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Mission and Programs

Mission

TrueGift Donations hopes to alleviate the critical shortage of school supplies in U.S. K-12 schools. For various reasons, school supplies for classrooms run less than $20 per student per year in most classrooms, and teachers spend money from their own pocket for school supplies. We believe that providing the specific supplies teachers require is the most efficient method for helping our education system.

Programs

Giftlists. Our primary purpose is facilitating the direct donation for required supplies to individual teachers. Teachers list the specific supplies requested on our web pages, and donors can donate supplies directly to those teachers, or make a monetary contribution to TrueGift Donations for us to contribute those specific supplies.

We also provide for donors to make more general contributions, e.g., a sum for supplies to 7th and 8th grade science classes in poorer schools.

Program / Activities (NTEE Code)

Elementary, Secondary Ed
Primary/Elementary Schools
Secondary/High School

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 12/31/2003

1. Provide $6,100 in school supplies to 131 teachers in 15 states.
2. Keep overhead expenses ridiculously low.

1. Pass $10,000 in contributions of school supplies. Increase number of distinct donors by 400%.
2. Provide kits to teachers to allow them to solicit donations from parents more easily and to report direct in-kind donations.
3. Provide easier donation tools on our website, including ability for any philanthropist to download all the giftlists.

We primarily track: (1) Value of school supplies donated by us or seen by us, (2) estimates of school supplies donated directly to teachers because our service, and (3) number of teachers signing up for the service.

Chief Executive Profile

Charles Merriam is a one of the three founders of TrueGift Donations. Charles is a professional with a background in the computer software business. Charles is an unpaid volunteer to TrueGift Donations.

Additional Comments

We strive to be efficient, and to require the greatest confidence of our donors. Founders pay all overhead costs. We prefer to be notified of private contribution Most donations we facilitate are made as in-kind school supplies delivered to the schools, bypassing our organization entirely.

Financial Data
From the organization's FORM 990EZ

Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2003

Revenue
Contributions	$5,814
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$5,814
Total Expenditures	$6,587
NET GAIN/LOSS	$(773)

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2003

Notes The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Assets	Jan 1, 2003	Dec 31, 2003	Change
Cash & Equivalent	$3,698	$683	$(3,015)
Land and Buildings	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,672	$3,914	$2,242
Total Assets	$5,370	$4,597	$(773)
Liabilities	Jan 1, 2003	Dec 31, 2003	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
FUND BALANCE	$5,370	$4,597	$(773)

Comments from the organization
We will provide as much detail as reasonable possible to insure a donor that his or her donations were used for purchase and shipment of specific school supplies as he or she directed.

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