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Name:	National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Address:	1433 North Highway 89, Suite 110
	Farmington, UT 84025
Phone:	801-447-9360
Web Address:	www.dontshake.org

National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

NCSBS works on the prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and infant abuse through programs that educate parents and caregivers about normal infant behavior, including infant crying. The organization’s programs also educate parents about the dangers of shaking a child and how best to handle the stress of dealing with an inconsolable crying infant. NCSBS’s program known as the Period of PURPLE Crying has been implemented in hospital systems and public health organizations across the country and provides parents and caregivers with a 10 minute DVD and 11 page booklet which talk about infant crying, how to handle the stress related to this crying, and the dangers of shaking a child. NCSBS also has programs geared at educating dads, child care providers, and kids at the junior high and high school levels about proper techniques to care for a child and how to handle the challenges of raising a new baby.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, NCSBS's program expenses were:

Programs and services	1,170,229
Total Program Expenses:	$1,170,229

Chief Executive : Marilyn Barr, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$76,674

Chair of the Board: Jill Moore
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 12

*July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.

Fund raising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $417,122, 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 NCSBS's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Sales of resource materials	890,079
Grants, foundations, and public support	274,527
Program support	88,808
Investment gain	70,696
Donated materials and services	53,787
Conference and services	2,900
Interest income	2,111
Investment income	45
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	-491
Total Income	$1,382,462

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 86%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 9%

Total income				$1,382,462
	Program expenses			$1,170,229
	Fund raising expenses			61,236
	Administrative expenses			125,022
Total expenses				$1,356,487
Income in Excess of Expenses				25,975
Beginning net assets				887,051
Ending net assets				913,026
Total liabilities				431,150
Total assets				$1,344,176

Note: According to NCSBS's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $53,787 including: rent ($29,694), selling, printing and resource materials ($6,767), computer services ($3,250), and professional services ($14,076).