BBB Wise Giving Report for
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International

BBB Wise Giving Report issued March 2009
BBB Wise Giving Report expires March 2011


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Adventist Development and Relief Agency International
Address: 12501 Old Columbia Pike
  Silver Spring, MD 20904
Phone: 800-931-2372
301-680-6380
Web Address: www.adra.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1956, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to create positive change and justness through empowering partnerships and responsible action."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability:
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Programs

               

ADRA coordinates service projects and relief efforts in 125 countries. The majority of ADRA's activities are in the areas of food security, basic education, economic development, primary health, and disaster preparedness and response. According to the organization, in 2007, ADRA helped more than 45 million people.

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

  
Proogram service 136,734,082
Total Program Expenses: $136,734,082
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Charles C. Sandefur, President
Compensation*:
 $103,823

Highest Paid Executive: Mario H. Ochoa, Executive Vice President
Compensation*: $125,913

Chair of the Board: Lowell C. Cooper
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President, General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Board Size: 35

Paid Staff Size: 97

*2007 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, print advertisements, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $138,483,565, 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 ADRA's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Donated materials 88,072,955
Grants 27,328,320
Contributions 11,804,686
Ocean and inland freight 7,466,884
Seventh-day Adventist Church 5,406,959
Commodities - distributed 3,810,720
Investment and other revenue 513,322
Freight and handling fees reimbursement 27,935
Total Income $144,431,781


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 96%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 3%  Other Expenses: Less than 1%

Total income   $144,431,781
  Program expenses $136,734,082
  Fund raising expenses 1,179,711
  Administrative expenses 4,886,945
  Other Expenses 496,771
Total expenses   $143,297,509
Income in Excess of Expenses   1,134,272
Beginning net assets   35,729,393
Ending net assets   36,863,665
Total liabilities   7,525,129
Total assets   $44,388,794

Note 1: In the above financial summary, "other expenses" represents the cost of public relations services.

Note 2: For the year ended, December 31, 2007, ADRA had in-kind expenses in the amount ($100,737,154) which includes materials and excess property ($87,010,445), freight ($7,466,884), commodities ($3,670,945), international services ($2,060,380), office rent ($528,500).

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