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Name:	Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation
Address:	6601 Frederick Road
	Baltimore, MD 21228
Phone:	410-744-1032
Web Address:	www.believeintomorrow.org

Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation (the Foundation) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Foundation provides hospital and retreat housing to ill children and their families with the goal of keeping families together during the child's medical crisis. In addition, the Foundation developed the concept of pediatric retreat facilities. In 2000, the Foundation opened a five unit condominium retreat house in Ocean City, Maryland. Since that time, four additional retreat houses have been opened in Maryland. The Foundation is also scheduled to open an additional house in Hendersonville, North Carolina in late 2008. Furthermore, the Foundation reports that it encourages families to use its retreat facilities on an ongoing basis, free of charge, to renew themselves mentally and physically while spending quality time together. Through its Hands on Adventures program, a network of partnerships has been developed between the Foundation and unique industries that allow children focus on the future, rather than the stressful routine of hospital visits.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Foundation's program expenses were:

Children's housing	1,088,009
Hands-on adventures	236,555
Total Program Expenses:	$1,324,564

Chief Executive : Brian R. Morrison, Founder and CEO

Compensation*:

$79,453

Chair of the Board: Richard E. McCready
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired businessman and Chairman, McCready Holdings LLC

Board Size: 22

Paid Staff Size: 20

*2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. The CEO's salary mentioned above also includes $19,304 in compensation received from a related organization.

Method(s) Used:

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

Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,155,660, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

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 the Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions	1,291,534
Public contributions	505,974
Fundraisers	328,554
Interest	41,752
United charities contributions	29,598
Total Income	$2,197,412

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 4%

Total income				$2,197,412
	Program expenses			$1,324,564
	Fund raising expenses			67,458
	Administrative expenses			59,906
Total expenses				$1,451,928
Income in Excess of Expenses				745,484
Beginning net assets				3,252,585
Ending net assets				3,998,069
Total liabilities				535,001
Total assets				$4,533,070

Note: According to the Foundation's 2007 audited financial statements, the organization's donated expenses was $366,089 which includes direct program services ($236,289), publicity ($96,594), professional fees ($20,602), office equipment ($9,365), and repairs/maintenance ($3,239).