COMMONWEALTH NORTH INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: COMMONWEALTH NORTH INC (EIN 92-0073333)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-11-14
IRS object ID: 201113189349303806
Schema version: 2010v3.4
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	2011-11-14T11:18:45-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SWALLING & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3201 C STREET SUITE 405	AddressLine1
City	ANCHORAGE	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	995033963	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	920073333	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMONWEALTH NORTH INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	COMM	NameControl
Phone	9072761414	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	711 M STREET STE 104	AddressLine1
City	ANCHORAGE	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99501	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THOMAS NIGHSWANDER	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	9072761414	Phone
Date Signed	2011-11-11	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WAYNE D ESKI CPA	Name
Phone	9075637977	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-11-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	THOMAS NIGHSWANDER PRESIDENT	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	711 M STREET STE 104	AddressLine1
City	ANCHORAGE	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99501	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	258632	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.COMMONWEALTHNORTH.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1979	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	AK	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PURPOSE: TO EDUCATE MEMBERS AND OTHERS ON SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING ALASKA AND ITS FUTURE, AND TO ASSIST IN THEIR RESOLUTION. VISION: TO LEAD ALASKANS TO ADOPT ENLIGHTENED POLICIES THAT ENHANCE ALASKANS' QUALITY OF LIFE AND THAT IMPROVE THE STATE'S ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE ITS RESOURCES. CORE VALUES: 1. RECOGNIZE THE STATE'S UNIQUE OBLIGATION TO MANAGE THE COMMON WEALTH OF ALASKA 2. COMMIT TO THE FUTURE OF ALASKA 3. PUT ALASKA'S INTERESTS BEFORE SPECIAL INTERESTS 4. EXERCISE INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY AND RIGOR 5. RESPECT ALL PEOPLES AND CULTURES	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	24	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	0	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	2	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	307204	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	256515	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	2299	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	2117	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	309503	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	258632	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	135294	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	148716	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	142057	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	111396	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	277351	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	260112	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	32152	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1480	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	288564	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	294653	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	123847	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	118268	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	164717	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	176385	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	PURPOSE: TO EDUCATE MEMBERS AND OTHERS ON SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING ALASKA AND ITS FUTURE, AND TO ASSIST IN THEIR RESOLUTION. VISION: TO LEAD ALASKANS TO ADOPT ENLIGHTENED POLICIES THAT ENHANCE ALASKANS' QUALITY OF LIFE AND THAT IMPROVE THE STATE'S ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE ITS RESOURCES. CORE VALUES: 1. RECOGNIZE THE STATE'S UNIQUE OBLIGATION TO MANAGE THE COMMON WEALTH OF ALASKA 2. COMMIT TO THE FUTURE OF ALASKA 3. PUT ALASKA'S INTERESTS BEFORE SPECIAL INTERESTS 4. EXERCISE INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY AND RIGOR 5. RESPECT ALL PEOPLES AND CULTURES	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	35317	Expense
Description	PROGRAMS: PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF STUDIES BY COMMONWEALTH NORTH INC (THE ORGANIZATION) AND COSTS RELATING TO EDUCATING ALASKANS ON RELEVANT PULIC POLICY ISSUES.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	35317	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	2	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	24	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	0	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JIM EGAN EXEC DIRECTOR	NamePerson
Telephone Number	9072761414	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	711 M STREET STE 104	AddressLine1
City	ANCHORAGE	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99501	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (32 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
DAVID WIGHT
PAST PRESIDE	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOSEPH BEEDLE
PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
THOMAS NIGHSWANDER
PRESIDENT-EL	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL JUNGREIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
ALICE GALVIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
ERIC WOHLFORTH
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JIM YARMON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
NILS ANDREASSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MICHELE BROWN
VICE PRESIDE	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MILT BYRD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MEERA KOHLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JOE FARRELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID MARQUEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CHERYL FRASCA
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
PATRICK K GAMBLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JOE GRIFFITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
WALTER J HICKLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KAREN HUNT
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MAX HODEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JEFF PANTAGES
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARC LANGLAND
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JANIE LEASK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JAMES LINXWILER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JEFF B LOWENFELS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
BILL MACKAY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARY ANN PEASE
SECRETARY	1.00	X		0	0	0
MORTON PLUMB
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM SHEFFIELD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JEFF STASER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
FRAN ULMER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
TIM WIEPKING
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MEAD TREADWELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	142199	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	114316	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	14116	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	256515	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2117	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2117	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	258632	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2117	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	124625	Total
Management And General	124625	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14062	Total
Management And General	14062	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10029	Total
Management And General	10029	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22419	Total
Management And General	22419	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7847	Total
Management And General	7847	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2844	Total
Management And General	2844	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15120	Total
Management And General	15120	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35317	Total
Program Services	35317	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1933	Total
Management And General	1933	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
BANK & INVESTMENT FEES	5568	5568
EQUIPMENT LEASE	5524	5524
TELEPHONE	4358	4358
MISC	3552	3552
KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRY NETWRK	2743	2743

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4171	Total
Management And General	4171	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	260112	Total
Program Services	35317	ProgramServices
Management And General	224795	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12387	BOY
EOY	32701	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	32430	BOY
EOY	17839	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	97473	BOY
EOY	84253	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1306	BOY
EOY	2026	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	32303	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	25740	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8526	BOY
EOY	6563	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	136442	BOY
EOY	151271	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	288564	BOY
EOY	294653	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9284	BOY
EOY	6758	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	114563	BOY
EOY	111510	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	123847	BOY
EOY	118268	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	29524	BOY
EOY	41039	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76813	BOY
EOY	76966	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	58380	BOY
EOY	58380	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	164717	BOY
EOY	176385	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	288564	BOY
EOY	294653	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-1480	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	13148	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	262953	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	344853	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	266415	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	307204	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	256515	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1437940	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	262953	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	344853	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	266415	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	307204	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	256515	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1437940	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	155735	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	123400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	58185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	114075	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	61600	CurrentTaxYear
Total	512995	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	155735	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	123400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	58185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	114075	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	61600	CurrentTaxYear
Total	512995	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	924945	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	11966	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	9372	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5179	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2299	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2117	CurrentTaxYear
Total	30933	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	11966	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	9372	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5179	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2299	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2117	CurrentTaxYear
Total	30933	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	274919	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	354225	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	271594	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	309503	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	258632	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1468873	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.62970	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.56210	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.02000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.03000	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)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	32303	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	25740	Depreciation
Book Value	6563	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	6563	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	PURPOSE: TO EDUCATE MEMBERS AND OTHERS ON SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING ALASKA AND ITS FUTURE, AND TO ASSIST IN THEIR RESOLUTION. VISION: TO LEAD ALASKANS TO ADOPT ENLIGHTENED POLICIES THAT ENHANCE ALASKANS' QUALITY OF LIFE AND THAT IMPROVE THE STATE'S ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE ITS RESOURCES. CORE VALUES: 1. RECOGNIZE THE STATE'S UNIQUE OBLIGATION TO MANAGE THE COMMON WEALTH OF ALASKA 2. COMMIT TO THE FUTURE OF ALASKA 3. PUT ALASKA'S INTERESTS BEFORE SPECIAL INTERESTS 4. EXERCISE INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY AND RIGOR 5. RESPECT ALL PEOPLES AND CULTURES
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	COMMONWEALTH NORTH IS FUNDED BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER DUES AND PRIVATE SECTOR UNDERWRITING.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S REGULAR, DUES- PAYING MEMBERS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A DRAFT OF THE 2010 FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED & APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING.
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