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Name:	Dayspring International
Address:	1062 Laskin Road, Suite 21-A
	Virginia Beach, VA 23451
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. DI reports that its film teams show the Life of Christ film 33,000 times a year and reach 2,760 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 who otherwise would not have an education, 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, 2008, DI's program expenses were:

Humanitarian aid	5,250,000
India outreach	872,676
Total Program Expenses:	$6,122,676

Chief Executive : John E. Gilman, President

Compensation*:

$135,805

Chair of the Board: Rev. George Ivey, III
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Hospital Administrator

Board Size: 5

Paid Staff Size: 13

*2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.

Fund raising costs were 19% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,555,751, 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, 2008.

Source of Funds
In-kind donations	5,250,000
Donations	2,305,751
Realized gains (losses) on investments	26,335
Interest and other income	18,683
Loss on sale of equipment	-835
Unrealized losses on investments	-149,140
Total Income	$7,450,794

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 78%  Fund Raising: 18%  Administrative: 4%

Total income				$7,450,794
	Program expenses			$6,122,676
	Fund raising expenses			1,434,502
	Administrative expenses			306,123
Total expenses				$7,863,301
Expenses in Excess of Income				(412,507)
Beginning net assets				594,112
Ending net assets				181,605
Total liabilities				862,549
Total assets				$1,044,154

Note: DI reports receiving in-kind donations in the amount of $5,250,000 (pharmaceuticals).