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Name:	Children's Hospital Foundation
Address:	224 E. Broadway - 5th Floor
	Louisville, KY 40202
Phone:	502-629-8060
Web Address:	www.nortonhealthcare.com/help/chf

Children's Hospital Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Kosair Children’s Hospital is the only freestanding, full-service pediatric tertiary care facility in Kentucky dedicated exclusively to providing quality medical treatment to all children in need of care, regardless of their ability to pay. During 2009, over 109,000 children from throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana received medical care at Kosair Children's Hospital, which treats children from birth to age 18. The services and programs provided cover nearly every aspect of care and treatment for children – from the tiniest premature infant to the adolescent with traumatic head or spinal injuries – all in a child-friendly, family-centered atmosphere. Kosair Children’s Hospital is the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics. Ensuring quality of care for both today and tomorrow, the hospital has a strong commitment to medical education and innovative research.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Children's Hospital Foundation's program expenses were:

Equipment	8,961,464
Programs	2,623,630
Financial Assistance	132,562
Faculty Support	64,094
Total Program Expenses:	$11,781,750

Chief Executive : Lynnie Meyer, MSN, R.N., Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: William J. Ehrig
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired

Board Size: 30

Paid Staff Size: 12

Method(s) Used:

Fund raising methods include direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, internet, and planned giving arrangements.

Fund raising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $9,282,454, 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 agency’s audited financial statements for the year that ended December 31, 2009. Ending net assets as reported below include $21,828,161 in unrestricted net assets , $19,240,205 in temporarily restricted net assets, and $17,320,503 in permanently restricted net assets. Total assets as reported include $51,039 invested in property and equipment.

Source of Funds
Donations & Gifts	8,365,673
Investments	5,968,171
Bequests	916,781
Other	276,902
Total Income	$15,527,527

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 87%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$15,527,527
	Program expenses			$11,781,750
	Fund raising expenses			1,088,669
	Administrative expenses			725,780
Total expenses				$13,596,199
Income in Excess of Expenses				1,931,328
Beginning net assets				56,457,541
Ending net assets				58,388,869
Total liabilities				2,785,570
Total assets				$61,174,439