Better Business Bureau Report for
Brooklawn, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued January 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires January 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Brooklawn, Inc.
Address: 2125 Goldsmith Lane
  Louisville, KY 40218
Phone: 502-451-5177
Web Address: www.brooklawn.net
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1852, Kentucky
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: The mission of Brooklawn, Incorporated is to provide comprehensive care, treatment, and education restoring hope to emotionally troubled children and their families.

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Evaluation Conclusions

              

Brooklawn, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

              

Brooklawn, Incorporated programs include residential treatment for boys ages 6 to 18, and girls ages 6-11, special education, outpatient counseling, and in-home preventive and aftercare services. Programs include: Psychiatric Residential Treatment--With a staff to child ratio of 1 to 3, the agency offers the most intense level of residential treatment outside of a psychiatric hospital. Residential Treatment--Brooklawn provides safe and structured group living and intensive clinical services, including individual, group, and family counseling. Brooklawn School--The fully accredited on-campus school is provided through collaboration with the Jefferson County Public School system. Each student is provided an individualized education plan, with eight or fewer students per class. Impact Plus--Brooklawn is an approved provider of targeted case management, day treatment, therapeutic child support, individual therapy, group therapy, collateral therapy, and therapeutic group residential treatment.

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

  
PCC 2,447,387
PRTF 2,185,119
Clinical/Support Services 1,779,195
Depreciation 856,494
Plant Operations 760,960
Community Based Services 584,797
Dietary Services 467,850
Group Home 370,012
Activities 262,705
Case Management 97,676
MBCare 78,808
Interest 19,415
Total Program Expenses: $9,910,418
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Governance

              

Chief Executive : Mary Kate Poling, President/CEO
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Marc Jackowitz
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: UBS Financial Services

Board Size: 26

Paid Staff Size: 214

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Fund Raising

              

Method(s) Used:

Fund raising methods include direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet appeals, and planned giving arrangements.

In addition, Brooklawn is a Metro United Way member agency.

Fund raising costs were 33% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,206,654, 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 Brooklawn's audited financial statements for the year that ended June 30, 2011.

Ending net assets as reported below include $11,433,219 in unrestricted net assets , $1,006,167 in temporarily restricted net assets, and $20,000 in permanently restricted net assets.

Total assets as reported include $10,199,619 invested in property, land, and equipment.


Source of Funds  
Resident Service Revenue 9,688,050
Contributions 974,323
Special Event 232,331
Gain on investments 201,228
Gain on investment-MB Care, LLC 112,495
Change in value of split-interest agreements 47,567
Investment income 30,123
Loss on disposal of property and equipment -3,837
Total Income $11,282,280


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 87%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 9% 

Total income   $11,282,280
  Program expenses $9,910,418
  Fund raising expenses 402,247
  Administrative expenses 1,039,106
 
Total expenses   $11,351,771
Expenses in Excess of Income   (69,491)
Beginning net assets   12,528,877
Ending net assets   12,459,386
Total liabilities   1,765,527
Total assets   $14,224,913

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

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