Better Business Bureau Report for
Gifted Resource Council

Better Business Bureau Report issued January 2012
Better Business Bureau Report expires January 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Gifted Resource Council
Address: 357 Marshall Ave.
  St. Louis , MO 63119
Phone: 314-962-5920
Web Address: www.giftedresourcecouncil.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1983, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: Gifted Resource Council (GRC) is a nonprofit education agency serving the greater St. Louis Metropolitan area. Its purpose is to bring together the resources of the community, the schools and parents to help bright and talented children achieve their potential.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Gifted Resource Council (GRC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Since its founding in 1983, GRC has served 40,000 children through three programs: Academic Challenge Cup, Saturday Learning Labs and Summer Academies. In 2009 GRC served 2,500 students in grades K-8, including students from 209 schools, 35 school districts and 66 zip codes. All GRC courses encourage teamwork, task organization, flexibility and analytical thinking, as well as participatory decision-making. In addition to the intellectual stimulation of a challenging curriculum, students improve their social skills by working cooperatively with others. This is important because gifted children often focus on pleasing adults to such an extent that their social skills with peers suffer. Approximately 50 part-time, experienced teachers drawn from all parts of the metropolitan area staff GRC programs. For them, teaching challenging students is not a job--it's their passion. In addition to their own expertise, GRC faculty participates in in-service training designed to improve their ability to deal with gifted children, especially their social and emotional growth.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, GRC's program expenses were:

  
GRC Programs 218,462
Total Program Expenses: $218,462
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Susan C. Flesch, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $62,380

Chair of the Board: Agnes Meyo, Psy. D.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Psychologist

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 3

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

               

Method(s) Used:

grant proposals, membership
Fund raising costs were 34% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $69,592, 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 GRC's unaudited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Programs 209,307
Gifts & Grants 37,598
Membership Dues 21,194
Extended Day 10,082
Assets released from restrictions 9,000
Sales Items 1,800
Interest 350
Other 35
Total Income $289,366


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 11% 

Total income   $289,366
  Program expenses $218,462
  Fund raising expenses 23,700
  Administrative expenses 29,629
 
Total expenses   $271,791
Income in Excess of Expenses   17,575
Beginning net assets   134,100
Ending net assets   149,675
Total liabilities  
Total assets   $149,675


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