METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT &: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT & (EIN 91-1846837)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-05-05
IRS object ID: 201541259349301159
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-05-05T11:56:21-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	470698853	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLAND & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 REGENCY PKWY STE 120	AddressLine1
City	OMAHA	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68114	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	911846837	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT &	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	COVENTION AUTHORITY	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	METR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4023411500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	455 N 10TH ST	AddressLine1
City	OMAHA	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68102	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROGER A DIXON	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4023411500	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-03-23	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	TROY T MCKINNEY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00534457	PTIN
Phone	4023978822	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-05-05	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ROGER DIXON PRESIDENTCEO	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	455 N 10TH STREET	AddressLine1
City	OMAHA	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68102	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$42,230,029	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.OMAHAMECA.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1997	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES CENTURYLINK CENTER OMAHA (FORMERLY QWEST CENTER OMAHA), THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM, AND TD AMERITADE PARK OMAHA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	741	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,406,079	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,871,809	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$36,903,164	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$35,199,258	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$115,488	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$219,948	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$501,518	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,680	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$42,926,249	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$41,856,799	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$160,213	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,019,054	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,163,178	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$538,648	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$32,791,280	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$33,174,299	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$40,970,547	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$41,337,477	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,955,702	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$519,322	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$54,110,574	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$55,086,826	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$21,011,501	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$21,468,431	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$33,099,073	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$33,618,395	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES CENTURYLINK CENTER OMAHA (FORMERLY QWEST CENTER OMAHA), THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM, AND TD AMERITADE PARK OMAHA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (true)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$36,174,267	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$34,885,208	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE ATTACHED SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULE O DESCRIBING THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$36,174,267	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	22	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	741	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROGER A DIXON PRESIDENTCEO	PersonNm
Phone	4023411500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	455 N 10TH STREET	AddressLine1
City	OMAHA	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68102	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 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
DANA BRADFORD
CHAIRMAN	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN LUND
VICE CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAY NODDLE
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLY THEISEN
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANE DUREN
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE GUTIERREZ MORA
FORMER BOARD	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM VOKAL
FORMER BOARD	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT FREEMAN
ASSISTANT SE	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROGER DIXON
PRESIDENT/CE	55.00		Yes (X)	$308,783	$0	$40,043
LEA FRENCH
CFO	45.00		Yes (X)	$127,512	$0	$34,687
TOM O'GORMAN
VP CORP SALE	45.00			$223,843	$0	$20,543	Yes (X)
KEVIN KAVANAUGH
FORMER VP OF	45.00			$132,801	$0	$29,833	Yes (X)
JEFFERY OKRINA
SALES & MKTG	45.00			$117,797	$0	$9,970	Yes (X)
KEVIN RAYMOND
VP OF OPER.	45.00			$114,294	$0	$21,819	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,025,030	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$156,895	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
DAKTRONICS INC
331 32ND AVE	BROOKINGS	SD	57006	AUDIO/VISUAL	$4,069,773
KIEWIT BUILDING GROUP INC
3920 MASON ST	OMAHA	NE	68105	CONSTRUCTION	$1,463,187
MIDWEST MAINTENANCE COMPANY
2901 Q ST	OMAHA	NE	68107	JANITORIAL	$1,298,922
COMPLETE PAYROLL SERVICES INC
3018 S 87TH ST	OMAHA	NE	68124	STAGEHANDS	$893,079
J&S AUDIO VISUAL INC
9150 N ROYAL LN	IRVING	TX	75063	AUDIO/VISUAL	$798,292

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,601,015	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$5,270,794	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,871,809	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FOOD, BEVERAGE, MERCHANDISE	$15,516,280	$15,516,280
SPONSORSHIP INCOME	$8,275,061	$8,275,061
OTHER EVENT FEES	$6,933,690	$6,933,690
FACILITY RENT	$2,722,170	$2,722,170
AUDIO VISUAL	$1,164,721	$1,164,721

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$587,336	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$587,336	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$35,199,258	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$99,782	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$99,782	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$53,500	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$373,230	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$319,730	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$319,730	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$319,730	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$5,680	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,680	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,680	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$41,856,799	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$34,885,208	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$99,782	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$483,906	TotalAmt
Management And General	$483,906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,156,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,529,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,249,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$377,031	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,766	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,688	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,886	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,192	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$886,723	TotalAmt
Program Services	$508,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$324,061	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,306	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$502,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$290,092	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$186,423	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,979	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$239,581	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,176	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$233,405	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,915	TotalAmt
Management And General	$41,915	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,200	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$234,582	TotalAmt
Management And General	$222,344	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,238	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$421,237	TotalAmt
Management And General	$383,980	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,257	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,131	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,864	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$203,956	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,311	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,183	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,127	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,707	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,118	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,975	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,914	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,229	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,749	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,749	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,672	TotalAmt
Program Services	$201,672	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,764,352	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,764,352	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$266,678	TotalAmt
Program Services	$244,861	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,686	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,131	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SEE ATTACHMENT	Desc
Total	$28,532,901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,403,517	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$121,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,518	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,337,477	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,174,267	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,624,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$538,648	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$850,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$610,437	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,128,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,275,024	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,434,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,093,326	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,707,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,498,535	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$39,912,042	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$16,762,420	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,433,100	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,149,622	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,548,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,451,605	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,277	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,110,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,086,826	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,503,805	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,054,718	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,717,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,508,878	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,805,837	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,129,890	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,983,951	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,774,945	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,011,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,468,431	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$5,821,079	BOYAmt
EOY	-$10,990,565	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,667,698	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,019,732	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,252,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,589,228	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,099,073	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,618,395	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,110,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,086,826	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$519,322	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,710,698	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,734,187	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,474,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,406,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,467,964	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,793,131	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$26,850,742	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34,372,022	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$37,246,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,404,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$35,204,938	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$171,078,592	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,561,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,106,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$42,720,411	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$42,810,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,672,902	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$194,871,723	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$194,871,723	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$99,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$89,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$91,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$115,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$99,782	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$495,425	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$99,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$89,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$91,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$115,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$99,782	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$495,425	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,660,741	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,195,624	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$42,811,850	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$42,926,249	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,772,684	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$195,367,148	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	1.00000	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$45,200	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$45,200	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$36,129,066	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$36,174,266	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$36,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$36,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$39,500	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$45,200	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$156,700	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,079,196	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,279,415	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,799,781	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,289,460	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,822,509	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,466,951	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,747,239	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,494,957	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,252,282	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,742,649	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,165,539	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$630,610	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$23,149,624	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
GOVERNMENT AGENCY NOTES	$3,497,546	C
COMMERCIAL PAPER	$3,344,254	C
BROKERED CERT. OF DEPOSIT	$2,600,000	C
TREASURY BILLS	$2,001,877	C
ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE	$7,928	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$11,451,605	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ADVANCE TICKET SALES	$3,734,298
RESERVE FUNDS	$1,715,241
DEPOSITS	$250,000
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$75,406

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,774,945	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$42,176,529	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$42,176,529	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$319,730	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$319,730	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$41,856,799	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$41,657,207	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$319,730	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$319,730	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$41,337,477	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$41,337,477	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	LOSS ON DISPOSAL 319,730
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	LOSS ON DISPOSAL 319,730

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
ROGER DIXON
PRESIDENT/CEO	$207,323	$71,200	$30,260	$19,316	$20,727	$348,826	$13,406
LEA FRENCH
CFO	$97,603	$23,500	$6,409	$11,386	$23,301	$162,199	$6,209
TOM O'GORMAN
VP CORP SALES & MKT	$81,558	$142,285		$6,855	$13,688	$244,386
KEVIN KAVANAUGH
FORMER VP OF OPERATI	$116,301	$16,500		$7,619	$22,214	$162,634

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 1A	CLUB DUES WERE PAID ON BEHALF OF ROGER DIXON TO A GOLF COUNTRY CLUB. A PORTION OF THE AMOUNTS PAID WERE INCLUDED IN MR. DIXON'S TAXABLE INCOME BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF PERSONAL USE.
SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4	ROGER DIXON 0 13,406 0 LEA FRENCH 0 6,209 0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
ROBERT FREEMAN
LEGAL COUNSEL	$212,174	LEGAL SERVICES	false
DIANE DUREN
SEE PART V	$415,217	EVENT HOST/SUITE	false
JAMIE GUTIERREZ MORA
BOARD MEMBER	$1,317,993	JANITORIAL SERVICES	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE L, PART V	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ROBERT FREEMAN - 5% SHAREHOLDER IN FRASER STRYKER LAW FIRM, WHICH PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. DIANE DUREN - UNION PACIFIC CORPORATE OFFICER AND MECA BOARD MEMBER; UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION IS A SUITE AND CLUB SEAT HOLDER AT CENTURYLINK CENTER OMAHA AND TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA. THE COMPANY ALSO HOST A NUMBER OF EVENTS AT BOTH FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. JAMIE GUTIERREZ MORA - OWNER OF MIDWEST MAINTENANCE, WHICH PROVIDES JANITORIAL SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION AT ITS MANAGED FACILITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES CENTURYLINK CENTER OMAHA (FORMERLY QWEST CENTER OMAHA), THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM, AND TD AMERITADE PARK OMAHA.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3	MECA WAS PARTY TO A FACILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF OMAHA TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM, THE MUSIC HALL, AND THE MANCUSO CENTER (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM). IN JANUARY 2013, MECA AND THE CITY OF OMAHA AMENDED THE LEASE AGREEMENT TO REVISE THE TERMINATION DATE TO BE JUNE 30, 2014. THE CITY OF OMAHA CLOSED THE FACILITY AT THE END OF THE LEASE TERM.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	MECA PROVIDES EACH DIRECTOR A COPY OF THE THEN-CURRENT INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. PRIOR TO FILING A FINAL FORM 990 WITH THE IRS, MECA PROVIDES EACH DIRECTOR A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990. MECA RESPONDS TO ANY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIRECTORS AND MAKES ANY SUBSEQUENT REQUIRED CHANGES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	MECA PROVIDES EACH DIRECTOR A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. EACH DIRECTOR SIGNS A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED AND READ THE POLICY AND THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. IN ADDITION, EACH DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE L OF THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED TWO MEMBERS TO THE INTERNAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. THAT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. SUCH REVIEW, INCLUDING DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION, ARE DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	NONE OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	LOSS ON DISPOSAL 319,730 LOSS ON DISPOSAL -319,730
FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C	MECA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CREATED AN INTERNAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE THAT SERVES AS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THIS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MEETS WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AS NEEDED.