NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES (EIN 45-0550557)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-05-26
IRS object ID: 201531469349300033
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-05-26T12:13:22-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	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	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	450550557	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NETW	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6124556133	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55405	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS M ADAMS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6124556133	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RACHEL FLANDERS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01591790	PTIN
Phone	6123764500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BETTER FUTURES MINNESOTA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	THOMAS M ADAMS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55405	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,373,112	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BETTERFUTURESENTERPRISES.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FUEL A MAN'S DESIRE TO TURN HIS LIFE AROUND AND WALK A NEW PATH TOWARD BETTER HEALTH AND SUCCESS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	106	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	18	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$763,024	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,624,755	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$602,652	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$738,386	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$767	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,313	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,381	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,658	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,367,824	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,373,112	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$261,943	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$229,856	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,753,938	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,900,389	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$129,478	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$776,927	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$984,345	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,792,808	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,114,590	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,424,984	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$258,522	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,507,317	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,749,480	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$180,233	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$163,874	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,327,084	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,585,606	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	BETTER FUTURES FUELS A MAN'S DESIRE TO TURN HIS LIFE AROUND AND WALK A NEW PATH TOWARD BETTER HEALTH AND SUCCESS. IT ALSO AIMS TO CHANGE THE COSTLY PRACTICES THAT PRODUCE POOR RESULTS AND PERPETUATE CYCLES OF DEPENDENCY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,333,278	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$720,397	RevenueAmt
Desc	BUSINESS ENTERPRISE: BETTER FUTURES' BUSINESSES CREATE JOBS AND HELP PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP MARKETABLE SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS ARE EMPLOYED IN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, APPLIANCE RECYCLING, AND BUILDING DECONSTRUCTION. THIS ENTERPRISE GENERATES MULTIPLE BENEFITS: IT PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, AND INCOME FOR PARTICIPANT WORKERS; IT CONTRIBUTES EARNED INCOME TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND, IT PRODUCES SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY. THESE LINES OF BUSINESS EMPLOYED 51 MEN IN 2014 AND GENERATED $720,000 IN EARNED INCOME. 81% OF BETTER FUTURES PARTICIPANTS ARE EMPLOYED AND MOST ARE PAYING CHILD SUPPORT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,181,681	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$229,856	GrantAmt
Revenue	$17,989	RevenueAmt
Desc	INTEGRATED CARE: BETTER FUTURES EMBRACES MEN LIVING IN CHRONIC POVERTY WITH HISTORIES OF PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT, UNTREATED MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION, INCARCERATION, AND HOMELESSNESS. ITS INTEGRATED CARE MODEL RESPONDS TO PARTICIPANTS' MOST BASIC NEEDS - AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A JOB. ONCE THESE NEEDS ARE MET, THE IMPACT OF OTHER SERVICES ACCELERATES (HEALTH HOME AND COACHING USING A TRAUMA INFORMED CARE APPROACH). THIS MODEL IS ANCHORED BY MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND A VIBRANT COMMUNITY. THE MEN SERVED BY THIS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ARE NOT IN A PROCESS OF RE-ENTRY; RATHER THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM THAT ORIGINATES IN CORE HURTS AND TRAUMA. HEALING FROM THESE TRAUMAS IS ESSENTIAL BEFORE THEY CAN SUCCEED AS WORKERS, FATHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE NEW CONVICTION RATE FOR ALL MEN SERVED SINCE 2009 IS 18% COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE RATE OF 35%.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,514,959	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	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	0	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	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	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	0	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	39	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	106	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	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	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	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEB KIERSTEAD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6124556133	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55405	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
THOMAS ADAMS
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$82,304	$0	$3,231
STEVEN G THOMAS
FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$139,135	$0	$6,009
LOUIS J KING JR II
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GLENN E ANDIS
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM FULTON
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ART BERMAN
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN DINUSSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GOTHRIEL J LA FLEUR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MUFFIE GABLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL B KOHLS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEB KIERSTEAD
CFO	40.00		Yes (X)	$97,080	$0	$24,419

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$318,519	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$33,659	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	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
Government Grants	$885,375	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,739,380	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,624,755	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE	812900	$720,397	$720,397
PARTICIPANT RENT	531110	$17,989	$17,989

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$738,386	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$613	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$613	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$4,700	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$4,700	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,700	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,700	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,658	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,658	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$4,658	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,373,112	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$738,386	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,971	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$229,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$229,856	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$352,178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$144,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$155,713	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52,097	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,200,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,020,630	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$168,529	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,013	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,162	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$174,461	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,940	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,521	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,065	TotalAmt
Program Services	$121,450	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,615	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,570	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,560	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,635	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,635	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,052	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$60,052	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$288,698	TotalAmt
Program Services	$263,988	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,873	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,837	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,484	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,125	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,453	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$155	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,597	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,286	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,556	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,413	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,273	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,329	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,411	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,918	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,965	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,807	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,394	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,912	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$477	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
WORK CREW EXPENSES	$114,784	$114,784
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$53,882	$53,882
MISCELLANEOUS	$25,352	$19,747	$5,605
UNIFORMS	$7,602	$7,602

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,114,590	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,514,959	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$470,153	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$129,478	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$940,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$508,798	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$635,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$299,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$354,254	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,982	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$389,492	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$216,628	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$197,001	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,864	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,582	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,507,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,749,480	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,874	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,422	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$180,233	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,874	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,317,084	BOYAmt
EOY	$950,606	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$635,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,327,084	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,585,606	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,507,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,749,480	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$258,522	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)
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	$1,497,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,362,926	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$972,019	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$763,024	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,624,755	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,220,607	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,497,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,362,926	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$972,019	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$763,024	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,624,755	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,220,607	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$5,165,014	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,055,593	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,917	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,705	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,231	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$767	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$613	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,233	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,655	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$45	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$440	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,381	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,658	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,179	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,239,019	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,780,869	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.53880	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.61190	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	ExplanationTxt

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)
Political Expenditures	$0	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours	0	VolunteerHoursCnt
Section4955 Organization Tax	$0	Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax	$0	Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Volunteers	Yes (1)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	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	$60,052	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$60,052	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1G:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION RETAINED A LOBBYIST TO SECURE FUNDING FOR THE ENTERPRISE. IN ADDITION, STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS MET WITH LEGISLATORS (AND/OR THEIR STAFF) AND STATE AGENCY EMPLOYEES AND TESTIFIED BEFORE VARIOUS COMMITTEES. STAFF PARTICIPATED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS OUTSIDE OF THEIR NORMAL JOB ACTIVITIES AND WERE NOT COMPENSATED FOR THEIR TIME.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$66,280	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$66,280	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$323,212	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$150,348	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$172,864	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$172,864	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,373,112	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,373,112	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,373,112	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,114,590	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,114,590	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,114,590	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAX EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND MINNESOTA STATUE 290.05. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED GUIDANCE IN THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES 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. DURING 2014 THE AGENCY DID NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2011 THROUGH 2013 ARE OPEN TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
RENT SUBSIDIES	44	$55,444	N/A	N/A
TRAINING STIPENDS	60	$6,170	N/A	N/A
HOUSING	85		OTHER	HOUSING	$119,527
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS	43	$14,095	N/A	N/A
MEALS	85		OTHER	MEALS	$34,620

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE AND TRACKS THE AMOUNTS PAID FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION DISCONTINUED THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING.
FORM 990 PART IV, LINE 28C: TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS	NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES (NFBF) HAS OPTED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURES PERTAINING TO BOARD MEMBER AFFILIATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DISCLOSURE IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE IRS FOR THE PURPOSES OF FORM 990 NOR SCHEDULE L. LOUIS KING, JR. II - CHAIR NFBF / PRESIDENT & CEO, SUMMIT ACADEMY OIC - RENT $42,299
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILL COMPLETE A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND WILL DISCUSS ANY CONCERNS WITH THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS) MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE IDENTIFYING ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD LEAD TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IF THE MATERIAL FACTS AS TO THE TRANSACTION ARE FULLY DISCLOSED. THE CONFLICTED DIRECTOR MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER AND MAY NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION. ALL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	CEO COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD AFTER REVIEWING MARKET DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2012 FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. SALARY RANGES FOR ALL OTHER POSITIONS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN 2012, INCLUDING THE CFO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, NOR ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.