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2008 Info Line Annual Report
2008 Info Line Annual Report
2Annual
Report
History
Info Line, Inc. (Info Line) was incorporated as a private nonprofit
corporation by the State of Ohio on June 4, 1975 and is governed by
the Board of Trustees (2008 Board of Trustees featured on Financial
page). The Board of Trustees regularly meets five times per year.
Lifeline
to pay $1,800 each month for the
injectable anti-coagulant that she
needed. With her doctor’s assistance,
MedAssist enrolled her in the
Lifeline: A 98 year old female with a medical history of
manufacturer’s patient assistance
high blood pressure and strokes had been a client of Info
program the same day she called
Line’s Lifeline service since 2001. Info Line received a “help
for help. Through December 2008,
needed” signal from the client. Although we could not hear
she received nearly $11,000 worth
her clearly, we could tell she was in distress and immediately
of medication at no charge, keeping
called a responder. Her neighbor found the client inside with
her health stable and allowing her to
a broken arm. Upon speaking with the responder, Info Line
keep working. MedAssist also referred the patient to a low
called Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and the client was
cost health care program to use until she became eligible
transported to the hospital.
for insurance in December.
Info Line also immediately contacted the client’s daughter
to let her know her mother was being transported, and she
arrived at the hospital before her mother. The daughter shared
with us that it was so comforting to her mother to see her
family when she arrived at the hospital emergency room
and to know she was not alone. After this incident, the client
moved into a nursing home, but Lifeline helped this woman
remain independent in her own home until age 98.
the Heart
Foundations..................................................................139,986
Other................................................................................. 88,488
TOTAL.......................................................................... 3,871,281
Expenses
Every year I receive 30 or more Staff resources........................................................... 2,067,282
Operational expenses............................................ 1,027,255
Annual Reports from organizations Direct assistance to clients........................................488,593
in our community. Some have Depreciation..................................................................133,195
TOTAL ........................................................................ 3,716,325
been beautifully crafted with
Assests
professional photos, graphics, art Current Assets
work and cleaver layouts. Others are more modest Cash and cash equivalents.......................................174,966
Accounts receivable....................................................480,350
in design and presentation. All of them include the Prepaid expenses and other assets.......................... 36,200
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS..........................................691,516
standard basics: Mission Statement, description of the
Non-Current Assets
programs offered, statistical accounts of the year’s most Furniture and equipment, at cost...................... 2,073,927
noteworthy accomplishments, a financial statement, Less: Accumulated depreciation...................... (1,656,966)
TOTAL NET NON-CURRENT ASSESTS...................416,961
list of key organizational leaders, etc. But what is Other assets..................................................................... 15,961
most important about what an organization has done TOTAL ASSETS.......................................................... 1,124,438
in any given year can never fully be communicated Liabilities and Net Assets
Current Liabilities
through statistics, balance sheets, pie charts, pictures, Accounts payable.......................................................... 83,528
or descriptions of services. It is in the actual stories of Accrued expenses and payroll withholdings....... 96,299
Deferred revenue.......................................................... 70,734
people whose lives have been changed as a result of TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES...................................250,561
our efforts that we begin to understand the true value Long term liabilities..........................................................4,424
of our organization. This annual report includes the Net Assets
Unrestricted
requisite statements, figures and lists. More importantly, Operating.......................................................................452,492
it includes a few stories of people who are better off Equipment.....................................................................416,961
TOTAL NET ASSETS.....................................................869,453
because of what we do. These stories are what we
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS........... 1,124,438
are all about. More to the point, they are the “why”
we do what we do. They give hope to those in need,
inspiration to our dedicated staff and volunteers, and
real return on investment to the community.
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This report also offers readers information about
some rather useful resources that may help them with
their own professional and/or personal challenges (see
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Resources).
After you have had a chance to read through this Karen Talbott,
report, let me know what you think about the work we Chairperson
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do here at Info Line, what other information you would John Falvy,
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like to know about us, and what else Info Line could be Vice-Chairperson
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doing to help people in our community improve their Tom Hastings, Treasurer
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lives. My phone number is 330-762-5627. By the way, Annette Ruby, Secretary
much more detailed information about our organization John Burkley
is available online at www.infolineinc.org. Robert Merzweiler
Dick Norton
Thanks for your continued interest in Info Line. Laura Musarra
Richard Stahl Robert Norman, M.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer Jay Porter
Lois Stevens
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