BBB Wise Giving Report for
Care Net

BBB Wise Giving Report issued August 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires August 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Care Net
Address: 44180 Riverside Parkway, Suite 200
  Lansdowne, VA 20176
Phone: 703-554-8734
Web Address: www.care-net.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1986, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to promote a culture of life within our society in order to serve people facing unplanned pregnancies and related sexual issues."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Care Net (CN) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

CN provides resources, training, support, education, and materials to pregnancy centers and their staff as well as volunteers who provide free assistance to the general public, particularly women dealing with unplanned pregnancies. The organization reports that it serves a network of 1,100 Christian pregnancy centers who serve about 400,000 clients annually. The organization operates a 24/7 call center and website called Option Line. Option Line is staffed by trained, bilingual phone consultants who assist men and women facing unplanned pregnancies and connects them to a pregnancy center in their local community. CN also coordinates a national media campaign to promote its Option Line and pregnancy centers. The campaign includes billboards, television, social networks and yellow page advertisements.

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

  
Care center services 2,564,716
Option Line 1,687,114
Public education 677,635
Cost of publications sold 170,331
Total Program Expenses: $5,099,796
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Melinda W. Delahoyde, President
Compensation*:
 $147,067

Chair of the Board: C. Jeffrey Wright
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, Urban Ministries

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 22

* July 1, 2009 - June 30, 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, telemarketing, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.
Fund raising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,245,516, 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 CN's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 2,758,416
In-kind donations 1,135,490
Grants 1,078,000
Conference 397,776
Resource sales 364,081
Program support 256,426
Affiliation fees 147,175
Training 33,700
Interest and royalties 19,102
Advertising 17,184
Miscellaneous 743
Total Income $6,208,093


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 7% 

Total income   $6,208,093
  Program expenses $5,099,796
  Fund raising expenses 625,892
  Administrative expenses 420,999
 
Total expenses   $6,146,687
Income in Excess of Expenses   61,406
Beginning net assets   2,914,527
Ending net assets   2,975,933
Total liabilities   397,331
Total assets   $3,373,264

Note: According to CN's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, the organization's in-kind donations were in the amount of $1,135,490 which represents TV advertising ($1,103,003) and billboard/keyword advertising ($32,487).

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