BBB Wise Giving Report for
SOS Children's Villages-USA

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: SOS Children's Villages-USA
Address: 1001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1250
  Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-347-7920
888-767-4543
Web Address: www.sos-usa.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1961, New York
Affiliates: SOS Children's Village - Florida, SOS Children's Villages - Illinois
Stated Purpose: "to provide foster homes and support for abandoned, neglected and abused children."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

SOS Children's Villages-USA (SOS) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

SOS-USA provides grants to SOS children’s villages in the United States and worldwide. These grants support villages that care for orphaned, abandoned, neglected and abused children.

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

  
Village support 3,007,390
Education and advocacy 465,733
Total Program Expenses: $3,473,123
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Heather A. Paul, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $164,000

Chair of the Board: John Allen
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: iNano LLC

Board Size: 10

Paid Staff Size: 13

*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, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and door to door appeals.
Fund raising costs were 26% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,241,328, 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 SOS's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 4,241,328
Investment income 51,220
Realized and unrealized gains on investments 36,271
Other income 22,518
Change in value of charitable remainder trust 16,837
Total Income $4,368,174


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 69%  Fund Raising: 22%  Administrative: 9% 

Total income   $4,368,174
  Program expenses $3,473,123
  Fund raising expenses 1,102,420
  Administrative expenses 472,062
 
Total expenses   $5,047,605
Expenses in Excess of Income   (679,431)
Beginning net assets   518,577
Ending net assets   (160,854)
Total liabilities   2,772,258
Total assets   $2,611,404


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