BBB Wise Giving Report for
Society of St. Vincent De Paul USA

BBB Wise Giving Report issued November 2008
BBB Wise Giving Report expires November 2010


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Society of St. Vincent De Paul USA
Address: 58 Progress Parkway
  St. Louis, MO 63043-3706
Phone: 314-576-3993
Web Address: www.svdpusa.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1845, Missouri
Affiliates: 4302 chapters
Stated Purpose: “to lead women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.”

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Society of St. Vincent De Paul USA (SVDP) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

SVDP provides national and international disaster relief. Organized locally, members witness all works of charity and justice by collaborating with people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes, making no distinction in those served. Friends of the Poor, a membership program of SVDP awards grants for direct service to the poor at the local level. Another program of SVDP, HOPE delivers food to the poor through its mobile feeding station. Members are drawn from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, age groups, and economic levels to unite in an international society of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing. SVDP holds a conference which offers assistance for foreign food programs and disaster relief including assistance with food, hurricanes, etc.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, SVDP's program expenses were:

  
Program services 5,978,237
Total Program Expenses: $5,978,237
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Roger Playwin, National Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $131,570

Chair of the Board: Joe Flannigan
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired corporate executive

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 10

*October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007 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, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, membership appeals, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,727,313, 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 SVDP's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

Source of Funds  
Grants 3,201,397
Contributions 1,525,916
Council support 648,702
Interest and dividends 221,114
Miscellaneous 180,759
Publication and other sales 165,621
Net loss on investments -94,215
Total Income $5,849,294


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $5,849,294
  Program expenses $5,978,237
  Fund raising expenses 302,628
  Administrative expenses 315,647
 
Total expenses   $6,596,512
Expenses in Excess of Income   (747,218)
Beginning net assets   5,027,987
Ending net assets   4,280,769
Total liabilities   44,531
Total assets   $4,325,300


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