BBB Wise Giving Report for
ZERO: The Project to End Prostate Cancer

BBB Wise Giving Report issued November 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires April 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: ZERO: The Project to End Prostate Cancer
Address: 10 G Street, NE
Number 601
  Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-463-9455
Web Address: www.zerocancer.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Formerly known as:National Prostate Cancer Coalition

Year, State Incorporated: 1996, Ohio
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: “to reduce and end prostate cancer and alleviate the pain from the disease.”

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

ZERO: The Project to End Prostate Cancer (ZERO) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

ZERO aims to provide men with Prostate Cancer with the support they need to minimize physical and emotional suffering and to cope effectively throughout their cancer journeys. The organization works with the federal government to increase prostate cancer research funding and screens men for free across the country through the Drive Against Prostate Cancer program. Educational campaigns include Do it for Dad!, which aims to inform men about prostate cancer risk, screening and treatments, as does activities conducted around Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, Zero's program expenses were:

  
Program services 2,386,598
Total Program Expenses: $2,386,598
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Quentin Lockwood, III, President and CEO
Compensation*:
 $182,210

Highest Paid Executive: Richard N. Atkins, M.D., Ex CEO
Compensation*: $386,178

Chair of the Board: Wesley S. Williams, Jr.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President and Co-Chairman Lockhart Companies

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 10

*2008 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, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,731,744, 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 Zero's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Corporations 708,184
Individuals 392,987
In-kind contributions 331,253
Foundations and organizations 213,733
Special events (net) 85,587
Interest and dividends 25,714
Merchandise sale 8,536
Other 1,546
Realized/unrealized loss on investments -35,600
Total Income $1,731,940


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 11%  Administrative: 4% 

Total income   $1,731,940
  Program expenses $2,386,598
  Fund raising expenses 318,316
  Administrative expenses 112,943
 
Total expenses   $2,817,857
Expenses in Excess of Income   (1,085,917)
Beginning net assets   1,503,465
Ending net assets   417,548
Total liabilities   143,694
Total assets   $561,242

Note: Zero's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 report gifts of in-kind income of $331,253. This amount consists of vehicle maintenance and repairs ($92,076), medical supplies ($76,906), legal services ($59,677), advertising ($56,150), and medical services ($46,444).

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