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Better Business Bureau of the Inland NW: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
Better Business Bureau of the Inland NW (EIN 91-0144875)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-07-06
IRS object ID
201221889349300027
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)
Timestamp2012-07-06T16:04:19-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PARKS ASSOCIATES PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1505 W RIVERSIDE AVE SUITE 500AddressLine1
CitySPOKANECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code99201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN910144875EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF THEBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2INLAND NWBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBETTNameControl
Phone8002482356Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1152 SOUTH JEFFERSONAddressLine1
Address Line2ROOM/SUITE 200AddressLine2
CitySPOKANECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code99201ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameELEANOR KATZELEName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone8002482356Phone
Date Signed2012-05-31DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRR PARKS CPAName
Phone5092521600Phone
Date Prepared2012-05-31DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts1306188GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web SiteWWW.SPOKANE.BBB.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation1985YearFormation
State Legal DomicileWAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionBUSINESS & CONSUMER RELATIONSActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body17NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members17NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees35TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers28TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI61263TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income-12434NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year1271353ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY1311046ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year1582InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year-3930InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year8718OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year-928OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year1281653TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year1306188TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year858103SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year895734SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year405122OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year418731OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year1263225TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year1314465TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year18428RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-8277RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY639126TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY634997TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY369378TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY373526TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY269748NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY261471NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionBUSINESS & CONSUMER RELATIONSMissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense152773Expense
DescriptionTO RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS AND INQUIRIES FROM CONSUMERS, AND TO INVESTIGATE NEW BUSINESSES AND ADVERTISING.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense862017Expense
DescriptionTO OVERSEE AND MANAGE BUSINESS FUNCTIONS RELATED TO MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXEMPT ENTITY.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expense1014790TotalProgramServiceExpense
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiestrueReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationtrueBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MembertrueBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshptrueOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10967NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees35NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncometrueUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T FiledtrueForm990-TFiled
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members17NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members17NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshiptrueFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonstrueAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonBETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INLAND NWNamePerson
Telephone Number5094554200TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1152 SOUTH JEFFERSON SUITE 200AddressLine1
CitySPOKANECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code99201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (19 entries)

TitleTitleIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficerAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek
AARON WILSON
DIRECTORX000
JACK ZURLINI
DIRECTORX000
JILL LEONETTI
DIRECTORX000
ROBYN PARKS
DIRECTORX000
COLEEN QUISENBERRY
PAST CHAIRX000X
MICHAEL NOWLING
DIRECTORX000
ED CUSHMAN
DIRECTORX000
BARRY BAKER
DIRECTORX000
KEN LEWIS
CHAIRX000X
MARK BARNES
DIRECTORX000
RANDY FEWEL
TREASURERX000X
GUS JOHNSON
DIRECTORX000
LANCE TREBESCH
SECRETARYX000X
THOMAS NEWBURY
DIRECTORX000
DEBBIE HANGAS
DIRECTORX000
JEFF FOUNTAIN
DIRECTORX000
MICHAEL CURRIN
DIRECTORX000
JANEL QUINTRALL
PRESIDENT000X40.00
ELEANOR SPRINKLE KATZLE
PRESIDENT EL000X40.00
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncomeBusiness CodeBusinessCodeUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
DUES12082581208258
ADVERTISING SPONSORSHIP6126351910061263
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES3718237182
ARBITRATION FEES38433843
TRAINING INCOME500500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue1311046TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-3930TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income-3930RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionUNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)Description
Total Revenue Column-928TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion-$928ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue-928TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column1306188TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income1245853RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue61263UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion-$928ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total733254Total
Program Services682928ProgramServices
Management And General50326ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total67187Total
Program Services64274ProgramServices
Management And General2913ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total95293Total
Program Services91162ProgramServices
Management And General4131ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total36334Total
Program Services6084ProgramServices
Management And General30250ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralProgram ServicesProgramServices
OFFICE & SUPPLIES5205552055
DUES & INTERNET FEES4169641696
TELEPHONE3585935859
TRAVEL EXPENSE3374433744

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total219043Total
Program Services59043ProgramServices
Management And General160000ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1314465Total
Program Services1014790ProgramServices
Management And General299675ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY53462BOY
EOY100623EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY24600BOY
EOY54719EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY925BOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis600996LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec187066LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY443486BOY
EOY413930EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY116653BOY
EOY65725EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY639126BOY
EOY634997EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY29418BOY
EOY46744EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY339960BOY
EOY326782EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY369378BOY
EOY373526EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY269748BOY
EOY261471EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY269748BOY
EOY261471EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY639126BOY
EOY634997EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-8277ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal ControlfalseDisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis464294OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation87239Depreciation
Book Value377055BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis136702OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation99827Depreciation
Book Value36875BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings413930TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
LOAN WHEATLAND BANK$277,610
ACCRUED WAGES & COMMISSIONS$20,202
WHEATLAND LINE OF CREDIT$17,637
PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE$6,540
CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE$4,793
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts326782TotalOfAmounts

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (3 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
COUNCIL OF BBB
NATIONAL AFF41933PROGRAM FEESfalse
PARKS ASSOCIATES PLLC
BOARD MEMBER11669ACCOUNTING SERVICESfalse
TOBBY HATLEY AND ASSOCIATES LLC
RELATIVE1000MARKETING SERVICESfalse

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DTO OVERSEE AND MANAGE BUSINESS FUNCTIONS RELATED TO MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXEMPT ENTITY.
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2PARKS ASSOCIATES PLLC DIRECTOR ACCOUNTANT
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA COPY OF THIS RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE CEO/PRESIDENT, THE SECRETARY AND THE TREASURER FOR REVIEW AND FINAL APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CDURING 2010 THERE WERE NO ACTIONS RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACEO COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND COMPENSATION LEVELS ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD THROUGH A DOCUMENTED PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WITH FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM MULTIPLE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BCOMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE CEO, FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
OTHER EXPENSESFORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24ECREDIT CARD FEES 33,146 TECHNOLOGY 32,152 PROFESSIONAL FEES 27,990 PUBLIC RELATIONS 21,654 INTEREST EXPENSE 16,364 POSTAGE 13,753 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 13,720 MISCELLANEOUS 11,790 INSURANCE 10,497 SEMINARS 8,763 SALES INCENTIVES 7,301 BAD DEBT 6,713 OPERATING LEASE 5,800 TAXES & LICENSES 4,784 PLAQUES & SUPPLIES 1,633 ONLINE FEES 1,505 TRAINING 1,478