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Name:	Fort Bend County Women's Center, Inc.
Address:	905 3rd Street
	Rosenberg, TX 77471
Phone:	281-344-5750
Web Address:	www.fortbendwomenscenter.org

Fort Bend County Women's Center, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Fort Bend County Women's Center, Inc. helps survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children with services that help them live violence-free, away from their batterers and abusers. Aside from providing emergency shelter, their services include counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy (including legal advocacy and accompaniment to court), case management, financial assistance when appropriate, transportation (emergency and other), job training and life skills classes, information and referrals to other social services agencies, GED/ESL classes, referrals into scholarship programs, rental assistance, a Children's Program (counseling, evaluations, tutoring, mentoring, etc.), and an Aftercare Program to assist clients once they leave the shelter. Services are available to both resident and non-resident clients. In almost 30 years of serving the community, the Fort Bend County Women's Center has helped more than 26,000 women and children achieve violence-free lifestyles.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Fort Bend County Women's Center, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Aftercare	1,836,249
Shelter	1,338,332
Total Program Expenses:	$3,174,581

Chief Executive : Vita Goodell, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$112,270

Chair of the Board: Manny Reyes
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Community Volunteer

Board Size: 25

Paid Staff Size: 89

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet, cause-related marketing

Fund raising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,639,355, 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 Fort Bend County Women's Center, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Resale centers net revenue	1,699,937
Federal financial assistance	1,442,629
Fundraisers	574,245
State and other grants	537,618
Donations	491,042
United Way	153,917
In-kind donations	14,149
Other	2,602
Interest	801
Total Income	$4,916,940

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 66%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 5%  Other Expenses: 22%

Total income				$4,916,940
	Program expenses			$3,174,581
	Fund raising expenses			332,441
	Administrative expenses			257,531
	Other Expenses			1,075,430
Total expenses				$4,839,983
Income in Excess of Expenses				76,957
Beginning net assets				2,448,591
Ending net assets				2,525,548
Total liabilities				105,431
Total assets				$2,630,979