Better Business Bureau Report for
Employment Connection

Better Business Bureau Report issued December 2010
Better Business Bureau Report expires December 2011


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: Employment Connection
Address: 2838 Market Street
  St. Louis , MO 63103
Phone: 314-652-0360
314-652-0310
Web Address: www.employmentstl.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1977, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "exists to assist persons with limited opportunities to self-sufficiency through employment."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Employment Connection (EC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Comprehensive employment assistance to ex-offenders ex-drug abuse clients and other disadvantaged individuals.

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

  
Competitive Employment Program 2,067,115
Managed Work Services 270,748
Total Program Expenses: $2,337,863
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Brenda Mahr, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $147,184

Chair of the Board: Bill Dorothy
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Lecturer in Law, Washington University

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 57

*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, internet, Capital Campaign
Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,435,277, 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 EC's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Grants and Contract Revenue 1,799,745
United Way 424,715
Contributions and Special Events 173,731
Contributions for Capital 30,350
Contributed Services 6,736
Total Income $2,435,277


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 92%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $2,435,277
  Program expenses $2,337,863
  Fund raising expenses 69,543
  Administrative expenses 115,995
 
Total expenses   $2,523,401
Expenses in Excess of Income   (88,124)
Beginning net assets   3,893,224
Ending net assets   3,936,988
Total liabilities   1,161,322
Total assets   $5,098,310


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