FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Revenues General operations SUMMARY

Facility rents/loans $243,742
Public funding $1,064,519 Food/household $265,586 2008 REVENUES $3,211,476
Resident fees $1,220,802 Utilities $148,359
Donations $580,877 Insurance $164,890 2008 EXPENDITURES $3,391,727
Other contracts/grants $151,045 Maintenance $105,997
Communications $145,849 BALANCE -$180,251*
Other income $194,133
Accounting/legal $113,500
Depreciation $170,229 Administrative cost
TOTAL REVENUES $3,211,476 7.7%
Office supplies $135,400
Fund-raising cost 2.5%
Other contracts $183,963
Wages $1,640,698 Transportation $171,646 *includes $42,972 of funds restricted for the Summit
Payroll taxes & benefits $421,532 Other expenses $180,336 Street transitional housing -rehabilitation.

Certified audit available on request. Dawn Farm is a

TOTAL PERSONNEL $2,062,230 tax-exempt Michigan 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation.
TOTAL OPERATIONS $1,329,497 We welcome any charitable contributions.

In April, Dawn Farm celebrated its 36th birthday.

When Gary and Jack moved into that old farmhouse and started taking in addicts
and alcoholics, they mostly had simple survival in mind. There was no way to envision
the ways in which Dawn Farm would grow—providing detox, residential, outpatient and
adolescent treatment, safe and sober housing, community outreach.
We have grown and adapted over the years—and yet stayed true to the values and
mission that have made Dawn Farm unique.
Dawn Farm remains committed to removing barriers—anything that keeps addicts
and alcoholics from getting the help they need. In the face of a daunting economy and
reduced public funding, we have maintained a robust continuum of services—so we can
meet people wherever they are, whenever they want help.
Dawn Farm enjoys the leadership of a strong, strategic Board of Trustees. Earlier
this year we again met the standards of the CARF national accreditation process. Our
certified audit shows fiscal accountability—with administrative costs of 7.7%.
While we have stayed strong and business-minded as an organization, we also know
that we have a profound service responsibility to the community. We are committed to
doing the best work possible, helping the most people possible, keeping our eyes on the
next way to do something better.
We hope never to forget what makes Dawn Farm work—and we’re deeply grateful
for your help and support. If you get a chance, stop by and visit.
2008-2009 Dawn Farm Board of Trustees
James Fink, Chair Jerry Clayton Charles Gehrke, MD Susan Pollay
Ellie Serras, Vice Chair David Clyde Martin Gleespen, MD David Rutledge*
Mike Stevens, Treasurer Honorable Julie Creal Paul Guttman Rich Sheridan
Heather Wurster, Secretary Jeffrey Desmond, MD Ronald Harrison Kristen Stumpo
Karen Andrews* Hon. S.J. Elden* Jeff Jay Phil Surratt
Janis Bobrin Joseph Fitzsimmons* Carrie Leahy Mary VandenBelt
Charles Borgsdorf Janet Garabrant Betsy McCallister* William Zambon
James Balmer, President
*Board Counsel
2008-2009
www.dawnfarm.org
Dawn Farm 734/485-8725 • Huron Street House 734/769-7366 • Detox 734/669-8265
Dawn Farm ANNUAL REPORT
Outpatient 734/821-0216 • Street Outreach 734/485-8725 • Chapin Street Project 734/485-8725
 36 years of helping addicts…
Dawn Farm is full of great stories: mothers
reunited with children, individuals restored to
health and wholeness, men and women coming
to us broken and leaving with new hope. We see
miracles every day.
Residential services remain the core of Dawn
Farm’s mission—long-term treatment in two
settings.
The original Farm facility continues to offer
a working farm environment, with cows, pigs,
chickens, lambs, corn and soybeans—and a
powerful recovery program that has helped
many thousands over the last 36 years.
Our Detox helped 1192 desperate addicts and
alcoholics in 2008, with a completion rate twice
the national benchmark. Detox is full almost
every day—full of people who are hurting and
looking for a different way to live.
With public dollars declining, we are exploring
creative ways to expand our mission to more
men and women who seek help at Detox —and
to redefine the way we provide services for
this client group.
Watch our website for news of an exciting
new community outreach built upon the suc-
cess of Detox.
We helped 264 young men and women at the
Farm and Huron Street House in 2008: addicts
and alcoholics who found a bright new path out
of despair and into recovery.
With a success rate consistently higher than
the national average, thousands of men and
women have started new lives in our facilities.
Dawn Farm remains one of the oldest and
most successful addiction treatment programs
in the country—and continues to be sought out
as a resource by treatment providers all over
the world.
the future of Dawn Farm...
Times are tough. Funding is always an issue. The financial climate threatens everyone.
In the face of economic crisis, it is important for our supporters to know that we feel it is our job to keep looking ahead. The Board and staff have continued to prudently plan so that Dawn Farm
services become only more accessible and vital. Experience has taught us that if we are good stewards of the funds we receive, and if we develop services based upon community needs, we will always
find a way to make the money work. This means that when things get challenging, we work hard to be just that much more creative. So far, that approach has never failed us.
We remain deeply grateful to the many supporters who have kept Dawn Farm alive, compassionate, dedicated and hopeful. Without you, there would be no Farm. Thanks!
Outpatient services have grown to be an impor-
tant part of Dawn Farm—and we have moved
our offices to a downtown Ann Arbor location!
Outpatient therapists offer individual support
and therapy groups on recovery and relapse
prevention. They also coordinate Dawn Farm’s
Daybreak adolescent program. We will soon
be expanding these adolescent services—to
offer comprehensive therapy for any teen in
Washtenaw County.
We are excited about the growth of Outpatient
and its expanding role in providing services to
addicts and alcoholics.
The Chapin Street Project is ten years old!
From a humble beginning, this dynamic tran-
sitional housing program boasts 128 beds for
men and women seeking a new, sober way of
life.
Men and women in this program get jobs,
pay rent and learn responsibility—all while
deeply engaged in the recovering community.
In 2008 more than 304 men and women
found hope in our transitional apartments
and houses—and since its inception in 1999
we’ve seen more than 1500 individuals begin
recovery simply with a safe place to live.
Along with our clinical programs, Dawn Farm
continues numerous outreaches, including help
for pregnant women and street addicts, groups
for corrections clients and alumni services.
We host 12 step meetings and other groups
in the Community Barn, welcome visitors from
all over the world, and continue our web-based
efforts toward reducing stigma.
Dawn Farm speaks out as an advocate for
people who suffer from addictions, and always
is looking for new ways to help people who are
seeking a healthy way of life.