SHARING OUR ROOTS: Form 990, tax year 2015

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: SHARING OUR ROOTS (EIN 20-1788275)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-06-01
IRS object ID: 201601539349300850
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-06-01T15:07:47-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	411360831	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2675 LONG LAKE ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55113	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201788275	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE MAIN STREET PROJECT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MAIN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6128797578	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 80066	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55408	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NIEL RITCHIE	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6128797578	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-05-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LINDA M NELSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00205567	PTIN
Phone	6514834521	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	NIEL RITCHIE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 80066	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55408	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$457,181	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	MAINSTREETPROJECT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INCREASE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND BUILD POWER IN ORDER TO CREATE A SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	47	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$877,813	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$245,042	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$84,089	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$205,403	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$147	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$99	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,397	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,637	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$965,446	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$457,181	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$256,649	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$292,898	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$18,800	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$52,967	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$593,639	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$515,633	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$869,088	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$808,531	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$96,358	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$351,350	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$924,537	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$471,538	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$255,739	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$154,090	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$668,798	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$317,448	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO INCREASE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND BUILD POWER IN ORDER TO CREATE A SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEM.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$660,526	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$209,265	RevenueAmt
Desc	WE COMPLETED A 10-YEAR BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A CONSOLIDATED MAIN STREET PROJECT FARM THAT WILL EXPAND OUR POULTRY AND PERENNIAL CROP PRODUCTION, AGRIPRENEUR TRAINING AND APPLIED RESEARCH CAPACITY. WE PLAN TO ACQUIRE LAND AND BEGIN SITE DEVELOPMENT IN 2016.WE ESTABLISHED A PROTOTYPE POULTRY DEMONSTRATION SITE AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP WITH THUNDER VALLEY CDC, PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA. THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL YIELD VALUABLE DATA ABOUT THE ADAPTIVE USE OF OUR POULTRY-CENTERED REGENERATIVE MODEL UNDER DIFFERENT ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.WE SHARED OUR MODEL WITH MORE THAN 2000 FARMERS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS AND POLICYMAKERS THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AT DOZENS OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS. WE PROVIDED BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING TO TWELVE ASPIRING LATINO AGRIPRENEURS, SIX WOMEN AND SIX MEN. WE ALSO WORKED WITH A GROUP OF NINE LOCAL YOUTH TO DEVELOP A CUSTOMIZED TRAINING CURRICULUM AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AIMED AT DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO PLAN AND MANAGE SMALL-SCALE FARM ENTERPRISES.TRAINEES RAISED AND SOLD OVER 8,000 CHICKENS AND WE EXPERIMENTED WITH A VARIETY OF VALUE-ADDED PERENNIAL AND ANNUAL CROPS IN OUR PADDOCKS INCLUDING SMALL GRAINS, HAZELNUTS, ELDERBERRIES, SUNFLOWERS AND CORN.WE EXPANDED OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO INCLUDE SYSTEMS-LEVEL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS BY GRADUATE AND DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$660,526	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6128797578	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2104 STEVENS AVE S	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55404	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JIM BLAHA
BOARD CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID OSTENDORF
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIN MEIER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIHALIO TEMALI
BOARD MEMBER (THRU NOVEMBER 2015)	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA STRANDELL
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NIEL RITCHIE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$77,250	$0	$8,361

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$77,250	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$8,361	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$245,042	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$245,042	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$205,403	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$205,403	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$205,403	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$99	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$99	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,775	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,775	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,775	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,775	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS	900099	$3,611	$3,611
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$251	$251

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,862	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$457,181	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$209,265	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,874	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,611	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,599	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,129	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$175,156	TotalAmt
Program Services	$148,536	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,492	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,447	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$778	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$506	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,684	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,085	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,180	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,419	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,248	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,248	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,348	TotalAmt
Management And General	$31,348	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,379	TotalAmt
Program Services	$122,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,184	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,424	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$477	TotalAmt
Program Services	$477	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,675	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,028	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,319	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$917	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$65	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,472	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,361	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,885	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,226	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,569	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,673	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,149	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$747	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,855	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,915	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$751	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$489	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
LOSS ON IMPAIRMENT OF I	$43,081	$43,081
FLOCK COSTS	$42,169	$42,169
FARM UTILITIES	$39,918	$39,576	$207	$135
FARM RENTALS	$14,475	$14,475

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,238	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,198	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$808,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$660,526	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$95,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52,967	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,049	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,842	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$706,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,206	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,745	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,461	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$951	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,417	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$213,068	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$118,044	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,554	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,024	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$924,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$471,538	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,408	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,955	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$193,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,135	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$255,739	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,090	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$38,642	BOYAmt
EOY	$142,448	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$707,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$668,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$317,448	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$924,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$471,538	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$351,350	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$545,011	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,289,374	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$303,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$877,813	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$245,042	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,260,401	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$545,011	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,289,374	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$303,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$877,813	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$245,042	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,260,401	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,692,732	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,567,669	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,657	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$277	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,874	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,818	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,266,219	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$688,734	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.48000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.46910	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$155,525	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$96,392	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$59,133	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$56,454	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$21,507	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$34,947	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,089	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$145	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$944	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$95,024	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$457,181	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$457,181	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$457,181	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$808,531	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$808,531	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$808,531	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ASC 740 FOOTNOTE FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THEREFORE, THE STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THIS INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT THE ENTITY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF ALL POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED NO INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SHOULD THE STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION COULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE IRS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEIDMAN CONSULTING	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3233 HARRIET AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55408	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	GRANT WRITING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$250,240	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$25,240	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$225,000	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$250,240	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$25,240	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$225,000	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	MAIN STREET PROJECT DOES NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES AT THIS TIME.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR AND ARE REVIEWED DURING THE YEAR AS NEW VENDORS ARE IDENTIFIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE CEO ARE PERFORMED BY THE BOARD AT LEAST BI-ANNUALLY; RELATED SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE REGULAR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	PAPER COPIES ARE KEPT ON FILE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. ELECTRONIC COPIES ARE KEPT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ELECTRONIC REQUESTS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85,065. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 29,184. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 31,424. TOTAL EXPENSES 145,673. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 37,706. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 37,706.