BBB Wise Giving Report for
Child Family Health International

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Child Family Health International
Address: 995 Market Street, Suite 1104
  San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-957-9000
Web Address: www.cfhi.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Formerly known as:Citerandes USA

Year, State Incorporated: 1992, California
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to promote the health of the world community."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Child Family Health International (CFHI) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

CFHI works to achieve sustainable solutions in healthcare services and disease prevention and emphasizes respect and understanding across cultures. According to the organization, it has more than 20 Global Health Immersion Programs operating in Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico and South Africa. Through these programs, CFHI facilitates the coming together of international health science students who volunteer to learn from and help local medical professionals with the goal of creating a program base that utilizes the expertise within underserved communities and builds on local ownership. The organization also facilitates the sharing of medical resources, knowledge, and experience, giving priority to underserved communities.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, CFHI's program expenses were:

  
Program 1,410,394
Total Program Expenses: $1,410,394
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Steven Schmidbauer, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $56,043

Chair of the Board: Gunjan Sinha
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chairman, MetricStream, Inc.

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 7

*2009 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 and Internet appeals.
Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $337,368, 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 CFHI's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Fees 1,336,336
Contributions and grants 181,729
In-kind donations 155,639
Contract fees 93,243
Other 520
Interest 326
Total Income $1,767,793


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 93%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 6% 

Total income   $1,767,793
  Program expenses $1,410,394
  Fund raising expenses 15,442
  Administrative expenses 89,641
 
Total expenses   $1,515,477
Income in Excess of Expenses   252,316
Beginning net assets   (38,030)
Ending net assets   214,286
Total liabilities   220,239
Total assets   $434,525

Note: For the year ended December 31, 2009, CFHI had in-kind income in the amount of $155,639 which includes search engine positioning ($109,545), access to online medical research ($25,826), accounting services ($8,000), legal services ($5,718), medical supplies ($4,300), and web design ($2,250).

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