BBB Wise Giving Report for
Habitat for Humanity International

BBB Wise Giving Report issued May 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires May 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Habitat for Humanity International
Address: 121 Habitat Street
  Americus, GA 31709
Phone: 800-422-4828
229-924-6935
Web Address: www.habitat.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1976, Georgia
Affiliates: 2077 chapters
Stated Purpose: "to work in partnership with God and people everywhere, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God's love and can live and grow into all that God intended."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Habitat for Humanity International (Habitat) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Habitat provides administrative, financial, organizational, and technical support to help affiliates in all 50 states meet the need for the construction of low-income, affordable housing in their communities. Habitat reports that it assists international affiliates, located in nearly 90 countries, predominantly in the developing world, in the construction of affordable housing. The organization reports that it has sheltered more than 1.75 million people by building, rehabilitating and repairing more than 350,000 houses worldwide since its founding in 1976.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, Habitat's program expenses were:

  
U.S. affiliates 134,986,851
International affiliates 66,012,763
Public awareness and education 15,543,764
Total Program Expenses: $216,543,378
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Habitat reports that it is providing shelter kits that give families tools to repair their houses and to build temporary shelters. The organization is also providing transitional shelters made of wood and other materials that are more permanent and can be upgraded into permanent shelters. Finally, Habitat reports that it is constructing "core" houses that are permanent and earthquake and hurricane-resistant by design and can be expanded over time by families in Haiti. 

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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Jonathan T. Reckford, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $265,150

Highest Paid Executive: Richard Hathaway, Area Vice President of Asia-Pacific area
Compensation*: $293,806

Chair of the Board: Ken Klein
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President of KLEINCO Properties

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 741

*July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 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, telemarketing, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $234,871,057, 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 Habitat's audited financial statements - consolidated for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 171,787,684
Donations-in-kind 45,718,451
Other income 18,773,867
Government grants 17,364,922
Interest and dividend income 4,129,031
Realized and unrealized loss on investments -12,032,024
Total Income $245,741,931


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 14%  Administrative: 5%  Other Expenses: 1%

Total income   $245,741,931
  Program expenses $216,543,378
  Fund raising expenses 37,768,754
  Administrative expenses 12,809,294
  Other Expenses 1,826,826
Total expenses   $268,948,252
Expenses in Excess of Income   (23,206,321)
Beginning net assets   226,223,661
Ending net assets   203,017,340
Total liabilities   59,837,340
Total assets   $262,854,680

Note 1: For the year ended, June 30, 2009, Habitat reveived in-kind goods and services in the amount of $23,309,395 for paint ($14,324,077), appliances ($6,421,900), door locks ($994,312), legal services ($777,330), air travel ($295,000), waste management containers ($293,769), faucets ($174,044), and building materials ($28,963).

Note 2: In the above financial section, "other expenses" represents $1,826,826 for losses on contributions and MFI receivables.

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