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Name:	GuardiaCare Services, Inc.
Address:	215 W. Breckinridge St.
	Louisville, KY 40203
Phone:	502-585-9949
Web Address:	www.guardiacare.org

GuardiaCare Services, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Founded in 1969 as St. William Center, GuardiaCare Services, Inc., is dedicated to promoting and supporting independent and stable lives for persons at financial and physical risk. GuardiaCare plays a leading role in elder abuse prevention and development of services for older adults and their families. Its staff of 22 professionals fulfills the agency’s mission through the following programs and services: Financial Management: GuardiaCare is the only organization in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that provides professional guardianship, conservator, curator, and representative payee services in a single agency. As court-appointed guardian or conservator, GuardiaCare cares for and manages the resources of individuals at risk of financial exploitation, self-neglect, or abuse, who have been determined by the court as mentally incapable of making own decisions. Through Probate Court, individuals who need assistance but are competent may voluntarily agree to have GuardiaCare serve as their curator. In its role as payee, GuardiaCare provides budgeting and bill-paying services to ensure that individuals with limited income meet basic needs. Usually referred by Social Security or other community agencies, at-risk individuals must agree to have GuardiaCare receive their government checks and disperse funds on their behalf, thereby protecting their assets from exploitation or misuse. Adult Day Health Center: The agency provides a weekday program on-site for physically frail or cognitively-impaired seniors requiring medical supervision in a safe, nurturing environment during the day, with therapeutic activities, nutritious meals, and health and wellness monitoring. Care Management Services: GuardiaCare provides consultation and guidance to assist families in planning for the care of an aging parent or relative, including comprehensive assessment by a geriatric care manager and set-up of services, on fee-for-service basis. Demographic trends point to a rapidly increasing population of older adults who will need support services as they age. Caregiver Education and Support: The agency conducts workplace seminars, education programs, and support groups for family caregivers.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, GuardiaCare Services, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Court	326,642
Adult Day Care KIPDA	171,961
Homeless Prevention Payee	118,839
Adult Day Care Medicaid	110,359
Navigator	65,215
Emergency Payee	10,030
Title III	6,725
Check Cashing	2,716
Total Program Expenses:	$812,487

Chief Executive : Susan Smith, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Karen Paulin
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney

Board Size: 15

Paid Staff Size: 22

Method(s) Used:

Methods of fundraising include direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, radio, grant proposals, and internet appeals. In addition, GuardiaCare is a Metro United Way member agency.

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $783,389, 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 the GuardiaCare’s audited financial statements for the year that ended June 30, 2011. Ending net assets as reported below include $810,098 in unrestricted net assets and $186,772 in temporarily restricted net assets. Total assets as reported include $821,377 invested in property and equipment.

Source of Funds
Program Fees	401,745
Grants	155,636
Donations	121,025
Medicaid Reimbursement	85,776
Special Events, Net	19,207
Net Realized/Unrealized Gain	17,740
Service Contract	6,110
Miscellaneous	4,934
Interest Income	1,681
Total Income	$813,854

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 15%  Other Expenses: Less than 1%

Total income				$813,854
	Program expenses			$812,487
	Fund raising expenses			52,743
	Administrative expenses			154,882
	Other Expenses			4,189
Total expenses				$1,024,301
Expenses in Excess of Income				(210,447)
Beginning net assets				1,207,317
Ending net assets				996,870
Total liabilities				392,735
Total assets				$1,389,605

This report was originally issued in May 2011. Financial information was updated in March 2012.