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Name:	National Parkinson Foundation
Address:	1501 NW 9th Avenue
	Miami, FL 33136
Phone:	305-243-6666 800-327-4545
Web Address:	www.parkinson.org

National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

NPF is a national organization with a grassroots network of Centers of Excellence, chapters and support groups in the United States, Canada and internationally. The core of NPF’s efforts is the NPF Center of Excellence network, comprised of 43 medical centers around the globe that deliver care to more than 50,000 Parkinson’s patients. According to NPF, the organization’s programs reach more than one million people a year through 39 chapters with 25,000 members, more than 900 support groups and its online resource center, www.parkinson.org. Through this network, NPF creates a community of health care professionals dedicated to improving clinical care in Parkinson’s disease. In each of NPF’s research, education and outreach programs, the organization is dedicated to promoting the belief that the best care is a comprehensive approach that addresses the whole person and the full range of symptoms of the disease. NPF’s national professional training initiative, Allied Team Training for Parkinson (ATTP), prepares current and future health care professionals to deliver integrated, specialized care in a team setting to individuals with Parkinson’s disease and their families. NPF reports training over 1,200 health professionals across the country. Some ($212,972 or 3%) of NPF's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, NPF's program expenses were:

Patient care services	3,624,604
Research	1,852,416
Public education	1,684,441
Chapter services	721,200
Total Program Expenses:	$7,882,661

Chief Executive : Joyce A. Oberdorf, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$305,865

Chair of the Board: Dr. Bernard J. Fogel, MD
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Dean Emeritus, University of Miami School of Medicine

Board Size: 22

Paid Staff Size: 30

*July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 21% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $10,254,427, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

NPF incurred joint costs of $698,957 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $485,985 was allocated to fund raising expenses and $212,972 was allocated to program expenses.

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 NPF's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Source of Funds
Contributions	6,191,501
Legacies and bequests	3,504,286
Net appreciation on investments	1,927,702
Interest income	428,669
Special event, net	294,292
In-kind rental income	264,348
Total Income	$12,610,798

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 74%  Fund Raising: 20%  Administrative: 6%

Total income				$12,610,798
	Program expenses			$7,882,661
	Fund raising expenses			2,141,962
	Administrative expenses			667,448
Total expenses				$10,692,071
Income in Excess of Expenses				1,918,727
Beginning net assets				17,768,764
Ending net assets				19,687,491
Total liabilities				1,968,985
Total assets				$21,656,476

Note: According to NPF's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2011, the organization received in-kind revenue in the form of donated facilities in the amount of $264,348.