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Name:	Center for Women in Transition
Address:	7529 South Broadway
	St. Louis, MO 63111-3409
Phone:	314-771-5207
Web Address:	www.cwitstl.org

Center for Women in Transition (CWIT) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Programs include both direct service and advocacy for changes in the systems that affect female non-violent offenders and their children. These programs address the areas that can be the root cause of the woman’s conviction. The six core program areas are: 1) Mentoring: Facilitation of one-on-one mentoring partnerships between female non-violent ex-offenders and volunteer mentors for a period of one year to help keep the woman focused on her goals. The mentor can also provide referrals to community resources, such as substance abuse treatment, counseling, education, job placement and housing, to meet prioritized needs. 2) Transitional Housing: Women in Transition operates two apartment-style transitional living facilities: Courtois House, which houses 12 women and Schirmer House, which houses 33 women. These facilities provide experiential learning of life skills and many other programs. 3) Advocacy: This includes advocating for individual women who have committed non-violent crimes to be sentenced to community-based non-prison programs rather than prison. These programs address the basic cause of the criminal behavior and provide the direction and support needed for changes in behavior. 4) Restorative Justice: CWIT promotes restorative justice principles and practices within its agency, with the women it serves and in the criminal justice system.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, CWIT's program expenses were:

Program Services	1,381,006
Total Program Expenses:	$1,381,006

Chief Executive : Nancy Kelley, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$59,225

Chair of the Board: Kris Zimmer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 25

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements, cause-related marketing

Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,317,531, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

CWIT incurred joint costs of $10,859 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $9,609 was allocated to program expenses, $1,175 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $75 was allocated to administrative expenses.

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 CWIT's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Program Revenue	1,238,694
Net Assets Released from Restrictions	252,602
Donations & Fundraising	53,493
Miscellaneous	52,434
Grants	25,344
Interest Income	12,779
Gain on Disposition of Assets	483
Total Income	$1,635,829

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 16%

Total income				$1,635,829
	Program expenses			$1,381,006
	Fund raising expenses			63,805
	Administrative expenses			267,712
Total expenses				$1,712,523
Expenses in Excess of Income				(76,694)
Beginning net assets				1,117,791
Ending net assets				984,509
Total liabilities				203,225
Total assets				$1,187,734