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Name:	Advocates for Youth
Address:	2000 M Street NW, Suite 750
	Washington, DC 20036
Phone:	202-419-3420
Web Address:	www.advocatesforyouth.org

Advocates for Youth (Advocates) does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 6: Board Policy on Effectiveness - Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission. Advocates does not meet this Standard because: Its effectiveness assessment policy does not specify that this assessment will take place at least once every two years. Standard 7: Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness - Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions. Advocates does not meet this Standard because: The organization’s effectiveness assessment did not take place within the past two years. The last assessment was completed April 1, 2009.

Advocates meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Advocates strives to help young people make safe and responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive health by informing, educating, and training youth-serving professionals, parents, policymakers, and media, as well as young people themselves, on issues such as healthy adolescent development; teen pregnancy and HIV prevention; adolescent contraceptive access; science-based, sex education; parent-child communication; redressing health disparities among youth of color; etc. Through its adolescent teen pregnancy prevention initiative, the organization seeks to strengthen the capacity of state teen pregnancy organizations with a focus on reaching youth most at-risk of teen pregnancy and HIV/STIS. Advocates reports that through its international programs, it provides information, training, and technical assistance to about 800 youth serving entities and activists around the world.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, Advocates' program expenses were:

Public affairs	1,524,241
Adolescent pregnancy prevention programs	928,394
International programs	333,121
Youth of color initiatives	276,353
HIV/AIDS education	256,665
Education and outreach	196,363
Public information services	186,027
Youth empowerment	160,933
Media project	36,707
Total Program Expenses:	$3,898,804

Chief Executive : James Wagoner, President

Compensation*:

$176,596

Chair of the Board: Kate Stewart
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Partner, Belden, Russonello & Stewart

Board Size: 21

Paid Staff Size: 33

*April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

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

Fund raising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,368,614, 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 Advocates' audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Foundation and corporate grants	2,128,806
Government grants	1,117,360
Individual contributions	122,448
Interest income	14,351
Other	10,421
Program service fees	5,920
Publications and merchandise	2,575
Total Income	$3,401,881

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 14%

Total income				$3,401,881
	Program expenses			$3,898,804
	Fund raising expenses			364,096
	Administrative expenses			702,492
Total expenses				$4,965,392
Expenses in Excess of Income				(1,563,511)
Beginning net assets				6,098,478
Ending net assets				4,534,967
Total liabilities				617,940
Total assets				$5,152,907