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Name:	Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City
Address:	6405 Metcalf Ave, suite 302
	Overland Park, KS 66202
Phone:	913-754-8883 800-783-1356
Web Address:	www.biaks.org

Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City (BIAKS) does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 8: Program Service Expense Ratio - Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities. BIAKS does not meet this Standard because: According to the its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the organization spent $279,670 or 61% of its total expenses ($456,057) on program service activities. Standard 9: Fund Raising Expense Ratio - Spending should be no more than 35% of related contributions on fund raising. Related contributions include donations, legacies, and other gifts received as a result of fund raising efforts. BIAKS does not meet this Standard because: According to its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the organization's fund raising costs were 42% ($127,408) of related contributions, which totaled $306,153.

Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City (BIAKS) meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City (BIAKS) provides programming in the areas of brain injury prevention, resource coordination and education. Yearly, the charity reports that it provides over 1500 school-age children with bicycle helmets and education for bicycle safety. It distributes information on brain injury prevention at health fairs, reaching over 5000 people. BIAKS also collaborates with area injury prevention coalitions to further the message of prevention. The charity’s resource coordination program furnishes current brain injury information to survivors, family members and providers in order to better the recovery process from brain injury. BIAKS reports that it receives over 175 calls annually from those that are not aware of what brain injury resources are available. Additional follow-up correspondence is conducted by its staff as needed. The charity’s office serves as a clearinghouse of information for brain injury support groups in Kansas and Greater Kansas City and area brain injury service providers. General brain injury education is provided to professionals, brain injury survivors and family members at BIAKS’s annual seminars and as requested by the community.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, BIAKS's program expenses were:

Education and Awareness	140,918
Information and Referral	101,434
Prevention	37,318
Total Program Expenses:	$279,670

Chief Executive : Betsy Johnson, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$61,800

Chair of the Board: Terrie Price
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Director, Department of Psychology, The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 4

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, membership

Fund raising costs were 42% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $306,153, 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 BIAKS's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Amy Thompson Run	232,053
Service contract revenue	125,766
Contributions and grants	67,774
Conference, seminars and training	41,245
Membership dues	6,550
Other events income	6,326
Miscellaneous income	1,212
Total Income	$480,926

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 61%  Fund Raising: 28%  Administrative: 11%

Total income				$480,926
	Program expenses			$279,670
	Fund raising expenses			127,408
	Administrative expenses			48,979
Total expenses				$456,057
Income in Excess of Expenses				24,869
Beginning net assets				172,088
Ending net assets				196,957
Total liabilities				22,279
Total assets				$219,236