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Name:	Meds & Food for Kids
Address:	4488 Forest Park, Suite 230
	St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone:	314-420-1634 314-606-7494
Web Address:	www.mfkhaiti.org

Meds & Food for Kids (MFK) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

MFK accomplishes its mission by developing, manufacturing and distributing nutritious foods - including Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, Medika Mamba (MM), which is Haitian Creole for “peanut butter medicine.” MM is targeted to moderately and severely malnourished children between 6 months and 5 years old, and is made with Haitian peanuts, milk powder, oil, sugar and vitamin/mineral compound. MM contains no water so there is no risk for bacterial contamination, and no cooking or refrigeration is required. MM can be administered by a caretaker in a home-setting, increasing the potential number of children that can be treated. The organization's development model aims to combat malnutrition in Haiti while also addressing some of its underlying causes. MFK stimulates economic development by making their MM in Haiti with Haitian labor and promotes agricultural development by working with farmers and incorporating their raw materials into MFK's MM.

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

Project expenses	791,053
Total Program Expenses:	$791,053

Chief Executive : Patricia B. Wolff, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$

Highest Paid Executive: Thomas Stehl, Coordinator of Operations
Compensation*: $55,000

Chair of the Board: Tina Bruce
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President and Business Consultant

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 29

*2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. MFK reports that Ms. Wolff does not receive any compensation.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, and Internet appeals.

Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,026,745, 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 MFK's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions	1,841,008
Mamba sales	441,146
Grants	164,153
Non-cash contributions	21,584
Investment income	4,347
Total Income	$2,472,238

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 87%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 7%

Total income				$2,472,238
	Program expenses			$791,053
	Fund raising expenses			55,337
	Administrative expenses			60,103
Total expenses				$906,493
Income in Excess of Expenses				1,565,745
Beginning net assets				754,394
Other Changes in Net Assets				(7,879)
Ending net assets				2,312,260
Total liabilities				72,062
Total assets				$2,384,322

Note 1: According to MFK's audited financial statements, in 2010, the organization received $21,584 in in-kind contributions, including goods and services.
Note 2: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to realized loss on securities.