Better Business Bureau Report for
The Judy Ride Foundation

Better Business Bureau Report issued June 2006
Better Business Bureau Report expires June 2008


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: The Judy Ride Foundation
Address: 222 South Central, Suite 500
  St. Louis , MO 63105
Phone: 314-727-5839
314-726-0032
Web Address: www.judyride.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1998, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: exists to raise funds for breast cancer, focusing in early detection, prevention, and community awareness.

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Evaluation Conclusions

              

The Judy Ride Foundation (JRF) does not meet the following 7 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 6: Board Policy on Effectiveness - Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

This organization does not have a board policy on assessing organizational performance and effectiveness. 

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.

This organization does not have a board policy on assessing organizational performance and effectiveness. 

Standard 12: Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses - Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.

This organization does not have a detailed functional breakdown of expenses in its audited financial statements. 

Standard 14: Budget - Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

This organization's budget does not include projected program, fundraising, and adminstrative expenses. 

Standard 16: Annual Report - Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

This organization's annual report does not include a board roster, breakdown of income and expenses, and a fund balance. 

Standard 17: Web Site Disclosures - Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

This organization solicits donations on its website; however, it does not have its annual report information or a link to its most recent IRS Form 990. 

Standard 19: Cause Related Marketing - Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).

This organization is involved in cause related marketing campaigns but it is not noted what portion is going to benefit the charity, the duration of the campaign, or what the maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution would be. 

The Judy Ride Foundation (JRF) meets the remaining 13 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

              

Cash donations to cancer research.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, JRF's program expenses were:

  
Donations 156,000
Total Program Expenses: $156,000
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Governance

              

Chief Executive : Michael Katz, Founder
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Edward Throop
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Banker

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 1

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

              

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $468,681, 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 JRF's IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

Source of Funds  
Indirect public support 309,852
Direct public support 158,829
interest on savings and temporary cash investments 1,433
Total Income $470,114


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 66%  Fund Raising: 33%  Administrative: 1% 

Total income   $470,114
  Program expenses $156,000
  Fund raising expenses 77,813
  Administrative expenses 1,490
 
Total expenses   $235,303
Income in Excess of Expenses   234,811
Beginning net assets   138,484
Ending net assets   373,295
Total liabilities  
Total assets   $373,295


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