive Director

Compensation*:

105,000

Chair of the Board: Joe Birkofer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Legacy Asset Management, Principle

Board Size: 38

Paid Staff Size: 6

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet

Fund raising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,131,882, 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 Periwinkle Foundation's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Special events	593,440
Contributions	538,442
Investment return	28,147
Other income	1,097
Cost of direct donor benefit of special events	-90,047
Total Income	$1,071,079

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 71%  Fund Raising: 17%  Administrative: 12%

Total income				$1,071,079
	Program expenses			$657,444
	Fund raising expenses			153,222
	Administrative expenses			112,250
Total expenses				$922,916
Income in Excess of Expenses				148,163
Beginning net assets				833,414
Ending net assets				981,577
Total liabilities				11,000
Total assets				$992,577