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Name:	ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Address:	501 St. Jude Place
	Memphis, TN 38105
Phone:	901-578-2000 800-877-5833
Web Address:	www.stjude.org
Also known as: American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities

ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC/St. Jude) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

ALSAC/St. Jude provides treatment to children diagnosed with catastrophic diseases regardless of a family's ability to pay. Conditions for which children are currently receiving treatment include both common and rare forms of cancer, blood and infectious diseases, genetic syndromes, and immunodeficiency disorders. Studies carried out on site at St. Jude's and its affiliates search for the causes and cures to diagnose and best care for children in their battles with life-threatening illnesses. Current research projects include work in gene therapy, the biochemistry of normal cancerous cells, hereditary diseases, influenza, pediatric AIDS and physiological effects of catastrophic illnesses. For qualified physicians, nurses, and pre-doctoral research fellows, St. Jude offers specialized training in pediatric disciplines, with an emphasis on the basic biomedical sciences, hematology-oncology, and childhood cancer nursing. ALSAC/St. Jude also informs the public about advances in research and treatments for catastrophic childhood illnesses through pamphlets, letters, speeches, film presentations, and seminars for professional associations, civic organizations, and other groups. Some ($23,253,640 or 4%) of ALSAC/St. Jude's program services are conducted in conjunction with its fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, ALSAC/St. Jude's program expenses were:

Research	236,497,610
Patient care services	224,649,209
Education, training and community services	66,900,320
Total Program Expenses:	$528,047,139

Chief Executive : John P. Moses (ALSAC) and Dr. William E. Evans (St. Jude), Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$612,377 (Moses) and $711,263 (Evans)

Chair of the Board: Camille F. Sarrouf, Jr. (ALSAC) and Stephen J. Camer, M.D. (St. Jude)
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney ( Sarrouf, Jr.) and Physician (Camer)

Board Size: 50

Paid Staff Size: 4691

*July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $727,865,056, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

ALSAC/St. Jude incurred joint costs of $50,952,326 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $23,253,640 was allocated to program expenses, $22,460,149 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $5,238,537 was allocated to administrative expenses.

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 ALSAC/St. Jude's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008:

Source of Funds
Contributions	538,741,632
Bequests	114,630,990
Patient services revenue, net	68,853,009
Research grants	67,664,743
Investment income, net	32,189,530
Other revenues	7,707,542
Special events, net	6,827,691
Total Income	$836,615,137

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 74%  Fund Raising: 16%  Administrative: 10%

Total income				$836,615,137
	Program expenses			$528,047,139
	Fund raising expenses			117,034,455
	Administrative expenses			72,007,971
Total expenses				$717,089,565
Income in Excess of Expenses				119,525,572
Beginning net assets				2,096,073,483
Other Changes in Net Assets				131,701
Ending net assets				2,215,730,756
Total liabilities				365,523,060
Total assets				$2,581,253,816

Note: In the above financial summary, the amount $131,701 represents "other changes in net assets," which includes a gain from the disposal of property and equipment.