BBB Wise Giving Report for
Mennonite Central Committee

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Mennonite Central Committee
Address: 21 South 12th Street
  Akron, PA 17501
Phone: 888-563-4676
717-859-1151
Web Address: www.mcc.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated:
Affiliates: Ten Thousand Villages U.S., Inc., and 11 chapters
Stated Purpose: "to share God's love and compassion for all in the name of Christ by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

MCC addresses basic human needs such as water, food and shelter and works alongside churches and communities in an effort to build peace. MCC works through and with local churches and community groups to enable them to better respond to the needs within their own communities. MCC reports that it works in 65 countries.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, MCC's program expenses were:

  
Ten Thousand Villages 20,351,719
Community development 18,872,286
International material resources donated in-kind 9,833,784
Peace and advocacy 6,803,742
MCC, U.S. grants 5,800,387
Emergency assistance 3,878,955
MCC U.S. material resources donated in-kind 82,627
Total Program Expenses: $65,623,500
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Arli Klassen, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $88,000

Chair of the Board: Herman Bontrager
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: CEO, Mutual Insurance Company

Board Size: 39

Paid Staff Size: 357

*April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.
Fund raising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $78,050,765, 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 MCC's audited financial statements (consolidated with subsidiary) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 39,004,142
Ten Thousand Villages sales and contributions 23,522,557
Material resources donated in-kind 10,236,877
Non-government grants 3,161,673
Government grants 2,125,516
Investment gains 1,038,831
Worker earnings, fees and miscellaneous 370,299
Change in beneficial interest in perpetual trusts 50,381
Total Income $79,510,276


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 8% 

Total income   $79,510,276
  Program expenses $65,623,500
  Fund raising expenses 1,225,021
  Administrative expenses 6,050,081
 
Total expenses   $72,898,602
Income in Excess of Expenses   6,611,674
Beginning net assets   37,929,243
Ending net assets   44,540,917
Total liabilities   5,821,429
Total assets   $50,362,346

Note: According to MCC's audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $10,236,877 which consisted of food ($6,131,824), clothing and bedding ($1,176,495), school kits ($1,064,281), refugee kits ($972,420), health kits and medical ($544,914), and other ($346,943).

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