BBB Wise Giving Report for
PATH

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: PATH
Address: 2201 Westlake Avenue, Suite 200
  Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206-285-3500
Web Address: www.path.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1977, Washington
Affiliates: PACTEC, Inc. (PACTEC), PATH Vaccine Solutions (PVS)
Stated Purpose: "to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

PATH meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

PATH works to create sustainable, culturally relevant solutions in order to enable communities worldwide to break cycles of poor health. PATH collaborates with public and private sector partners to provide appropriate health technologies and strategies that change the way people think and act. PATH reports that it currently works in more than 70 countries in the areas of health technologies, maternal and child health, reproductive health, vaccines and immunization, and emerging and epidemic diseases.

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

  
Vaccines and immunizations 128,143,000
Emerging and epidemic diseases 42,383,000
Reproductive health 21,905,000
Health technologies 16,773,000
Maternal and child health 16,539,000
Cross program 267,000
Total Program Expenses: $226,010,000
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Christopher J. Elias, President and CEO
Compensation*:
 $546,714

Chair of the Board: Molly Joel Coye
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chief Innovation Officer, UCLA Health System, University of California, Los Angeles

Board Size: 11

Paid Staff Size: 938

*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, telemarketing, special events, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $280,212,000, 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 PATH's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions and grants 280,212,000
Investment income 11,213,000
Other income 583,000
Program service revenue 80,000
License and royalty income 67,000
Total Income $292,155,000


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 9% 

Total income   $292,155,000
  Program expenses $226,010,000
  Fund raising expenses 3,367,000
  Administrative expenses 24,078,000
 
Total expenses   $253,455,000
Income in Excess of Expenses   38,700,000
Beginning net assets   769,969,000
Ending net assets   808,669,000
Total liabilities   41,165,000
Total assets   $849,834,000

Note: According to 2009 audited financial statements, PATH received $11,449,349 in in-kind donations, including drugs and medical supplies ($11,139,293), donated services ($302,497), shirts ($5,505), supplies ($1,374), and computer equipment ($680)

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