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Name:	Bay Area Turning Point, Inc.
Address:	210 S. Walnut St.
	Webster, TX 77598
Phone:	281-338-7600
Web Address:	www.bayareaturningpoint.org

Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. (BATP) is a community based social service agency that provides a variety of assistance services, including shelter to families in need, and community education/crime prevention activities in the Greater Bay Area and surrounding areas. Within their shelter, Bay Area Turning Point offers the following services: Case Management Child Care, Job Readiness, Recovery support groups, Food & Clothing, Transportation, Counseling, Parenting Skills Classes, Life Skills Classes, Self Improvement Workshops, Academic tutoring for children and women, Special projects and activities, Budget and Financial Planning, GED Preparation, and Job Shadowing. Non-residential services include a 24-Hour Crisis Hotline, Counseling, Court Accompaniment, Police/Hospital 24-hour accompaniment, Assistance with filing Protective Orders, Domestic Violence Support Groups, Information & Referral, Professional Training, Education & Awareness, Transportation Assistance, a Speaker's Bureau, Employment Assistance, Sexual Assault Support Groups, Clothing Assistance, Violence in the Workplace Intervention/Training for Businesses, Post Shelter Follow-Up Program, In-School Presentations & Workshops, Emergency & Transitional Shelter, Legal and Financial Advocacy, and Nutrition & Safety Planning. Annually, Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. reaches more than 15,000 youth for sexual assault and domestic violence prevention activities. Each year, the organization also offers shelter to victims for more than 20,000 days and serves 100,000 meals. In 2010, they served 6,941 people through their various services.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Bay Area Turning Point, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Shelter expenses	1,180,952
Advocacy and education - family violence	326,843
Advocacy and education - sexual assault	206,426
Self-reliance project	107,451
Total Program Expenses:	$1,821,672

Chief Executive : Diane Savage, President & CEO

Compensation*:

$95,172

Chair of the Board: Patricia Ingram
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: OptumHealth, Sr. Client Services Manager

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 34

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

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, planned giving arrangements

Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $916,920, 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 Bay Area Turning Point, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Net assets release from restrictions	971,973
Contributions in-kind	373,331
Business and organizations	234,409
Resale shop	225,463
Individuals	62,723
Investment income	35,786
Churches	20,994
Fees	2,911
Other income	92
Total Income	$1,927,682

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 87%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 3%  Other Expenses: 8%

Total income				$1,927,682
	Program expenses			$1,821,672
	Fund raising expenses			48,847
	Administrative expenses			65,604
	Other Expenses			157,878
Total expenses				$2,094,001
Expenses in Excess of Income				(166,319)
Beginning net assets				3,374,750
Ending net assets				3,208,431
Total liabilities				103,141
Total assets				$3,311,572