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Name:	March of Dimes Foundation
Address:	1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
	White Plains, NY 10605
Phone:	914-428-7100
Web Address:	www.marchofdimes.com

March of Dimes Foundation (MDF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

MDF’s research and medical support programs sponsors research to discover the causes and means of prevention and amelioration of birth defects and related forms of sub-optimal pregnancy outcome. The public and professional education program supports efforts to educate the public and professionals through publications and information campaigns. The community services program works with local communities to provide beneficial effects on the communities that it serves. These programs include items that will improve the outcome of pregnancy, such as smoking cessation and Neonatal Intensive Care Units Family Support Project which has expanded to 70 sites in all 50 states. MDF reports that during 2007 more than 40,000 NICU families were helped through this program. Some ($22,152,000 or 12%) of MDF’s program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, MDF's program expenses were:

Public and professional Education	85,662,000
Community services	50,563,000
Research and medical support	46,323,000
Total Program Expenses:	$182,548,000

Chief Executive : Jennifer Howse, PhD., President

Compensation*:

$585,298

Chair of the Board: Kenneth May
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Former CEO of FedEx/Kinko's

Board Size: 32

Paid Staff Size: 1601

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, telephone, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, internet, door to door, planned giving arrangements, cause-related marketing, membership

Fund raising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $239,221,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

MDF incurred joint costs of $37,682,000 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $22,152,000 was allocated to program expenses, $11,319,000 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $4,211,000 was allocated to administrative expenses.

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 MDF's audited financial statements for the year ended December, 31 2007.

Source of Funds
Campaign contributions and sponsorships (net)	213,413,000
Government, foundation and corporate grants	12,298,000
Major gifts and other contributions	7,016,000
Investment return greater than amount appropriated for Operations	5,212,000
Bequests	4,046,000
Investment return appropriated for operations	3,500,000
Program service revenue	2,611,000
Contributed material and services	2,448,000
Other	1,459,000
Total Income	$252,003,000

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 77%  Fund Raising: 14%  Administrative: 9%

Total income				$252,003,000
	Program expenses			$182,548,000
	Fund raising expenses			34,183,000
	Administrative expenses			20,422,000
Total expenses				$237,153,000
Income in Excess of Expenses				14,850,000
Beginning net assets				71,403,000
Other Changes in Net Assets				(8,545,000)
Ending net assets				77,708,000
Total liabilities				106,664,000
Total assets				$184,372,000