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ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (EIN 94-3311088)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-05-09
IRS object ID
201301299349302655
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-05-09T16:11:41-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680037990EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GILBERT ASSOCIATES INCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100AddressLine1
CitySACRAMENTOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code95833ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN943311088EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlASPINameControl
Phone5104345000Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVENUE NO 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameWAYNE HILTYName
TitleCFO/COOTitle
Phone5104345000Phone
Date Signed2013-05-07DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDARLA COLSON CPAName
PTINP00027123PTIN
Phone9166466464Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonJAMES WILLCOXNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVENUE NO 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Web SiteWWW.ASPIREPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1998YearFormation
State Legal DomicileCAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO OPEN AND OPERATE SMALL, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; TO INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS; TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS; TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES WITH OTHER FORWARD THINKING EDUCATORS; TO CATALYZE CHANGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Mission DescriptionTO OPEN AND OPERATE SMALL, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; TO INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS; TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS; TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES WITH OTHER FORWARD THINKING EDUCATORS; TO CATALYZE CHANGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.MissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense91694612Expense
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Revenue719619Revenue
DescriptionASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUILDS AND OPERATES HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO PREPARE URBAN STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE. ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPERATES 34 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 12,600 STUDENTS.Description
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Address Line11001 22ND AVENUE SUITE 100AddressLine1
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

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CHAIRMAN2.00XX000
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BILL HUGHSON
PRESIDENT2.00XX000
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RICHARD C SPALDING
DIRECTOR2.00X000
LOUISE MUHLFELD PATTERSON
DIRECTOR2.00X000
BETH HUNKAPILLER
DIRECTOR2.00X000
JONATHAN GARFINKEL
DIRECTOR2.00X000
GREG JONES
DIRECTOR2.00X000
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ELISE M DARWISH
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CFO/COO40.00X16404009807
STEPHANIE WILSON
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RICHARD KRETSCHMER
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ROBERTA BENJAMIN
AREA SUPERINTENDENT40.0013012902699X
MARY L WELCH
AREA SUPERINTENDENT40.00130129011000X
TATIANA EPANCHIN-TROYAN
AREA SUPERINTENDENT40.00126580010970X
JOSE DOMINGUEZ
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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PO BOX 742759LOS ANGELESCA900742759FOOD1763520
DELL MARKETING LP
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NOB HILL CATERING INC
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TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
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Interest Interest

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Insurance Insurance

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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

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BOY15768418BOY
EOY25850102EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required1FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed1FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
School170b1 AiiXSchool170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis10435689OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value10435689BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis24449690OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation5816667Depreciation
Book Value18633023BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis7662361OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation5355662Depreciation
Book Value2306699BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis5730183OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation4433041Depreciation
Book Value1297142BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1994757OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value1994757BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings34667310TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
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INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE$79,033
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts17904033TotalOfAmounts

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AS OF JULY 1, 2009, AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR JUNE 30, 2012 AND 2011.Explanation

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt1NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc1PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media1PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records1MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records0MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc1MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations1MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights0DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships0DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies0DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received1GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked0GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc75501ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATIONSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS INCLUDED IN ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND IT IS INCLUDED IN OUR ENROLLMENT MATERIALS AND OUR CHARTER AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
EXPLANATION OF DOCUMENT RETENTIONSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4N/A - ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCESCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVES MOST OF ITS FUNDING FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVENUE 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient271870108EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant241033AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantREFUND OF EXCESS SUPPORTPurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN, INC. IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE AMOUNT REPORTED AS A GRANT IN PART II REPRESENTS AN EXCESS OF RENT EXPENSES OVER RENT REVENUE RATHER THAN A TRADITIONAL GRANT (ASPIRE PAYS RENT TO COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN, COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN HOLDS REAL PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED DEBT FOR ASPIRE'S CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATIONS). THEREFORE, THERE ARE NO APPLICABLE GRANT MONITORING PROCEDURES TO REPORT.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
JAMES R WILLCOX
1941550000013755023750210285000
ELISE M DARWISH
1444450001800011877040670162189000
WAYNE HILTY
1415400211500135009807000173847000
RICHARD KRETSCHMER
10944602112201800020632000153000000

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonSUE SHALVEYNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipFAMILY MEMBER OF DONALD SHALVEY, CHAIRMANRelationship
Amount Of Transaction113600AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionEMPLOYMENTDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6, VOLUNTEER DETAILS:IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 375 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 40 HOURS OF SERVICES DURING 2011-12. THE SERVICES VARIED BY SCHOOL BUT INCLUDED THINGS SUCH AS YARD DUTY SUPERVISION, LIBRARY SERVICES AND READING ASSISTANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BN/A - NO SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE CFO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CINDIVIDUALS HOLDING DESIGNATED POSITIONS SHALL FILE THEIR STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST, WHICH WILL MAKE THE STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND REPRODUCTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15SALARIES WERE ANALYZED USING DATA GATHERED BY NEW SCHOOLS VENTURE FUND OF CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THEIR PORTFOLIO. DURING THE 2011/2012 FISCAL YEAR, ERIK BROWN, ASPIRE FINANCIAL ANALYST AND WAYNE HILTY, CFO PERFORMED A COMPENSATION STUDY OF ALL EMPLOYEES, DRIVEN BY YEARS OF SERVICE. CURRENTLY, THEY ARE REVIEWING COLA ADJUSTMENTS WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR THE YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVE SUITE 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271870108EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity StatusLINE 11A, TYPE IPublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs1RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org1OtherTransferFromOtherOrg