Childrens Defense Fund in Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

Childrens Defense Fund
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	520895622
Name of Organization	Childrens Defense Fund
In Care of Name	Richard Gollub
Address	25 E St Nw, Washington, DC 20001-1522
Activities	Other youth organization or activities, Prevention of cruelty to children, Combat juvenile delinquency
Subsection	Charitable Organization, Educational Organization
Ruling Date	11/1969
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	12/2013
Assets	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Income	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$35,047,275
Amount of Income	$38,694,652
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$21,338,231
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups

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Amount of income in 2013: $38,694,652

This organization:	$38,694,652
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$318,516

Assets in 2013: $35,047,275

Childrens Defense Fund:	$35,047,275
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$240,561

Expenses in 2013: $22,048,162

This organization:	$22,048,162
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$316,979

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 1.8

Childrens Defense Fund:	1.8
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.1

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 84.5%

This organization:	84.5%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	79.0%

Number of employees in 2013: 328

This organization:	328
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	8

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2013: 3.4%

This organization:	3.4%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2013: 71.9%

Childrens Defense Fund:	71.9%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	91.1%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Assets at the end of 2013

Functional expenses for 2013

Support schedule

	2012	2013
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	No	Yes
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	No	Yes
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	No	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	No	No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	No	No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	No	No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	Yes
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	Yes	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	No	No
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	Yes	No
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	No	No
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	No	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	No	No
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2011	2012	2013
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		266	298
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes	Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		226	328
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		Yes	Yes
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		No	No
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No	No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		No	No
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2012	2013
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$1,213,759	$1,249,260
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$0	$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$127,664	$131,070
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	8	9
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	2	2

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$16,417,348	$18,662,098	$21,338,231
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$11,067,117	$13,257,744	$15,333,978
Program Service Revenue	$2,524,984	$5,260,171	$3,192,401
611600		$4,500,266	$2,511,308
611600		$45,638	$35,004
611600		$487,016	$621,369
611600		$227,251	$24,720
All other program service revenue		$0	$0
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$367,120	$278,230	$342,864
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$0	$0	$0
Net rental income	$-98,346	$78,577	$86,920
Gross rents (Real / Personal)	$247,073 / $0	$312,625 / $0	$387,938 / $0
Less: rental expenses (Real / Personal)	$345,419 / $0	$234,048 / $0	$301,018 / $0
Rental income or (loss) (Real / Personal)	$-98,346 / $0	$78,577 / $0	$86,920 / $0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$817,851	$64,067	$-37,834
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$7,894,807 / $0	$5,142,608 / $0	$15,857,720 / $0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$7,076,956 / $0	$5,078,541 / $0	$15,895,554 / $0
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$817,851 / $0	$64,067 / $0	$-37,834 / $0
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$1,487,863	$-540,068	$2,141,942
Gross income from fundraising events	$2,220,875	$141,298	$3,301,791
Less: direct expenses	$733,012	$681,366	$1,159,849
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$42,965	$32,262	$32,159
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$42,965	$32,262	$32,159
Less: cost of goods sold	$0	$0	$0
Miscellaneous Revenue	$207,794	$231,115	$245,801
900099		$253	$30,413
541900		$230,862	$215,388
All other revenue		$0	$0

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$20,472,958	$21,692,230	$22,048,162
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$950,652	$1,632,645
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$274,176	$187,525
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$603,004	$1,287,285	$536,140
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$7,755,983	$7,519,669	$7,987,760
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$345,028	$293,818
Other employee benefits		$1,065,565	$877,964
Payroll taxes	$597,904	$754,484	$671,244
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$1,579,137	$1,947,586
Legal		$0	$0
Accounting		$225,092	$133,513
Lobbying		$0	$0
Professional fundraising services	$0	$0	$0
Investment management fees		$243,803	$195,530
Other		$0	$0
Advertising and promotion		$83,473	$97,865
Office expenses		$555,790	$528,648
Information technology		$152,308	$180,057
Royalties		$0	$0
Occupancy		$1,422,101	$1,160,853
Travel		$2,016,134	$1,886,139
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$988,462	$901,584
Interest		$149,077	$176,778
Payments to affiliates		$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$743,029	$714,671
Insurance		$156,883	$144,926
Other expenses		$905,722	$1,609,062
Other expenses		$133,744	$118,452
Other expenses		$375,724	$363,792
Other expenses		$-234,048	$-301,018
Other expenses		$-1,060	$2,628

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$35,079,240	$36,090,223	$35,047,275
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$2,068,845	$2,189,553
Savings and temporary cash investments		$0	$0
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$3,542,767	$4,732,042
Accounts receivable, net		$71,250	$57,137
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use		$89,911	$54,163
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$119,136	$127,167
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$9,891,020	$9,234,343
Investments - publicly traded securities		$13,945,567	$13,433,738
Investments - other securities		$6,308,037	$5,134,791
Investments - program-related		$0	$0
Intangible assets		$0	$0
Other assets		$53,690	$84,341
Total liabilities	$11,584,397	$14,775,296	$14,238,606
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$1,941,903	$1,822,123
Grants payable		$0	$0
Deferred revenue		$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$4,440,000	$4,125,000	$3,795,000
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$975,000	$915,000	$850,000
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$4,000,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$293,393	$271,483
Total net assets or fund balances	$23,494,843	$21,314,927	$20,808,669
Unrestricted net assets		$7,946,404	$5,308,935
Temporarily restricted net assets		$6,261,923	$8,353,134
Permanently restricted net assets		$7,106,600	$7,146,600
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2009 - 2013 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2009 - 2013)
Public Support	$58,426,950
Subtotal Support	$77,907,813
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$77,907,813
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) that exceeds 2% of the total support	$19,480,863
Total Support	$79,917,550
Public Support	$77,907,813
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$1,901,047
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$108,690
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets	$0
Gross receipts from related activities, etc.	$11,026,553

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$22,186,374	$14,671,580	$14,103,955	$23,641,883	$18,287,263	$18,348,087	$17,839,966	$23,586,846
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$12,892,592	$11,859,017	$11,786,542	$22,260,338	$15,752,114	$14,870,775	$14,599,401	$19,866,341
Contributions to donor advised funds							$0	$0
Direct public support	$12,600,560	$11,664,532	$11,595,733	$22,260,338	$15,752,114	$14,870,775	$14,599,401	$19,866,341
Indirect public support	$292,032	$194,485	$190,809	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Government contributions (grants)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$1,543,459	$1,393,589	$710,027	$872,925	$674,787	$958,548	$1,238,580	$1,516,732
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$751,503	$1,087,456	$89,826	$16,395	$13,544	$27,674	$37,941	$71,731
Dividends and interest from securities	$638,125	$76,319	$478,560	$706,770	$645,475	$625,524	$784,271	$756,592
Net rental income or (loss)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,408	$38,547	$84,672
Gross rents	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$98,010	$134,028	$293,609
Less: rental expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$90,602	$95,481	$208,937
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$6,265,495	$280,551	$790,576	$59,159	$1,431,844	$1,067,996	$1,314,013	$1,497,909
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$287,401,244	$25,695,711	$27,243,726	$5,641,142	$16,847,485	$15,651,479	$6,727,895	$5,158,584
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$281,135,749	$25,415,160	$26,453,150	$5,581,983	$15,415,641	$14,583,483	$5,413,882	$3,660,675
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$-302,819	$-253,834	$-49,589	$-601,116	$-347,449	$660,497	$-431,649	$-416,845
Gross revenue	$101,450	$96,383	$185,957	$177,183	$60,310	$1,019,117	$132,686	$144,845
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$404,269	$350,217	$235,546	$778,299	$407,759	$358,620	$564,335	$561,690
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$24,409	$22,310	$16,349	$15,788	$11,147	$-3,093	$114,036	$65,768
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$41,065	$41,751	$29,665	$27,386	$19,557	$12,030	$162,637	$115,768
Less: cost of goods sold	$16,656	$19,441	$13,316	$11,598	$8,410	$15,123	$48,601	$50,000
Other revenue	$373,610	$206,172	$281,664	$311,624	$105,801	$132,758	$144,826	$143,946
Total expenses	$18,440,943	$19,682,940	$17,305,554	$19,585,173	$19,162,520	$18,531,059	$22,549,220	$25,060,297
Program services	$14,897,793	$16,848,627	$13,681,888	$16,398,411	$16,306,077	$15,399,102	$18,565,902	$21,177,955
Management and general	$2,618,863	$1,427,313	$2,715,960	$2,111,123	$2,052,323	$2,272,561	$2,286,456	$2,050,288
Fundraising	$924,287	$1,407,000	$907,706	$1,075,639	$804,120	$859,396	$1,696,862	$1,832,054
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$52,584,814	$44,641,909	$40,683,234	$48,324,898	$48,699,634	$49,736,915	$47,767,617	$47,116,586
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$3,745,431	$-5,011,360	$-3,201,599	$4,056,710	$-875,257	$-182,972	$-4,709,254	$-1,473,451
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$57,383,267	$52,584,814	$44,641,909	$40,683,234	$48,324,898	$48,699,634	$49,736,915	$47,833,765
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-8,543,884	$-2,931,545	$-757,076	$3,584,954	$1,249,993	$1,220,253	$2,739,956	$756,272

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
Total functional expenses	$25,060,297	$21,177,955	$2,050,288	$1,832,054
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$2,435,630
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$416,708	$337,279	$53,204	$26,225
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$8,176,550	$6,618,018	$1,043,982	$514,550
Pension plan contributions not included above	$283,888	$229,776	$36,246	$17,866
Employee benefits not included above	$949,112	$768,187	$121,164	$59,761
Payroll taxes	$683,621	$553,315	$87,283	$43,023
Professional fundraising fees	$81,106	$0	$0	$81,106
Accounting fees	$100,344	$20,631	$16,118	$63,595
Legal fees	$23,239	$4,778	$3,733	$14,728
Supplies	$182,550	$102,556	$17,819	$62,175
Telephone	$186,016	$169,862	$13,270	$2,884
Postage and shipping	$354,688	$199,264	$34,621	$120,803
Occupancy	$1,031,231	$929,681	$72,820	$28,730
Equipment rental and maintenance	$720,310	$567,605	$34,156	$118,549
Printing and publications	$2,253,148	$2,188,589	$13,208	$51,351
Travel	$1,574,226	$1,451,572	$70,154	$52,500
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$917,921	$846,403	$40,906	$30,612
Interest	$265,847	$221,417	$42,655	$1,775
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$798,404	$608,969	$132,486	$56,949
Other expenses not covered above	$3,625,758	$2,924,423	$216,463	$484,872

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$62,330,270	$54,323,483	$50,199,326	$57,867,539	$57,534,186	$58,107,185	$56,107,057	$55,576,519
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$437,989	$48,428	$309,169	$164,484	$58,439	$62,854	$76,208	$99,543
Savings and temporary cash investments	$8,780,152	$22,391,450	$6,695,730	$1,499,452	$1,505,648	$1,020,539	$564,957	$338,762
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$354,156	$318,605	$262,413	$68,529	$39,859	$28,267	$102,497	$729,546
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Grants receivable	$5,155,510	$4,086,693	$4,867,722	$9,800,204	$10,939,477	$12,120,695	$9,260,645	$8,582,442
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)							$0	$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$650	$36,537	$22,054	$0	$2,626
Inventories for sale or use	$228,833	$351,852	$262,401	$237,636	$60,365	$56,252	$116,850	$133,586
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$320,621	$191,216	$207,537	$146,978	$122,933	$278,076	$150,587	$175,442
Investments - publicly-traded securities							$18,743,054	$21,096,739
Investments - other securities	$18,886,400	$5,540,220	$16,670,616	$31,137,515	$30,059,847	$30,109,508	$12,933,453	$11,034,530
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$14,253,982	$8,072,494	$7,864,868	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$13,625,932	$13,079,267	$12,958,320	$14,491,836	$14,711,081	$14,040,617	$13,606,189	$12,955,552
Other assets, including program-related investments	$286,695	$243,258	$100,550	$320,255	$0	$368,323	$552,617	$427,751
Total liabilities	$9,745,456	$9,681,574	$9,516,092	$9,542,641	$8,834,552	$8,370,270	$8,339,440	$8,459,933
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$1,315,456	$1,461,574	$1,233,228	$1,215,654	$932,326	$1,053,469	$1,263,450	$1,739,933
Grants payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$0	$0	$12,710	$14,160	$54,959	$56,801	$80,990	$0
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$7,020,000	$6,840,000	$6,650,000	$6,450,000	$6,240,000	$6,020,000	$5,790,000	$5,550,000
Mortgages and other notes payable	$1,410,000	$1,380,000	$1,345,000	$1,310,000	$1,275,000	$1,240,000	$1,205,000	$1,170,000
Other liabilities	$0	$0	$275,154	$552,827	$332,267	$0	$0	$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$62,330,270	$54,323,483	$50,199,326	$57,867,539	$57,534,186	$58,107,185	$56,107,057	$55,576,519
Total net assets or fund balances	$52,584,814	$44,641,909	$40,683,234	$48,324,898	$48,699,634	$49,736,915	$47,767,617	$47,116,586

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$22,186,374	$14,671,580	$14,103,955	$23,641,883	$18,287,263	$18,348,087	$17,839,966	$23,586,846
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$15,207,663	$13,356,442	$13,582,425	$27,683,659	$19,673,755	$19,835,646	$21,393,381	$25,103,160
Other expenses	$-7,399,636	$-1,684,796	$-521,530	$3,584,954	$1,296,794	$1,487,559	$3,832,157	$1,746,839
Net unrealized gains on investments	$-8,543,884	$-2,931,545	$-757,076	$3,584,954	$1,249,994	$1,220,253	$2,739,957	$756,272
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$46,800	$0	$0	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,144,248	$1,246,749	$235,546	$0	$0	$267,306	$1,092,200	$990,567
Other revenue	$-420,925	$-369,658	$0	$-456,822	$-89,698	$0	$278,742	$230,525
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$333,075	$326,471	$0	$278,742	$230,525
Other	$-420,925	$-369,658	$0	$-789,897	$-416,169	$0	$0	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$18,440,943	$19,682,940	$17,305,554	$19,585,173	$19,162,520	$18,531,059	$22,549,220	$25,060,297
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$19,751,418	$21,375,892	$17,541,100	$20,041,995	$19,299,018	$18,798,365	$23,357,082	$25,863,363
Other revenue	$889,550	$1,323,294	$235,546	$789,897	$462,969	$464,345	$1,086,604	$1,033,591
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$46,800	$0	$0	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$889,550	$1,323,294	$235,546	$789,897	$416,169	$464,345	$1,086,604	$1,033,591
Other expenses	$-420,925	$-369,658	$0	$333,075	$326,471	$197,039	$278,742	$230,525
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$333,075	$326,471	$0	$0	$0
Other	$-420,925	$-369,658	$0	$0	$0	$197,039	$278,742	$230,525

Average hours per week devoted to position	Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plans	Expense account and other allowances
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
35	$99,808	$5,259	$0
35	$65,832	$3,057	$0
35	$58,462	$697	$0
35	$102,606	$7,991	$0
35	$90,000	$11,256	$0

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	24
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	Yes
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	Yes
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	Yes

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	Yes
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	168

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$73,146		$1,950,645	$1,696,714
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$1,419,586
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$97,146
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$71,731	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$756,592	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	Rental and leasing services	$84,672	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities	$-11,526	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$1,509,435	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	Income from an activity that is not regularly carried on (section 512(a)(1))	$-416,845	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$65,768
Other revenue	000000	$0	Income from an activity that is not regularly carried on (section 512(a)(1))	$29,732	$114,214

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$178,911	$9,315	$0
$176,373	$8,928	$0
$160,021	$10,298	$0
$122,198	$12,376	$0
$116,232	$11,965	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	51

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$188,071
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$23,449,176	$17,506,625	$15,569,466	$12,837,404	$19,634,023	$17,583,063	$17,262,434	$30,570,659
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$18,021,663	$13,321,592	$12,887,834	$11,005,513	$17,327,856	$15,694,808	$13,309,205	$26,695,907
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$1,359,601	$1,527,457	$1,525,523	$952,176	$1,243,992	$968,245	$2,001,287	$1,459,673
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$3,955,301	$2,283,966	$961,444	$598,051	$750,551	$659,019	$1,721,174	$2,136,225
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$112,611	$373,610	$194,665	$281,664	$311,624	$260,991	$230,768	$278,854

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$25,164,768
Total lobbying expenditures	$188,071
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$113,263
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$74,808
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$24,976,697
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$1,000,000
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$250,000

	Income	Expenses	Net
Unrelated Trade or Business Income (for 2008)
Total	$241,693	$193,412	$48,281
Gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances	$0	$0	$0
Cost of goods sold	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit	$0	$0	$0
Capital gain net income	$0	$0	$0
Net gain	$0	$0	$0
Capital loss deduction for trusts	$0	$0	$0
Income (loss) from partnerships and S corporations	$-70,297	$0	$-70,297
Rent income	$311,990	$193,412	$118,578
Unrelated debt-financed income	$0	$0	$0
Interest, annuities, royalties, and rents from controlled organizations	$0	$0	$0
Investment income of a section 501(c)(7), (9), or (17) organization	$0	$0	$0
Exploited exempt activity income	$0	$0	$0
Advertising income	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0

Deductions Not Taken Elsewhere (for 2008)
Total deductions	$0
Compensation of officers, directors, and trustees	$0
Salaries and wages	$0
Repairs and maintenance	$0
Bad debts	$0
Interest	$0
Taxes and licenses	$0
Charitable contributions	$0
Depreciation	$0
Depletion	$0
Contributions to deferred compensation plans	$0
Employee benefit programs	$0
Excess exempt expenses	$0
Excess readership costs	$0
Other deductions	$0
Unrelated business taxable income	$39,709
Unrelated business taxable income before net operating loss deduction	$48,281
Net operating loss deduction	$7,572
Unrelated business taxable income before specific deduction	$40,709
Specific deduction	$0

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Id	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
Organizations performing similar types of work
1	Childrens Defense Fund	25 E St Nw, Washington, DC 20001-1522	DC	1969-11	$38,694,652
2	Texas Casa Inc	1501 W Anderson Lane B-2, Austin, TX 78757-1452	TX	1999-12	$15,113,077
3	Voices For Children	2851 Meadow Lark Dr, San Diego, CA 92123-2709	CA	1982-12	$4,585,576
4	Voices For Children	121 S Meramec Ave Fl 2, Clayton, MO 63105-1725	MO	1998-06	$1,722,899
5	Team Of Advocates For Special Kids, T A S K	100 W Cerritos Ave 3, Anaheim, CA 92805-6546	CA	1979-01	$1,551,247
6	San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate Program	2535 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110-2511	CA	1987-08	$1,512,873
7	Voices For Virginias Children	701 E Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23219-2512	VA	1994-12	$714,165
8	Yreka Community Resource Center	PO BOX 206, Yreka, CA 96097-0206	CA	1993-09	$690,844
9	Court Appointed Special Advocates Of Sacramento County, Sacramento Casa	PO BOX 278383, Sacramento, CA 95827-8383	CA	1996-12	$672,964
10	Utah Children	747 E South Temple Ste 100, Salt Lake Cty, UT 84102-1266	UT	1986-03	$666,585
11	Tulsa Casa Inc	700 S Boston Ave Ste 230, Tulsa, OK 74119-1632	OK	1988-05	$483,936
12	Vanderburgh County Casa Incorporated	728 Court St, Evansville, IN 47708-1918	IN	1984-11	$430,886
13	Sioux Falls Area Court Appointed Special Advocate Program	PO BOX 1901, Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1901	SD	1995-02	$371,420
14	Sunflower Casa Project Inc	PO BOX 158, Manhattan, KS 66505-0158	KS	1989-04	$359,190
15	Voices For Children Inc, Guardian Ad Litem Project Of Boulde	2305 Canyon Blvd Ste 101, Boulder, CO 80302-5651	CO	1985-03	$342,717
16	Savannah-Chatham County Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc	428 Bull St Ste 205, Savannah, GA 31401-4962	GA	1993-12	$337,086
17	Virginia Beach Court Appointed Special Advocate Program Inc	J And Drc 2425 Nimmo Pkwy, Virginia Beach, VA 23456	VA	1994-10	$333,952
18	Yolo County Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, Yolo County Casa	724 Main St Ste 101, Woodland, CA 95695-3492	CA	1996-02	$225,348
19	Roanoke Valley Casa Foundation	PO BOX 35, Roanoke, VA 24002-0035	VA	1991-05	$206,657
20	Volunteers For Abused & Neglected Children, No None	4850 Jay Street Ne, Washington, DC 20019	DC	1991-10	$0

Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Alabama	3
Arkansas	6
Arizona	1
California	25
Colorado	8
Connecticut	3
District of Columbia	2
Florida	4
Georgia	15
Hawaii	2
Iowa	1
Idaho	3
Illinois	13
Indiana	5
Kansas	9
Kentucky	7
Louisiana	11
Massachusetts	4
Maryland	6
Michigan	5
Minnesota	1

Missouri	8
Mississippi	1
Montana	1
North Carolina	1
New Hampshire	2
New Jersey	3
New Mexico	9
Nevada	2
New York	10
Ohio	9
Oklahoma	8
Oregon	12
Pennsylvania	3
South Dakota	4
Tennessee	9
Texas	36
Utah	1
Virginia	13
Washington	6
West Virginia	2
Wyoming	1

Total

275

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