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Name:	Team Activities for Special Kids, Inc.
Address:	11139 South Towne Sq. Suite D
	St. Louis, MO 63123
Phone:	314-845-3641
Web Address:	www.tasksports.org
Also known as: T.A.S.K.

Team Activities for Special Kids, Inc. (TASK) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

TASK is a recreational league created for kids with special needs, any special need, to come together and play a variety of sports and socialize with friends while increasing self-esteem. Participants involved with our program have included individuals challenged by physical impairments, visual impairments, hearing impairments, speech/language impairments, learning disabilities, mental disabilities, Down syndrome, behavior concerns, seizure disorders, attention deficit disorders and/or autism. Everyone is welcome at TASK. TASK’s objective is to give special needs athletes an accepting and supportive place to play. It currently offers more than 15 sports and social opportunities to over 700 participants at various sites throughout the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan area, and it continues to grow. It strives to promote self-esteem, physical coordination, cooperation skills and other critical life skills for TASK participants. Program goals include: Enhance self-esteem Develop self-confidence Increase motivation Provide modified team/individual sports Build sports skills and overall physical fitness Teach sportsmanship Encourage and increase social interaction Create team spirit Adaptations and modifications are provided as necessary during each activity, in order to create success. It believes that building self-esteem will build self-confidence, which in turn will build skills. The skills learned at TASK carry over into the everyday lives of our participants.

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

Program Services	115,166
Total Program Expenses:	$115,166

Chief Executive : Deb Fruend, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$10,750

Highest Paid Executive: Linda Buechel,Office Manager
Compensation*: $30,540

Chair of the Board: Don Guenther
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, Car Wash Products & Services

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 5

*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

Fund raising costs were 20% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $174,386, 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 TASK's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions	81,625
Special Events (net of direct expenses)	74,033
Team Activities	21,780
Grants	18,728
Interest Income	9,485
Total Income	$205,651

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 70%  Fund Raising: 21%  Administrative: 9%

Total income				$205,651
	Program expenses			$115,166
	Fund raising expenses			34,515
	Administrative expenses			15,660
Total expenses				$165,341
Income in Excess of Expenses				40,310
Beginning net assets				537,841
Ending net assets				578,151
Total liabilities				22,319
Total assets				$600,470