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Name:	Dayspring International
Address:	Post Office Box 3309
	Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Phone:	757-428-1092
Web Address:	www.dayspringinternational.org

Dayspring International (DI) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Through Dayasagar, an all-Indian life of Christ film, DI shares the gospel of Christ to unreached people in India. The film is produced and acted with an all-Indian cast and presented nightly in villages throughout India by trained Indian film teams. DI provides financial support and equipment for the Life of Christ film teams. The organization reports that its film teams show the Life of Christ film 45,000 times a year and reach 3,750 Indian villages a month. DI also sponsors humanitarian teams called Good Shepherd Teams. The aim of these teams is to proclaim the love of Christ, both in word and in deed, and to see caring Christian commitments established among the poor in partnership with local churches and mission groups. Through the Good Shepherd Teams, DI provides education for children by offering self help, literacy and job training for their parents, overseeing medical and dental clinics, and other development projects. Additionally, DI provides humanitarian aid in the form of medicines, medical supplies and vitamins to people in Malawi, Sri Lanka, and Belarus.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, DI's program expenses were:

Film team evangelism / church planting / education / humanitarian aid	3,848,399
Total Program Expenses:	$3,848,399

Chief Executive : John E. Gilman, President

Compensation*:

$126,131

Chair of the Board: George Ivey
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Minister

Board Size: 6

Paid Staff Size: 13

*2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

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

Fund raising costs were 24% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,572,058, 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 DI's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
In-kind donations	3,000,000
Contributions	2,572,058
Gains on investments	24,958
Interest	8,675
Total Income	$5,605,691

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 70%  Fund Raising: 24%  Administrative: 6%

Total income				$5,605,691
	Program expenses			$3,848,399
	Fund raising expenses			1,311,202
	Administrative expenses			316,940
Total expenses				$5,476,541
Income in Excess of Expenses				129,150
Beginning net assets				400,230
Ending net assets				529,380
Total liabilities				735,791
Total assets				$1,265,171

Note: For 2010, DI reported in-kind donations of $3,000,000 in the form of drugs and medical supplies.