A BETTER WAY INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
A BETTER WAY INC (EIN 93-1190792)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-05-14
IRS object ID
201521349349304257
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-05-14T12:30:52-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN264677183PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DZH PHILLIPS LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11330 BROADWAY SUITE 630AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94612ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN931190792EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1A BETTER WAY INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlABETBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5106010203PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13200 ADELINE STREETAddressLine1
CityBERKELEYCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94703ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHAHNAZ MAZANDARANIPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5106010203PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHYDEH GHAFFARIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01228587PTIN
Phone5108346542PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSHAHNAZ MAZANDARANIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13200 ADELINE STREETAddressLine1
CityBERKELEYCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94703ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,851,805GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ABETTERWAYINC.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DEVELOP THE INSIGHTS, LIFE SKILLS AND PERMANENT RELATIONSHIPS TO PROMOTE THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee94TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers26TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,096,891PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,814,280CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,765CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$10,127PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$269CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,778PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,537CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,108,796PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,825,851CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,472,383PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$143,671CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,625,335PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,703,427CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,097,718PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,779,025CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$11,078PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$46,826CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,582,692TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,728,978TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,174,120NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,220,946NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DEVELOP THE INSIGHTS, LIFE SKILLS AND PERMANENT RELATIONSHIPS TO PROMOTE THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,202,022ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,765RevenueAmt
DescMENTAL HEALTH - WE PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE STRENGTH-BASED, FAMILY-DRIVEN, COLLABORATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND EVIDENCE BASED/EVIDENCE INFORMED. OUR TREATMENT FOCUS IS BEHAVIORAL & EMOTIONAL ISSUES AND PLACEMENT STABILIZATION. OUR TREATMENT TEAMS INCLUDE DOCTORIAL AND MASTERS LEVEL CLINICIANS AS WELL AS FAMILY PARTNERS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. WE PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF THERAPEUTIC VISITATION, REUNIFICATION, PRE OR POST ADOPTION, AND GENERAL PSYCHOTHERAPY. SERVICES CAN INCLUDE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY (PCIT), GROUP THERAPY, AND MANY OTHER TYPES. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A SPECIALTY PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON BIRTH TO 5 YEAR OLD CHILDREN. WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP PROVIDERS IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR THIS PROGRAM.IN FISCAL YEAR 2014, A BETTER WAY PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 378 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE OR AT RISK OF ENTERING FOSTER CARE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND ALAMEDA COUNTIES. ALL OF THEM ARE REFERRED TO US BY THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,314,980ExpenseAmt
DescSOCIAL SERVICES(PREVIOUSLY PARENT ENGAGEMENT)- OUR PARENT ADVOCATES EMPOWER PARENTS THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SO THAT FAMILIES THRIVE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. OUR COMMITMENT IS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, COMPETENCY SKILLS, AND PARENTING CAPABILITIES AS WE SUPPORT FAMILY PRESERVATION. WE FOCUS ON PARNERSHIPS WITH PARENTSTO ESTABLISH SAFE AND STABLE HOMES FOR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS.WE HELP FAMILIES EXIT THE SOCIAL SERVICES SYSTEM AS WE GUIDE THEM TOWARD HEALTH AND INTERDEPENDENCE. WE ENGAGED FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY THRU 27 PARENT ORIENTATION CLASSES, WHERE 91 PARENTS OUT OF 134 GRADUATED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2014 WE HANDLED 144 CASES WHICH SERVED 195 PARENTS. WE PARTICIPATED IN 452 TEAM DECISION MEETINGS (TDM'S), 48 SUPPORT GROUPS, AND NUMEROUS OTHER COUNTY TEAM MEETINGS, PANELS, COMMITTEES, AND WORKGROUPS. THE STAFF ALSO PROVIDES TRAININGS TO THE COMMUNITY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$413,099ExpenseAmt
DescTRAINING - A BETTER WAY PROVIDED 569 TRAININGS IN ALAMEDA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SOLANO COUNTIES TO SERVICE PROVIDERS OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE OR AT RISK OF ENTERING FOSTER CARE. SERVICE PROVIDERS CONSIST OF COUNTY SOCIAL WORKERS, CLINICIANS/THERAPISTS (BOTH A BETTER WAY AND OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES), FOSTER PARENTS, ADOPTIVE PARENTS, AND BIRTH PARENTS. TRAININGS ARE PROVIDED BY EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD INCLUDING SEVERAL WHO ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$10,794ExpenseAmt
DescPERMANENCY PROGRAMS (PREVIOUSLY FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION SERVICES) - WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RE-FOCUSING OUR SERVICES TO BE OLDER CHILDREN ADOPTIONS, INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOSTER CARE, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR TRANSITIONAL AGED FOSTER YOUTH.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$10,794TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,940,895TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document72IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee94EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROGER AILSHIE CPABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5106010203PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13200 ADELINE STREETAddressLine1
CityBERKELEYCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94703ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JENNIFER SMITH DOLIN
CHAIRPERSON2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY WU
VICE CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON WRIGHT
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SEYMOUR
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAHNAZ MAZANDARANI
PRESIDENT/CEO45.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$157,032$0$11,296
EMIL MCCULLOCH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYAN SAALFELD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN TOKAREK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEGGY RESKIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG PARRISH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ORELLANA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID VLIET
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER A AILSHIE
CFO45.00Yes (X)$108,041$0$8,155
DAVID CHANNER
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER45.00Yes (X)$113,782$0$6,761
CHERISE NORTHCUTT
MANAGER OF QUALITY/RESEARCH45.00$106,214$0$300Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$485,069TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$26,512TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ENDSIGHTBusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11440 FOURTH STREET SUITE B CAAddressLine1
CityBERKELEYCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94710ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYServicesDesc
Compensation$140,908CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$43,647FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$6,645,091GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$125,542AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$66,440NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,814,280TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTRACT INCOMEDesc
Business624100BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,765TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,765RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,765TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$269TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$269ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$33,491FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$43,647ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$25,954FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,537TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,537ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,825,851TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,765RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,806ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$405,628TotalAmt
Program Services$121,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$284,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,392,671TotalAmt
Program Services$3,110,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$221,604ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,909FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$932,677TotalAmt
Program Services$831,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,674FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$344,622TotalAmt
Program Services$301,444ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,275FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,716TotalAmt
Program Services$8,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$770ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$133FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,593TotalAmt
Management And General$20,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$305,604TotalAmt
Program Services$284,831ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,711FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$277,523TotalAmt
Program Services$235,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,304FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$266,783TotalAmt
Program Services$109,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$154,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,429FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,101TotalAmt
Program Services$220,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$535FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,941TotalAmt
Program Services$277,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,141FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,091TotalAmt
Program Services$32,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,595ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,154FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,245TotalAmt
Program Services$84,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,153FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,178TotalAmt
Program Services$27,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$453FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TRAINING-CONTINUING EDU$32,293$26,500$5,793
FOOD$24,383$23,541$557$285
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$23,820$19,539$3,620$661
PROGRAM SUPPLIES$20,828$214$20,614

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,328TotalAmt
Program Services$225,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$210,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,240FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,779,025TotalAmt
Program Services$5,940,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$694,459ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$143,671FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$355BOYAmt
EOY$542EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$833,298BOYAmt
EOY$375,040EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$698,405BOYAmt
EOY$1,428,019EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,949BOYAmt
EOY$99,721EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,019,250LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,005,832LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,119,054BOYAmt
EOY$1,013,418EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,751BOYAmt
EOY$33,184EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,756,812BOYAmt
EOY$2,949,924EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$660,907BOYAmt
EOY$616,347EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$217,994EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$921,785BOYAmt
EOY$894,637EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,582,692BOYAmt
EOY$1,728,978EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,164,255BOYAmt
EOY$1,211,845EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,865BOYAmt
EOY$9,101EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,174,120BOYAmt
EOY$1,220,946EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,756,812BOYAmt
EOY$2,949,924EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$46,826ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,619,533CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,904,237CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,742,507CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,096,891CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,814,280CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,177,448TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,619,533CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,904,237CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,742,507CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,096,891CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,814,280CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,177,448TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$28,177,448PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,317CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,936CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,941CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,127CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$269CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,590TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,979CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$265CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,778CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$15,026TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,230,064TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$65,656GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99810PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99730PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER REVENUE - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 12,979. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 4. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 265. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,778. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$225,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$225,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$196,508OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$196,508DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,346,432OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$620,489DepreciationAmt
Book Value$725,943BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$175,850OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$113,375DepreciationAmt
Book Value$62,475BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$75,460OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$75,460DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,013,418TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,840,851TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$15,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$15,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,825,851RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,825,851TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,794,025TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$15,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$15,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,779,025ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,779,025TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event12014 GALANameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$77,138GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$43,647CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$33,491GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,010FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$473EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$24,471OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$77,138GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$43,647CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$33,491GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$1,010FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$473EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$24,471OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$25,954DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$7,537NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHAHNAZ MAZANDARANIPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$149,532BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$7,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,296NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$168,328TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1IDM PAYROLL SERVICESBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOWNED BY MATT MICELI, FORMER DIRECTORRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$10,209TransactionAmt
TransactionPAYROLL SERVICE FEESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SOFTWARE DVD2$51,612FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)TOY, GIFT CAR4$14,828FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND INCLUDED: 1) JENNIFER DOLIN, CHAIRPERSON 2) EMILY WU, VICE CHAIRPERSON AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR 3) ROBERT SEYMOUR, TREASURER 4) SHARON WRIGHT, SECRETARY 5) JEAN TOKAREK, PROGRAM CHAIR 6) BRYAN SAALFELD, ADMIN CHAIR 7) SHAHNAZ MAZANDARANI, PRESIDENT/CEO THE COMMITTEE HAS FULL AUTHORITY EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE APPROVAL OF ANY ACTION WHICH, UNDER LAW OR THE PROVISIONS OF THESE BYLAWS, REQUIRES THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS OR OF A MAJORITY OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS; (B) THE FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OR ON ANY COMMITTEE WHICH HAS THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD; (C) THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF BYLAWS OR THE ADOPTION OF NEW BYLAWS; (D) THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD WHICH BY ITS EXPRESS TERMS IS NOT SO AMENDABLE OR REPEALABLE; (E) THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OR THE MEMBERS THEREOF; (F) THE EXPENDITURE OF CORPORATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT A NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR AFTER THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE NOMINATED FOR DIRECTOR THAN CAN BE ELECTED; (G) THE APPROVAL OF ANY TRANSACTION TO WHICH THIS CORPORATION IS A PARTY AND IN WHICH ONE OR MORE OF THE DIRECTORS HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 5233(D)(3) OF THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WHO THEN RECOMMEND THE TAX RETURN FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL BY THE BOARD. AFTER FINAL REVIEW BY THE BOARD, A VOTE IS TAKEN FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR IN JUNE. NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE POLICY AND QUESTIONNAIRE DURING THEIR ORIENTATION. IN THE EVENT THAT A BETTER WAY SOLICITS BIDS FOR SERVICES OR PRODUCTS AND A BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER OR A RELATIVE ARE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL, THE BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND CFO IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE. PERFORMANCE ON ANNUAL GOALS ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR IS EVALUATED BY CEO FOR THE CFO, AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE CEO, AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD EACH YEAR. PRIOR TO CONDUCTING THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THEIR DESIGNEES WILL RESEARCH COMPENSATION PLANS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE SIMILAR SERVICES AND WHO HAVE BUDGETS IN THE SAME RANGE AS A BETTER WAY, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EBANK CHARGES AND FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,241. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,634. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,876. TAXES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,609. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,089. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 250. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,948. TRAINERS EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,481. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,855. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 391. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,727. HIRING EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,881. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 701. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 195. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,777.
FORM 990 PART XI - 2CTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE SELECTS AND OVERSEES AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO CONDUCT THE AUDIT. NO CHANGE IN THE SELECTION METHOD OCCURRED THIS YEAR.

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