BBB Wise Giving Report for
American Diabetes Association

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: American Diabetes Association
Address: 1701 North Beauregard Street
  Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703-549-1500
800-342-2383
Web Address: www.diabetes.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1940, Ohio
Affiliates: American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc., American Diabetes Association Property Title Holding Corp., a 501(c)(2) org

Stated Purpose: "to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

ADA meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

ADA reports funding research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes and its complications; deliver services to communities across the United States; provide objective and credible information through multiple media and channels; and stay involved with advocacy and awareness efforts to educate people about the disease and to give a voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. ADA provides the public and health care professionals with information to help take a stand against diabetes. It does this through its National Call Center (1-800-DIABETES) and its website as well as monthly consumer and professional books and periodicals. Some ($11,025,000 or 25%) of ADA's advocacy and public awareness program activity is carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

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

  
Information 54,956,000
Advocacy and public awareness 44,000,000
Research 42,638,000
Total Program Expenses: $141,594,000
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Larry Hausner, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $627,015

Chair of the Board: John W. Griffin, Jr.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Managing Partner of Marek, Griffin & Knaupp

Board Size: 39

Paid Staff Size: 763

*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, telemarketing, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, membership appeals, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 29% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $151,596,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
ADA incurred joint costs of $35,118,000 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $20,471,000 was allocated to fund raising expenses, $11,025,000 was allocated to program expenses, and $3,622,000 was allocated to administrative expenses.
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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 ADA's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Donations 72,797,000
Special events, net 45,502,000
Bequests 24,744,000
Subscriptions and other income from periodicals 23,097,000
Program service fees 14,385,000
Sales of materials 8,576,000
Federated and non federated organizations 8,553,000
Investment income 3,098,000
Miscellaneous revenues 1,731,000
Total Income $202,483,000


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 73%  Fund Raising: 22%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $202,483,000
  Program expenses $141,594,000
  Fund raising expenses 43,453,000
  Administrative expenses 9,777,000
 
Total expenses   $194,824,000
Income in Excess of Expenses   7,659,000
Beginning net assets   68,430,000
Ending net assets   76,089,000
Total liabilities   42,986,000
Total assets   $119,075,000

Note: According to ADA, the organization received $4,814,000 in in-kind contributions which represents donated services ($2,744,000) and donated supplies ($2,070,000).

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