BBB Wise Giving Report for
Keep a Child Alive

BBB Wise Giving Report issued April 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires April 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Keep a Child Alive
Address: 45 Main Street, Suite 720
  Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-965-1111
Web Address: www.keepachildalive.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 2003, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to alleviate the suffering of adults and children with HIV/AIDS in resource poor areas, including provision of life-saving treatment and other activities."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Keep a Child Alive (KACA) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

KACA is a response to the AIDS pandemic in Africa and India. The organization focuses on three areas, including anti-retroviral treatment, providing medical services and food needed to make treatment possible, and building and sustaining orphanages to keep vulnerable children out of harm’s way.

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

  
Program services 3,604,913
Total Program Expenses: $3,604,913
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Leigh Blake Sebastian, Founder and President
Compensation*:
 $213,457

Chair of the Board: Dave Wirtschafter
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: William Morris Endeavor Agency

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 15

*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, special events, print advertisements, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,765,901, 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 KACA's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 2,222,933
Special event, net 1,855,533
In-kind donations 687,435
Interest income 981
Merchandise sales (net) -38
Total Income $4,766,844


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 86%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 4% 

Total income   $4,766,844
  Program expenses $3,604,913
  Fund raising expenses 440,804
  Administrative expenses 188,788
 
Total expenses   $4,234,505
Income in Excess of Expenses   532,339
Beginning net assets   1,477,926
Ending net assets   2,010,265
Total liabilities   61,461
Total assets   $2,071,726

Note: According to KACA's 2009 audited financial statement, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $687,435 including editing services ($563,617), miscellaneous donated goods and services ($88,221) and advertising ($35,600).

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