HR PEOPLE & STRATEGY INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: HR PEOPLE & STRATEGY INC (EIN 13-2989471)
Tax period: 2011-09-01 to 2012-08-31
Filed: 2013-07-09
IRS object ID: 201321909349300332
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-07-09T11:44:19-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	341945695	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SS&G INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1665 ELK BOULEVARD	AddressLine1
City	DES PLAINES	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	600164776	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	132989471	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HR PEOPLE & STRATEGY INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	HRPE	NameControl
Phone	3123216805	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 NORTH WABASH AVE NO 2000	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60611	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARK THORSBY	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	3123216805	Phone
Date Signed	2013-06-05	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DIRK AHLBECK	Name
PTIN	P00237637	PTIN
Phone	8478244000	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-06-04	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MARK THORSBY	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 NORTH WABASH AVE NO 2000	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60611	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1274436	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.HRPS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1979	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS ENHANCE THEIR PERFORMANCE THROUGH STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	14	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	40	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	9283	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-2720	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	386200	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	309500	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	1021268	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	950291	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	0	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	39625	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	14645	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1447093	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1274436	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	0	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1234616	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1341807	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1234616	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1341807	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	212477	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-67371	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	212166	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	274311	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	337680	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	573333	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-125514	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-299022	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS ENHANCE THEIR PERFORMANCE THROUGH STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	667745	Expense
Revenue	903950	Revenue
Description	ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS: PROVIDE TRAINING CONCERNING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING AND ANNUAL UPDATES. THERE WERE 222 ATTENDEES AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND THERE WERE 107 ATTENDEES AT FALL FORUM WHO BENEFITED FROM ATTENDING THESE RESPECTIVE CONFERENCES. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 418 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, 153 JOINT AFFILIATE MEMBERS, 13 AFFILIATE MEMBERS, AND 11 ENTERPRISE MEMBERS WHO BENEFITED FROM THESE SERVICES.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	142385	Expense
Revenue	37058	Revenue
Description	JOURNALS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS: MEMBERS RECEIVE QUARTERLY JOURNALS AND OTHER HUMAN RESOURCE RELATED PUBLICATIONS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 418 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, 153 JOINT AFFILIATE MEMBERS, 13 AFFILIATE MEMBERS, AND 11 ENTERPRISE MEMBERS WHO BENEFITED FROM THESE SERVICES.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	810130	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	0	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	3	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	1	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	1	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	14	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	1	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	3124646100	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 N WABASH AVE SUITE 2000	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60611	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
ANNA TAVIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
CATHY MALEAR
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
KEN GOLDSTEIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
LARRY MILAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
SUSAN GEBELEIN
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
PETER CAPPELLI
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
SIMON KING
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
KEVIN RUBENS
CHAIRPERSON	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
VALERIE NORTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
IAN ZISKIN
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
JERI DARLING
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
EDIE GOLDBERG
VICE CHAIRPERSON	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
STEPHANIE MCDONALD
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID MILLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	0	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

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

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 N WABASH AVE SUITE 2000	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60611	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	MANAGEMENT	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	419713	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	309500	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	309500	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
EVENT REGISTRATIONS	611710	524406	524406
MEMBERSHIP DUES	611710	340877	340877
JRNAL HR PEOPLE & STRA	611710	47950	38667	9283
JRNAL HR PEOPLE & STRA	611710	37058	37058

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	950291	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	10723	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$10,723	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	3922	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,922	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	3922	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1274436	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	941008	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	9283	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$14,645	ExclusionAmount

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	547502	Total
Program Services	184364	ProgramServices
Management And General	363138	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	525	Total
Management And General	525	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12500	Total
Management And General	12500	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27555	Total
Management And General	27555	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34093	Total
Program Services	1183	ProgramServices
Management And General	32910	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13720	Total
Management And General	13720	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22788	Total
Management And General	22788	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	423	Total
Management And General	423	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13756	Total
Management And General	13756	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	519490	Total
Program Services	482198	ProgramServices
Management And General	37292	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6938	Total
Management And General	6938	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
READERSHIP COSTS	130382	130382
STRATEGY JOURNAL	12003	12003
MISCELLANEOUS	132		132

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1341807	Total
Program Services	810130	ProgramServices
Management And General	531677	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	126233	BOY
EOY	214278	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6187	BOY
EOY	23597	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	79746	BOY
EOY	36436	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	212166	BOY
EOY	274311	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	142689	BOY
EOY	400375	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	194991	BOY
EOY	172958	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	337680	BOY
EOY	573333	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-125514	BOY
EOY	-299022	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-125514	BOY
EOY	-299022	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	212166	BOY
EOY	274311	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-67371	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-106137	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	305000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	279015	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	322500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	386200	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	309500	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1602215	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2064081	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1414970	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1203550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1001883	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	941008	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6625492	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2369081	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1693985	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1526050	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1388083	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1250508	CurrentTaxYear
Total	8227707	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	26528	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	27406	CurrentTaxYear
Total	53934	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	26528	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	27406	CurrentTaxYear
Total	53934	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	8173773	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	30519	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	25374	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5208	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	32468	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	10723	CurrentTaxYear
Total	104292	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	30519	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	25374	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5208	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	32468	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	10723	CurrentTaxYear
Total	104292	Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	18058	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5007	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	10025	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	12159	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	45249	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	450	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	7307	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2832	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7157	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3922	CurrentTaxYear
Total	21668	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2418108	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1731673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1544115	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1439867	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1265153	CurrentTaxYear
Total	8398916	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.97320	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.97960	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.01240	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.01000	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	0	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	1274436	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	1341807	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-67371	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Prior Period Adjustments	-106137	PriorPeriodAdjustments
Total Adjustments	-106137	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-173508	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1274436	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F990	0	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	1274436	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	1274436	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1341807	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F990	0	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1341807	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	1341807	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART X:	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER IRC SECTION 509(A). THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES DUE TO NET INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. DURING THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012 AND 2011, THE ORGANIZATION HAD UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FROM ADVERTISING. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, INCLUDING ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS (FORM 990-T) FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2011, 2010, AND 2009 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO INCLUDE ANY PENALTIES AND INTEREST RELATED TO INCOME TAXES IN MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED PENALTIES AND INTEREST RELATED TO INCOME TAXES OF $0 AND $17 FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012 AND 2011, RESPECTIVELY.	Explanation

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY (SMITHBUCKLIN) THAT MANAGES ITS BUSINESS AFFAIRS. THE SPECIFIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY SMITHBUCKLIN ENCOMPASS THE FOLLOWING: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/MANAGEMENT AND HEADQUARTERS, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND EVENT SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES MEMBERS WHO HAVE A RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT OFFICERS UNLESS IT IS A REPLACEMENT OFFICER WHICH IS HANDLED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY AN INTERNAL TEAM AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE REVIEWS BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED EACH YEAR. BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, WHETHER IN FACT OR APPEARANCE, IN WHICH THEY ARE INVOLVED. IF A BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THEN THE CONFLICT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT WITH BOARD AWARENESS AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION.
	LINE 15 A: COMPENSATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO A REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL BECAUSE THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. INSTEAD, THE ORGANIZATION OUTSOURCES THE MANAGEMENT FUNCTION TO SMITHBUCKLIN WHO HIRES QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TO MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. LINE 15B: THIS QUESTION IS ANSWERED NO BECAUSE IT DOES NOT APPLY; THERE ARE NO OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES WHO WOULD HAVE THEIR SALARY SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:	PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: -106,137.	CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: