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Name:	Prison Fellowship Ministries
Address:	44180 Riverside Parkway
	Lansdowne, VA 20176
Phone:	877-478-0100
Web Address:	www.prisonfellowship.org
Also known as: Angel Tree BreakPoint Operation Starting Line

Prison Fellowship Ministries (PFM) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

PFM provides in-prison seminars and special events that focus on exposure to Biblical values and their applications and development of leadership skills and qualities. The organization also facilitates Bible studies, develops mentoring relationships and supports released prisoners. The Angel Tree program enables prisoner-parents to connect with their children by providing Christmas gifts and personal messages. Angel Tree also matches prisoners' children with local churches that can send them to camp. The program trains churches to set up Christ-centered mentoring programs, and its pen pal program matches Christians with prisoners who desire a pen-pal relationship. Operation Starting Line attracts non-religious prisoners through events, including musical performances, comedy, athletic exhibitions, and speakers. PFM publishes the Inside Journal, a bi-monthly newspaper bulk-shipped to chaplains for distribution. The publication gives examples of other prisoners and ex-prisoners participating in PFM's programs and offers information on preparing for release. Some ($2,643,000 or 9%) of PFM's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

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

Program ministry	20,355,000
Public education	5,733,000
International prison ministry	3,296,000
Total Program Expenses:	$29,384,000

Chief Executive : Mark L. Earley, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$236,356

Chair of the Board: Michael T. Timmis
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Former Chairman and Founder, Talon, LLC

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 265

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

Method(s) Used:

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

Fund raising costs were 22% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $40,922,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

PFM incurred joint costs of $7,540,000 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $4,741,000 was allocated to fund raising expenses, $2,643,000 was allocated to program expenses, and $156,000 was allocated to administrative 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 PFM's audited financial statements - consolidated for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions	40,887,000
Other revenue	1,267,000
Investment return	1,018,000
In-kind contributions	35,000
Total Income	$43,207,000

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 67%  Fund Raising: 20%  Administrative: 13%

Total income				$43,207,000
	Program expenses			$29,384,000
	Fund raising expenses			8,829,000
	Administrative expenses			5,546,000
Total expenses				$43,759,000
Expenses in Excess of Income				(552,000)
Beginning net assets				34,987,000
Other Changes in Net Assets				189,000
Ending net assets				34,624,000
Total liabilities				10,897,000
Total assets				$45,521,000

Note: According to PFM's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010, the organization received $35,258 of in-kind revenue, including books for prisoners ($29,300) and DVDs for Angel Tree kids ($5,958).

Note: Other changes in net assets in the financial section above includes unrealized net market gain on equity investments ($506,000) and change in value of split-interest agreements (-$317,000).