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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

BMF meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

BMF is guided by a medical advisory board of physicians in the field of transplantation. Through its "patient aid" program, the organization 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’s “one-to-one fund” assists patients and their families by creating personal funds at the Foundation. Furthermore, through its “supportline” program, the charity unites patients and families with post transplant patients who have gone through the transplant experience. BMF also operates an “ask the expert” program which facilitates communication between patients as well as their families and the medical advisory board. BMF publishes medical and educational handbooks to assist patients and their families in obtaining resources and information regarding the transplant procedure and follow-up care.

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

Program services	450,224
Total Program Expenses:	$450,224

Chief Executive : Christina Merrill, C.S.W., Executive Director

Compensation*:

$86,046

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

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 4

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

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, planned giving, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 31% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $463,232, 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, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions	271,552
Special events income, net	179,680
In-kind contributions	12,000
Investment income	1,604
Total Income	$464,836

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 68%  Fund Raising: 22%  Administrative: 10%

Total income				$464,836
	Program expenses			$450,224
	Fund raising expenses			141,319
	Administrative expenses			64,551
Total expenses				$656,094
Expenses in Excess of Income				(191,258)
Beginning net assets				453,017
Ending net assets				261,759
Total liabilities				25,065
Total assets				$286,824