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Name:	Council On Developmental Disabilities, Inc.
Address:	1151 South Fourth Street
	Louisville, KY 40203 2997
Phone:	502-584-1239
Web Address:	www.councilondd.org

Council On Developmental Disabilities, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Council On Developmental Disabilities programs include (1) advocacy and systems change activities (2) services to individuals with developmental disabilities, and (3) services to families with persons with developmental disabilities. 1. Advocacy and systems change program components include: Public Education and Information to provide accurate information about developmental disabilities, and the value and capacities of persons with DD; Client and Family Advocacy to actively intervene with or on behalf of individuals with DD and or their families as they seek solutions to individual needs or to deal with unresponsive systems within the community; Education Committee to monitor the quality of educational programs available to DD students in Jefferson and surrounding counties; Monitoring Committee to examine and evaluate DD programs relative to their treatment of clients, their benefit to clients, and their adherence to "best practice" models; and Governmental Affairs and Disability policy to monitor public policies, legislation, and regulations that impact persons with sevelopmental disabilities. 2. Services to individuals with developmental disabilities components include: Client Advocacy to match competent, capable, and interested volunteers to persons with DD; a Recreation Committee to seek and encourage normative, community-based recreational programs for persons with DD; and self advocacy activities for consumers. 3. Services to families of persons with developmental disabilities components include: Parent Outreach to match experienced parents with parents of newly identified children with DD; Guardianship and Planning for the Future to assist and support families in planning for the future; Information and Referral to assist families in accessing community resources; and Find a Future which is an online database of providers, agencies, and organizations that offer programs and services to persons with disabilities and their families.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, Council On Developmental Disabilities, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Training & Advocacy	369,586
Family Outreach	72,691
Assistive Technology	58,228
Weber Gallery	9,988
Total Program Expenses:	$510,493

Chief Executive : April DuVal, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Robert Boyle
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Partner in CPA Firm

Board Size: 24

Paid Staff Size: 7

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

Method(s) Used:

Fund raising methods include direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, radio, grant proposals, internet, and membership. In addition, the Council On Developmental Disabilities is a Metro United Way member agency.

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $534,755, 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 Council On Developmental Disabilities audited financial statements for the year that ended June 30, 2011. Ending net assets as reported below include $1,007,679 in unrestricted net assets , $194,329 in temporarily restricted net assets, and $1,076,757 in permanently restricted net assets. Total assets as reported include $950,169 invested in property and equipment, net. Reclassified net assets reported as revenue below include $257,714 in Operating Fund assets and $9,402 in Capital Fund assets.

Source of Funds
Gain on sale of real estate	195,559
Contributions-Metro United Way	190,487
Grants	185,679
Investment income and gains	171,690
Contributions-Annual campaign	66,724
Contributions-General	65,944
Miscell. Income	35,013
Fund raising events, net	25,921
Gain on beneficial interest in foundation assets	12,941
Program service fees	11,209
Total Income	$961,167

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 76%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 18%

Total income				$961,167
	Program expenses			$510,493
	Fund raising expenses			39,497
	Administrative expenses			119,534
Total expenses				$669,524
Income in Excess of Expenses				291,643
Beginning net assets				1,987,122
Ending net assets				2,278,765
Total liabilities				56,330
Total assets				$2,335,095

This report was originally issued in December 2010. Financial information was updated in March 2012.