Better Business Bureau Report for
100 Club

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: 100 Club
Address: 5555 San Felipe St.
Suite 520
  Houston, TX 77056-2733
Phone: 713-952-0100
Web Address: www.the100club.org
Also known as:The 100 Club
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1960, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: This organization provides: 1) assistance to dependents of certified peace officers and firefighters who are killed in the line of duty while protecting our lives and property, 2) law enforcement agencies with life protecting equipment that cannot be secured through budgeted funds, and 3) law enforcement with educational opportunities.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

This organization is a Charity Partner of the Better Business Bureau of Houston and South Texas.
100 Club meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

The 100 Club, Inc. offers the following programs: Financial support to dependents of peace officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty in an 18 county region surrounding Houston, life-protecting equipment to Law Enforcement Agencies, scholarships to peace officers, and an awards program honoring peace officers and firefighters annually. To date, over $30,415,618 has been collected and dispersed to surviving dependents, for special equipment, to educate officers, and to award outstanding officers and firefighters. Thus far, The 100 Club has provided families with gifts in excess of $12,000,000. Several hundred officers have also benefited from scholarship and other educational opportunities provided through The 100 Club.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, 100 Club's program expenses were:

  
Survivor and injured officer and firefighter benefits 1,247,369
Scholarship program for peace officers 855,919
Life protecting equipment for peace officers 287,939
Hero award program 175,668
Total Program Expenses: $2,566,895
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Richard A. Hartley, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $267,849

Chair of the Board: Thomas E. Pizzo
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired

Board Size: 31

Paid Staff Size: 5

*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
Fund raising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,086,367, 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 100 Club's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Annual dues 1,782,132
Contributions for the benefit of officers and firefighters 1,300,383
Net unrealised appreciation (depreciation) in value of investment securities 827,242
Life memberships 779,310
Interest and dividend income 534,151
Other contributions 224,542
Invesetment management fees -67,527
Net gain (loss) on sale of investment securities -211,453
Total Income $5,168,780


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 74%  Fund Raising: 13%  Administrative: 13% 

Total income   $5,168,780
  Program expenses $2,566,895
  Fund raising expenses 460,073
  Administrative expenses 462,795
 
Total expenses   $3,456,972
Income in Excess of Expenses   1,711,808
Beginning net assets   16,801,304
Ending net assets   18,580,639
Total liabilities   136,150
Total assets   $18,716,789


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Complaints

               

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organiztion in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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