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Name:	Share: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
Address:	402 Jackson Street
	Saint Charles, MO 63301
Phone:	636-947-6164 800-821-6819
Web Address:	www.nationalshare.org

Share: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support (Share) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Share provides support and services to those individuals who are affected by the death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth or in the first few months of life. The organization offers phone support to bereaved parents, or friends and family of bereaved parents, including referrals to available support groups and programs available in the area in which they reside. Share provides printed resource materials for bereaved parents and their families, and conducts targeted, monthly support groups for grieving parents and those close to them. The organization conducts regular ceremonies for families that have lost a baby including burial services for early pregnancy loss and memorial services for those who have experienced a loss. Share offers a companion program that matches individuals who have experienced the loss of a baby with those newly grieving. These companions provide caring, compassionate support. Share staff offer trainings and seminars to professional medical staff and caregivers so that they are prepared to provide the information and support needed at the time of pregnancy and infant loss.

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

Program services	210,963
Total Program Expenses:	$210,963

Chief Executive : Cathi Lammert, RN, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$57,692

Chair of the Board: Michael Kiefer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Director of Finance, Brown Shoe Company

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 6

*July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, Internet appeals and grant proposals.

Fund raising costs were 29% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $253,444, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

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 Share's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Special events	195,103
Contributions	39,330
Books	27,595
In-kind donations	19,011
Support group fees	17,315
Training workshops	14,475
Angel statue and bricks	7,035
Interest income	551
Special items	95
Family picnic	75
Speaking engagement	50
Total Income	$320,635

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 71%  Fund Raising: 25%  Administrative: 4%

Total income				$320,635
	Program expenses			$210,963
	Fund raising expenses			74,202
	Administrative expenses			11,814
Total expenses				$296,979
Income in Excess of Expenses				23,656
Beginning net assets				66,642
Ending net assets				90,298
Total liabilities				5,600
Total assets				$95,898

Note: According to audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010, Share received $19,011 of in-kind contributions which includes rent and utilities.