CHOICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: CHOICES INC (EIN 75-3149780)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-10-12
IRS object ID: 201342859349300409
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-10-12T17:10:46-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	920133179	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NEWHOUSE & VOGLER CPA'S APC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	237 E FIREWEED LANE SUITE 200	AddressLine1
City	ANCHORAGE	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99503	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	753149780	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHOICES INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CHOI	NameControl
Phone	9073334343	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 E NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD NO 211	AddressLine1
City	ANCHORAGE	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99503	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BERNADINE RUSKIN	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	9073334343	Phone
Date Signed	2013-09-19	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	STEPHEN R VOGLER CPA	Name
PTIN	P00420376	PTIN
Phone	9072587555	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	BERNADINE RUSKIN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 E NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD STE 211	AddressLine1
City	ANCHORAGE	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99503	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	350713	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	NA	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2006	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	AK	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PROVIDE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO AID IN THE RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	12	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	255788	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	264283	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	179242	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	86154	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	0	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	2915	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	276	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	437945	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	350713	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	222280	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	271273	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	195072	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	140893	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	417352	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	412166	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	20593	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-61453	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	204683	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	146070	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	81118	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	52141	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	123565	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	93929	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PROVIDE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO AID IN THE RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	379225	Expense
Revenue	86430	Revenue
Description	A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC THAT PROVIDES SERVICES OR OTHER RESOURCES THAT HELP RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	379225	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	4	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	0	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	12	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LISA SMITH	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	9073334343	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 E NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD STE 211	AddressLine1
City	ANCHORAGE	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99503	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
ELIZA ELLER
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MATT JOY
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
BERNADINE RUSKIN
PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
TED ELLER
MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
DAWN MACON
MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL BURKE
MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
KAMEREE ALTAFFER
MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
SUSAN MUSANTE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	20.00		X	35423	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	35423	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	264283	GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions	264283	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	FEES FOR SERVICES	Description
Business Code	624100	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	86154	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	86154	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	86154	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	276	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	276	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	276	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	350713	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	86430	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	271273	Total
Program Services	250419	ProgramServices
Management And General	20854	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11225	Total
Program Services	11225	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11831	Total
Program Services	11752	ProgramServices
Management And General	79	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26803	Total
Program Services	26803	ProgramServices

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8791	Total
Program Services	8727	ProgramServices
Management And General	64	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1624	Total
Management And General	1624	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36617	Total
Program Services	26300	ProgramServices
Management And General	10317	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
OTHER	21441	21441
FEES FOR SERVICES	12116	12116
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	7755	7752	3
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	2690	2690

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	412166	Total
Program Services	379225	ProgramServices
Management And General	32941	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	197802	BOY
EOY	108815	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3758	BOY
EOY	35002	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40	BOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	23249	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	20996	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3083	BOY
EOY	2253	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	204683	BOY
EOY	146070	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	33931	BOY
EOY	4995	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47187	BOY
EOY	47146	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	81118	BOY
EOY	52141	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	123565	BOY
EOY	93929	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	123565	BOY
EOY	93929	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	204683	BOY
EOY	146070	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-61453	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Prior Adjustment	31817	ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	210632	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	192811	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	244114	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	255788	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	264283	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1167628	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	15008	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	59321	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	147803	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	183282	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	86430	CurrentTaxYear
Total	491844	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	225640	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	252132	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	391917	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	439070	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	350713	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1659472	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	1659472	PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	225640	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	252132	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	391917	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	439070	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	350713	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1659472	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	1.00000	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	1.00000	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	23249	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	20996	Depreciation
Book Value	2253	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	2253	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE GOVERNING BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND APPROVE IF CORRECT AND COMPLETE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE MAIN OFFICE - 401 E. NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD. STE 100 ANCHORAGE, AK 99503.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE MAIN OFFICE - 401 E. NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD. STE 100 ANCHORAGE, AK 99503.