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Name:	St. Louis for Kids
Address:	509 North Garrison
	St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone:	314-531-0011
Web Address:	www.stlouis4kids.org

St. Louis for Kids (STLK) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Professional Development and Training of Youth Workers – Workshops, nationally recognized trainings, and conferences that develop generally accepted youth worker competencies. Bi-State Youth Development Provider Network engages over 100 organizations for quarterly meetings that build professional identity and commitment to quality standards. Program Improvement – On-site assessment, consultation, management coaching, technical assistance and dissemination of research-based curricula is focused on helping programs to achieve State licensure, reach Missouri Afterschool Program Quality Standards, or national Accreditation. Organizational Capacity-Building (Reaching Our Youth Institute) – Expert consultation designed to strengthen youth serving organizations to increase their overall viability and thereby enhance their effectiveness in serving youth. Key organizational capacity areas include: leadership, governance, administration, financial management, fundraising, programming and community outreach. Cash subawards will be granted to selected youth programs as mandated by the federal funder. (This is the newest service, just begun in 2008; 80% funded by the federal Compassion Capital Fund.) Youth Program Directory – Region-wide directory of over 300 positive youth development programs and activities published in paper and web-based formats designed to help parents and youth locate youth programs that best meet their needs. Community Planning and Systems Building – St. Louis for Kids senior staff play a key role in the region as thought leaders, lending their expertise to the development of a cost-effective, coordinated system of youth programs aligned with common standards and targeted to youth who need it most.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, STLK's program expenses were:

Compassion Capital Project	545,500
Healthy Happenings	179,780
Fit 4 Fun	68,373
ASAP Initiative	59,351
Quality Improvement	57,959
Professional Development	36,650
Afterschool Works	31,038
Ready by 21 Initiative	24,158
Total Program Expenses:	$1,002,809

Chief Executive : Ron Jackson, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$88,000

Chair of the Board: James Campbell, Jr.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Vice President, Peabody Coalsales Co.

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 10

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, membership

Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $775,845, 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 STLK's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions & Grants	621,096
Fundraising	112,138
Program Service Fees	98,198
In-Kind Contributions	42,611
Miscellaneous	7,022
Interest Income	5,527
Total Income	$886,592

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 81%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 15%

Total income				$886,592
	Program expenses			$1,002,809
	Fund raising expenses			43,282
	Administrative expenses			178,861
Total expenses				$1,224,952
Expenses in Excess of Income				(338,360)
Beginning net assets				981,635
Ending net assets				643,275
Total liabilities				36,045
Total assets				$679,320