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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: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities

ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC/St. Jude) meets the 20 Standards 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. 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. St. Jude reports that on an average, 5,900 active patients visit the hospital each year and are often treated on an outpatient basis. St. Jude also reports that it has 78 inpatient beds and that approximately 260 patients are seen each day. Some ($20,292,138 or 3%) of ALSAC/St. Jude's program services are conducted in conjunction with its fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, ALSAC/St. Jude's program expenses were:

Research	286,874,360
Patient care services	274,815,111
Education, training and community services	47,341,035
Total Program Expenses:	$609,030,506

Chief Executive : Richard C. Shadyac, Jr. (ALSAC) and Dr. William E. Evans (St. Jude), Chief Executive Officers

Compensation*:

$199,960 (Shadyac, Jr.) and $795,538 (Evans)

Chair of the Board: Camille F. Sarrouf, Jr. (ALSAC) and Dr. Robert A. Briet (St. Jude)
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney (Sarrouf, Jr.) and Radiologist (Briet)

Board Size: 48

Paid Staff Size: 4776

*July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. ALSAC's CEO compensation only covers a 10 month period from September 2009 when he was appointed CEO to June 30, 2010.

Method(s) Used:

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

Fund raising costs were 19% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $774,474,532, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

ALSAC/St. Jude incurred joint costs of $71,644,330 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $48,336,204 was allocated to fund raising expenses, $20,292,138 was allocated to program expenses, and $3,015,988 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 (combined) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions	569,590,951
Net investment income	183,752,685
Bequests	109,243,775
Research grants	89,185,050
Net patient services revenue	83,759,361
Other revenues	9,637,331
Special events, net	6,454,756
Total Income	$1,051,623,909

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 73%  Fund Raising: 17%  Administrative: 10%

Total income				$1,051,623,909
	Program expenses			$609,030,506
	Fund raising expenses			145,473,865
	Administrative expenses			80,240,961
Total expenses				$834,745,332
Income in Excess of Expenses				216,878,577
Beginning net assets				1,907,013,413
Other Changes in Net Assets				(622,085)
Ending net assets				2,123,269,905
Total liabilities				355,628,752
Total assets				$2,478,898,657

Note: In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" represents a loss from the disposal of property and equipment.