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Name:	Kidsave International
Address:	5165 MacArthur Boulevard NW
	Washington, DC 20016
Phone:	202-237-7283
Web Address:	www.kidsave.org

Kidsave International (KI) does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 6: Board Policy on Effectiveness - Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission. KI does not meet this Standard because: The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Kidsave International (KI) meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

KI works with local partners in Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC to provide older youth in foster care with meaningful connections to caring adults who advocate on their behalf and help find them permanent families. KI reports that it currently serves 85 children and teens in Los Angeles – connecting them to caring adults and permanent families through a weekend-hosting program known as Weekend Miracles. KI also reports that the organization provides mentoring and foster care support services to about 25 teens each year in Washington, DC. KI’s Summer Miracles Program brings orphans from foreign countries to the USA for five-week summer visits. KI reports that, since 1999 when the program began, nearly 90% (approximately 1,500) of the children who have participated in the program found families who have adopted them or are pursuing adoption. In Colombia and Russia, KI works with local governments and social service agencies to raise awareness about orphaned children, trains social workers to better meet their needs, promotes public education, and engages local governments. KI works through a variety of channels at the local, national, and international level to shape policy that impacts youth in foster care and orphans. KI has conducted research to help inform and propel advocacy efforts. The organization currently manages the Families for Orphans Coalition which focuses on increasing U.S. attention for permanent family care for orphans and supports the Families for Orphans Act, which will provide a greater U.S. focus on permanent family care worldwide.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, KI's program expenses were:

Summer Miracles	694,204
Permanency program	574,391
Weekend Miracles	544,933
Russian Miracles	483,108
Advocacy	279,580
Colombia programs	185,217
Child assistance	39,920
Total Program Expenses:	$2,801,353

Chief Executive : Randi E. Thompson, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

Compensation*:

$155,935

Highest Paid Executive: R. Terry Baugh, President
Compensation*: $181,895

Chair of the Board:
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:

Co-Chair of the Board : Tim A. Somers

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Managing Director - Fixed Income, AMI Asset Management Group

Co-Chair of the Board : Keith G. Morrison

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 18

*2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,556,667, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

KI incurred joint costs of $128,258 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $102,606 was allocated to program expenses and $25,652 was allocated to fund raising 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 KI's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants	3,100,946
Special events	455,721
Host fees	46,105
Deinstitutionalization fees	37,500
Miscellaneous income	7,233
Interest and dividends	3,341
Total Income	$3,650,846

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 81%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 14%

Total income				$3,650,846
	Program expenses			$2,801,353
	Fund raising expenses			164,470
	Administrative expenses			463,373
Total expenses				$3,429,196
Income in Excess of Expenses				221,650
Beginning net assets				157,367
Ending net assets				379,017
Total liabilities				287,427
Total assets				$666,444

Note: KI received $124,530 in in-kind contributions in 2008 for legal services ($105,280), consulting service ($12,000), and airfare ($7,250).