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Name:	Direct Relief International
Address:	27 South La Patera Lane
	Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Phone:	805-964-4767 805-681-4838
Web Address:	www.directrelief.org

Direct Relief International (DRI) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

DRI provides medical assistance to improve the quality of life for people affected by poverty, disaster, and civil unrest in the United States and throughout the world. The organization reports that it works to strengthen the in-country health efforts of over 250 international partners in 72 countries and over 1,000 safety-net health centers and clinics in all 50 states in the U.S. by providing material resources – medicines, supplies and equipment. DRI’s medical assistance programs help to equip health professionals working in resource-poor communities to meet the challenges of diagnosing, treating, and caring for people without regard to politics, religion, gender, race, or ability to pay. DRI has formulated maternal and child health programs that focus on improving essential medical services for women and children, including prenatal care, safe delivery, care for low-birth weight babies, and access to basic medicines, supplies, and nutritional support for newborns and their mothers. DRI also distributes emergency preparedness supplies to local schools and communities and personal care products to local shelters, social service agencies, and relief centers.

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

International	159,551,255
Domestic	58,160,801
Haiti earthquake	52,259,563
Total Program Expenses:	$269,971,619

Chief Executive : Thomas E. Tighe, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$272,418

Chair of the Board: Thomas J. Cusack
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Former Chairman, President and CEO, TransAmerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Board Size: 27

Paid Staff Size: 60

*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, telephone, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, door to door appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were less than 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $340,897,752, 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 DRI's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliate) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions- goods and services	325,959,646
Contributions- cash	14,938,106
Earned income	2,099,375
Total Income	$342,997,127

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 98%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 1%

Total income				$342,997,127
	Program expenses			$269,971,619
	Fund raising expenses			1,559,568
	Administrative expenses			2,173,211
Total expenses				$273,704,398
Income in Excess of Expenses				69,292,729
Beginning net assets				79,659,079
Ending net assets				148,951,808
Total liabilities				2,718,738
Total assets				$151,670,546