Better Business Bureau Report for
Prodigal Ministries

Better Business Bureau Report issued August 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires August 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Prodigal Ministries
Address: P.O. Box 1484
  Crestwood, KY 40014
Phone: 502-749-9194
Web Address: www.prodigalky.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1995, Kentucky
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: Prodigal Ministries is a non-profit organizations that assists ex-offenders in assuming a productive role in society, living out a meaningful life and resuming famiy responsibilities.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Prodigal Ministries meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Prodigal Ministries is a faith-based aftercare program that provides transitional housing for men and women coming out of the prison system. In addition to housing, the agency offers both group and individual counseling to each client. Additionally the organization's ministry offers mentoring, resume and interviewing techniques, budgeting, and bible studies with various volunteers from the community. Prodigal staff assists with regaining identification such as social security cards, drivers licenses ect. Clients also receive personal items such as clothing and hygiene products.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Prodigal Ministries's program expenses were:

  
Wright House 141,169
Prodigal House 100,317
McCauley House 87,182
Total Program Expenses: $328,668
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Suzanne McElwain-Seabold, Executive Director
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Mary Ellen Stottman
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired business woman

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 10

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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Methods of fund raising include direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, internet, and planned giving arrangements.
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $538,390, 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 Prodigal Ministries’s audited financial statements for the year that ended December 31, 2010.

Ending net assets as reported below include $522,836 in unrestricted net assets and $196,834 in temporarily restricted net assets.
Total assets as reported include $924,835 invested in land, buildings, and equipment, net.



Source of Funds  
Contributions 289,668
Fundraising income, net 178,543
Grants 70,179
Program service fees 40,880
Interest income 530
Total Income $579,800


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 12% 

Total income   $579,800
  Program expenses $328,668
  Fund raising expenses 35,584
  Administrative expenses 51,970
 
Total expenses   $416,222
Income in Excess of Expenses   163,578
Beginning net assets   556,092
Ending net assets   719,670
Total liabilities   483,866
Total assets   $1,203,536


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