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Name:	Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter
Address:	5005 Mitchelldale, Ste. 115
	Houston, TX 77092
Phone:	713-680-8088
Web Address:	www.lls.org

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Texas Gulf Chapter provides the following programs and services: Patient and Community Services, Public Health Information, and Professional Education. Patient and Community Services: Offered financial assistance to local patients for drugs, laboratory services related to processing, typing, screening and cross-matching blood components for transfusion and transportation to and from treatment. Provided information and counseling services to patients and their families. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society also worked on a day-to-day basis with county welfare departments, clinics, nursing homes, and social services departments of area hospitals and other agencies collecting information on their services for patients and the availability of blood components for transfusion. In addition, they handled requests for assistance through the resources and referral information compiled and maintained by the chapter. Public Health Information: Handled requests for material and information. Distributed pamphlets concerning blood-related cancers and early diagnosis during our door-to-door campaign. Educated the public to the dangers of these cancers and advances in treatment through speeches and audio-visual presentations to various groups. Professional Education: Distributed literature to the medical community to advise them of progress in research and the latest developments in the treatment of blood-related cancers. The organization also held programs and seminars for medical professions to educate them in new procedures. In 2009, LLS chapters offered 516 family support groups across the U.S. and Canada, 7,000 First Connection matches occurred matching newly diagnosed patients with trained volunteers, and nearly 3,000 school personnel, healthcare professionals and parents attended the LLS education program “Welcome Back: Facilitating the School Experience for Childhood Cancer Survivors.” Also, in 2009, the LLS co-pay assistance program awarded over $19.2 million in support to patients to assist them with prescription drug co-pay and insurance premium obligations.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter's program expenses were:

Patient and community service	83,406
Research	70,910
Public health education	41,597
Professional education	8,073
Total Program Expenses:	$203,986

Chief Executive : John E. Walter, National President & CEO

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Evelyn Leightman
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 20

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, telephone, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet, cause-related marketing

Fund raising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $293,781, 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 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Campaign contributions	279,908
Net increase in fair value of investments	11,335
Legacies	7,054
Donated services	6,819
Net interest and dividend income	4,430
Grant refunds	1,897
Less direct donor benefit costs	-36,635
Total Income	$274,808

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 77%  Fund Raising: 15%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$274,808
	Program expenses			$203,986
	Fund raising expenses			41,255
	Administrative expenses			22,462
Total expenses				$267,703
Income in Excess of Expenses				7,105
Beginning net assets				105,647
Ending net assets				112,973
Total liabilities				113,968
Total assets				$226,941