Better Business Bureau Report for
Amazing Place

Better Business Bureau Report issued October 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires October 2012


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Amazing Place
Address: 3735 Drexel
  Houston, TX 77027
Phone: 713-552-0420
713-850-1563
Web Address: www.seniorsplace.org
Also known as:Seniors Place
The Seniors Place
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1998, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: This mission of Amazing Place is to enrich lives by providing fellowship, memory care and wellness for adults with mild to moderate memory loss, and support to their families and the community.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Amazing Place meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Amazing Place supports the needs of adults with early to moderate stage memory loss. The program recognizes the individual needs and abilities of our participants and offers a variety of activities that support the memory and strength of participants. The environment encourages friendships, and the trained staff promotes self efficacy. Knowing that their loved one is safe and happy at AP enables caregivers to have some time for themselves, either to take care of their own needs, or to go to work. They communicate regularly with the families of their participants and offer guidance, encouragement and support. Each year, approximately 210 participants and their caregivers affected by Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia receive care through Amazing Place's program services.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Amazing PlaceAmazing Place 's program expenses were:

  
Total: 888,158
Total Program Expenses: $888,158
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Tracey Brown, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $85,396

Chair of the Board: Kathy Munger
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Administrator, The Surlock Foundation

Board Size: 25

Paid Staff Size: 25

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

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events
Fund raising costs were 33% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $694,748, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Amazing Place's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 489,878
Participant revenue, net of scholarships of $35,514 423,452
Special events 204,870
Investment income 1,572
Less direct donor benefit -30,097
Total Income $1,089,675


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 60%  Fund Raising: 16%  Administrative: 24% 

Total income   $1,089,675
  Program expenses $888,158
  Fund raising expenses 231,372
  Administrative expenses 344,885
 
Total expenses   $1,464,415
Expenses in Excess of Income   (374,740)
Beginning net assets   7,193,215
Ending net assets   6,818,475
Total liabilities   57,640
Total assets   $6,876,115


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Complaints

               

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organization in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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Note on Financials

               

Amazing Place spent less than the required 65% of expenses on program service activites.  However, the organization has demonstrated that its use of funds is reasonable.  Management and general expenses bore a disproportionate burden of occupancy costs due to growth within the organization and circumstances beyond the organization's control.  The BBB has determined the expenditures are reasonable.

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