Better Business Bureau Report for
Edgewood Children's Center, a Great Circle agency

Better Business Bureau Report issued March 2010
Better Business Bureau Report expires March 2011


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Edgewood Children's Center, a Great Circle agency
Address: 330 North Gore Avenue
  St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: 314-968-2060
Web Address: www.eccstl.org
Also known as:Great Circle
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:St. Louis Protestant Orphan Asylum

Year, State Incorporated: 1942, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: exists to provide compassionate care and treatment to restore children and strengthen families through intensive therapy, special education, case management and support services.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Edgewood Children's Center, a Great Circle agency (ECC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

The main services provided to children and families from Missouri and Illinois are: Residential treatment, day treatment, special education, crisis stabilization services for children and families, speech, music and art therapy, therapeutic foster care, facility-based respite care, in-home respite care, and diagnostic services. Over 300 children everyday receive services from Edgewood. The primary objectives at Edgewood are to move children to a less restrictive home and/or educational setting, stabilize families at risk for abuse, and place children in a safe, happy, healthy home environment.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, ECC's program expenses were:

  
Day Education 3,780,251
Residential 2,783,163
Case Management 1,109,146
Prevention 1,065,362
Total Program Expenses: $8,737,922
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Wayne G. Crull, President & CEO
Compensation*: 
 $114,285

Chair of the Board: Clark Davis
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice Chairman of Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.

Board Size: 39

Paid Staff Size: 205

*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, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, radio, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements, membership
Fund raising costs were 24% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,097,829, 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 ECC's audited financial statements for the year ended December, 31 2008.

Source of Funds  
Goverment Agency Fees 6,603,470
General Contributions 1,092,986
United Way 759,102
Special Events 245,741
Other 85,549
Other Program Revenue 14,749
Total Income $8,801,597


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

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

Total income $8,801,597
Program expenses $8,737,922
Fund raising expenses 513,632
Administrative expenses 740,398
Total expenses $9,991,952
Expenses in Excess of Income (1,190,355)
Beginning net assets 10,469,118
Ending net assets 7,144,477
Total liabilities 3,368,263
Total assets $10,512,740


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NOTES

               

On August 27, 2009, the independent boards of directors of Boys & Girls Town of Missouri and Edgewood Children’s Center voted to approve the merger of the two children and family services agencies.  The merger forms a new parent organization that can include a family of agencies, beginning with Boys & Girls Town and Edgewood.  The name of the new parent organization has yet to be determined. St. Louis will serve as the headquarters of the new parent agency.

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