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Name:	Bone Marrow Foundation
Address:	30 East End Avenue, Suite 1F
	New York, NY 10028
Phone:	212-838-3029
Web Address:	www.bonemarrow.org

Bone Marrow Foundation (BMF) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

BMF operates a patient aid program which provides financial assistance for donor searches, compatibility testing, bone marrow or stem cell collection, cord blood banking, medications, medical equipment, home and child care services, housing, transportation and other patient needs. BMF reports that its “supportline” provides free services to link patients who may be considering or actually undergoing bone marrow/stem cell transplantation and/or their family members and caregivers with post-transplant patients and their family members and caregivers, with the goal of providing telephone or on-line support during the transplant experience from the perspective of someone who has experienced it. BMF also provides other services like “ask the expert” which is a question and answer service where patients can privately, via e-mail, ask questions of medical professionals about bone marrow and stem cell transplantation. As part of the service, the individual and the health care professional remain anonymous to each other.

For the year ended December 31, 2008 BMF's program expenses were:

Program services	418,227
Total Program Expenses:	$418,227

Chief Executive : Christina Merrill, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$70,755

Chair of the Board: Robert Fishman
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Producer/Director, CBS Sports

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 4

*2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and Coins for life initiative.

Fund raising costs were 22% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $773,143, 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 BMF's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008

Source of Funds
Contributions	250,728
Special events, net	216,120
Investment income	17,705
In-kind contributions	7,000
Total Income	$491,553

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 68%  Fund Raising: 21%  Administrative: 11%

Total income				$491,553
	Program expenses			$418,227
	Fund raising expenses			131,852
	Administrative expenses			65,137
Total expenses				$615,216
Expenses in Excess of Income				(123,663)
Beginning net assets				576,680
Ending net assets				453,017
Total liabilities				45,968
Total assets				$498,985