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What We Do continued




                                    Our Financials

                                    NFRC is lean and financially strong. It   NFRC’s successes in these areas show
                                    has no loans or long-term debt. We have   that our current initiatives are strengthening
                                    increased our cash reserves, and our     our organization and allowing us to move
                                    resilience led to exceptional financial   forward. Our strong financial standing
                                    performance. Moreover, NFRC voluntarily   positions enable us to create more value
                                    conducts an annual independent audit.    for our members by increasing our ability
                                    While this is not required, it is good    to take mission-related risks, and to absorb
           Our consensus based      governance and provides some             or respond to temporary changes in our
                                                                             environment or circumstances.
                                    important benefits, including:
           process relies on
           our stakeholders’          Building our reputation as a credible,   Financial information for the following years may
                                     transparent organization
           expertise in science,      Providing our stakeholders insight into   be accessed using these hyperlinks:
           engineering, and          our internal processes — ensuring our   FY 2014
                                     controls are strong, clear, and documented
           technology to              Affording protection against data breaches  FY 2015
           continue providing
           value.                   These key performance indicators         FY 2016
                                    speak to our strengths:
                                                                             2017 annual audit scheduled for May 2018.
                                    Program Expenses
                                                  65%
                                    Standard


                                    NFRC                           72%



                                    For every $1.00 raised, 72 cents goes to
                                    supporting programs.



                                    Cash Reserve

                                              25%
                                    Standard


                                                                   110%
                                    NFRC

                                    NFRC’s cash reserve is more than four times
                                    the industry standard.











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