MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP INC (EIN 41-1317465)
Tax period: 2014-09-01 to 2015-08-31
Filed: 2016-05-13
IRS object ID: 201611349349301806
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-13T08:55:01-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411317465	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MINN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6123700840	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET NO 4816	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHARLES WEAVER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6123700840	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN TAUER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00294068	PTIN
Phone	6123764500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	CHARLES WEAVER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET NO 4816	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,379,728	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.MNBP.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1977	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	112	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	111	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	133	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,935,313	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,378,908	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$875	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$820	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$14,370	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,950,558	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,379,728	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,593,260	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$198,278	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,435,644	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,499,152	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$781,007	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,176,183	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,809,911	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,873,613	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$140,647	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$493,885	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,486,908	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,227,410	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,060,724	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$295,111	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,426,184	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$932,299	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS BY ENSURING THAT THE STATE'S ECONOMY REMAINS STRONG, GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND ITS PROSPECTS FOR GROWTH BRIGHT BY WORKING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STATE AGENCY STAFF ON A RANGE OF PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELEVANT TO ALL MINNESOTANS: EDUCATION, FISCAL POLICY, HEALTH CARE, CIVIL JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND ELECTIONS, AND REGULATORY POLICIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS BY ENSURING THAT THE STATE'S ECONOMY REMAINS STRONG, GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND ITS PROSPECTS FOR GROWTH BRIGHT BY WORKING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STATE AGENCY STAFF ON A RANGE OF PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELEVANT TO ALL MINNESOTANS: EDUCATION, FISCAL POLICY, HEALTH CARE, CIVIL JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND ELECTIONS, AND REGULATORY POLICIES.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	112	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	111	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KATIE NADEAU	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6123700840	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET NO 4816	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (135 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICHARD K DAVIS
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT W WINE
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK D ALEXANDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES N ANDERSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT P ANDERSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE S AWSUMB
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS M BAKER JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN BAUSCH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL BECKER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID P BERG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARCHIE C BLACK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BONAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY K BRAINERD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RALPH W BURNET
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARL M CASALE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JON CHERRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM COOK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM A COOPER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN CORNELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY D COTTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES CRACCHIOLO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH CUTLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK E DAVIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD K DAVIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN A DOLPHIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAT J DONOVAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM DUCHARME
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IAN DUCKWORTH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAM DUNCAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES E DWYER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC ELLIOTT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD A ERICKSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY M ETTINGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF E FETTERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL B FITERMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANI FJELSTAD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BEN G FOWKE III
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID R FRAUENSHUH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT FROST
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN GIBBS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN GILLIGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GUY GILMORE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN L GOLDBLOOM MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J GUYETTE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KURT J HAGEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL O HARMEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STUART C HARVEY JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY E HENDRICKSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS C HEPPER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRADFORD L HEWITT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER M HILGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN R HODNIK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J HOFFMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDALL J HOGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA HOLT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STANLEY S HUBBARD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW G HUMPHREY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHELLY R IBACH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OMAR ISHRAK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HUBERT JOLY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC W KALER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE J KEHL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY KIESEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
H CHRIS KILLINGSTAD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK H KING
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J KLINGENSMITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN M KONECK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HANK KUCHTA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES R KUMMETH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG J KURR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID R KVAMME
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WALT LING
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK LUCAS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN R LUECK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY LUND
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL T LUND III
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES S MACFARLANE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID W MACLENNAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MCFADDEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS J MCGOUGH JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK H MCHALE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD MCINTYRE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER METZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HUGH MILLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS A MILROY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS E MONTMINY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK MOOTY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID C MORTENSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MA MORTENSON JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM MURNANE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET MURPHY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID J MURPHY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS NEUGENT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN H NOSEWORTHY MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENNIS M O'MALLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES C O'ROURKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES OWENS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN PINNEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS J POLICINSKI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENDALL J POWELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES T PROKOPANKO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE F PUISHYS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRUDY RAUTIO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DUANE RING
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEANNINE M RIVET
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS J ROSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN ROSENSTONE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK G RYAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID SAGGAU
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEE SCHRAM
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM S SCHREIER JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT L SENKLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIANNE D SHORT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS SIMPSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY J SMITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIMITRIOS SMYRNIOS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RULON STACEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL J STARKS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE H SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN G TAFT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
INGE G THULIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID M TILFORD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE TRAIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE J VORTHERMS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA WALCZYK JOERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN WEBER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WALTER WHITE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN P WIEHOFF
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN A WILGERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID A WILSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THERESA WISE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RODNEY A YOUNG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES WEAVER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$618,496	$0	$35,398
JILL S LARSON
DIRECTOR OF FISCAL POLICY	40.00			$146,360	$0	$26,146	Yes (X)
JAMES BARTHOLOMEW
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY	40.00			$130,949	$0	$25,442	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$895,805	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$86,986	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,274,876	$2,274,876
COALITION FEE	900099	$70,000	$70,000
EA CONFERENCE	900099	$34,032	$34,032

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,378,908	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$820	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$820	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,379,728	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,378,908	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$820	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$198,278	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$974,057	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$368,679	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,972	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,029	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,415	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,996	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,738	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,000	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,654	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,146	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,597	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$360,771	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,752	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,064	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
CITIZEN EDUCATION EFFOR	$500,000
MISCELLANEOUS	$27,036
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$10,123
POLICY PROGRAMS	$3,306

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,873,613	TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,419,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,167,686	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,759	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,106	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$288,128	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$260,269	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,745	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,859	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,486,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,227,410	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,196	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,979	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$901,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$221,199	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,914	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,933	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,060,724	BOYAmt
EOY	$295,111	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,426,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$932,299	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,426,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$932,299	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,486,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,227,410	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$493,885	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$500,000	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours	0	VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities	$0	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$500,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$500,000	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHSTAR LEADERSHIP FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET SUTE 3530	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	472402037	EIN
Paid Internal Funds	$500,000	PaidInternalFundsAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$2,274,876	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$1,996,048	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	-$319,697	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$1,676,351	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$1,137,438	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$538,913	CarriedOverAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CONTRIBUTION TO POLITICAL FUND FOR INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$88,313	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$80,634	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,679	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$199,815	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$179,635	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$20,180	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$27,859	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$10,077
INCENTIVE PAYABLE	$29,856

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$39,933	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,575,178	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$195,450	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$195,450	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,379,728	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,379,728	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,194,981	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$321,368	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$321,368	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,873,613	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,873,613	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:	THE PARTNERSHIP ACTED AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR ONE OTHER ORGANIZATION IN 2014. THE PARTNERSHIP HANDLED THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE CASH HELD BY THE PARTNERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTED AS A LIABILITY BY THE PARTNERSHIP.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE PARTNERSHIP ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE PARTNERSHIP'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PARTNERSHIP'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	REVENUE REPORTED ON AFFILIATE RETURN 195,450.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EXPENSES REPORTED ON AFFILIATE RETURN 321,368.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COALITION OF MINNESOTA BUSINESSES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 S EIGHTH ST 3530	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	411685181	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(6)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$198,278	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	N/A	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	N/A	NonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of Grant	ALLOCABLE PORTION OF DUES	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31, 2006, THE PARTNERSHIP AGREED TO FUND THE OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF THE COALITION OF MINNESOTA BUSINESSES (CMB). TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE PARTNERSHIP MODIFIED ITS DUES STRUCTURE; THE ALLOCATION PAID TO THE CMB DOES NOT REQUIRE FORMAL MONITORING SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP OVERSEES ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS FOR THE CMB.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Discretionary Spending Acct	Yes (X)	DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHARLES WEAVER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$444,350	$0	$150,000	$0	$24,146	$0	$10,400	$0	$24,998	$0	$653,894	$0	$0	$0
JILL S LARSON
DIRECTOR OF FISCAL POLICY	$126,569	$0	$15,000	$0	$4,791	$0	$4,814	$0	$21,332	$0	$172,506	$0	$0	$0
JAMES BARTHOLOMEW
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY	$120,949	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,921	$0	$20,521	$0	$156,391	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CHARLES WEAVER - GOLF CLUB DUES - THE PERSONAL USE EXPENSES PORTION OF THE AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. CHARLES WEAVER - VEHICLE ALLOWANCE - INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. CHARLES WEAVER - GROSS UP TAX ON DISABILITY INSURANCE POLICY - INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF NO LESS THAN ELEVEN MEMBERS AND NO MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE MEMBERS ELECTED FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH COMMITTEES TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAMS OF THE CORPORATION. THESE COMMITTEES MAY ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETINGS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE PARTNERSHIP'S MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HOLD THE POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR COMPARABLE POSITION OF A LARGE, PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXTEND MEMBERSHIP TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO LEADS A LARGE EMPLOYER NOT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHERE SUCH MEMBERSHIP IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE PARTNERSHIP'S MEMBERS ARE ALSO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE PARTNERSHIP'S MEMBERS ARE ALSO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADOPT, AMEND, OR REPEAL ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FORM 990 AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THESE ACTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF WILL ANNUALLY COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO IDENTIFY ANY KNOWN REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A SUMMARY OF THESE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND REPORTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO WISHES TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS MAY INQUIRE OF THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR A RESOLUTION. ANY CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL WILL DISCLOSE THE DETAILS OF THE CONFLICT PRIOR TO BOARD REVIEW OF THE TRANSACTION AND DECISION. ANY CONFLICTED DIRECTOR SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE DISCUSSION AND SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING. THESE ACTIONS SHALL BE NOTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN THREE STAGES: THE BOARD CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND THE FULL BOARD. THE INITIAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT COMPENSATION WAS BASED IN PART ON OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' SALARY PRACTICES. THE DELIBERATION PROCESS WAS RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES, THE FINAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, AND IN A COMPENSATION POLICY. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN AUGUST, 2014 FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHARLES WEAVER. OTHER OFFICER/KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS PREPARED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. THE PARTNERSHIP CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF A SALARY SURVEY WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS HIRED AND FOLLOWS A COMPENSATION POLICY FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION LEVELS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED FOR FISCAL POLICY DIRECTOR, JILL LARSON; AND EDUCATION POLICY DIRECTOR, JIM BARTHOLOMEW IN 2014.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE PARTNERSHIP DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, NOR ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
JOBS POLITICAL ACTION FUND
80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET SUITE 3530	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55402	912066553	POLITICAL FUND	MN	527	N/A	MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP	Yes (1)
MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION FOUNDATION
80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET SUITE 3530	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55402	208876254	PUBLIC CHARITY	MN	501(C)(3)	LINE 7		0
NORTHSTAR LEADERSHIP FUND
80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET SUITE 3530	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55402	472402037	POLITICAL FUND	MN	527	N/A		0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHSTAR LEADERSHIP FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	B	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$500,000	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FAIR VALUE CASH PAID	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt