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Name:	AmeriCares Foundation
Address:	88 Hamilton Avenue
	Stamford, CT 06902
Phone:	203-658-9500 800-486-4357
Web Address:	www.americares.org

AmeriCares Foundation (AmeriCares) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

AmeriCares aims to save lives and to restore health by delivering medicines, medical supplies and humanitarian aid to people in need around the world and across the United States. In 2009, AmeriCares reports aiding more than 25 million people around the world. Also, through its global and domestic medical assistance, and medical outreach as well as emergency response programs, it reports reaching about 270 health care partners in 92 countries with medicines and medical supplies donated by more than 160 pharmaceutical companies and medical manufacturers. AmeriCares also supports ongoing humanitarian programs by working with local partners to deliver assistance. In Connecticut, AmeriCares’ free clinic provides quality healthcare services to the uninsured; AmeriCares HomeFront refurbishes the homes of the physically and financially disadvantaged; and Camp AmeriKids gives a summer camping experience to inner-city children infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS and it also provides leadership training to campers who have aged out of Camp.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, AmeriCares's program expenses were:

Program services (grants, awards and program related expenses)	1,150,198,680
Total Program Expenses:	$1,150,198,680

Chief Executive : Curtis R. Welling, Chief Executive Officer and President

Compensation*:

$311,390

Chair of the Board: Robert C. Macauley
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Chairman/CEO, Virginia Fibre

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 137

*July 1, 2008 -June 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,200,725,412, 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 AmeriCares's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Donated medical and disaster supplies	1,173,038,163
Cash contributions	20,868,353
Contributed services, facilities and other	5,115,884
Contributions from split-interest agreements	1,439,071
Interest and dividend income	1,370,141
Other revenue	679,253
Securities contributions	263,941
Change in value of split interest agreements	-667,894
Unrealized loss on investments, net	-1,215,329
Realized loss on investments, net	-3,452,825
Total Income	$1,197,438,758

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 99%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: Less than 1%

Total income				$1,197,438,758
	Program expenses			$1,150,198,680
	Fund raising expenses			7,407,431
	Administrative expenses			4,036,818
Total expenses				$1,161,642,929
Income in Excess of Expenses				35,795,829
Beginning net assets				173,208,689
Other Changes in Net Assets				(309,456)
Ending net assets				208,695,062
Total liabilities				12,439,096
Total assets				$221,134,158

Note 1:
In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" represents the charity discontinuing its sponsorship of two affiliates.

Note 2:
According to AmeriCares' audited financial statements for the fiscal year ende June 30, 2009, the organization had in-kind donations of $1,133,761,441 which included medical supplies ($1,128,820,541), medical services ($3,562,913), and miscellaneous contributions ($1,377,987).