BBB Wise Giving Report for
Shoes That Fit

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Shoes That Fit
Address: 1420 North Claremont Boulevard, Stuite 107B
  Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: 888-715-4333
909-482-0050
Web Address: http://www.shoesthatfit.org/
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1993, California
Affiliates: 212 chapters
Stated Purpose: "to build the self-esteem of children in need by providing them with new shoes for school."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Shoes That Fit (STF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

STF pairs sponsors (businesses, churches, community service groups and other organizations) with schools in their communities that have children in need. School staff identifies which students are most in need of new shoes and fits those children for new shoes with materials provided by STF. The sponsor purchases the items needed by the children and delivers those items to the schools. STF reports that in 2010, in 1,900 schools across 40 states, community partners provided nearly 120,000 pairs of new shoes and other items to children.

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

  
Program services 3,171,807
Total Program Expenses: $3,171,807
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Roni Lomeli, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $90,000

Chair of the Board: Ralph Shapira
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney, Retired

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 5

*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, print advertisements, television, grant proposals, and Internet appeals.
Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,351,472, 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 STF's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Donated shoes and clothing 2,721,676
Contributions 548,640
Emergency clothing donations 81,156
Unrealized gains on investments 44,865
Interest and dividends 29,237
Total Income $3,425,574


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 95%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 2% 

Total income   $3,425,574
  Program expenses $3,171,807
  Fund raising expenses 108,756
  Administrative expenses 51,998
 
Total expenses   $3,332,561
Income in Excess of Expenses   93,013
Beginning net assets   1,068,665
Ending net assets   1,161,678
Total liabilities   14,862
Total assets   $1,176,540

Note: According to audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, STF received $2,802,832 of in-kind shoes and clothing donations.

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