2013-05-14T10:52:30-05:00 2012-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2011-07-01 510186083 ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE TWIN CITIES ASSO 6515561863 570 ASBURY STREET NO 109 SAINT PAUL MN 55104 CAROLE CHABRIES 6515561863 2013-05-10 1 XIAOYAN LUO P01305207 6123764500 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z CAROLE CHABRIES 570 ASBURY STREET NO 109 SAINT PAUL MN 55104 807501 0 X WWW.ACTC-MN.ORG X 1975 MN SEE SCHEDULE O 5 5 0 117 0 0 0 0 782154 807501 0 0 0 0 782154 807501 17577 0 0 0 238931 233161 0 0 0 466062 529181 722570 762342 59584 45159 603960 674476 108139 133496 495821 540980 X ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE TWIN CITIES (ACTC) ADVANCES COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, PROMOTES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND INSPIRES AND IMPLEMENTS SUSTAINABLE MODELS THAT ENHANCE OUR STUDENTS' URBAN LIBERAL ARTS EXPERIENCE. 0 0 343759 0 625669 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & SERVICE - THE CREATIVE WRITING COMMITTEE SPONSORS TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. IN THE VISITING WRITER SERIES, ACCOMPLISHED AUTHORS ARE INVITED TO EACH CAMPUS FOR WEEK-LONG RESIDENCIES, WHERE THEY WORK WITH STUDENT WRITERS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES, AND GIVE PUBLIC READINGS. THE SECOND PROGRAM IS A SHARED, COLLABORATIVE CREATIVE WRITING COURSE OFFERED ONCE A YEAR, TAUGHT BY A VISITING WRITER IN THE SPRING. WOMEN'S STUDIES IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM WHICH DRAWS ON AN EXTENSIVE BODY OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH TO HELP ITS STUDENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES OF THE PAST AND TO ANALYZE WOMEN'S TRANSFORATION. THE PROGRAM IS SHARED AMONG AUGSBURG COLLEGE, HAMLINE UNIVERSITY, ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS. THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM SHOWCASES STUDENT'S WORK ON SUSTAINABILITY IN URBAN COMMUNITIES. STUDENTS FROM ALL FIVE CAMPUSES PRESENT RESEARCH, SERVICE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES, OR OTHER ACADEMIC AND CIVIC ENGAGMENT ACTIVITIES TO A BROAD AUDIENCE. APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS AND FACULTY ATTEND THE SYMPOSIUM EACH YEAR. THE COLLABORATIVE ART GALLERY COMMITTEE SPONSORS TWO ANNUAL PROGRAMS: THE FALL ART TOUR, WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 11 LOCAL UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES, AND AN ART HISTORY SYMPOSIUM, HOSTED EACH SPRING AND OPEN TO SUDENTS AND FACULTY. THE SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICERS OFFER TWO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENT AFFAIRS STAFF: THE NEW PROESSIONALS RECEPTION IN THE FALL, WHICH IS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 100 STAFF, AND THE STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY, A DAY-LONG CONFERENCE HELD IN THE WINTER AND ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 200 STAFF. THESE EVENTS ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS FROM ACTC, ACTC'S ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, AND OUR NEIGHBORING INSTITUTIONS. TEACHER EDUCATION/GEOFEST: GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS AND TEACHERS-IN-TRAINING ATTEND THIS DAY-LONG CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE P-12 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. 176558 0 181832 ACTC OPERATES AN INTERCAMPUS BUS THAT FACILITATES CROSS-REGISTRATION AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS. THE BUS TRANSPORTS APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS WHO CROSS-REGISTER EACH TERM, AS WELL AS FACULTY AND STAFF WHO TRAVEL AMONG CAMPUSES. AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP DURING 2012 IS ESTIMATED AT 375. 18542 0 0 COLLABORATIVE GRANTS - IN 2012, ACTC SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE GRANTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DISABILITIES SERVICES; NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FORUM; MODEL UNITED NATIONS MOCK SESSION. 538859 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS 6519626107 2115 SUMMIT AVENUE SAINT PAUL MN 55105 LINDA HANSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL PRIBBENOW 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS DEASE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA J LEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN ROSENBERG 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE CHABRIES 40.00 X 86617 0 35673 86617 0 35673 1 0 0 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 383000 383000 BUS SERVICE-RIDERSHIP 485000 181832 181832 SOFTWARE CONTRACTS 611710 151705 151705 LANGUAGE CLASS FEES 611710 41280 41280 PURCHASING ASSOCIATES 611710 35000 35000 14684 14684 807501 807501 807501 0 0 131503 32876 98627 82894 24473 58421 4620 1155 3465 4131 1033 3098 10013 2503 7510 2043 511 1532 3595 899 2696 2435 609 1826 22814 18792 4022 38688 9672 29016 50540 44387 6153 6617 1654 4963 2872 718 2154 BUS SERVICE 181237 181237 SOFTWARE CONTRACTS 151704 151704 LANGUAGE CLASS FEES 41380 41380 HONORARIUMS 25256 25256 762342 538859 223483 0 538 502 7788 56717 152414 160891 26115 10267 18050 15848 425170 440518 603960 674476 25222 31238 73108 94725 9809 7533 108139 133496 X 495821 540980 495821 540980 603960 674476 45159 0 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 327858 391208 287250 383000 383000 1772316 320150 415174 368535 399154 424501 1927514 648008 806382 655785 782154 807501 3699830 0 0 0 3699830 648008 806382 655785 782154 807501 3699830 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X 26115 10267 15848 15848 FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 440518 440518 LEASE PAYABLE 7533 7533 807501 762342 45159 45159 849200 41699 41699 807501 0 807501 804041 41699 41699 762342 0 762342 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT ACTC IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(2) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). HOWEVER, ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION. ACTC FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECONGNITION 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. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY ACTC FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2012. ACTC'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS WELL AS FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2011 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE TWIN CITIES (ACTC) ADVANCES COLLABORATION, IMPLEMENTS SUSTAINABLE MODELS AND METHODS, AND ENHANCES THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE OF OUR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN CELEBRATION OF THE URBAN LIBERAL ARTS EXPERIENCE. ACTC ADVANCES JOINT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN ITS MEMBERS POOL THEIR RESOURCES. IN ACADEMICS, THE ACTC MEMBERS SHARE PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING. THIS SHARING REDUCES REPETITION ON EACH CAMPUS; SUSTAINS COURSES OR PROGRAMS THAT COULD NOT BE RUN INDEPENDENTLY ON EACH CAMPUS; AND MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO SHOWCASE STUDENT WORK IN AREAS WITH ONLY A FEW STUDENTS PER CAMPUS, BY DRAWING ON THE LARGER NUMBER OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE CONSORTIUM. IN OPERATIONS, THE ACTC MEMBERS SHARE PURCHASING ACTIVITIES WHEN DOING SO EITHER DRIVES DOWN THE COST OR INCREASES THE VALUE OF THE GOODS AND SERVICES PROCURED. THE ACTC OFFICE MANAGES A NUMBER OF CONTRACTS TO WHICH ITS MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS. IN ADDITION, THE ACTC MEMBERS PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE IN BUSINESS SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ACTC BOARD DELEGATES THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 TO THE ACTC AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE ACTC AUDIT COMMITTEE IS SENT A COPY VIA EMAIL, AND HAS ONE WEEK TO REVIEW AND SEND APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990. THE APPROVED FORM 990 IS THEN SENT VIA EMAIL TO EACH ACTC BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ACTC HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT COVERS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, OR ANY MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS. EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS SHALL COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUAL STATEMENT AT THE TIME OF HIS OR HER INITIAL ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES IF AN INDIVIDUAL HAS OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTEREST, COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT, OR POTENTIAL OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTERESTS IN AN ORGANIZATON WITH WHICH ACTC HAS A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN FACT EXISTS. ALL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES OR AS OTHERWISE APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS GRANTED A SALARY INCREASE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE OVERALL RANGE FOR SALARY INCREASES ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE BUSINESS OFFICERS COUNCIL AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. THE PRECISE INCREASE IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IS GENERALLY IN KEEPING WITH THE RANGE OF SALARY INCREASES, IF ANY, GRANTED AT THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED IN MAY, 2012. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ACTC MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 1099 AND FORM W-2 REPORTING FORM 990, PART V, LINES 1A AND 2A THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS ACTS AS ACTC'S FISCAL AGENT, WHICH ENTAILS RECORDING CASH REPORTING, RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS, PROCESSING PAYROLL, AND HOLDING EXCESS CASH. THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS EMPLOYS ALL OF THE PERSONNEL THAT ARE PERFORMING DUTIES FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF ACTC. ACCORDINGLY, ALL W2'S & 1099'S ARE PROCESSED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS AND ALL TAX REPORTING IS DONE THROUGH UTILIZING THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS AS THE PAYOR. THE ACTUAL WAGES OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AS ACTC DIRECT COMPENSATION EXPENSE, AS REPORTED IN THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE.