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Name:	Outreach International
Address:	129 West Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor
	Independence, MO 64050
Phone:	816-833-0883 888-833-1235
Web Address:	www.outreach-international.org

Outreach International (OI) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

OI's community development initiatives include helping children thrive, building community, empowering families, and nurturing the environment. These initiatives address the issues of child survival, literacy, basic education, sanitation, micro-enterprise, housing, community governance, nutrition, sustainable agriculture and environmental concerns. OI's training and technical support to other NGOs and to municipal governments aims to help build their effectiveness in fulfilling their missions and improve the outcomes of their work in poor communities. OI's advocacy and development education program works to engage the public in issues of poverty awareness, eradication, and understanding the inter-relatedness of the global community. Some ($184,017 or 7%) of OI's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, OI's program expenses were:

Community development initiatives	1,691,844
Advocacy and development education	1,043,876
Training and technical support	8,472
Total Program Expenses:	$2,744,192

Chief Executive : Matthew C. Naylor, President

Compensation*:

$103,528

Chair of the Board: Dr. Harry Ashenhurst
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Corporate Executive

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 15

*October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, print advertisements, television, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,400,003, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

OI incurred joint costs of $315,786 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $184,017 was allocated to program expenses, and $131,769 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 OI's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions	2,700,165
Gifts-in-kind	467,838
Grants	232,000
Investment income	40,401
Other income	27,101
Unrealized gains on mineral rights	20,572
Consulting income	10,336
Total Income	$3,498,413

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 82%  Fund Raising: 12%  Administrative: 6%

Total income				$3,498,413
	Program expenses			$2,744,192
	Fund raising expenses			400,397
	Administrative expenses			216,042
Total expenses				$3,360,631
Income in Excess of Expenses				137,782
Beginning net assets				1,773,322
Ending net assets				1,911,104
Total liabilities				101,779
Total assets				$2,012,883

Note: According to OI's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2010, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $467,838 including architectural services ($167,300), field services ($102,900), advocacy and development services ($99,025), fund raising services ($52,874), and tents, supplies and other goods ($45,739)