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BETTER LIFE CHILDREN SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
BETTER LIFE CHILDREN SERVICES (EIN 68-0247352)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-08-14
IRS object ID
201212279349300811
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)
Timestamp2012-08-14T08:23:15-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1McNeils Accounting and TaxesBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110910 W Peoria CircleAddressLine1
CityMiamiCity
StateOKState
ZIP Code74354ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680247352EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BETTER LIFE CHILDREN SERVICESBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBETTNameControl

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 HOWE AVENUEAddressLine1
CitySACRAMENTOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code958253367ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameVIRGINIA JOHNSONName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone9166410661Phone
Date Signed2012-08-14DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJohn H McNeil CPAName
Phone9185429126Phone
Date Prepared2012-08-14DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeXAddressChange
Gross Receipts451508GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.BETTER-LIFE.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1991YearFormation
State Legal DomicileCAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO PROVIDE QUALITY CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ADOPTION SERVICES AND THERAPUTIC FOSTER CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE PROMOTE AND SUPPORT GOOD CITIZENSHIP RESPONSIBILE BEHAVIOR AND SELF RELIANCEActivityOrMissionDescription
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Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year256640TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year451508TotalRevenueCurrentYear
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Salaries Etc Current Year187099SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year413045TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Revenues Less Expenses CY38463RevenuesLessExpensesCY
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Mission DescriptionTO PROVIDE QUALITY CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ADOPTION SERVICES AND THERAPUTIC FOSTER CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE PROMOTE AND SUPPORT GOOD CITIZENSHIP RESPONSIBILE BEHAVIOR AND SELF RELIANCEMissionDescription
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
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DescriptionRECURITING TRAINING AND CERTIFYING FOSTER PARENTS PROVIDING TEMPORARY PLACEMENT AND CARE TO HIGH RISK FOSTER CHILDREN PROVIDING PSYCHOTHERAPY TO FOSTER CHILDREN IN PLACEMENTDescription

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Revenue322500Revenue
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
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Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
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Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonWINIFRED MCNEILNamePerson
Telephone Number9166410661TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line11750 HOWE AVENUE SUITE 280AddressLine1
CitySACRAMENTOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code958253367ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
IRMA SAMUEL
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MARGRETTA CANNON
DIRECTOR2.00X000
BELINDA WHITE-TURNER
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ELLIS RHYM
PRESIDENT2.00000X
VIRGINIA JOHNSON
TREASURER3.00000X
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Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions2534AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions2534TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FOSTER CARE624110126474126474
ADOPTION624110322500322500
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Total Program Service Revenue448974TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column451508TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income448974RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total176752Total
Program Services157465ProgramServices
Management And General19287ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total4789Total
Management And General4789ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total5558Total
Program Services4233ProgramServices
Management And General1325ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total56790Total
Program Services56790ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total50Total
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Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Total89602Total
Program Services83330ProgramServices
Management And General6272ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

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Total8847Total
Management And General8847ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3041Total
Program Services2828ProgramServices
Management And General213ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total12057Total
Program Services11365ProgramServices
Management And General692ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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LEASED EQUIPMENT52004942258
LICENSE & FEES50385038
FURNISHINGS1296512058907

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Total18733Total
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Management And General2810ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY12475BOY
EOY78837EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY25843BOY
EOY103353EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY2583BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis68004LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec60789LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY3473BOY
EOY7215EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssets

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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY103778BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY-55269BOY
EOY-16806EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses38463ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3975CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3975CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1455CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2534CurrentTaxYear
Total12014Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years422650CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years401821CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year255185CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year448974CurrentTaxYear
Total1988939Total

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years426625CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years405796CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year256640CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year451508CurrentTaxYear
Total2000953Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total2Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total2Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years405796CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Current Tax Year451508CurrentTaxYear
Total2000955Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income Percentage0.00000InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis6783InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis61221OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation60789Depreciation
Book Value7215BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings7215TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValue
SECURITY DEPOSIT8094
WORKERS COMP DEPOSIT527
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets8621TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionVECHICLE CONTRACT PAYABLEDescription
Amount$2,779Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts2779TotalOfAmounts

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
01. Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, line 11)FORM 990 REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING DURING THEIR MEETING
02. Conflict of interest policy compliance (Part VI, line 12c)THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REGULARY MONITORED IN THE COURSE OF MEETINGS OR ACTIVITIES BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST IN TRANSACTION OR DECISION WHERE THEY INCLUDING THEIR BUSINESS OR OTHER NONPROFIT AFFILIATION THEIR FAMILY ANDOR SIGNIFICANT OTHER EMPLOYER OR CLOSE ASSOCIATES WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT OR GAIN AFTER DISCLOSURE THE BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM FOR THE DISCUSSION AND IS NOT PERMITTED TO VOTE ON THE MATTER
03. CEO, executive director, top management comp (Part VI, line 15a)THE GOVERNING BOARD REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA PRIOR TO DETERMINING COMPENSATION
04. Other officer or key employee compensation (Part VI, line 15bTHE GOVERNING BOARD REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA PRIOR TO DETERMINING COMPENSATION
05. Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19)NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
06. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances (Part XI, line 5)A CHECK FROM PRIOR YEAR WAS LOST AND VOIDED IN 2010 YEAR