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Name:	Help Hope Live
Address:	150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite F120
	Radnor, PA 19087
Phone:	800-642-8399
Web Address:	www.transplantfund.org

Help Hope Live (HHL) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

NTAF helps patients facing transplantation and living with catastrophic injury pay for critical health care by helping families and volunteers mobilize their local communities to raise funds for patients’ uninsured medical expenses through ongoing grassroots fundraising support. NTAF teaches volunteers how to organize, launch and sustain a successful fundraising campaign and serves as the fiscal administrator for funds raised so they are tax-deductible and do not count as income. NTAF works in close partnership with transplant centers, rehabilitation hospitals and experimental treatment facilities, collaborating to help patients access the care they need. In addition, NATF's Education program provides resources and support as well as organ donation awareness materials for community-based fundraisers. Money raised for patients is administered by NTAF in 12 regional funds. Patients apply for assistance grants which are given by NTAF based on financial need and used for uninsured medical expenses. NTAF provides financial services to patients including bill processing, contributor acknowledgment and bill payment.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, HHL's program expenses were:

Patient grants	5,522,315
Patient services	307,261
Public education	218,154
Total Program Expenses:	$6,047,730

Chief Executive : Lynne Coughlin Samson, Esquire, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$97,066

Chair of the Board: Arthur H. Rainey, Esquire
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney (Retired)

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 18

*October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,622,440, 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 NTAF's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

Source of Funds
General public support	7,247,060
Interest and dividend income	348,768
Project/operating grants	202,140
Matching gifts	116,725
United Way	26,237
Combined Federal Campaign	19,580
Memorial contributions	10,698
Net loss on investments	-1,008,786
Total Income	$6,962,422

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 93%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$6,962,422
	Program expenses			$6,047,730
	Fund raising expenses			154,164
	Administrative expenses			326,274
Total expenses				$6,528,168
Income in Excess of Expenses				434,254
Beginning net assets				11,389,581
Ending net assets				11,823,835
Total liabilities				52,000
Total assets				$11,875,835