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Name:	Catholic Medical Mission Board
Address:	10 West 17th Street
	New York, NY 10011
Phone:	212-242-7757 800-678-5659
Web Address:	www.cmmb.org

Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

CMMB seeks to build the healthcare capacity of local communities through its programs. Its programs focus primarily on the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and childhood illnesses such as respiratory illnesses, malnutrition, measles, malaria and diarrhea. One of CMMB's major programs involves the collection and shipment of needed and requested medicines and medical supplies donated by U.S. based pharmaceutical companies. According to CMMB, in fiscal year 2009, it shipped about 431 pharmaceutical and medical supplies valued at $265 million to recipients in 39 countries. Another of CMMB's major programs involves recruiting and sending medical volunteers around the world. These volunteers are doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists and allied professionals. The volunteers provide services to local patients, as well as provide medical training to local healthcare providers. Furthermore, CMMB engages in capacity building initiatives to support HIV/AIDS programs that strive to reduce HIV prevalence and improve services available to individuals, families and communities. The organization also operates the “Born to Live” program which is CMMB’s prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV program. Through this program, CMMB provides nevirapine to mothers and their babies as well as contributes to the reduction of HIV transmission in countries such as Kenya, Zambia, and Haiti.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, CMMB's program expenses were:

Healing Help	266,073,567
Programs	10,434,593
Volunteers	6,222,375
Total Program Expenses:	$282,730,535

Chief Executive : John F. Galbraith, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$241,028

Chair of the Board: Michael Doring Connelly
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President and Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Healthcare Partners

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 104

*October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.

Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $285,943,095, 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 CMMB's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Donated pharmaceuticals, equipment and supplies	261,902,027
Grants and contributions	16,409,365
Donated services	5,724,219
Wills and legacies	1,907,484
Unrealized gain on investments	413,572
Dividends and interest	135,364
Change in valuation of charitable reminder annuity trust obligation	-7,818
Change in valuation of gift annuity program payable	-197,327
Realized loss on sales of investments	-689,703
Total Income	$285,597,183

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 98%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 1%

Total income				$285,597,183
	Program expenses			$282,730,535
	Fund raising expenses			3,408,130
	Administrative expenses			2,963,507
Total expenses				$289,102,172
Expenses in Excess of Income				(3,504,989)
Beginning net assets				14,441,328
Other Changes in Net Assets				(5,392)
Ending net assets				10,930,947
Total liabilities				7,501,457
Total assets				$18,432,404

Note 1: In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" (-$5,392) represents a postretirement related change other than net periodic cost.

Note 2: According to CMMB's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the organization received in-kind donations in the amount $267,626,246 which includes pharmaceuticals ($230,311,283), medical equipment/supplies ($31,532,269), volunteer services ($5,724,219), and other services ($58,475).