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Name:	Chinquapin Preparatory School
Address:	2615 E. Wallisville Rd.
	Highlands, TX 77562-3152
Phone:	281-426-5551 281-426-5467
Web Address:	www.chinquapin.og
Also known as: Chinquapin Preparatory School Chinquapin School

Chinquapin Preparatory School meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Chinquapin Preparatory School provides a college-preparatory education (grades 6-12) to able and motivated youth from low-income families in the Greater Houston area. Students are challenged academically, and every senior is accepted by at least one accredited 4-year college or university as a requirement of graduation. In addition to academic subjects, they offer art, video production, drama and computer skills as various grade levels. They also compete in basketball, soccer, volleyball, and track, and each student is given opportunities to develop a sense of responsibility and leadership skills through the Student Leadership Committee, Chore-time crews, and athletics. They offer a range of programs and activities to further promote personal, social, and cultural development such as: "Close Trip" to Washington D.C., summer programs and travel, civic projects, cultural enrichment, and Life Skills- communication, job interviewing, ethics, and manners. Currently, 162 students are enrolled at the Chinquapin School.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Chinquapin Preparatory School's program expenses were:

Instruction and student activities	1,875,657
Total Program Expenses:	$1,875,657

Chief Executive : Williams W. Heinzerling, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Leon Payne
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: BND Interests Invester

Co-Chair of the Board : Lupe Navarro

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Lawyer

Board Size: 45

Paid Staff Size: 25

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail

Fund raising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,652,878, 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 Chinquapin Preparatory School's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions	1,309,691
Special events	343,187
Tuition and fees	59,524
Food program state subsidy	49,052
Operating investment return	35,539
Cost of benefits provided to donors	-34,720
Total Income	$1,762,273

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 81%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 10%

Total income				$1,762,273
	Program expenses			$1,875,657
	Fund raising expenses			201,392
	Administrative expenses			231,132
Total expenses				$2,308,181
Expenses in Excess of Income				(545,908)
Beginning net assets				13,738,518
Ending net assets				14,157,114
Total liabilities				43,202
Total assets				$14,200,316