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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 provides healthcare programs and services, without discrimination, to people in need around the world. 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 specifically needed and requested medicines and medical supplies donated by US based pharmaceutical companies. According to CMMB, in fiscal year 2008, it shipped about $189 million of medicines to 219 facilities in 40 countries and 5 regions around the world. Another of CMMB's major programs involves the yearly recruitment and sending of medical volunteers around the world. These volunteers are doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists and allied professionals. The volunteers provide direct services to local patients, as well as provide medical training to local healthcare providers. In addition to the work CMMB does overseas, CMMB strives to raise consciousness domestically about the inequalities in basic healthcare throughout the world. In order to do this, CMMB publishes “Today”, a newsletter that focuses on international healthcare issues and the impact of CMMB’s work.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, CMMB's program expenses were:

Healing help/shipment	202,350,327
Programs	7,181,457
Volunteers	5,379,559
Total Program Expenses:	$214,911,343

Chief Executive : John F. Galbraith, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$234,722

Chair of the Board: Most Rev. Joseph M. Sullivan, DD
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Auxilliary Bishop, Diocese of Brooklyn

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 160

*October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007 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 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $205,832,632, 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, 2007:

Source of Funds
Donated pharmaceuticals, equipment and supplies	187,423,060
Contributions	12,053,054
Donated services	4,853,117
Wills and legacies	1,503,401
Dividends and interest	267,821
Realized gain on sale of marketable securities and gift annuity investments	250,509
Unrealized appreciation on investments	104,610
Total Income	$206,455,572

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 97%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 1%  Other Expenses: 0

Total income				$206,455,572
	Program expenses			$214,911,343
	Fund raising expenses			3,544,765
	Administrative expenses			2,743,673
	Other Expenses			726
Total expenses				$221,200,507
Expenses in Excess of Income				(14,744,935)
Beginning net assets				30,863,977
Ending net assets				16,119,042
Total liabilities				5,481,014
Total assets				$21,600,056

Note 1: In the above financial summary, "other expenses" ($726) represents a change in value of split-interest agreement.

Note 2: According to CMMB's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2007, the organization received in-kind donations in the amount $192,913,119 which includes medicines and supplies ($188,060,002) and medical services ($4,853,117).