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Name:	Women's Resource of Greater Houston
Address:	730 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 204
	Houston, TX 77024
Phone:	713-667-4493
Web Address:	www.thewomensresource.org
Also known as: The Women's Resource

Women's Resource of Greater Houston meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Founded in 1990, The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston accomplishes its mission by recruiting volunteer instructors to teach free personal finance classes; providing leadership and life skills education to at-risk 9th and 10th grade girls through Project LEAD (Leadership Education and Development); and sponsoring research on issues critical to women, girls and families. The Women's Resource annually teaches free financial education classes to over 4,500 low income and financially illiterate Houstonians in more than 40 zip codes. Using the FDIC Money Smart™ and Department of Labor Wi$e Up™ curricula, they help those outside the financial mainstream enhance their money skills, create positive banking relationships, build financial knowledge and confidence, and use banking services effectively. Each class participant receives a take home workbook that includes all material discussed in class, other tools they can use once they are home, and a directory of community resources. To date, they have taught over 18.000 Houstonians. Project LEAD targets at risk 9th and 10th grade girls and annually reaches 200 girls. LEAD counters the high dropout rate, helps girls avoid financial pitfalls, and teaches leadership and life skills and basic financial principles. Now in its seventh year, Project LEAD is offered free of charge and is currently held at César Chávez, Challenge Early College, George I. Sanchez Charter, Lamar, Sam Houston Ninth Grade College Prep, Washington, and Westside High School as well as DePelchin Children’s Center.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Women's Resource of Greater Houston's program expenses were:

Education	175,712
Research	48,356
Total Program Expenses:	$224,068

Chief Executive : LaTanya Flix, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$93,357

Chair of the Board: Annella Metoyer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Houston Market President, Capital One Bank

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 3

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

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, cause-related marketing, membership

Fund raising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $342,227, 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 Women's Resource of Greater Houston's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions	224,262
Special Events	117,965
Investment Return	72,199
Direct donor benefit costs	-20,981
Total Income	$393,445

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 71%  Fund Raising: 14%  Administrative: 15%

Total income				$393,445
	Program expenses			$224,068
	Fund raising expenses			46,183
	Administrative expenses			49,495
Total expenses				$319,746
Income in Excess of Expenses				73,699
Beginning net assets				1,152,552
Ending net assets				1,226,251
Total liabilities				2,780
Total assets				$1,229,031