ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES (EIN 23-7104524)
Tax period: 2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31
Filed: 2015-03-25
IRS object ID: 201520849349300022
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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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 C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-03-25T15:31:08-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	364049282	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PASQUESI SHEPPARD LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	585 BANK LANE	AddressLine1
City	LAKE FOREST	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60045	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237104524	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ALLI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3129390838	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 700	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60601	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOEL BRAMMEIER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3129390838	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-02-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DENNIS P O'BRIEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00008832	PTIN
Phone	8472345000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOEL BRAMMEIER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 700	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60601	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,461,091	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GREATLAKES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1971	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FRESH WATER RESOURSE USING POLICY, EDUCATION AND LOCAL EFFORTS, ENSURING A HEALTHY GREAT LAKES AND CLEAN WATER FOR THE GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	25	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	25	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	22	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,541,026	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,030,587	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$336,961	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$319,418	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$29,072	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$41,350	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$90,390	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$44,291	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,816,669	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,347,064	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,212,299	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,482,810	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$247,996	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,189,899	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,256,742	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,402,198	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,739,552	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$414,471	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$607,512	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,597,651	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,316,464	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$167,660	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$188,608	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,429,991	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,127,856	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FRESH WATER RESOURCE USING POLICY, EDUCATION AND LOCAL EFFORTS, ENSURING A HEALTHY GREAT LAKES AND CLEAN WATER FOR GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$758,076	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$23,238	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROTECTION AND PREVENTION: WE ENDEAVOR TO PREDICT FUTURE IMPACTS TO THE GREAT LAKES, AND PROTECT THE LAKES FROM IRREVERSIBLE AND CHRONIC HARM. OUR STAFF WORKS EACH DAY TO ASSURE THAT THE GREAT LAKES CAN BE SAFELY ENJOYED BY PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE FOR GENERATIONS. WE CHAMPION AND ENFORCE EXISTING POLICIES, SEARCH FOR PLACES WHERE EXISTING POLICY IS FAILING THE LAKES AND USE POLICY REFORM, LEGAL TOOLS AND CITIZEN ACTION TO FORCE IMPROVEMENTS.THE ALLIANCE REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO KEEP ASIAN CARP OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES. STOPPING CARP MEANS RE-THINKING HOW CHICAGO'S WATERWAYS ARE USED AND ENJOYED BY EVERYONE. WORKING CLOSELY WITH MANY PARTNERS, WE ARE PURSUING AN APPROACH THAT INVOLVES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE-SECTOR INVESTMENT AND LEADERSHIP TO STOP INVASIVE SPECIES, SEPARATE THE GREAT LAKES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, AND MAKE THE CHICAGO RIVER THE GEM IT COULD BE AT THE CENTER OF A GREAT CITY. MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOMS PROMPTED BANS ON LAKE ERIE DRINKING WATER RANGING FROM TWO DAYS TO NEARLY TWO WEEKS THIS SUMMER. THE DRINKING WATER BANS AFFECTED NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE FROM TOLEDO TO PELEE ISLAND. COMMUNITIES ALONG WESTERN LAKE ERIE ALSO SAW THEIR BEACHES CLOSED TO SWIMMING AND OTHER RECREATION DUE TO THE TOXIN-GENERATING BLOOMS, WHICH ARE AMONG THE WORST IN A GENERATION. SOLVING THE PROBLEM MEANS ADDRESSING HEAD-ON THE MAIN SOURCES OF THIS POLLUTION: NUTRIENT RUNOFF FROM FARMS AND DISCHARGES FROM SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS. WE PRESENTED TO A COALITION OF U.S AND CANADIAN MAYORS FROM AROUND THE GREAT LAKES REGION CONVENED BY MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL, RESULTING IN THE MAYORS ISSUING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE GREAT LAKES STATES TO SET CLEAR STANDARDS FOR DRAMATICALLY REDUCING POLLUTION TO LAKE ERIE. THE ALLIANCE ALSO IMPROVED THE CRITICAL LAKE ERIE ECOSYSTEM PRIORITY (LEEP) REPORT BY THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION (IJC), WHICH IS PART OF THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT-ENSURING THERE ARE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL TARGETS AND TIMELINES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE COUNTIES SURROUNDING GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN THE ALLIANCE IS ESTABLISHING AN URBAN-RURAL COLLABORATIVE THAT CAN IMPLEMENT WISCONSIN'S PHOSPHORUS POLLUTION STANDARD UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER. THIS PRECEDENT-SETTING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY WILL HELP ADDRESS THE GROWING PROBLEM OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN GREEN BAY AND THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES.FROM STOPPING THE SS BADGER (WI) FROM DUMPING COAL ASH DIRECTLY IN LAKE MICHIGAN TO HELPING PASS THE FIRST BAN ON MICROBEADS IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (IL), TO ENGAGING DIVERSE PARTNERS TO ADDRESS EMERGING THREATS TO THE LAKES, THE ALLIANCE IS STOPPING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES ENTERING OUR LAKES EVERY DAY. ONE SUCH EMERGING THREAT IS THE POTENTIAL SHIPMENT OF HEAVY CRUDE OIL BY LAKE VESSEL, WHICH MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN UP FROM THE LAKES SHOULD A SPILL OCCUR. THE ALLIANCE PUBLISHED A REPORT ON THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD AND WAS ABLE TO PREVENT A PERMIT BEING ISSUED FOR WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIRST OF ITS KIND CRUDE OIL SHIPPING DOCK IN LAKE SUPERIOR.IN OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP WATER IN OUR LAKES, THE ALLIANCE HAS BEEN WORKING TO STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION RULES ON A STATE-BY-STATE BASIS WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF THE IMPENDING WAUKESHA DIVERSION REQUEST AND OTHER POTENTIAL REQUESTS UNDER THE GREAT LAKES-ST. LAWRENCE WATER RESOURCE COMPACT. BOTH INDIANA AND ILLINOIS ARE POISED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR IMPLEMENTATION AND WATER USE RULES THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE ALLIANCE'S EFFORTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$896,273	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$154,882	RevenueAmt
Desc	CULTURE OF CLEAN WATER: THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION DEPENDS ON MAKING THE LAKES A CORNERSTONE OF EVERY DECISION MADE BY THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE REGION. THE ALLIANCE FOSTERS THIS PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT REACH INDIVIDUALS, STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO CREATE BOTH ON-THE-GROUND IMPACT AND FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. OUR LARGEST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, ADOPT-A-BEACH INVOLVES MORE THAN 12,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO CLEAN UP AND MONITOR 350 PLUS COASTAL SITES ON ALL FIVE OF THE GREAT LAKES. FROM PICKING UP THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF TRASH TO RESTORING MANY ACRES OF VITAL DUNE HABITAT TO COLLECTING DATA THAT HAS INFLUENCED STATE AND FEDERAL LAKE POLICY, THE ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAM SHOWS TIME AND AGAIN THAT LOCAL ACTION CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT. THE PROGRAM, NOW IN ALL EIGHT OF THE STATES THAT BORDER THE GREAT LAKES, GOES BEYOND THE DAY AT THE BEACH TO VOLUNTEERS CHANGING THEIR ATTITUDES AND COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION OVERALL. IN OUR SURVEYS OVERWHELMINGLY VOLUNTEERS AGREED THAT THIS PROGRAM GAVE THEM A STRONGER CONNECTION TO THE LAKE; INCREASED THEIR SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT; EXPANDED THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING BEACH HEALTH; AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO BOTH MAKE CHANGES AT HOME AND TALK TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND/OR COLLEAGUES ABOUT SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. THE ALLIANCE WAS INVITED BY THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) TO HELP DEVELOP A MARINE DEBRIS CONTROL AND CLEANUP PROGRAM TARGETED SPECIFICALLY TO THE GREAT LAKES. TRADITIONALLY, NOAA'S MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM HAS FOCUSED SOLELY ON THE OCEANS AND THROUGH THIS COMPREHENSIVE, GREAT LAKES FOCUSED PLAN WE WILL GENERATE MORE FUNDING, AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE ALLIANCE ALSO COMPLETED SMALL SCALE RESTORATION PROJECTS IN CHICAGO, IL, DETROIT, MI AND CLEVELAND, OH WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF VOLUNTEERS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GROUPS AND PARK DISTRICTS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS WE ARE WORKING TO CREATE CITIZEN LEADERS WHO ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PARTNERS TO MAKE ON-THE-GROUND IMPROVEMENTS FOR OUR COASTLINE. TO FURTHER ENGAGE YOUTH THE ALLIANCE TRAINED 500 TEACHERS AND ACTIVATED MORE THAN 60,000 STUDENTS AS ON-THE-GROUND STEWARDS THROUGH OUR GREAT LAKES IN MY WORLD CURRICULUM. FOCUS HAS BEEN ON WORKING AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND LONG-TERM STUDENT LEARNING AND THE ALLIANCE HAS DISTRICT LEVEL PROJECTS IN CHICAGO, IL; EVANSTON, IL; MICHIGAN CITY, IN; CLEVELAND, OH AND RACINE, WI. TEACHERS AND STUDENTS REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR ATTITUDES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO THE CURRICULUM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$563,271	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$141,298	RevenueAmt
Desc	BUILDING RESILIENCE: THE ALLIANCE BELIEVES WE CAN HELP OUR GREAT LAKES ADAPT TO CHANGE. SOME DAMAGE DONE CAN BE REVERSED, AND NEW ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS CAN BE CREATED. IN MICHIGAN CITY, IN THE ALLIANCE IS LEADING A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MADE UP OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND REGIONAL EXPERTS THAT HAS CREATED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLIMATE SMART POLICIES THAT COMBINE LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, RELATED INCENTIVES, AND A LAND ACQUISITION STRATEGY-AND THE FIRST RECOMMENDED POLICY HAS BEEN PASSED BY MICHIGAN CITY-THEREBY HELPING IMPROVE OUR COASTLINE AND MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. MORE POLICIES AND PRACTICES ARE ON THE WAY DURING THE COMING YEAR. WE ARE CONDUCTING A SIMILAR PROJECT IN THE CHICAGO-MILWAUKEE CORRIDOR WITH A GROUP OF EARLY ADOPTERS INCLUDING MUNICIPAL LANDOWNERS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO A HEALTHY AND CLIMATE RESILIENT SYSTEM OF GLOBALLY UNIQUE COASTAL RAVINES.IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES, THE ALLIANCE CO-CHAIRED THE HEALING OUR WATERS - GREAT LAKES COALITION AND WORKED CONSISTENTLY TO SUPPORT FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN RESTORATION THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE. IN ADDITION, WE COMMUNICATED TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND IN IMPROVING THE TIMELINESS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CRITICAL MUNICIPAL SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,217,620	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	32	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	22	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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	25	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	25	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	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3129390838	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 700	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60601	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 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
JIM RIDGWAY
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL SHELDRAKE
VICE CHAIR FOR DEVELOPMENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATE BARTTER
VICE CHAIR FOR POLICY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LORI COLMAN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUE CONATSER
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL BOTTS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW BRETT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN COOPER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL CULHANE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN DEBEAUSSAERT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA NINHAM HOEFT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID M KELLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH LOESER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY MACDONALD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS DENBOW
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN MIHALO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOY MULINEX
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOAN ROTHENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL SCHNEIDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY REUTTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM JEFFERSON BLACK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANJIV SINHA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOYCE SOLBERG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
UNMI SONG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB TAFT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL BRAMMEIER
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$127,880	$0	$5,480
CAROLYN SCHOLZ
INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR	40.00			$102,416	$0	$4,238	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$230,296	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$9,718	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$201,078	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,829,509	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$104,520	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,030,587	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONTRACT REVENUES	541900	$309,736	$309,736
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$9,682	$9,682

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$319,418	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$41,350	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$41,350	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$26,646	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$26,646	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,646	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$26,646	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$43,090	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$201,078	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$114,027	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$70,937	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$70,937	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,347,064	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$319,418	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$2,941	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$137,199	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,272	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,200	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,084,102	TotalAmt
Program Services	$857,469	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$95,938	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$130,695	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$168,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$131,954	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,801	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,217	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,537	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,264	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,524	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$659,098	TotalAmt
Program Services	$591,176	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,070	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,852	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$256	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,575	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,975	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,623	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$582	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$770	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,645	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,218	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,182	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,379	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,874	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,737	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,328	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$275	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$822	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,781	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,282	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,694	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES	$60,808	$56,651	$1,176	$2,981
MISCELLANEOUS	$38,982	$7,182	$31,075	$725
COMMUNICATIONS	$31,345	$31,269		$76
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET	$24,943	$21,185	$1,619	$2,139

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,304	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,807	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,739,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,217,620	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$273,936	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$247,996	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$779,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,370,419	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$625,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$625,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,272	BOYAmt
EOY	$157,055	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,358	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,795	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$201,837	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$135,117	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,720	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$979,888	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,030,475	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,597,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,316,464	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,078	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,981	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,627	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,660	BOYAmt
EOY	$188,608	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,449,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,729,002	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$980,084	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,398,854	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,429,991	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,127,856	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,597,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,316,464	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$607,512	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$90,353	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,610,017	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,738,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,438,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,541,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,030,587	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,359,434	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,610,017	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,738,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,438,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,541,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,030,587	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,359,434	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,310,499	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$10,048,935	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,726	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,939	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,041	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,072	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$67,996	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$141,774	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$1,373	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,502,581	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,470,277	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.87360	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.83420	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$622	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$622	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ALLIANCE SOUGHT ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR A BAN ON PLASTIC MICROBEADS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,170,379	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,780,615	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$13,812	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,361,845	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,602,961	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$968,552	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,296,376	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,447	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,097,996	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,170,379	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$510,621	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,183,500	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$12,229	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$737,798	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$968,552	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$139,906	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$361,772	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8,993	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$510,621	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$99,763	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$30,576	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,567	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$139,906	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.12700	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.87300	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$51,648	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$39,813	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,835	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$150,189	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$95,304	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$54,885	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$66,720	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$70,627	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$70,627	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,919,270	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$90,353	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,367,826	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$114,027	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,572,206	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,347,064	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,347,064	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,221,405	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,367,826	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$114,027	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,481,853	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,739,552	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,739,552	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED A FOOTNOTE STATING THAT THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" CRITERIA AND DETERMINED THAT ALL OF ITS TAX POSITIONS MEET THAT CRITERIA. THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECORD ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR DISCLOSE ANY SITUATIONS THAT AROSE FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUND RAISING EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES. 114,027.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUND RAISING EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES. 114,027.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	SOCIAL	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$244,168	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$201,078	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$43,090	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$24,633	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$3,500	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$10,539	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$2,250	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$73,105	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$244,168	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$201,078	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$43,090	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$24,633	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$3,500	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$10,539	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$2,250	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$73,105	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$114,027	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$70,937	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	7	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$42,497	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	VARIOUS AUCTI	Desc
Contribution	45	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$62,023	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	RETAIL VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TREASURER ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ALLIANCE MONITORS ALL SITUATIONS OR TRANSACTIONS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND ALSO EXPRECTS THAT BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WOULD BRING ANY SUCH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATED POLICY OF THE ALLIANCE. DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPON REVIEW OF THE SITUAATION OR TRANSACTION IN QUESTION. IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A PERSON WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THAT PERSON IS THEN PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE SITUATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD AND APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT PERSONS AS DEEMED NECESSARY. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SURVEYS AND OTHER SOURCES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES. DELIBERATIONS IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION AND THE BASIS FOR DECISIONS REACHED ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WERE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE YEAR UPON REQUEST. ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 591,176. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 49,070. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 18,852. TOTAL EXPENSES 659,098.
FORM 990: PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.