2014-02-15T10:22:27-06:00 2013-09-30 341873282 CBIZ MHM LLC 222 SOUTH 9TH STREET SUITE 1000 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2012-10-01 411306304 PACER CENTER INC PACE 9528389000 8161 NORMANDALE BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437 PAULA GOLDBERG 9528389000 2014-02-17 0 BRUCE THIEL P00526510 6123397811 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z PAULA GOLDBERG 8161 NORMANDALE BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437 7836491 0 X WWW.PACER.ORG X 1977 MN TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND HELP ALL CHILDREN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 25 25 79 700 0 0 5347624 6189578 118851 101701 294019 189563 -155839 -96791 5604655 6384051 0 0 0 0 3678973 3618546 6359 5000 451966 1384064 1452314 5069396 5075860 535259 1308191 7921670 9494721 305763 276928 7615907 9217793 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 1872598 96734 PROGRAM FOR PARENT TRAINING - PROVIDES WORKSHOPS, INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE, AND WRITTEN MATERIALS TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS ADDRESSES VARIOUS ISSUES INCLUDING: MULTICULTURAL CONCERNS, EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS (EBD), AND PARENT INVOLVEMENT. SPECIFIC PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 23,113 REQUESTS FOR INFO AND ASSISTANCE; 9,563 PARTICIPANTS AT WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS PRESENTATIONS, ETC.; 271 WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS & PRESENTATIONS. 998010 31702 PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO DISABILITY AWARENESS EDUCATION, FAMILY STRENGTHENING, JUVENILE JUSTICE ISSUES, SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SUCCESSFUL ADULT LIFE, AND ADAPTIVE DEVICES/TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE LEARNING, COMMUNICATION, AND SELF-ADVOCACY. SPECIFIC PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 10,509 REQUESTS FOR INFO AND ASSISTANCE; 17,025 PARTICIPANTS AT WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, PRESENTATIONS, SHOWS, ETC.; 296 WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, PRESENTATIONS, SHOWS, ETC. 1346372 1735 NATIONAL PROGRAMS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDES REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO PARENT CENTERS, AGENCIES AND FAMILIES INCLUDES NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM. SPECIFIC PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 10,992 REQUESTS FOR INFO AND ASSISTANCE; 2,455 PARTICIPANTS AT WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, PRESENTATIONS, ETC.; 38 WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, PRESENTATIONS, ETC. 4216980 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 1 1 79 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X RENEE GALLAHER 9528389000 8161 NORMANDALE BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437 JEFF BETCHWARS 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE BRETSCHER-SALTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KOFI BRUCE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOEL COLON 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS DALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE DOWNS 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY GRAVES 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GUTHMANN 1.00 X 0 0 0 GINNY HOPPER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GWEN A HOPPER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA MATTSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON MCNEIL 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH MEEK 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE OLSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNAN PAUL 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMMY PUST 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN REYNOLDS 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN ROSENBLUM 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY SLEGMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA SAGEDAHL 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN VALENTE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL LUEHR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA BROYLES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN LEVINSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON BAKKEN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAULA GOLDBERG 55.00 X 163039 0 36058 RENEE GALLAHER 20.00 X 44529 0 2820 MARY SCHROCK 40.00 X 115305 0 6257 322873 0 45135 2 0 1 0 BIG DOG PRODUCTIONS INC FSO JAY LEN 10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90067 BENEFIT PERFORMER 195000 1 1137970 2908681 2142927 519541 6189578 SERVICE FEES 611710 101701 101701 101701 144730 144730 857486 812653 44833 44833 44833 478917 1137970 605428 -126511 -126511 15500 15112 388 388 47717 19247 28470 28470 OTHER REVENUE 900099 762 762 ROOM RENTAL 900099 100 100 862 6384051 130171 0 64302 239363 148435 81351 9577 2778727 2369386 116191 293150 327338 275236 15277 36825 273118 228184 17404 27530 21328 21328 5000 5000 196572 90630 96303 9639 324527 278034 20702 25791 49128 43046 4314 1768 283991 251523 18570 13898 61912 61543 46 323 282158 281837 81 240 25552 22631 1671 1250 PRINTING 197084 160050 12624 24410 MISCELLANEOUS 10062 6445 1052 2565 5075860 4216980 406914 451966 X 73026 57960 5476 9860 283195 527771 1443575 1114773 1143970 1540012 44212 87747 700 700 37096 55314 685586 320133 253332 365453 4715590 5802951 7921670 9494721 287270 260435 18493 16493 305763 276928 X 4653337 4811437 1046017 1764603 1916553 2641753 7615907 9217793 7921670 9494721 1308191 293695 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5837035 7300217 5835923 5347624 6189578 30510377 5837035 7300217 5835923 5347624 6189578 30510377 29255 30481122 92639 72170 90933 126390 144730 526862 31037239 664505 0.98210 0.97950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18406 103343 121749 4954111 5075860 403793 100948 0 0 463516 421098 403470 403793 1691877 2537816 64101 95108 107004 121749 387962 115879 105275 100868 100948 422970 634455 25031 17046 16004 18406 76487 1 500099 1 1 0 1 X 2603747 725200 133680 3462627 1967266 498747 137734 2603747 1858514 138842 -30090 1967266 1301274 526647 30593 1858514 674352 638352 -11430 1301274 0.03750 0.76290 0.19960 0 0 685586 320133 365453 365453 X 6677746 293695 293695 6384051 0 6384051 5075860 0 5075860 0 5075860 PART IV, LINE 2B: FUNDS ARE RECEIVED AND DISBURSED BY PACER CENTER FOR THE MEL GOLDBERG MEDICAL AND LEGAL ADVOCACY FUND. DISBURSEMENTS ARE MADE AS DIRECTED BY THE FUND. DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE INTENTION FOR PACER CENTER'S ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO HAVE A SOURCE OF PERMANENT, PREDICTABLE FUNDS, WHOSE INCOME IS USED TO SUPPLEMENT OTHER TRADITIONAL INCOME FROM EVENTS AND DONATIONS, IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN CORE PROGRAMS: PARENT TRAINING, SIMON TECHNOLOGY CENTER, COUNT ME IN PUPPET SHOWS AND BULLYING PREVENTION. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND 2012. BENEFIT 1612082 1137970 474112 13510 12253 195000 384665 1612082 1137970 474112 13510 12253 195000 384665 605428 -131316 15500 15000 112 1 0.99000 15500 15000 112 15112 388 MN 0 ORGANIZATION RECEIVED AN EXEMPT PERMIT FROM THE STATE OF MN. 0 1 0 1.00000 RENEE GALLAHER 8161 NORMANDALE BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437 0 MARY SCHROCK 275 GENERAL OVERSIGHT X 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PAULA GOLDBERG 153039 0 10000 0 0 0 24802 0 11256 0 199097 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE DISCRETIONARY BONUS AMOUNTS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. X 6 13977 FMV X SOFTWARE & EQUIPMENT 269 159937 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 1695 330127 SALES PROCEEDS X AUTO LEASE 1 15500 FMV 0 0 1 METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS: PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS LISTED. THIRD PARTY USE: PART I, LINE 32B: MN REQUIRES THAT IF YOU SELL MORE THAN 5 VEHICLES IN A YEAR, WITH A VALUE > $1,000, YOU NEED A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE. PACER DOES NOT HAVE A LICENSE, BUT ACCEPTS CAR DONATIONS, AND THUS, USES A 3RD PARTY AGENT TO ACCEPT, PROCESS, AND SELL MOTOR VEHICLES ON OUR BEHALF. NO SUCH PROCEEDS OCCURED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014. ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT 990, PART III, LINE 1 PACER CENTER ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH ALL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES SO EACH PERSON CAN REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. PACER OPERATES ON THE PRINCIPLE OF PARENTS HELPING PARENTS, SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO BOARD MEMBERS ARE RELATED: VIRGINIA HOPPER AND GWENDOLYN HOPPER - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 BEFORE THE 990 IS SIGNED, A DETAILED REVIEW IS PERFORMED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. THEN THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BEFORE THE 990 IS SUBMITTED, AN ELECTRONIC COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PACER CENTER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERING ALL BOARD MEMBERS. IT IS DISCUSSED ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING AND UPDATED FORMS ARE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY EACH MEMBER ANNUALLY. THE POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, AND PREVENTS THE MEMBER FROM BEING INVOLVED IN BOARD DISCUSSION ABOUT, AND VOTING ON, A MATTER INVOLVING A CONFLICT. IN THE EVENT THAT IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT SHALL DISCLOSE THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT, WHO SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THERE EXISTS A CONFLICT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE POLICY. PRIOR TO BOARD ACTION ON A TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT. SUCH DISLOSURE SHALL BE REFLECTED IN BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN SEPTEMBER, 2012 THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENTERED INTO A 5 YEAR EMPLOYMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A WRITTEN REVIEW IS COMPLETED AND THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES UPDATED COMPENSATION INFORMATION TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. AN ANNUAL REVIEW WAS LAST COMPLETED FEBRUARY, 2013. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 PACER'S BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THESE AND OTHER GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE MINNESOTA CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL, WITH RESULTS POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE.