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Name:	Red Cloud Indian School
Address:	100 Mission Drive
	Pine Ridge, SD 57770-2100
Phone:	605-867-5491 605-867-1105
Web Address:	www.redcloudschool.org

Red Cloud Indian School (Red Cloud) does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 8: Program Service Expense Ratio - Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities. Red Cloud does not meet this Standard because: According to the its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, the organization spent $7,774,406 or 63% of its total expenses ($12,337,085) on program service activities.

Red Cloud Indian School (Red Cloud) meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Red Cloud consists of two elementary schools and one college preparatory high school serving Lakota boys and girls. At its main campus at Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Red Cloud operates a Lakota Catholic school system that includes an elementary school (grades K-8) and a college preparatory high school. Red Cloud operates a second elementary school (grades K-8) at Our Lady of Lourdes. In addition to the South Dakota state required curricula, Red Cloud teaches courses in Lakota history, language, culture and spirituality. Red Cloud also coordinates the development efforts of community-based parish outreach programs on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Trained staff and community volunteers lead gatherings and celebrations to focus on cultural traditions and customs. In addition, the organization helps identify the needs of the community in an effort to provide programs and opportunities to serve children and their families. Three times per year, Red Cloud publishes a newsletter, the "Red Cloud Country." The Heritage Center located on the main campus showcases the art and native craft of Native American artists. The Heritage Center sponsors an annual juried Art Show showcasing the work of Native American artists from across the country. The organization provides direct assistance to families through its emergency pastoral fund and its parishes which serve the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

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

Education programs	6,593,604
Socio-pastoral	735,816
Community services and cultural development	333,634
Public information and education	111,352
Total Program Expenses:	$7,774,406

Chief Executive : Father Peter J. Klink, SJ., President

Compensation*:

$79,994

Highest Paid Executive: Matthew P. Elhman, Vice President for Advancement
Compensation*: $112,092

Chair of the Board: Norma Tibbitts
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Education Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 166

*July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, planned giving, grant proposals, and Internet appeals

Fund raising costs were 27% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $13,357,777, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

The following information is based on Red Cloud's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Donations	7,258,455
Wills and bequests	3,209,225
Grants	1,944,443
Investment income	1,572,805
Contributed services	945,654
Miscellaneous income	101,422
Merchandise sales	69,142
School activities	60,439
Rent income	36,249
Total Income	$15,197,834

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 63%  Fund Raising: 29%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$15,197,834
	Program expenses			$7,774,406
	Fund raising expenses			3,566,814
	Administrative expenses			995,865
Total expenses				$12,337,085
Income in Excess of Expenses				2,860,749
Beginning net assets				29,092,471
Ending net assets				31,953,220
Total liabilities				4,366,677
Total assets				$36,319,897

Note: According to Red Cloud's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, contributed services in the amount of $945,654 include teacher salaries, computers, and supplies provided by the Shannon County School District, professional services provided in planning for construction projects and personnel working for Red Cloud.

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.