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Name:	Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels & Much, Much More
Address:	1330 Band Road P.O. Box 1488
	Rosenberg, TX 77471
Phone:	281-633-7049 281-633-2162
Web Address:	www.FortBendSeniors.org
Also known as: Fort Bend Seniors Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels Fort Bend Seniors Citizens, Inc. Fort Bend Senior Citizens

Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels & Much, Much More meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

MEALS ON WHEELS Home delivered meals include one hot meal daily that meets at least 1/3 of the recommended daily allowance of all nutrients required by adults for five or more days per week to seniors who are homebound. The average Meals on Wheels participant is 78 years old, lives alone and reports needing assistance with at least two independent activities of daily living. Participants for the home delivered meal program must be unable to physically attend a senior center and be unable to safely prepare their own meals. For these seniors, meals assistance is crucial. Over 87% of the seniors served by Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels Program have household incomes under $15,000, and often in the homes of married couples, both seniors have health issues. The primary focus of Fort Bend Seniors is the Meals on Wheels program. Fort Bend Seniors expects to serve 230,000 in 2011. This program includes three types of meal services: home delivered meals, emergency shelf stable meals and congregate meals.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels & Much, Much More's program expenses were:

Meals on Wheels	1,228,453
Senior centers	412,649
Transportation services	247,741
Total Program Expenses:	$1,888,843

Chief Executive : Manuela H. Arroyos, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$72,478

Chair of the Board: David C. Vasquez
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President of G&A Partners, Houston, a Professional Employer Organization

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 25

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

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, Email publications

Fund raising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,367,122, 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 Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels & Much, Much More's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Government contracts	1,090,825
United Way Allocation	422,195
Contributions	366,238
In-kind contributions	316,733
Special events	171,131
Other income	11,570
Direct donor benefits	-29,045
Total Income	$2,349,647

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 6%

Total income				$2,349,647
	Program expenses			$1,888,843
	Fund raising expenses			207,556
	Administrative expenses			133,854
Total expenses				$2,230,253
Income in Excess of Expenses				119,394
Beginning net assets				1,400,073
Ending net assets				1,519,467
Total liabilities				165,279
Total assets				$1,684,746