BBB Wise Giving Report for
Soldiers Angels

BBB Wise Giving Report issued October 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires October 2012


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Soldiers Angels
Address: 1792 East Washington Boulevard
  Pasadena, CA 91104
Phone: 626-529-5114
626-529-5114
Web Address: www.soldiersangels.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 2003, Nevada
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to ensure that our military know they are loved and supported during and after their deployment into harm's way."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Soldiers Angels (SA) does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 3: Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings - An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.

SA does not meet this Standard because:

Although the organization held three board meetings during the past year, they were not evenly spaced.

Standard 7: Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness - Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

SA does not meet this Standard because:

  • It did not produce a written report outlining the results of its most recent effectiveness assessment.
Soldiers Angels (SA) meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

SA is dedicated to providing support for military troops. The organization's principal program activites include making and sending packages to troops overseas as well as stateside; sending or planting trees on behalf of every soldier that dies in the line of duty; and gathering items and money to send to wounded soldiers and their families.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, SA's program expenses were:

  
Program services 8,198,523
Total Program Expenses: $8,198,523
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Patti Patton-Bader, Founder and Chairman
Compensation*:
 $22,500

Highest Paid Executive: Dan Gray, Direct Mail Director
Compensation*: $110,421

Chair of the Board: Patti Patton-Bader
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Founder, Soldier's Angels

Board Size: 6

Paid Staff Size: 11

*2009 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, special events, radio, grant proposals, planned giving, and Internet appeals.
Fund raising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $10,000,012, 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 SA's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Program contributions 5,592,603
Fundraising- direct mail 4,407,409
Store sales 703,180
Total Income $10,703,192


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 78%  Fund Raising: 17%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $10,703,192
  Program expenses $8,198,523
  Fund raising expenses 1,777,656
  Administrative expenses 515,581
 
Total expenses   $10,491,760
Income in Excess of Expenses   211,432
Beginning net assets   200,359
Ending net assets   411,791
Total liabilities   292,415
Total assets   $704,206

Note: For the year ended December 31, 2009, SA had in-kind income in the amount of $2,810,595 for care packages ($919,175), hygiene/toiletry items ($844,069), skin care ($436,453), coffee ($388,599), supplies/cards/games/toys/clothing ($108,165), food/snacks ($47,699), books/magazines ($27,014), Blankets of Belief ($24,190), and other ($15,231).

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