Better Business Bureau Report for
National Council of Jewish Women- St. Louis Section

Better Business Bureau Report issued June 2006
Better Business Bureau Report expires June 2008


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Charity Contact Information

Name: National Council of Jewish Women- St. Louis Section
Address: 8350 Delcrest
  St. Louis , MO 63124
Phone: 314-993-5181
314-993-5362
Web Address: www.ncjwstl.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1895, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: exists to improve the quality of life for women, children and families and strives to ensure individual rights for all through a program of research, education, advocacy and community action.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

National Council of Jewish Women- St. Louis Section (NCJWSTL) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Crown Center, Back to School Store, Community Service Projects- Child Abuse Detection and Prevention, Silent Witness Domestic Violence, Luncheon for the Blind, Wife-Widow-Women, and other membership programs.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, NCJWSTL's program expenses were:

  
Community Service Projects 111,853
Payments to Affiliates 66,785
Back to School Store 54,485
Crown Center 25,203
Total Program Expenses: $258,326
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Ellen Alper , Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $57,298

Chair of the Board: Nancy Siteman
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:

Board Size: 30

Paid Staff Size: 8

*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, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 19% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $334,121, 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 NCJWSTL's IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.

Source of Funds  
Direct public support 151,071
Gross sales of inventory 77,510
Special events (net) 64,543
Membership dues 40,997
Dividends and interest from securities 13,937
Program service revenue 10,372
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments 4,180
Other revenue 2,236
Loss from sale of assets -46
Total Income $364,800


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 66%  Fund Raising: 16%  Administrative: 18% 

Total income   $364,800
  Program expenses $258,326
  Fund raising expenses 63,046
  Administrative expenses 71,484
 
Total expenses   $392,856
Expenses in Excess of Income   (28,056)
Beginning net assets   879,401
Ending net assets   956,019
Total liabilities   19,339
Total assets   $975,358


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