Better Business Bureau Report for
Source for Women

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Source for Women
Address: 6009 Richmond Ave., Suite 130
  Houston, TX 77057
Phone: 713-780-0030
713-783-6971
Web Address: www.thesourceforwomen.org
Also known as:The Source for Women of Houston
The Source
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:CareNet Pregnancy Center
Crisis Pregnancy Center

Year, State Incorporated: 1983, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To inform and empower the abortion-minded woman to make choices she can live with.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Source for Women meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

The Source for Women offers free pregnancy testing, ultrasound, professional counseling, the Wise Woman Project, Single Sisterhood Experiment, mentoring and advocacy, and classes in Spanish and English in marraige and relationships, nutrition, cooking, money management, parenting, anger management, childbirth and Bible Study. We offer speaking engagements to youth regarding abstinence, dating, boundaries, self esteem and healthy relationships. In 2010, The Source accomplished the following: • Served 1,474 individuals (866 were new clients) • Over 60% of women considering abortion chose life • Conducted 49,139 minutes of counseling • Conducted 1,394 education hours to nearly 300 individuals • Performed 411 ultrasounds • Provided for 787 material assistance room visits • Re-opened a second center in northeast Houston

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Source for Women's program expenses were:

  
Total: 313,285
Total Program Expenses: $313,285
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Cythia Wenz, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $60,000

Chair of the Board: Mitchell W. Hale
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: LS Petroleum, Director of Business Development

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 7

*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, telephone, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $445,871, 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 Source for Women's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions and grants 349,198
Fundraising income 96,673
Other income 1,379
Total Income $447,250


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 69%  Fund Raising: 17%  Administrative: 14% 

Total income   $447,250
  Program expenses $313,285
  Fund raising expenses 76,768
  Administrative expenses 63,185
 
Total expenses   $453,238
Expenses in Excess of Income   (5,988)
Beginning net assets   28,562
Ending net assets   22,574
Total liabilities   63,070
Total assets   $85,644


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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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