Power House Youth Center, Inc.

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Name:	Power House Youth Center, Inc.
Phone:	(260) 493-3880
Fax:	(260) 493-6405
Address:	830 Main Street
	New Haven, IN 46774-1448
Website:	www.powerhouseyouthcenters.com
Report Creation Date:	May 11, 2010
Report Expiration Date:	February 28, 2012
Original Business Start Date:	May 1995
Principal:	Ms. Bonnie Roth, Director
Customer Contact:	Ms. Bonnie Roth, Director - (260) 493-3880
Entity:	Corporation
Incorporated:	May 1997, IN
Employees:	2 Full Time. 5 Part Time.
Type of Business:	Charity - Local
BBB Accreditation:	This organization is a BBB Accredited Charity.

Affiliates

Power House Youth Center has offices in New Haven, IN and Macon, GA.
The Power House Youth Center, Inc. chose to conduct a legal organizational merge with their centers in Macon and New Haven. These entities all operate legally under one federal ID number and one 501 C 3 status. The Power House Alliance is the overall parent agency and the youth centers in Macon and New Haven are the local facilities. There is one Board of Directors and local Advisory Councils who provide local leadership. There is one Executive Director for the entire organization and local staff at each of the centers.

Stated Purpose

The Power House Youth Center provides a safe, drug free environment. Also seeks to provide youth of the community with positive alternatives to negative behaviors in a safe, drug free environment surrounded by caring Christian adults.

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

The following list is a basic outline of current programs that the Power House provides. All of these services are free to teens and available to any teen who expresses an interest.
Power Plant: Monday through Thursday they operate the Power Plant program after school. This time includes relationship building, games, snacks, homework help, positive adult interaction, special events, and pool. Some of the ongoing activities provided in Power Plant include:
Fit Club- Every Tuesday teens participate in this half hour introduction to healthy lifestyle. They engage in a mini lesson on a topic and then participate in the physical fitness activity for the day. Teens earn points each week for their level of participation and as they meet goal levels they earn prizes.
Movie Day- On afternoon a month is dedicated to showing a positive, fun, and sometimes even educational movie.
Monthly Competition - Each month a competition is held to challenge the members in a variety of arenas. Some of these include: pool, cards, Apples to Apples, Madden, NBA, Chess, and holiday trivia.
Family Day- The last Wednesday of each month is Family Day. This is a day where all of the Power House staff spends the entire afternoon engaging with the teens. Everyone participates in a group game and then sit down and have a meal together.

Glo: Friday nights teens are offered a club type environment to spend with their friends and positive adult role models. The safe and supervised setting is open from 8:00 pm until midnight. Throughout the evening members enjoy a variety of activities, including dancing, fames, and hourly contests. There is also a DJ that plays uplifting music, pool tables, and snack bar, and Wii station. This is a safe, drug and alcohol free place to be at no cost.

GAP: Friday Evenings from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm GAP is held. The evening begins with GAP Ahead where teens enjoy a homemade meal together and help the staff prepare for the evening activities. The first Friday of each month we hold GAP Fusion which is an interactive night that allows teens to get to know one another, build relationships with the adult volunteers, use some of their talents, and have fun while introducing the monthly topic. The rest of the month Power House has GAP which is a night of interactive teaching through multimedia sources, drama, video, music, dance, art and presentations.

Total Program Expenses:

$199,247

Governance

Chair of the Board:	Kevin Walsh
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:	Trinity Home Design Center
Board Size:	13
Paid Staff Size:	2 Full Time. 5 Part Time.

Fund Raising

Method(s) Used:

The Power House Youth Center raises funds through grant proposals, direct mail appeals, invitations to fund raising events and Internet appeals.

Fund raising costs were 11.35% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $183,290, 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 Power House Youth Center, Inc.'s Audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008:


Income
	Contributions	$84,363
	Foundations	$93,500
	Program	$16,512
	Capital Campaign	$1,257
	Operations	$3,624
	Other	$4,170
	Interest Income	$4
	Gain on Sale of Investment	$90
	Total Income:	$203,520

Expenses			% of total Expenses	% of total Income
	Programs:	$199,247	72.01%	97.90%
	Fund Raising:	$20,810	7.52%	10.23%
	Administrative:	$56,621	20.46%	27.82%
	Other:	$0	0.00%	0.00%
	Total Expenses:	$276,678

Excess of Expenses over Income		$73,158
Ending Net Assets:		$312,798

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

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Power House Youth Center, Inc.