2013-02-15T12:38:42-06:00 2012-08-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2011-09-01 411317465 MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP MINN 6123700840 80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET NO 3530 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 CHARLES WEAVER 6123700840 2013-02-14 1 JOHN TAUER P00294068 6123764500 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z CHARLES WEAVER 80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET NO 3530 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 3962344 0 X WWW.MNBP.COM X 1977 MN TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS. 111 111 6 132 0 0 0 0 2588041 3068284 6547 1938 8457 0 2603045 3070222 719488 792603 0 0 1305103 1278030 0 0 0 474213 579042 2498804 2649675 104241 420547 860970 1825924 182713 727120 678257 1098804 X THE MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS BY ENSURING THAT THE STATE'S ECONOMY REMAINS STRONG, GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND ITS PROSPECTS FOR GROWTH BRIGHT BY WORKING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STATE AGENCY STAFF ON A RANGE OF PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELEVANT TO ALL MINNESOTANS: EDUCATION, FISCAL POLICY, HEALTH CARE, CIVIL JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND ELECTIONS, AND REGULATORY POLICIES. 0 0 THE MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS BY ENSURING THAT THE STATE'S ECONOMY REMAINS STRONG, GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND ITS PROSPECTS FOR GROWTH BRIGHT BY WORKING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STATE AGENCY STAFF ON A RANGE OF PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELEVANT TO ALL MINNESOTANS: EDUCATION, FISCAL POLICY, HEALTH CARE, CIVIL JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND ELECTIONS, AND REGULATORY POLICIES. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 111 111 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 6123700840 80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET NO 3530 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 RICHARD K DAVIS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KENDALL J POWELL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK ALEXANDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES N ANDERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT P ANDERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 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ALAN L GOLDBLOOM 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES B GREEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY H HANSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL HARMEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART C HARVEY JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY HENDRICKSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS C HEPPER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG R HERKERT 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRADFORD L HEWITT 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN R HODNIK 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J HOFFMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDALL J HOGAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY S HUBBARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW G HUMPHREY 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY IBACH 1.00 X 0 0 0 OMAR ISHRAK 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS W JAEGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUBERT JOLY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC KALER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE J KEHL 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD C KELLY 1.00 X 0 0 0 H CHRISTOPHER KILLINGSTAD 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES KOLAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN M KONEK 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KVAMME 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM LARSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LENTSCH 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALT LING 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LUCAS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN R LUECK 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT LYNCH 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MACLENNAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN W MARVIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MCFADDEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MCGOUGH JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK H MCHALE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD MCINTYRE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM R MCLAUGHLIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUGH MILLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS MILROY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRES MOREL 1.00 X 0 0 0 MA MORTENSON JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM MURNANE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS NEUGENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY NEWMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN NOSEWORTHY 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS O'MALLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES OWENS 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY PEARCE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS POLICINSKI 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES T PROKOPANKO 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRUDY RAUTIO 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUANE RING 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNINE M RIVET 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIO RODRIGUEZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS J ROSEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ROSENSTONE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERNON C ROWEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J RUSINKO 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK G RYAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SAGGAU 1.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE SALES 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE SCHMIDT 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE SCHRAM 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM S SCHREIER JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT L SENKLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANNE S SHORT 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SIMPSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY J SMITH 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL J STARKS 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGG STEINHAFEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM J SWEASY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SWEENEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN TAFT 1.00 X 0 0 0 INGE THULIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID M TILFORD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE TRAIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE VORTHERMS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL F WALSH 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN P WIEHOFF 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WILGERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WILSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT W WINE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER WHITE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES WEAVER 40.00 X 540743 0 44429 JILL S LARSON 40.00 X 130102 0 23675 JAMES BARTHOLOMEW 40.00 X 121184 0 22026 792029 0 90130 3 0 1 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 2813534 2813534 ANNUAL MEETING 900099 149750 149750 COALITION FEE 900099 105000 105000 3068284 1938 1938 892122 892122 0 0 3070222 3068284 0 1938 792603 606014 532655 18745 66697 53919 15017 36220 70804 94558 3796 281770 17211 10454 MISCELLANEOUS 34092 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 9507 POLICY PROGRAMS 5613 2649675 710125 1591677 74746 142580 6606 29791 255211 193335 69493 61876 860970 1825924 37264 74218 69901 587433 16914 16914 58634 48555 182713 727120 X 678257 1098804 678257 1098804 860970 1825924 420547 0 X 0 1 1 X 0 213700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2813534 1634817 1634817 1828797 -193980 ORGANIZATIONS DIRECT AND INDIRECT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES: PART I-A, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTED AND REMITTED FUNDS TO THE COALITION OF MINNESOTA BUSINESSES. THE AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO THE COALITION ARE USED FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AND ISSUE ADVOCACY. OF THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED $213,700 WAS USE FOR INDEPENDENT POLITICAL EXPENDITURES. 0 1 88313 46077 42236 166898 147258 19640 61876 DEFERRED RENT 48555 48555 3070222 2649675 420547 420547 3286672 216450 216450 3070222 0 3070222 2818796 169121 169121 2649675 0 2649675 PART IV, LINE 2B: THE PARTNERSHIP ACTED AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR ONE OTHER ORGANIZATION IN 2012. THE PARTNERSHIP HANDLED THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE CASH HELD BY THE PARTNERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTED AS A LIABILITY BY THE PARTNERSHIP. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE PARTNERSHIP FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD 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. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE PARTNERSHIP'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PARTNERSHIP'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2009 TO 2011 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. THE PARTNERSHIP HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: JOBS POLITICAL FUND REVENUES REPORTED ON A SEPARATE RETURN 216,450. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: JOBS POLITICAL FUND REVENUES REPORTED ON A SEPARATE RETURN 169,121. 1 COALITION OF MINNESOTA BUSINESSES 80 S EIGHTH ST 3530 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 411685181 501(C)(6) 792603 N/A N/A ALLOCABLE PORTION OF DUES 0 1 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31, 2006, THE PARTNERSHIP AGREED TO FUND THE OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF THE COALITION OF MINNESOTA BUSINESSES (CMB). TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE PARTNERSHIP MODIFIED ITS DUES STRUCTURE; THE ALLOCATION PAID TO THE CMB DOES NOT REQUIRE FORMAL MONITORING SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP OVERSEES ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS FOR THE CMB. X X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 CHARLES WEAVER 405043 0 120000 0 15700 0 16041 0 28388 0 585172 0 0 0 JILL S LARSON 119327 0 10000 0 775 0 4773 0 18902 0 153777 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A CHARLES WEAVER - GOLF CLUB DUES $7,752 - SOCIAL CLUB DUES $5,129 - THE PERSONAL USE EXPENSES PORTION OF THE AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. CHARLES WEAVER - VEHICLE ALLOWANCE - $14,029 - INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE PARTNERSHIP'S MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HOLD THE POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR COMPARABLE POSITION OF A LARGE, PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXTEND MEMBERSHIP TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO LEADS A LARGE EMPLOYER NOT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHERE SUCH MEMBERSHIP IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PARTNERSHIP'S MEMBERS ARE ALSO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE PARTNERSHIP'S MEMBERS ARE ALSO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADOPT, AMEND, OR REPEAL ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FORM 990 AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THESE ACTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF WILL ANNUALLY COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO IDENTIFY ANY KNOWN REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A SUMMARY OF THESE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND REPORTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO WISHES TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS MAY INQUIRE OF THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTTEE FOR A RESOLUTION. ANY CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL WILL DISCLOSE THE DETAILS OF THE CONFLICT PRIOR TO BOARD REVIEW OF THE TRANSACTION AND DECISION. ANY CONFLICTED DIRECTOR SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE DISCUSSION AND SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING. THESE ACTIONS SHALL BE NOTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN THREE STAGES: THE BOARD CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND THE FULL BOARD. THE INITIAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT COMPENSATION WAS BASED IN PART ON OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' SALARY PRACTICES. THE DELIBERATION PROCESS WAS RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES, THE FINAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, AND IN A COMPENSATION POLICY. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN AUGUST, 2012 FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHARLES WEAVER. OTHER OFFICER/KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS PREPARED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. THE PARTNERSHIP CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF A SALARY SURVEY WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS HIRED AND FOLLOWS A COMPENSATION POLICY FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION LEVELS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED FOR FISCAL POLICY DIRECTOR, JILL LARSON; AND EDUCATION POLICY DIRECTOR, JIM BARTHOLOMEW IN 2012. 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. JOBS POLITICAL ACTION FUND 80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET SUITE 3530 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 912066553 POLITICAL FUND MN 527 N/A MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0