Better Business Bureau Report for
Women in Charge

Better Business Bureau Report issued March 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires March 2012


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


Find out more about this charity:

Back To Top

Charity Contact Information

Name: Women in Charge
Address: 1483 82nd Blvd
  St. Louis , MO 63132
Phone: 314-863-3140
Web Address: www.womenincharge.org
Back To Top

Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1993, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "exists to heal the spirit, build confidence, and educate women in need so that they may provide a better life for themselves and their children."

Back To Top

Evaluation Conclusions

               

Women in Charge (WIC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Back To Top

Programs

               

Adult Programs (self esteem, literacy, math, verbal skills, keyboarding, and computer skills) and Childrens Programs.

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

  
Adult & Children's Programs 101,516
Total Program Expenses: $101,516
Back To Top

Governance

               

Chief Executive : Vicki Sharp , Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $10,300

Chair of the Board: Robert Johnson
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Director, EEOC

Board Size: 11

Paid Staff Size: 6

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

Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $109,039, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
Back To Top

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.
Back To Top

Financial

               

The following information is based on WIC's IRS Form 990-EZ for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions, gifts, grants 109,039
Program service revenue 9,416
Investment income 3,609
Special events -84
Sale of assets -812
Total Income $121,168


chart



Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 11% 

Total income   $121,168
  Program expenses $101,516
  Fund raising expenses 6,742
  Administrative expenses 13,022
 
Total expenses   $121,280
Expenses in Excess of Income   (112)
Beginning net assets   220,709
Ending net assets   208,928
Total liabilities  
Total assets   $208,928


Back To Top

An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.

This report is not to be used for fund raising or promotional purposes.