Better Business Bureau Report for
Kids' Meals, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued February 2012
Better Business Bureau Report expires February 2013


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Kids' Meals, Inc.
Address: 205 W. Crosstimbers St.
  Houston, TX 77018
Phone: 713-695-4879
713-695-5437
Web Address: www.kidsmealshouston.com
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1991, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: Kids' Meals mission is to provide healthy home delivered lunches, free of charge, to 1,400 hunger pre-school aged (5 and under) children, living in poverty, Monday through Friday, year-round.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Kids' Meals, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

In 2011, Kids' Meals delivered over 391,708 lunches to children. During the holidays Kids' meals collaborated with other organizations to put on an Easter Egg hunt for 400 children. They also delivered over 400 Thanksgiving turkeys and bags of groceries. At their Christmas party, over 700 children met Santa and received food and toys.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Kids' Meals, Inc.'s program expenses were:

  
Meals on Wheels 434,603
Total Program Expenses: $434,603
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Ruth Burrell, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $48,000

Chair of the Board: Jack Kins
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Stude Investments, Chief Financial Officer

Board Size: 21

Paid Staff Size: 8

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

               

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements, cause-related marketing
Fund raising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $704,155, 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 Kids' Meals, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 625,387
In-kind donations 78,768
Restrictions satisfied by payments 46,095
Unrestricted investment income 6,102
Total Income $756,352


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 75%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 20% 

Total income   $756,352
  Program expenses $434,603
  Fund raising expenses 29,985
  Administrative expenses 112,796
 
Total expenses   $577,384
Income in Excess of Expenses   178,968
Beginning net assets   195,600
Ending net assets   370,357
Total liabilities   812
Total assets   $371,169


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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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