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Name:	USO
Address:	2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1200
	Arlington, VA 22201
Phone:	703-908-6400
Web Address:	www.uso.org
Also known as: United Service Organizations

USO meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The USO offers a variety of programs and services that support the morale, welfare, social and entertainment needs of American service men and women and their families. The USO delivers its programs and services at more than 130 centers located worldwide. Each center provides programs and services geared to the needs of the community it supports, whether it be airport centers, family and community centers or Mobile USOs which reach out to troops in remote and sometimes unstable locations. Such programs and services include free Internet and e-mail access, libraries and reading rooms, housing assistance, family crisis counseling, support groups, game rooms, nursery facilities, cultural education, and recreational activities. USO celebrity entertainment tours provide concerts, comedy shows, sports clinics and celebrity handshake tours to entertain, lift morale and express the gratitude and support of the American people.

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

Contributed materials, facilities, and services	146,443,359
USO center operations and programs	46,480,212
Communications and public awareness outreach	15,156,647
Entertainment	7,221,197
Total Program Expenses:	$215,301,415

Chief Executive : Sloan Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$477,736

Chair of the Board: Edward T. Reilly
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President and Chief Executive Officer, American Management Association

Board Size: 33

Paid Staff Size: 424

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

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

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $235,172,108, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

USO incurred joint costs of $24,031,047 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $10,532,273 was allocated to fund raising expenses, $8,575,956 was allocated to program expenses, and $4,922,818 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 USO's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributed materials, facilities, and services	148,456,614
Direct response	55,440,997
Grants and sponsorships	16,190,953
Corporate, foundation and individual giving	13,095,464
Investment income	9,904,263
USO center revenue	8,046,772
United Way, CFC, and other federal	1,988,080
Rental and other income	187,980
Total Income	$253,311,123

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 88%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$253,311,123
	Program expenses			$215,301,415
	Fund raising expenses			16,780,672
	Administrative expenses			11,512,646
Total expenses				$243,594,733
Income in Excess of Expenses				9,716,390
Beginning net assets				73,083,586
Ending net assets				82,799,976
Total liabilities				9,117,303
Total assets				$91,917,279