BBB Wise Giving Report for
Casting for Recovery

BBB Wise Giving Report issued September 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires September 2013


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Casting for Recovery
Address: Post Office Box 1123
  Manchester, VT 05254
Phone: 802-362-9181
Web Address: www.castingforrecovery.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1996, Ohio
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to enhance the lives of breast cancer survivors by providing fly-fishing retreats designed to promote and support mental and physical healing."

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Evaluation Conclusions

              

Casting for Recovery (CFR) does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 16: Annual Report - Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

CFR does not meet this standard because:

  • The organization states it does not have an annual report covering activities conducted in 2010.

Standard 19: Cause Related Marketing - Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).

CFR does not meet this Standard because; in the past year the organization participated in promotions for the sale of consumer goods (i.e. sunglasses and CDs) that indicate that the organization will benefit from these purchases. The promotions, however, did not specify:

  • The actual or anticipated amount of the purchase price that will benefit the organization.
Casting for Recovery meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

              

CFR supports women who have, or have had, breast cancer through a program that combines counseling, medical education, and fly-fishing to build a focus on wellness instead of illness.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, CFR's program expenses were:

  
Retreats 810,041
Total Program Expenses: $810,041
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Governance

              

Chief Executive : Lorianne Simon, Executive Director
Compensation*:
$73,290

Chair of the Board: Hillary Coley
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chief Financial Officer at Trout Unlimited

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 9

*2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

              

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,101,076, 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 CFR's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 1,101,076
Sale of branded items 6,610
Investment income 196
Total Income $1,107,882


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 78%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 15% 

Total income   $1,107,882
  Program expenses $810,041
  Fund raising expenses 70,437
  Administrative expenses 153,364
 
Total expenses   $1,033,842
Income in Excess of Expenses   74,040
Beginning net assets   371,433
Ending net assets   445,473
Total liabilities   4,779
Total assets   $450,252


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