Giraffe Heroes Project
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Giraffe Heroes Project meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to move people to stick their necks out for the common good and to give them tools to succeed."
Year, State Incorporated:
1984, NY
Giraffe Heroes Project (GHP) aims to honor real heroes and tell their stories to inspire people to action. The organization finds Giraffe Heroes, writes and edits their stories, and puts those stories into a searchable web database. GHP's outreach program brings stories and skills to global audiences through traditional and social media and on the organization's website. GHP's Giraffe Heroes International coordinates a worldwide Giraffe Heroes movement with affiliates in Argentina, India, Kenya, Nepal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The organization's civic engagement programs include training programs and locations that build civic engagement skills, and a K-12 curriculum striving to help kids build lives as courageous and compassionate citizens.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, Giraffe Heroes Project's program expenses were:
| Giraffe Heroes International | $12,009 |
| Giraffe Heroes stories | $12,118 |
| Civic engagement | $3,574 |
| Outreach | $26,050 |
| Total Program Expenses | $46,102 |
Chief Executive
John Graham, Executive Director
Compensation*
$18,000
Chair of the Board
Ron Reed
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Clergy
Board Size
5
Paid Staff Size
2
*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet
Fundraising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $60,214, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
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 Giraffe Heroes Project's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Sales of inventory, net | $89 |
| Contributions | $60,214 |
| Total Income | $60,303 |
Programs: 78% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 12%
| Total Income | $60,303 |
| Total expenses: | $59,119 |
| Program expenses | $46,102 |
| Fundraising expenses | $5,912 |
| Administrative expenses | $7,105 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $1,184 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $43,000 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $38,316 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,967 |
| Total Assets | $36,349 |
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance