TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN EVANSTON INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN EVANSTON INC (EIN 36-4233166)
Tax period: 2011-04-01 to 2012-03-31
Filed: 2012-11-30
IRS object ID: 201223359349300222
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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 D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-11-30T13:23:51-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KUTCHINS ROBBINS & DIAMOND LTD	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 PERIMETER DR STE 760	AddressLine1
City	SCHAUMBURG	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60173	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364233166	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	EVANSTON INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	TENT	NameControl
Phone	8477338258	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	719 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	EVANSTON	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60202	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RICK MARTIN	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	8477338258	Phone
Date Signed	2012-09-07	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAVID WASIELEWSKI	Name
Phone	8472401040	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-11-27	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JOAN VOGT	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	719 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	EVANSTON	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60202	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	833797	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.EVANSTON.TENTHOUSANDVILLAGES.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1998	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	IL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN EVANSTON, INC. (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS A NON-STOCK, NON-MEMBER ILLINOIS NONPROFIT CORPORATION FORMED APRIL 29, 1998 TO CREATE INCOME FOR THIRD WORLD ARTISANS BY SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS TO SELL QUALITY HANDICRAFTS PRODUCED BY LOW-INCOME PERSONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.OTHER THAN RETAIL OPERATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE EVANSTON COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES SUCH AS ECONOMIC JUSTICE, FAIR TRADE PRINCIPLES, AND THIRD WORLD ARTISANS AND THEIR HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUES. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONSTITUTE APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. THE REMAINING 95% IS DEVOTED TO THE SALE OF HANDICRAFTS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	11	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	110	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1030	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	2515	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	733246	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	831201	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	170	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	81	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	734446	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	833797	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	166713	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	150718	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	613713	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	674220	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	780426	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	824938	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-45980	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	8859	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	189445	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	215145	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	24799	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	41640	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	164646	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	173505	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN EVANSTON, INC. (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS A NON-STOCK, NON-MEMBER ILLINOIS NONPROFIT CORPORATION FORMED APRIL 29, 1998 TO CREATE INCOME FOR THIRD WORLD ARTISANS BY SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS TO SELL QUALITY HANDICRAFTS PRODUCED BY LOW-INCOME PERSONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.OTHER THAN RETAIL OPERATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE EVANSTON COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES SUCH AS ECONOMIC JUSTICE, FAIR TRADE PRINCIPLES, AND THIRD WORLD ARTISANS AND THEIR HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUES. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONSTITUTE APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. THE REMAINING 95% IS DEVOTED TO THE SALE OF HANDICRAFTS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	723898	Expense
Revenue	833716	Revenue
Description	SALE OF CRAFTS PRODUCED BY THIRD WORLD ARTISANS	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	13085	Expense
Description	EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE EVANSTON COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES SUCH AS ECONOMIC JUSTICE, FAIR TRADE PRINCIPLES, AND THIRD WORLD ARTISANS AND THEIR HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUES	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	736983	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	7	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	11	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DOUG HORST	NamePerson
Telephone Number	8477338258	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	719 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	EVANSTON	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60202	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
PHIL CARLSEN
DIRECTOR	5.00	X	0	0	0
DIANE MONK MCCLELLAND
DIRECTOR	5.00	X	0	0	0
STACEY ROSS
DIRECTOR	5.00	X	0	0	0
KATHY SHERMAN
DIRECTOR	5.00	X	0	0	0
JOAN VOGT
CHAIR	5.00		0	0	0	X
JOE ZURAWSKI
VICE CHAIR	5.00		0	0	0	X
GLENNA EAVES
SECRETARY	5.00		0	0	0	X
RICK MARTIN
TREASURER	5.00		0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	2515	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	2515	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
SALES OF CRAFT ITEMS	825748	825748
OTHER RETAIL OPERATING INCOME	5453	5453

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	831201	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	81	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$81	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	833797	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	831201	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$81	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	109613	Total
Program Services	109613	ProgramServices

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3347	Total
Program Services	3347	ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10563	Total
Program Services	10563	ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27195	Total
Program Services	27195	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36	Total
Management And General	36	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4917	Total
Management And General	4917	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35132	Total
Program Services	3236	ProgramServices
Management And General	31896	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24046	Total
Management And General	24046	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	97549	Total
Program Services	97549	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8496	Total
Management And General	8496	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PURCHASES OF CRAFTWORK	456985	456985
BANK CHARGES	15910	15910
EDUCATION EXPENSES	12585	12585
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	4936		4936

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13628	Total
Management And General	13628	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	824938	Total
Program Services	736983	ProgramServices
Management And General	87955	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	82359	BOY
EOY	109460	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1879	BOY
EOY	2208	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	84076	BOY
EOY	92548	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10405	BOY
EOY	3994	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	82824	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	75889	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10726	BOY
EOY	6935	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	189445	BOY
EOY	215145	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10884	BOY
EOY	27336	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13915	BOY
EOY	14304	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	24799	BOY
EOY	41640	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	164646	BOY
EOY	173505	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	164646	BOY
EOY	173505	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	189445	BOY
EOY	215145	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	8859	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	1873	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	32	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	313	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1030	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2515	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5763	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	862895	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	886670	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	818051	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	733246	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	831201	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4132063	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	864768	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	886702	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	818364	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	734276	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	833716	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4137826	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	4137826	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1262	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	856	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	239	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	170	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	81	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2608	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1262	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	856	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	239	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	170	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	81	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2608	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	866030	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	887558	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	818603	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	734446	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	833797	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4140434	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99940	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.99920	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	34349	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	33862	Depreciation
Book Value	487	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	48475	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	42027	Depreciation
Book Value	6448	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	6935	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
GIFT CARDS REDEEMABLE	$14,274
GIFT CERTIFICATES REDEEMABLE	$30

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	14304	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	833797	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	824938	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	8859	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	8859	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	833797	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	833797	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	833797	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	824938	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	824938	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	824938	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	ReturnReference
Explanation	ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR HOW UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, MEASURED, DISCLOSED AND PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" OF BEING SUSTAINED "WHEN CHALLENGED" OR "WHEN EXAMINED" BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD WOULD BE RECORDED AS A TAX BENEFIT AND ASSET OR EXPENSE AND LIABILITY IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND ILLINOIS STATE JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2008. AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011, MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN EVANSTON, INC. (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS A NON-STOCK, NON-MEMBER ILLINOIS NONPROFIT CORPORATION FORMED APRIL 29, 1998 TO CREATE INCOME FOR THIRD WORLD ARTISANS BY SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS TO SELL QUALITY HANDICRAFTS PRODUCED BY LOW-INCOME PERSONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.OTHER THAN RETAIL OPERATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE EVANSTON COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES SUCH AS ECONOMIC JUSTICE, FAIR TRADE PRINCIPLES, AND THIRD WORLD ARTISANS AND THEIR HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUES. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONSTITUTE APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. THE REMAINING 95% IS DEVOTED TO THE SALE OF HANDICRAFTS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE INTERNAL BOOKKEEPER AND THEN DETAILED REVIEW BY THE MANAGER. THE FORM IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST