Bel-Inizio
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
Bel-Inizio meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
Year, State Incorporated:
2010, TX
Houston emergency shelters, transitional housing, and half-way houses offer case workers, recovery programs, and job skills training. What
gets lost, and is critically needed, is helping individuals achieve the self-esteem and confidence that can come from an ongoing exercise and
nutrition program.
Bel Inizio (Beautiful Beginning in Italian) was launched to help meet this need. We are currently working with women from the Santa Maria
Hostel in Spring Branch. Our participants are women ranging from their 20s to their 50s. They are female veterans who had a variety of
challenges from sexual abuse, substance and alcohol abuse and homelessness. Most are in recovery, and all are working hard to re-enter
the community. And now many have the opportunity to succeed in a way which they never thought possible: they will set a healthy goal and
achieve it.
Bel Inizio teams train to complete a 5K, and in the process learn about commitment, fitness, and nutrition. They see healthy behaviors in action
and are offered tools to help them succeed once they are out on their own. Bel Inizio shows each woman that they matter.
In 2014, Bel Inizio began providing services to clients at Brigid’s Hope, Star of Hope, New Hope Housing and Angela’s House. To date, Bel
Inizio has trained twenty – two teams and helped 251 underprivileged individuals courageously cross the finish line of local races after
completing the 8-week fitness and nutrition program.
For the year ended January 31, 2021, Bel-Inizio's program expenses were:
| Community program services | $177,769 |
| Total Program Expenses | $177,769 |
Chair of the Board
Ms. Sarah Ziese
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Board Size
11
Paid Staff Size
2
Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)
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 Bel-Inizio's audited financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2021.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $182,525 |
| Special events | $64,226 |
| Contributions in-kind | $61,474 |
| Other income | $8,149 |
| Total Income | $316,374 |
Programs: 61% Fundraising: 16% Administrative: 22%
| Total Income | $316,374 |
| Total expenses: | $289,680 |
| Program expenses | $177,769 |
| Fundraising expenses | $47,035 |
| Administrative expenses | $64,876 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $26,694 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $249,898 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $276,592 |
| Total Liabilities | $8,670 |
| Total Assets | $285,262 |
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