BBB Wise Giving Report for
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
Address: 10495 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 100
  Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 310-442-0020
Web Address: www.mazon.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1985, Massachusetts
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to provide for people who are hungry while at the same time advocating for other ways to end hunger and its causes; to educate and raise the consciousness of the Jewish community regarding its obligation to alleviate hunger and its causes; and to make donating a portion of the cost of life cycle events (historically at least 3%) to MAZON a permanent tradition in Jewish life."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger (MAZON) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

MAZON helps to provide nourishment and promote self-sufficiency for people at risk of hunger in America, in Israel, and in developing countries. MAZON aims to mobilize the American Jewish community to help prevent and eliminate hunger by raising money to fund hunger relief projects, educating people about hunger and its causes, and advocating on behalf of programs that help poverty-stricken people access nutritious food.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, MAZON's program expenses were:

  
Grants and management 5,020,787
Public education and advocacy 910,092
Total Program Expenses: $5,930,879
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Barbara H. Bergen, Acting President
Compensation*:
 $39,242

Highest Paid Executive: Eric Shockman, Former President
Compensation*: $170,918

Chair of the Board: Joel E. Jacob
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Business owner

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 14

*July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. Ms. Bergen's and Mr. Shockman's salaries were for part of 2010, as Mr. Shockman departed the organization.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Telemarketing, special events, print advertisements, Internet appeals, and planned giving.
Fund raising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $6,540,975, 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 MAZON's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 6,540,975
Unrealized gain on investments 152,103
Interest income 14,924
Total Income $6,708,002


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 94%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 2% 

Total income   $6,708,002
  Program expenses $5,930,879
  Fund raising expenses 246,774
  Administrative expenses 156,172
 
Total expenses   $6,333,825
Income in Excess of Expenses   374,177
Beginning net assets   1,874,631
Ending net assets   2,248,808
Total liabilities   82,513
Total assets   $2,331,321


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