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Name:	Boys and Girls Harbor, Inc.
Address:	8100 Washington Avenue, Suite 220
	Houston, TX 77007
Phone:	713-688-6262
Web Address:	www.boysandgirlsharbor.org

Boys and Girls Harbor, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc. provides residential care for children, ages 5 to 18, who are victims of abuse, neglect, abandonment, or family hardship. The program provides food, clothing, shelter, counseling, healthcare, recreational opportunities, and a stable family environment. In 2010, they served 82 dependents. Since its inception, over 3,500 children have called the Harbor their home. Supplemental programs and activities include: Transitional Living Program: Kids who stay at the Harbor until they reach the age of 16 have the opportunity to participate in the Transitional Living Program, which teaches them the life skills they will need to become independent, self-sufficient adults before graduating from high school. Athletic Program: Gives each boy and girl the chance to develop as a team player and as an individual. Each year, about 35 children from the Harbor participate in the national Home Olympics program, a special competition for youngsters living in homes like the Harbor. 4-H Farm Program: Children work in teams to raise and take care of various animals, and each commitment lasts about four months. Feeding, bathing and grooming the animals must be done as well as cleaning the pens and sweeping and shoveling the stalls. Animals are shown at the LaPorte and Pasadena Livestock shows. Annual Summer Trip: The children, accompanied by their house parents and administrative staff, spend three nights and four days seeing new destinations, participating in recreational activities and visiting educational and historic sites in Texas. Host Family Program: Most Harbor residents spend every other weekend and holidays with their volunteer host family, local families who invite the kids into their homes to experience all of the things that families do together, including going to sporting events, barbecuing in the backyard, and attending church.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, Boys and Girls Harbor, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Total:	2,195,694
Total Program Expenses:	$2,195,694

Chief Executive : Don Sweat, President & CEO

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Charles Buckner
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired investor

Board Size: 30

Paid Staff Size: 25

*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

Fund raising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,902,850, 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 Boys and Girls Harbor, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Source of Funds
Gifts and contributions	1,285,485
Tuition reimbursement	514,559
Special fundraising activities, net of cost of direct benefits to donors $150,540	386,211
In-kind donated materials	231,154
School lunch program	67,976
Agriculture sales	25,503
Other income	20,517
Net gain on marketable securities	18,904
Dividends	7,005
Interest	95
Total Income	$2,557,409

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 11%

Total income		$2,557,409
Program expenses		$2,195,694
Fund raising expenses		274,351
Administrative expenses		312,615
Total expenses		$2,782,660
Expenses in Excess of Income		(225,251)
Beginning net assets		4,757,577
Ending net assets		4,532,326
Total liabilities		110,256
Total assets		$4,537,582