2015-05-13T09:33:42-05:00 2014-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2014-01-01 416038537 INNERCITY TENNIS FOUNDATION INNE 6128246099 4005 NICOLLET AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55409 SAMANTHA SMART MERRITT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6128246099 2015-05-08 1 JOHN TAUER P00294068 6123764500 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z SAMANTHA SMART MERRITT 4005 NICOLLET AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55409 2919738 0 X WWW.INNERCITYTENNIS.ORG X 1952 MN TO ENGAGE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO UNLEASH THE FULL POTENTIAL OF YOUTH, ON AND OFF THE COURT. 18 18 86 250 0 0 518268 1499168 34251 1313270 1844 0 18043 7938 572406 2820376 0 0 0 0 291723 1085576 0 0 95272 219365 722635 511088 1808211 61318 1012165 1513381 3018281 170826 641126 1342555 2377155 X INNERCITY TENNIS (ICT) EMPLOYS A STRATEGY OF "HOOKING" CHILDREN ON HEALTHY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (TENNIS) TO IMPROVE SUCCESS ON ALL FRONTS - EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL CONNECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PERSEVERANCE AND GRIT. IN 2014, ICT ENGAGED 3,600 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR UNIQUE TENNIS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. 1 0 789763 0 92995 ADULT SERVICES: INNERCITY TENNIS SERVES THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF ADULTS BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS, LOW-COST INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INSTRUCTION IN THE LIFELONG SPORT OF TENNIS. NO REGISTRATION FEES ARE REQUIRED, THUS THE FACILITY IS OPEN TO ALL. TEACHING PROFESSIONALS DELIVER INSTRUCTION SO THAT ANY ADULT, REGARDLESS OF PROFICIENCY WITH THE SPORT, AS ENGAGED IN A PATHWAY LEADING TO GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF MASTERY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EXERCISE, FITNESS AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT. ICT ALSO ENCOURAGES ADULTS TO VOLUNTEER WITH OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, BASED ON RESEARCH INDICATING THAT INTERGENERATIONAL VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUTH BENEFITS BOTH GROUPS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. 461885 0 893451 YOUTH PROGRAMS:KIDSPEED:ICT DELIVERS ITS SIGNATURE KIDSPEED(R) CURRICULUM (DEVELOPED WITH THE RENOWNED SEARCH INSTITUTE) TO CHILDREN AGED THREE TO SEVEN AT HEAD START FRASER IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND MCKNIGHT IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS TO MORE THAN 600 CHILDREN. KIDSPEED EMPHASIZES DEVELOPMENT OF AGILITY, BALANCE AND COORDINATION, AS WELL AS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, WITHIN A NETWORK OF SUPPORTIVE COACH/MENTORS.ICT ALSO DELIVERS KIDSPEED TO THREE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL AUTISM CLASSROOMS AND HAS BEGUN TO TRAIN AUTISM TEACHERS TO REPLICATE THE CURRICULUM, WHICH HAS PROVEN TO YIELD MULTIPLE POSITIVE IMPACTS ON AUTISTIC YOUTH IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS.ACADEMIC CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT (ACE):ICT DELIVERS ACADEMIC CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT (ACE) IN THREE MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY EDUCATION AFTER SCHOOL SITES. ACE IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED MATH/LITERACY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS CURRICULUM GEARED TO THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS, INTEGRATING ON-COURT TENNIS INSTRUCTION WITH ACADEMICS. ACE IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE USTA FOUNDATION. ICT IS ALSO INTRODUCING A 'SCIENCE OF TENNIS' CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY AN ICT VOLUNTEER (AN OXFORD AND U OF M SCHOLAR), USING TENNIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH PHYSICS TO YOUTH OF ALL AGES. ICT PARTNERS WITH BDOTE LEARNING CENTER, A K-4 DAKOTA/OJIBWE IMMERSION SCHOOL TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL EDUCATION THROUGH TENNIS, ACE AND A HOLISTIC SUMMER PROGRAM FOR THIS INNOVATIVE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL.COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:ICT'S FREE SUPER SATURDAYS RUN THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR AS WE WELCOME AN AVERAGE OF 300 YOUTH, AGED THREE TO 18, AT OUR TENNIS FACILITY IN THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARK. FOR THREE HOURS, DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS COACH YOUTH THROUGH IRRESISTIBLY FUN AND RIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. SUPER SATURDAYS ARE A GATEWAY FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES TO ENGAGE THEIR CHILDREN IN HEALTHY ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION. ONCE ON THE TENNIS PATH, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOUTH FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT TO STAY CONNECTED, RIGHT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND INTO COLLEGE.OUR SUMMER TENNIS IN THE PARKS PROGRAM DELIVERS FUNDAMENTALS OF TENNIS INSTRUCTION IN 23 PARKS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS AT A LOW FEE OR 100 PERCENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO ANY FAMILY WITH FINANCIAL NEED. WE EMPLOY 50 YOUTH COACHES, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE ICT PROGRAM GRADUATES, WHO ARE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED, SUPERVISED AND SEVERAL HAVE GONE ON TO FULL-TIME POSITIONS AS ICT AND ALSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 228704 0 338672 JUNIOR INSTRUCTION PROGRAM: ICT'S CITIES ACADEMY IS OUR FEE-BASED JUNIOR INSTRUCTION PROGRAM DELIVERED AFTER SCHOOL AND ON WEEKENDS, WITH SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT THROUGH OUR REED SWEATT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND. TOP-LEVEL COACHING SUPPORTS YOUTH IN DEVELOPING THEIR POTENTIAL ON COURT, AS WELL AS ACADEMIC COUNSELING TO EMPHASIZE HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AND ENTRY TO COLLEGE. 1480352 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X SAMANTHA SMART MERRITT 6128246099 4005 NICOLLET AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55409 ROBERT OBERRENDER BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWIN SKIP GAGE BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID WEIGMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA STRATTON ASSISTANT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AVERY TICER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICK BOLLETTIERI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD EVANS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE JACKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA JACOBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BROWNELL MACK III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC MCNULTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD OTIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENIZ PERESE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL PREST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY STINGLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY WARE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW WEIGMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LINDSTROM HONORARY LIFETIME DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHEELOCK WHITNEY HONORARY LIFETIME DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA SMART MERRITT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 95000 0 0 95000 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARIZON STRUCTURES 11880 DORSETT ROAD SAINT LOUIS MO 63043 AIR STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT 573901 BELAIR COMPANY LLC 23950 LAKE BOULEVARD NORTH FOREST LAKE MN 55025 AIR STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT 144527 2 146040 1353128 1499168 ACTIVITY REVENUE 713940 1277806 1277806 SUMMER PARK PROGRAM FE 713940 35464 35464 1313270 46421 146040 65790 -19369 -19369 45420 33572 11848 11848 OTHER INCOME 900099 15459 15459 15459 2820376 1325118 0 -3910 95000 28500 28500 38000 839998 750368 84833 4797 70670 63129 7137 404 79908 71382 8070 456 5014 501 3525 988 55220 7348 43648 4224 118637 118637 54829 2070 14164 38595 284365 274638 5765 3962 40069 38065 1002 1002 1911 1639 272 5829 5829 1856 1856 47400 47400 22084 20980 552 552 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 56217 19593 34332 2292 PROGRAM EXPENSES 25011 24914 97 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4193 3503 690 1808211 1480352 232587 95272 0 0 274843 490470 115000 166222 0 24794 0 9376 2700 13097 2325398 565787 3735 1759611 770020 0 985 186178 346098 368533 1513381 3018281 34643 173529 0 67597 0 400000 136183 0 170826 641126 X 795103 1791240 547452 585915 1342555 2377155 1513381 3018281 X 1012165 22435 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 620762 452356 366791 518268 1499168 3457345 63275 53143 60788 107081 1405111 1689398 684037 505499 427579 625349 2904279 5146743 100000 100000 100000 99996 399996 117548 139556 137419 238511 734863 1367897 217548 239556 237419 338507 734863 1767893 3378850 697 576 384 1844 3501 697 576 384 1844 3501 2479 742 7211 15459 25891 687213 506817 435174 627193 2919738 5176135 0.65280 0.53000 0.00070 0.00150 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 819007 314440 504567 1281092 42805 1238287 213946 197189 16757 11353 11353 0 1759611 CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 368533 368533 X 2876383 56007 56007 2820376 0 2820376 1841783 33572 33572 1808211 0 1808211 PART X, LINE 2: INNERCITY TENNIS FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM THE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION'S FORMER WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, REED SWEATT FAMILY TENNIS CENTER, INC., WAS A TAXABLE CORPORATION THAT FILED FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS SEPARATE FROM THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION INFORMATIONAL REPORT REQUIRED OF THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION (INCLUDING THE FORMER TAXABLE SUBSIDIARY) FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND FILES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE FOUNDATION AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION COULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE FOUNDATION'S 2011, 2012, AND 2013 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST COGS PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COGS KID SPEED 147711 101290 46421 672 9949 32321 14090 147711 101290 46421 672 9949 32321 14090 57032 -10611 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 ICT STARTED THE ACADEMIC CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT (ACE) CURRICULUM, A MATH/LITERACY AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS CURRICULUM FOR THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMMITTEE IS OPEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DAVID WEIGMAN IS THE FATHER OF ANDY WEIGMAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS BY ADOPTING A NEW BY-LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE RETURN, ASK QUESTIONS, AND REQUEST CHANGES PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND ANY EMPLOYEES WHO MAY INFLUENCE THE ACTIONS OF THE FOUNDATION. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY AT THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND STATEMENT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOURTH QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS SIGN AND RETURN THE STATEMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD, OR A DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE THEREOF, SHALL DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS AND, IN THE CASE OF AN EXISTING CONFLICT, WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS JUST, FAIR, AND REASONABLE TO THE FOUNDATION. INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION NOR THE APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION FROM THE FOUNDATION. THE ONLY OFFICER WHO RECEIVES A SALARY IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS PERFORMED BY THE BOARD CHAIR IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. IN THE CASE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SALARY INCREASES AND/OR BONUSES AWARDED ARE DETERMINED BASED ON WRITTEN GOALS. ANNUAL MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A SELF REVIEW IS PROVIDED. THE OBJECTIVES ARE REVIEWED WITH THE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD CHAIR. FINAL APPROVAL OF REVIEW AND COMPENSATION IS VOTED ON BY THE BOARD. THE DELIBERATION PROCESS AND DETERMINATION ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THE REVIEWS TAKE PLACE ANNUALLY IN JULY AND WERE LAST CONDUCTED IN 2014 FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, S. SMART MERRITT. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANAGES STAFF COMPENSATION, PRESENTING OVERALL STAFF COMPENSATION TO THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 22,435.