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Name:	United States Fund for UNICEF
Address:	125 Maiden Lane, 10th Floor
	New York, NY 10038
Phone:	212-686-5522 866-873-4323
Web Address:	www.unicefusa.org
Also known as: UNICEF, US Fund for

United States Fund for UNICEF (USF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The US Fund for UNICEF (USF) has authorized grants to the United Nations Children’s Fund and other non-government organization assisted projects from funds, consignment revenue and in-kind gifts received by the USF. UNICEF HIV/AIDS projects included preventing HIV infection in young people, mother to child transmission and protection, care and support for orphans and children in families made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. UNICEF childhood immunization work included projects to prevent measles, polio, tuberculosis and maternal and neonatal tetanus in impoverished areas. UNICEF girls education projects included those designed to increase the number of girls in school in countries where girls lag behind boys in enrollment, training female teachers, improving girls safety, providing appropriate girls facilities and promoting curriculums and learning environments that are free of gender bias. UNICEF nutritional projects were implemented that focused on proper nourishment for both children and mothers that included providing Vitamin A supplements to strengthen immune systems and preventing iodine deficiency which can cause brain damage and physical retardation. UNICEF and USF also assisted a number of areas affected by emergency situations by providing clean water, medical supplies, basic health services, educational and recreational supplies.

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

Grants	383,237,875
Public Information	8,062,217
Advocacy	648,030
Total Program Expenses:	$391,948,122

Chief Executive : Caryl M. Stern, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$478,645

Chair of the Board: Anthony Pantaleoni
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Of Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

Co-Chair of the Board : Peter Lamm

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chairman/CEO - Fenway Partners LLC

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 167

*July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telephone appeals, special events, television appeals, grant proposals, internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, Trick-or-Treat event.

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $433,321,325, 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 USF's audited financial statements - consolidated for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Gifts-in-kind	271,731,215
Contributions	149,787,066
Special events income	4,708,197
Bequests and legacies	4,388,905
Greeting card revenue	2,705,942
Investments	2,017,270
Change in value of split-interest agreements	-289,544
Total Income	$435,049,051

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 3%

Total income				$435,049,051
	Program expenses			$391,948,122
	Fund raising expenses			28,786,940
	Administrative expenses			13,020,158
Total expenses				$433,755,220
Income in Excess of Expenses				1,293,831
Beginning net assets				43,721,473
Ending net assets				45,015,304
Total liabilities				73,863,513
Total assets				$118,878,817