BBB Wise Giving Report for
Globus Relief

BBB Wise Giving Report issued June 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires June 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Globus Relief
Address: 1775 West 1500 South
  Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Phone: 801-977-0444
Web Address: www.globusrelief.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1996, Utah
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to improve the delivery of healthcare to the world's poor by gathering, processing, and distributing medical and other humanitarian supplies to charities serving the needy at home and abroad."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Globus Relief (GR) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

GR gathers supplies through in-kind donations of medical goods from product donors and the acquisition of medical surplus on the liquidation market. The organization processes these medical supplies and equipment in its warehouse facility in Salt Lake City, where staff and volunteers sort inventory, repackage, and ship the products to healthcare projects, hospitals and clinics.

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

  
Program services 41,090,842
Total Program Expenses: $41,090,842
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Ashley J. Robinson, President
Compensation*:
 $125,357

Chair of the Board: Daniel Driggs
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Partner, Paint Sundries Supplies

Board Size: 10

Paid Staff Size: 30

*2008 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, special events, print advertisements, planned giving, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were less than 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $38,653,865, 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 GR's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
In-kind donations 38,400,870
Handling and processing fees 1,653,833
Product conversion income 546,612
Contributions 252,995
Miscellaneous income 13,198
Interest income 4,802
Total Income $40,872,310


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 99%  Fund Raising: Less than 1%  Administrative: 1% 

Total income   $40,872,310
  Program expenses $41,090,842
  Fund raising expenses 170,413
  Administrative expenses 232,003
 
Total expenses   $41,493,258
Expenses in Excess of Income   (620,948)
Beginning net assets   11,899,428
Ending net assets   11,278,480
Total liabilities   548,491
Total assets   $11,826,971

Note: For the year ended December 31, 2009, GR had in-kind income in the amount of $38,400,871 which includes equipment, supplies and instruments ($38,192,211), facility rent ($131,845), health insurance ($70,252), and website development ($6,563).

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