2016-09-22T18:09:36-05:00 2015-12-31 946214841 Armanino LLP 12657 Alcosta Blvd Ste 500 San Ramon CA 945834600 990 2015-01-01 942705685 Society for the Study of Native Arts and Sciences SOCI 5105494270 2526 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley CA 94704 Tim McKee Interim Publisher 5105494270 2016-09-22 1 John Panetta P00365375 9257902600 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z North Atlantic Books Tim McKee 2526 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley CA 94704 5748409 0 X www.northatlanticbooks.com X 1980 CA TO PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE educational books to a wide audience. 11 10 27 10 0 0 10000 17000 0 0 44079 85429 2110969 2252553 2165048 2354982 5000 10000 0 0 1704405 1644279 0 0 0 685257 735102 2394662 2389381 -229614 -34399 7041625 6837897 1539833 1424577 5501792 5413320 X To publish and distribute books in alternative health, somatics, spiritual topics, personal growth, fiction, literature, and world affairs; and to disseminate these books to a wide audience. 0 0 2257194 10000 2252195 OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR PEOPLE TO TRANSFORM THEMSELVES AND THEIR WORLD AND TO CREATE PERSONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND PLANETARY TRANSFORMATION. OUR BOOKS HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, DIET, AND SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH. EXAMPLES OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BOTH IN PRINT AND ELECTRONICALLY IN 2015 THAT HELP ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS, IN ORDER OF HIGHEST SALES, ARE:1. "YOGA SEQUENCING" (21,645 UNITS WERE SOLD IN 2015)2. "BOOKS OF STONES" (16,371 UNITS WERE SOLD IN 2015)3. "IN AN UNSPOKEN VOICE" (17,897 UNITS WERE SOLD IN 2015)IN TOTAL, 55,193 UNITS WERE SOLD IN THESE EXAMPLES. 2257194 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 361 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X ALLA SPECTOR Director of Finance 5105494270 2526 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley CA 94704 Tom Southern Chairman 0.30 X X 0 0 0 Steven J Rood Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Jacqueline Thompson Maillet Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Hank Levy Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Alexa Houser Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Lindy Hough Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 David Presti Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Mary Louise Hegarty Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Eric Myers Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Wanda Stewart Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Richard Grossinger CEO/Publisher 16.00 X X 86744 0 3341 Doug Reil Publisher/Executive Director 40.00 X 117127 0 13336 203871 0 16677 1 0 0 0 Sheridan Books Inc 613 East Industrial Drive Chelsea MI 48118 Book printing 611903 United Graphics LLC 2916 Marshall Ave Mattoon IL 61938 Book printing 528328 Versa Press Inc 1465 Spring Bay Road East Peoria IL 61611 Book printing 167536 Rasmussen Trustee Peter PO Box 10191 Berkeley CA 94709 Office Rent 141308 Transcontinental Printing Inc 400 Ave Ste Croix Suite 300 East St. Laurent Quebec CA H4N 3L4 Book printing 102138 5 17000 17000 85429 85429 5645622 3393427 2252195 2252195 Other Income 900099 358 358 358 2354982 2252195 0 85787 X 10000 10000 220548 209521 11027 1094195 1026767 67428 39091 37136 1955 165516 157240 8276 124929 118683 6246 16162 15354 808 998 948 50 28546 27119 1427 23479 22305 1174 203713 193527 10186 42623 40492 2131 75703 71918 3785 146165 138857 7308 28442 27020 1422 22062 20959 1103 39833 37841 1992 41387 39318 2069 14184 13475 709 Other 27396 26026 1370 Meals and Entertainment 16623 15792 831 Donations and Sponsorsh 6215 5404 811 Research and Developmen 1571 1492 79 2389381 2257194 132187 0 1460776 739170 1167086 1275690 1717752 2010310 438064 363823 416843 294336 118266 122507 2139681 2326397 7041625 6837897 1532929 1420785 6904 3792 1539833 1424577 X 5501792 5413320 5501792 5413320 7041625 6837897 -34399 -54073 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 9051 1973 7973 10000 17000 45997 5505695 5806932 6410539 5814780 5645622 29183568 5514746 5808905 6418512 5824780 5662622 29229565 0 3520965 3567054 4150880 3466070 4206149 18911118 3520965 3567054 4150880 3466070 4206149 18911118 10318447 91790 81679 78201 60630 85429 397729 91790 81679 78201 60630 85429 397729 4993 5800 5300 -2663 358 13788 5611529 5896384 6502013 5882747 5748409 29641082 0.34810 0.36990 0.01340 0.01350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 209337 147814 61523 207506 146522 60984 122507 X 5694336 -54073 -54073 5748409 -3393427 -3393427 2354982 5782808 3393427 3393427 2389381 0 2389381 Part X, Line 2: NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS WAS INCORPORATED IN 1980 AS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD. NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold -3,393,427. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold 3,393,427. 0 Fruit Tree Planting Foundation PO Box 81881 Pittsburgh PA 15217 753020477 501 (c)(3) 5000 Sponsorship Collective HeritageBioneers 1607 Paseo De Peralta 3 Santa Fe NM 87501 850432731 501 (c)(3) 5000 Sponsorship 2 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Richard Grossinger, CEO/Executive Director, and Lindy Hough, Board Member, are a married couple. Lindy Hough was the Former Executive Editor and retired in June, 2010. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Once the tax return has been completed, copies of the tax return will be distributed to the Board and the Finance Committee (Alexa Houser and Tom Southern) for review before finalization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The organizations' conflict of interest policy covers board members and key employees. It governs transactions that may lead to a conflict of interest and the composition of the Board. Reporting of any conflicts is done verbally. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Compensation is determined by using comparable data within the industry, with regards to company size, local compensation levels, and other factors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 North Atlantic Books provides its documents, policies and statements either online, via Guidestar, or upon request to those individuals and organizations that need to see the state of its operation. Those documents that are not available online, are delivered via email (financials) and most other documents are faxed or mailed to those groups. Form 990 Part IX column (C) AUDIT FINANCIAL STATEMENT SHOWS THAT $1,339,677 WAS ALLOCATED TO GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. BASED ON OFFICE USE, THE GENERAL AND ADMINSTRATIVE COSTS WERE FURTHER ALLOCATED RESULTING IN ONLY $132,187 TO FORM 990 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The process has not changed from the prior year.