COMMON FUTURE: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: COMMON FUTURE (EIN 20-1544255)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-11-14
IRS object ID: 201123189349304502
Schema version: 2010v3.2
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 L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-11-14T11:04:22-08:00	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	Laurie Parrish Prall CPA pllc	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3111 Vallette	AddressLine1
City	Bellingham	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	98225	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	201544255	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Business Alliance for Local Living	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	Economies BALLE	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BUSI	NameControl
Phone	3607460840	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	305 Flora Street	AddressLine1
City	Bellingham	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	98225	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Merrian Goggio Borgeson	Name
Title	Chair	Title
Date Signed	2011-11-14	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Laurie Prall	Name
Phone	3605271266	Phone

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

Form 990 IRS990

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State Legal Domicile	WA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	The specific purpose of the Organization is to create, strengthen, educate, and connect local non-profit networks of small business people, non-profit leaders, governmental representatives, and consumers dedicated to building just and sustainable local economies in their regions.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
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Description	Promoting Solutions: Services & Education - Promote the benefits of building healthy, sustainable local economies through online resources, e-newsletter, publications, calls and webinars, and training workshops. Advise local communities on how to strengthen and connect the building blocks of their local economies: sustainable agriculture, community capital, green building, renewable energy, zero-waste manufacturing, independent retail and media. Create and disseminate a local living economic development strategy for increasing local community health and wealth--boosting local employment, community morale, and civic pride; lessening impact on the local ecosystem; and preserving the unique heritage of a region.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	287827	Expense
Revenue	320000	Revenue
Description	Connecting Leaders: BALLE Fellowship - North America's premiere learning and leadership community for visionary local economy leaders. These leaders see the big picture in their communities, have an eye for spotting win-win-win opportunities across sectors and the character and dedication to bring businesses together and make things happen. A two-year program with relationships that last a lifetime, Fellows get inspiration, knowledge and support they need to do their best work. The BALLE Fellowship convenes eight deep, interactive retreats facilitated by world-renowned experts and focuses on personal leadership and development, best of business models, economic strategies for key sectors and pathways for on-going mentorship, sharing and collaboration.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	217121	Expense
Revenue	209546	Revenue
Description	Promoting Solutions: Annual Conference - The Annual Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Conference explores emerging innovations and business solutions toward building healthy, sustainable local economies and hosts interactive discussions about proven, practical tools and frameworks.	Description

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The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Michelle Long	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3607460840	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	305 Flora Street Ste E	AddressLine1
City	Bellingham	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	98225	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee
Sandy Wiggins
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0
Paul Saginaw
Treasurer	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Michelle Long
Exec. Director	40.00		105000	0	0		X
Merrian Goggio Borgeson
Chair	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Matt Bauer
Vice Chair	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Judy Wicks
Chair Emeritus	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Jamila Payne
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0
Ellen Shepard
Secretary	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Don Shaffer
Develpmt. Chair	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Derrell Ness
Govrnance Chair	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
David Korten
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0
Baye Adofo-Wilson
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0
Andy Shallal
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0

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Total Reportable Comp From Org	105000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	1059149	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1059149	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Workshops/Speakers Bureau	20550	20550
Membership Dues & Assessments	27600	27600
Fiscal Sponsorship Fees	375	375
Conference Registration	111508	111508

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	160033	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1013	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,013	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	300	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	514	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-214	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income	-214	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column	1219981	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	159819	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$1,013	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	105000	Total
Program Services	80850	ProgramServices
Management And General	22175	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1975	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	193393	Total
Program Services	148913	ProgramServices
Management And General	40965	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3515	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21045	Total
Program Services	5042	ProgramServices
Management And General	15892	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	111	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27140	Total
Program Services	20898	ProgramServices
Management And General	5743	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	499	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4844	Total
Program Services	4844	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13870	Total
Program Services	8572	ProgramServices
Management And General	5093	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	205	Fundraising

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8150	Total
Program Services	8150	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4530	Total
Program Services	4530	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2383	Total
Program Services	2368	ProgramServices
Fundraising	15	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17157	Total
Program Services	13316	ProgramServices
Management And General	3534	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	307	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15077	Total
Program Services	7712	ProgramServices
Management And General	6520	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	845	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10596	Total
Program Services	10596	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3287	Total
Management And General	3287	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4043	Total
Program Services	2302	ProgramServices
Management And General	1741	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising
Strategic Planning Consulting	129000	129000
Program Expense	54022		54022
Network Consulting	87500		87500
Computer Consulting	77573	7040	69921	612
BALLE Fellowship Consultants	188476		188476

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	177692	Total
Program Services	162927	ProgramServices
Management And General	10926	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3839	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1144778	Total
Program Services	880939	ProgramServices
Management And General	251916	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11923	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	106837	BOY
EOY	270387	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14500	BOY
EOY	7800	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6547	BOY
EOY	28635	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	6972	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9734	BOY
EOY	15160	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20000	BOY
EOY	20000	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	1663	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1000	BOY
EOY	1001	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	158618	BOY
EOY	344646	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1678	BOY
EOY	76709	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	53827	BOY
EOY	101335	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16728	BOY
EOY	5014	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	72233	BOY
EOY	183058	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	86385	BOY
EOY	161588	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	86385	BOY
EOY	161588	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	158618	BOY
EOY	344646	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	311171	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	400216	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	663887	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1086749	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2658370	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	311171	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	400216	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	663887	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1086749	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2658370	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170	1174150	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1236	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1731	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1482	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1013	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6627	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	2664997	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.44060	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.49060	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1525	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	1525	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	16662	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	6162	Depreciation
Book Value	10500	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	3945	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	810	Depreciation
Book Value	3135	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	15160	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Securities	20000	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
Payroll Liabilities	$4,476
Medical Payable	$330
Dental Payable	$208

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	5014	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Derek Long	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	Spouse of Exec Dir	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	25000	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	Consulting Contract	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	During 2010, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) paid Sustainable Connections $25,000 for services rendered related to consulting for new BALLE members and helping them establish and document new environmental and local economy campaigns. Sustainable Connections was one of four Hub nonprofit organizations that each were paid $25,000 as local Hubs in different geographic regions of the country. The Executive Director of Sustainable Connections is Derek Long, the spouse of the Executive Director for BALLE, Michelle Long.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	Information is available by request at at www.guidestar.org
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	The process for determining the key staff's compensation included a review and approval by the Executive Director, independent persons, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	Conflicts of interest are monitored and our policy is enforced through annual reviews
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	The Form 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors via email transmission
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4	Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents	In 2010 the BALLE Board contracted a legal firm to rework the bylaws to ensure alignment with the most current standard practice for nonprofit governance. Substantive changes include: 1) Adding significant detail to the conflict of interest policy, in line with current standard practice, and 2) Updating our board representation requirements, including removing the percent representation from BALLE networks.