BBB Wise Giving Report for
Action on Smoking and Health

BBB Wise Giving Report issued June 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires June 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Action on Smoking and Health
Address: 2013 H Street NW
  Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-659-4310
Web Address: www.ash.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1967, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to serve as the legal action arm of the nonsmoking community, bringing or joining in legal actions concerning smoking, and insuring that the voice of the nonsmoker is heard. It also serves as an advocate of the nonsmokers' rights movement."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

ASH meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

ASH provides education to the public on the danger of smoking and secondhand smoke. It also aims to create awareness about the rights and legal protections of nonsmokers through the media, newsletters, and direct mail. ASH is also involved in fighting against the problems that smoking creates. It represents the nonsmoking community in courts, legislative bodies, and before regulatory agencies. The organization reports that its legal actions helped prompt the FDA to crack down on the imports of e-cigarettes and that it helped several jurisdictions to ban cigarette use in areas where smoking is prohibited. It also reports that through its programs, major entities like PayPal and Amazon stopped facilitating the sales of e-cigarettes.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, ASH's program expenses were:

  
Public education 2,788,260
Legal action 408,707
Total Program Expenses: $3,196,967
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : John F. Banzhaf III, Chief Counsel and Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $253,180

Chair of the Board: Martin A. Jacobs
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Director, Applications Development, CME Group

Board Size: 5

Paid Staff Size: 10

*2008 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, grant proposals, planned giving, Internet appeals, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,837,852, 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 ASH's audited financial statements (combined) for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Contributions and grants 5,837,852
Investment loss -787,172
Total Income $5,050,680


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

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

Total income   $5,050,680
  Program expenses $3,196,967
  Fund raising expenses 196,150
  Administrative expenses 347,396
 
Total expenses   $3,740,513
Income in Excess of Expenses   1,310,167
Beginning net assets   5,860,964
Ending net assets   7,171,131
Total liabilities   471,074
Total assets   $7,642,205


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