BBB Wise Giving Report for
EngenderHealth

BBB Wise Giving Report issued July 2009
BBB Wise Giving Report expires July 2011


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Charity Contact Information

Name: EngenderHealth
Address: 440 Ninth Avenue
  New York, NY 10001-1620
Phone: 212-561-8000
800-564-2872
Web Address: www.engenderhealth.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1963, New Jersey
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to improve the health and well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

EngenderHealth (EngenderHealth) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

EngenderHealth provides information aimed at helping people make informed choices about contraception, trains health providers to make motherhood safer, promotes gender equity, enhances the quality of HIV and AIDS services, and advocates for positive policy change. The organization works in partnerships with governments, institutions, communities, and health care professionals in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, EngenderHealth's program expenses were:

  
Capacity building and technical assistance 39,695,323
Global and emerging programs 8,383,232
Program support 413,208
Total Program Expenses: $48,491,763
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Ana Langer, President
Compensation*:
 $304,195

Chair of the Board: Brenda J. Drake, J.D.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Director, Public Health Trust

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 465

*July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 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, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $43,869,006, 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 EngenderHealth's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2008.

Source of Funds  
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) 47,980,334
Public contributions and nongovernmental grants 42,895,993
Private and other governmental contracts 2,043,525
Bequests 973,013
Miscellaneous income 59,519
Pension-related changes other than net periodic pension cost -122,098
Change in value of split-interest agreements -124,135
Investment return -373,513
Total Income $93,332,638


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 14% 

Total income   $93,332,638
  Program expenses $48,491,763
  Fund raising expenses 384,305
  Administrative expenses 8,210,203
 
Total expenses   $57,086,271
Income in Excess of Expenses   36,246,367
Beginning net assets   11,928,523
Ending net assets   48,174,890
Total liabilities   8,532,741
Total assets   $56,707,631

Note: EngenderHealth reports receiving in-kind donations in the amount of $40,700 for executive search services.

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