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Name:	Communities in Schools of Clark County
Address:	1406 Frederick Avenue
	Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Phone:	812-280-0028
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Communities in Schools of Clark County (CIS) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

CISCC was founded in 2002 by a group of concerned local educators. CISCC provides educational services to support children attending Clark County's ten neediest schools, as determined by ISTEP+ scores and free and reduced lunch participation. CISCC programming supports several goals. The long-term goal is to increase the number of students attending supported schools that graduate from high school and become successful adults participating in the workforce. CISCC's intermediate goal is to increase ISTEP+ pass rates for third and sixth grade students by 10% in the next five years. Lastly, the primary annual academic goal is for 80% of the student supported by CISCC maintain a C average or increase their grades. Results for CISCC's programming in the 2008-09 school year were very positive. 87% of those students in Homework Club and 85% of tutoring recipients had stable or increased grades. Each CISCC-supported school is provided with the following services: Academic Assistance through in school tutoring - by Resource Coordinator Homework Clubs – by Resource Coordinator Service Clubs – by Resource Coordinator Project 321 Read, a Mentoring Program for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students – by community volunteers, coordinated by Resource Coordinator Life Skills Training for 4th and 5th grades – by Resource Coordinator Community Volunteer Opportunities – by Resource Coordinator and CISCC Office Staff Vision Screening provided for 1st graders – Coordinated by CISCC Office Staff and Local Optometrists Love & Logic Parenting Classes – Coordinated by CISCC Office Staff and Trained Love & Logic Facilitator Parent Involvement Opportunities – by Resource Coordinator Referrals to Other Agencies – by Resource Coordinators and CISCC Office Staff Wrap-Around Mental Health Services – by Centerstone Therapists and New Hope Case Managers

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

Program services	303,607
Total Program Expenses:	$303,607

Chief Executive : Cathy Graninger, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Randy Koetter
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President & CEO Koetter Woodworking Company

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 2

Method(s) Used:

Fund raising methods include invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, and grant proposals. In addition, Communities in Schools of Clark County is a Metro United Way member agency.

Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $425,357, 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 CIS's IRS Form 990-EZ for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2010 and internally produced supplemental financial statements that include the agency's Lilly Endowment CAPE (Community Alliance To Promote Education) grant funds in the income and expense totals. CIS's IRS Form 990-EZ does not include CAPE grant revenues or expenses since (as noted below) the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana is the fiscal agent for the expenditure of those funds. Given that, the 990 shows revenues of $179,272, expenses of $114,665, and ending net assets of $102,174. The Lilly Endowment CAPE grant, awarded to the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana, will help support CISCC over a five year grant period. This is the fourth year of the award. Fourth year grant award funds in the amount of $246,085 do not show as a revenue or expense on the IRS Form 990 but are included in amounts shown below. While these funds are administered by and support CISCC educational programs, the CAPE grant was awarded to the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana and the Community Foundation is the fiscal agent for the expenditure of these funds.

Source of Funds
Lilly Endowment CAPE Grant	246,085
Contributions from individuals and businesses	54,248
Other contributions and grants	54,240
State and local government grants	45,495
Grants from foundations and trusts	25,289
Total Income	$425,357

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 12%

Total income				$425,357
	Program expenses			$303,607
	Fund raising expenses			12,258
	Administrative expenses			42,738
Total expenses				$358,603
Income in Excess of Expenses				66,754
Beginning net assets				49,673
Other Changes in Net Assets				(14,253)
Ending net assets				102,174
Total liabilities				65,236
Total assets				$167,410

This report was originally issued in March 2010. Financial information in the report was updated in March 2011 based on the IRS Form 990-EZ and internally produced financial statements.