Teach Our Children Fund, Inc.

A BBB Accredited charity since 04/10/2009.

This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

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Name:	Teach Our Children Fund, Inc.
Phone:	(260) 469-3925
Fax:	(260) 469-3926
Address:	3310 Mallard Cove Ln
	Fort Wayne, IN 46804-2884
Website:	www.fwcl.org
Report Creation Date:	March 24, 2009
Report Expiration Date:	March 31, 2011
Original Business Start Date:	April 2003
Principal:	Mr. Kenneth Kunze, Executive Director
Customer Contact:	Mr. Kenneth Kunze, Executive Director - (260) 469-3925
Entity:	Corporation
Incorporated:	April 2003, IN
Employees:	11 Full Time.
Type of Business:	Charity - Local
BBB Accreditation:	This organization is a BBB Accredited charity.

Additional DBA Names

Fort Wayne Center for Learning

Stated Purpose

Fort Wayne Center for Learning's mission is to help children develop critical learning skills that will promote success in school and a positive self image.

Evaluation Conclusions

This organization has been evaluated according to the 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.This organization meets all those Standards and is a BBB accredited charity.

BBB Charity Seal Participation

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Programs

Fort Wayne Center for Learning provides individual and intensive intervention that helps change the way a student processes, retrieves, organizes and uses information and language. Students learn to read, write, comprehend, spell and do math. They also learn to think, problem solve, advocate for and express themselves and to overcome and manage their learning challenges.

Many students bring coexisting conditions that interfere with the learning process-attention, anxiety, difficulty with self-regulation and monitoring, self-esteem, language, environment, etc. Methods used help students identify these issues and discover strategies to manage them so the learning process can stabilize.

Instructors receive continuous training to maintain high standards of program implementation and student/teacher interaction. Students receive thorough academic assessments and written reports before, during and at the end of instruction. Parents are updated weekly in writing and in person regularly.

Fort Wayne Center for Learning has been serving children from 6 to 18 years of age in northeast Indiana since September 2003. Most have reading, writing, comprehension and/or math difficulties. The organization also works with students who are in need of the organization Academic Performance Management program to help them manage their school work production.

Need-based scholarship assistance is available to all families and is designed to make services affordable to every student, regardless of their socio-economic background.

Total Program Expenses:

$389,198

Governance

Chief Executive Officer:	Mr. Kenneith A. Kunze
Chair of the Board:	Mr. Danny Rifkin
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:	North River Capital LLC
Board Size:	12
Paid Staff Size:	11 Full Time.

Fund Raising

Method(s) Used:

Fort Wayne Center for Learning raises Funds through direct mail appeals, invitations to fund raising events, and grant propsals.

Fund raising costs were 17.90% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $475,000, are donations received as a direct result of fund raising activities.)

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.

Financial

According to Teach Our Children Fund, Inc.'s Audited Financial Statements for the year ended June 30, 2008:


Income
	Contributions-Grants from foundations	$48,495
	Individuals and corporations	$206,638
	Special events	$217,522
	Program fees	$159,530
	Miscellaneous	$708
	In-kind contributions	$1,780
	Total Income:	$634,673

Expenses			% of total Expenses	% of total Income
	Programs:	$389,198	70.44%	61.32%
	Fund Raising:	$85,012	15.39%	13.39%
	Administrative:	$78,347	14.18%	12.34%
	Other:	$0	0.00%	0.00%
	Total Expenses:	$552,557

Excess of Income over Expenses		$82,116
Ending Net Assets:		$34,963

* Excess for the year indicates the portion of income remaining after expenses.

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