BBB Wise Giving Report
BBB Wise Giving Report for
CASI Foundation for Children
BBB Wise Giving report issued January 2008.
BBB Wise Giving report expires January 2010.
Does not meet one or more standards.
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...
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* Charity Contact Information
* BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments
* Programs
* Notes
* Tax Status
* Governance
* Fund Raising
* Financial
Charity Contact Information
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CASI Foundation for Children
2308 North Cole Road, Suite E
Boise, ID 83704
208-376-0558
www.adoptcasi.org
BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments
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Year, State Incorporated: 1994, Idaho
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to create families through adoption and improve the quality of life for orphaned children worldwide."
Evaluation Conclusions
CASI Foundation for Children (CASIFFC) does not meet the following 6 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Standard 1 : Oversight of Operations and Staff - Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
* CASIFFC does not meet this Standard because the board of directors does not review the performance of the chief executive officer (CEO) at least once every two years. In addition, the organization does not have a board-approved conflict of interest policy.
Standard 12 : Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses - Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.
* CASIFFC does not meet this Standard because the organization's financial statements did not include a detailed functional breakdown of expenses by natural classification (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities.
Standard 14 : Budget - Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
* CASIFFC does not meet this Standard because the organization reports its budget does not clearly identify the projected amounts to be spent on fund raising activities.
Standard 16 : Annual Report - Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
* CASIFFC does not meet provision (d) of this Standard because its annual report does not identify the total program service expense for the past fiscal year, the total fund raising expense for the past fiscal year, the total administrative expense for the past fiscal year, and its total end of year net assets.
CASIFFC meets the remaining provisions of this Standard.
Standard 17 : Web Site Disclosures - Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
* CASIFFC does not meet this Standard because its website, www.adoptcasi.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include the total program service expense for the past fiscal year, the total fund raising expense for the past fiscal year, the total administrative expense for the past fiscal year, and its total end of year net assets. The website also does not provide electronic access to the organization’s most recent IRS Form 990.
Standard 18 : Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy - Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
* CASIFFC does not meet provision (b) of this Standard because the organization's website, www.adoptcasi.org does not provide access to a privacy policy with the recommended information.
CASIFFC meets the remaining provision of this Standard.
CASI Foundation for Children (CASIFFC) meets the remaining 14Standards for Charity Accountability.
Programs
CASIFFC offers free pregnancy testing and free counseling to young women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. The agency also counsels birth fathers of these unborn children as they make decisions that will affect their lives, and the lives of their children. These services are free and are available through the time of the birth of the child. CASIFFC counselors offer grief counseling after the birth and during the initial adjustment period after the adoption of their child. The organization offers referral services to birthparents that are in need of assistance beyond the scope of CASIFFC’s mission or ability to help. CASIFFC makes adoption awareness presentations in schools, for community organizations, health providers and other non-profit entities working with women with unplanned pregnancies. Adoption education is offered to couples and individuals considering adoption as a way of building their family. CASIFFC works with other non-profit agencies and the government, to educate families who are considering adopting children from the foster care system. In addition CASIFFC offers adoption education to families who are in its adoption programs for placement of children both domestically and internationally. Adoption services include conducting home studies for adopting families, and post placement supervision after a child has been placed in the home. CASIFFC provides families with options for adoption including a program for the placement of domestic infants, the placement of children with special needs from the foster care system, and the placement of orphans from overseas. CASIFFC's work in China includes sponsoring a family style orphanage, helping fund a vocational school and medical/dental facility, and recruiting physicians and dentists to bring Western medicine to the orphans. In Mexico, CASIFFC provided wheelchairs to children previously restricted to their bed or chair due to paralysis.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, CASIFFC's program expenses were:
Program services 1,675,006
Total Program Expenses: $1,675,006
Governance
Chief Executive : Lyman Belnap, President
Compensation*:
Chair of the Board: Edward Ted Johnson
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Business Owner
Board Size: 6
Paid Staff Size: 18
*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. The previous highest paid executive, VP of Program Services Tom DiFilipo, resigned effective April 30, 2006. Mr. DiFilipo's compensation for July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005 was $80,000. CASIFFC reports Mr. Lyman Belnap serves without compensation.
Fund Raising
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail, grant proposals, and Internet appeals.
Fund raising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $518,136, are donations received as a 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
The following information is based on CASIFFC's IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
Source of Funds
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts 1,146,732
Contributions 518,136
Total Income $1,664,868
Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses
Programs: 89% Fund Raising: 4% Administrative: 7%
Total income $1,664,868
Program expenses $1,675,006
Fund raising expenses 86,229
Administrative expenses 148,875
Total expenses $2,003,244
Expenses in Excess of Income (338,376)
Beginning net assets 5,458,715
Ending net assets 5,120,339
Total liabilities 214,112
Total assets $5,334,452
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