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Name:	Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation
Address:	6601 Frederick Road
	Baltimore, MD 21228
Phone:	410-744-1032
Web Address:	www.believeintomorrow.org

Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation (the Foundation) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Foundation developed the concept of pediatric retreat facilities. It has opened 8 retreat facilities since 2000 in Maryland and it is scheduled to open an additional facility in Hendersonville, North Carolina in late 2010. Furthermore, the Foundation reports that it encourages families to use its retreat facilities on an ongoing basis, free of charge, to renew themselves mentally and physically while spending quality time together. The organization also reports that virtually every week of the year, the children in its programs in the U.S and Canada participate in its “hands-on adventure” program which is a partnership program between the Foundation and industries that allows children to focus on the future rather than the stressful routine of hospital visits. Through this program, families can participate in activities such as spending the day at the racecar track as honorary pit crewmembers, meeting professional bull riders at the rodeo or being guests on the sets of movies.

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

Children's housing	1,091,357
Hands-on adventures	214,972
Total Program Expenses:	$1,306,329

Chief Executive : Brian R. Morrison, CEO

Compensation*:

$106,562

Chair of the Board: Richard E. McCready
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Businessman

Board Size: 21

Paid Staff Size: 21

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Special events, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.

Fund raising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,332,886, 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 the Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions	529,926
Fundraisers	366,109
Public contributions	363,562
Indirect public support	73,289
Interest	8,600
Total Income	$1,341,486

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$1,341,486
	Program expenses			$1,306,329
	Fund raising expenses			49,892
	Administrative expenses			65,058
Total expenses				$1,421,279
Expenses in Excess of Income				(79,793)
Beginning net assets				4,006,001
Ending net assets				3,926,208
Total liabilities				455,050
Total assets				$4,381,258

Note: According to the Foundation's December 31, 2009 audited financial statements, the organization's in-kind donations included in expenses were ($414,636) which included direct program services ($304,439), professional fees ($68,861), publicity ($26,625), repairs/maintenance ($8,345), storage ($3,522), and supplies ($2,038).