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Name:	Hand In Hand Ministries
Address:	3729 Bardstown Road
	Louisville, KY 40218
Phone:	502-459-9930
Web Address:	www.hhministries

Hand In Hand Ministries meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Hand in Hand Ministries works to make its vision a reality through a number of agency projects in Belize, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Haiti and the United States. The agency also partners with other local organizations. In general, Hand In Hand Ministries works in Central America, the Caribbean and Appalachia. Hand In Hand Ministries does not proselytize, letting its actions speak for the organization. Agency projects include building homes and operating the first and only day treatment and outreach for children with HIV/AIDS in Belize. In Managua, Nicaragua, the agency sponosrs ove 50 students enrolled in provate schools and assists their families through its holistic scholarship programs, Pathway to Change. Agency efforts in Appalachia flow through The Auxier Center near Prestonsburg, KY and into parts of West Virginia and include computer education and distribution, a food pantry, material and moral support for families in need and home renovations.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Hand In Hand Ministries's program expenses were:

Program services	1,847,895
Total Program Expenses:	$1,847,895

Chief Executive : Wayne Fowler, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$71,950

Chair of the Board: Rev. Joseph Fowler
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Catholic priest

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 18

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

Method(s) Used:

Methods of fund raising include direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,380,436, 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 $1,124,452 in unrestricted net assets and $977,016 in temporarily restricted net assets. Total assets as reported include $515,417 invested in land, buildings, and equipment, net.

Source of Funds
Contributions	1,814,312
Net assets released from restrictions	500,628
Immersion trip income	381,480
Charitable gaming, less direct expenses	171,203
Rental income	24,000
Special events, less direct expenses	13,441
Investment income	1,478
Total Income	$2,906,542

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 84%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$2,906,542
	Program expenses			$1,847,895
	Fund raising expenses			174,029
	Administrative expenses			172,073
Total expenses				$2,193,997
Income in Excess of Expenses				712,545
Beginning net assets				1,325,723
Ending net assets				2,101,468
Total liabilities				219,607
Total assets				$2,321,075