Better Business Bureau Report for
Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued November 2009
Better Business Bureau Report expires November 2010


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc.
Address: 2228 Ball Drive
  St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: 314-432-4330
866-728-4968
Web Address: www.ParentsAsTeachers.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1987, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: exists to advocate for early childhood educational intervention in the lives of young children through programs of parenting education; providing training in developing and implementing programs of parenting education; disseminating information about early educational intervention programs and related policy issues; and conducting research and evaluative studies in the areas of early childhood education, early intervention programs and parent education programs.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. (PATNC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

The St. Louis-based Parents as Teachers National Center is the accrediting body for nearly 3,100 local PAT programs worldwide. Last year these programs served nearly 250,000 families with children ages prenatal to 5 years. The program includes personal visits, parent support group meetings, early health, vision, hearing and developmental screenings, and referrals to community resources as needed. The program goals are to increase parental knowledge of early childhood development, improve parenting practices, provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues, to prevent child abuse and neglect, and to increase children’s school readiness and school success.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, PATNC's program expenses were:

  
General Programs 2,905,313
Training 2,853,851
Outreach 567,960
Research 142,004
Total Program Expenses: $6,469,128
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Susan S. Stepleton, President & CEO
Compensation*:
 $171,838

Chair of the Board: Karabelle Pizzigati
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Consultant, Children, Family Services & Policy

Board Size: 25

Paid Staff Size: 82

*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, print advertisements, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,830,456, 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 PATNC's audited financial statements - consolidated for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contracts - Other Sources 3,747,193
Training and Consulting Fees 1,316,188
Sales of Materials 1,109,838
Contributions 1,069,030
Federal Grants 516,097
Contracts - MO Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education 498,136
Recertifications and Affiliation Fees 357,880
Miscellaneous Income 258,757
International Conference 41,755
Total Income $8,914,874


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 18% 

Total income   $8,914,874
  Program expenses $6,469,128
  Fund raising expenses 250,547
  Administrative expenses 1,503,000
 
Total expenses   $8,222,675
Income in Excess of Expenses   692,199
Beginning net assets   6,884,249
Ending net assets   5,892,602
Total liabilities   1,783,964
Total assets   $7,676,566


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