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Name:	KUTO Corporation
Address:	2718 South Brentwood
	St. Louis, MO 63144
Phone:	314-963-7571
Web Address:	www.kuto.org
Also known as: Kids Under Twenty One

KUTO Corporation (KUTO) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

KUTO is best known for its Crisis Helpline, staffed by trained teen volunteers from 4 pm to 10 pm Sunday-Thursday and from 4 pm -12 am Friday and Saturday. The Helpline is a safe resource for youth to express their concerns, identify stressors and realize effective coping mechanisms. Youth Crisis Workers field as many as 100 calls every month, helping callers find ways to cope with stress, depression and overcome thoughts of suicide. KUTO also provides practical Community Outreach and Education helping teens and adults become more aware and sensitive to issues of teen stress & depression, effective coping mechanism, crisis intervention strategies and adolescent suicide. KUTO's Community Enrichment programs reach over 12,800 annually, 80% of which are youth under the age of 24. Forty area middle and high schools partner with KUTO to distribute more than 30,000 KUTO Crisis Helpline wallet cards each year and promote awareness that suicide is a leading cause of adolescent death that can be prevented and. KUTO’s SurvivAbility groups help young people struggling as survivors of an attempted or completed suicide. It served 43 young people in 2009. KUTO is a member of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), the national clearinghouse for prevention of suicide, and is recognized by the Missouri Department of Mental Health as suicide prevention specialists. KUTO works collaboratively with area public, private and parochial schools, as well as with mental health and wellness organizations.

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

KUTO	166,584
Total Program Expenses:	$166,584

Chief Executive : Elizabeth Makulec, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$61,008

Chair of the Board: Brian Stremlau
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President, National Sales Company

Board Size: 10

Paid Staff Size: 11

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, grant proposals

Fund raising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $170,423, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

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 KUTO's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions & Grants	87,547
United Way of Greater St. Louis	64,626
Service Fees	24,372
Special Fundraising Events	18,250
Investment Income (net)	12,378
Other	2,758
Total Income	$209,931

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 74%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 17%

Total income				$209,931
	Program expenses			$166,584
	Fund raising expenses			21,331
	Administrative expenses			39,611
Total expenses				$227,526
Expenses in Excess of Income				(17,595)
Beginning net assets				390,946
Ending net assets				373,351
Total liabilities				3,031
Total assets				$376,382