BBB Wise Giving Report for
Appalachia Service Project

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Appalachia Service Project
Address: 4523 Bristol Highway
  Johnson City, TN 37601
Phone: 423-854-8800
800-289-4254
Web Address: www.asphome.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1969, Tennessee
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to foster human development by addressing the housing needs of Central Appalachia."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

ASP meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

ASP partners with volunteers (ages 14 through retirement) from across the country to effect emergency home repair projects in rural areas of Appalachian Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Services extended include: repairing roofs, building room additions, providing wheelchair ramps, installing or repairing plumbing, updating unsafe wiring, securing foundations, digging drainage ditches, constructing porches and steps, installing insulation and siding, and weatherizing homes. ASP reports year-round efforts in four Appalachian communities and in an additional 25 locations during summer months. According to the organization, in 2010, 15,541 volunteers from 34 states repaired 599 homes.

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

  
Program services 5,889,377
Total Program Expenses: $5,889,377
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Michael Clark, Chief Program Officer and Interim President/CEO
Compensation*:
 $106,468

Chair of the Board: John O. Pearce, CPA
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Partner, Ernst & Young

Board Size: 15

Paid Staff Size: 227

*2010 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, radio, Internet appeals, and grant proposals.
Fund raising costs were 29% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,505,189, 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 ASP's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Volunteer work crew fees 4,482,521
Donations 1,817,826
Grants 618,876
Merchandise sales 170,172
Donated items 71,085
Miscellaneous 42,898
Interest and investment income 26,731
Gain on sale of assets 9,434
Total Income $7,239,543


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 84%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 6% 

Total income   $7,239,543
  Program expenses $5,889,377
  Fund raising expenses 723,282
  Administrative expenses 422,311
 
Total expenses   $7,034,970
Income in Excess of Expenses   204,573
Beginning net assets   3,617,139
Ending net assets   3,821,712
Total liabilities   295,146
Total assets   $4,116,858

Note: In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" represents the change in temporary restricted assets from to 2009 to 2010.

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