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Name:	National Center for Learning Disabilities
Address:	381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401
	New York, NY 10016
Phone:	888-575-7373 212-545-7510
Web Address:	www.ld.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

NCLD executes its mission through three programs. The organization’s education programs develop and deliver programs to improve instruction, assessment and support services for those who struggle to learn, especially for individuals with LD. NCLD’s essential information program includes its websites, online and print newsletters and interactive programs which provide parents, educators, other advocates, and the media with information. The organization’s public policy and advocacy program mobilizes parents and other advocates to strengthen rights and opportunities for all individuals who struggle to learn with a focus on federal policies and laws such as the ADA, IDEA and the NCLB. NCLD publish reports on the impact of policies on the lives of individuals with LD, convenes consensus-building roundtables and organizes briefings for key decision- and policy-makers.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, NCLD's program expenses were:

Program and research	1,669,555
Essential information	940,001
Public policy	428,748
Total Program Expenses:	$3,038,304

Chief Executive : James H. Wendorf, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$221,640

Chair of the Board: Frederic M. Poses
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired CEO - American Standard Companies, Inc.

Board Size: 25

Paid Staff Size: 16

*July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,810,814, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

NCLD incurred joint costs of $432,003 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $339,891 was allocated to fund raising expenses and $92,112 was allocated to program expenses.

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 NCLD's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2008.

Source of Funds
Annual fund-raising event (net)	1,544,590
Contributions	963,233
Gift-in-kind	302,991
Investment income	68,477
Total Income	$2,879,291

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 81%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 10%

Total income				$2,879,291
	Program expenses			$3,038,304
	Fund raising expenses			331,835
	Administrative expenses			364,740
Total expenses				$3,734,879
Expenses in Excess of Income				(855,588)
Beginning net assets				3,890,545
Ending net assets				3,034,957
Total liabilities				520,148
Total assets				$3,555,105

Note: According to NCLD's 2008 audited financial statements, the organization received $302,991 in in-kind contributions, which consisted entirely of telecommunications equipment.