2012-11-13T11:13:16-06:00 2011-12-31 621336737 CROSSLIN & ASSOCIATES PC 2525 WEST END AVE SUITE 1100 NASHVILLE TN 37203 990 2011-01-01 271568117 TRANSIT ALLIANCE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE TRAN 6152528740 511 UNION STREET NO 1850 NASHVILLE TN 37219 ED COLE 6152528740 2012-11-13 1 RODNEY C BROWER P00168898 6153205500 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ED COLE 511 UNION STREET SUITE 1850 NASHVILLE TN 37219 114462 0 X WWW.THETRANSITALLIANCE.ORG X 2009 TN THE MISSION OF THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS TO ENCOURAGE BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT FOR NEW INVESTMENTS IN MASS TRANSIT IN THE TEN COUNTY REGION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 38 38 1 0 0 0 444511 113750 0 0 0 712 0 0 444511 114462 0 0 0 0 67056 91823 0 0 0 62315 62971 129371 154794 315140 -40332 315140 279533 0 4725 315140 274808 X IS COMMITTED TO COMMUNICATING THE VALUE OF REGIONAL MASS TRANSPORTATIONNEEDS AND OPTIONS. THE ALLIANCE FOSTERS EDUCATION ACROSS THE REGIONABOUT THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF MASS TRANSIT INVESTMENTS. THROUGH THESECOMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION EFFORTS, THE ALLIANCE WILL ACTIVELYPARTICIPATE IN THE STEPS NECESSARY TO SECURE DEDICATED REVENUES FORMASS TRANSIT INVESTMENTS IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD. 0 0 145544 THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE WAS VERY ACTIVE DURING 2011, ITS SECOND YEAR OF EXISTENCE. MAJOR ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAM OF ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR NEW INVESTMENTS IN MASS TRANSIT INCLUDED SIGNIFICANT COMMUNICATION OF TRANSIT NEEDS AND OPTIONS ACROSS ALL TEN COUNTIES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE; SUPPORT FOR THE MAYORS CAUCUS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE; CREATION OF THE TRANSIT CITIZEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY; AND, ONGOING FUNDRAISING AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT.THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE WAS A MAJOR PRESENTER AT OVER 90 REGIONAL EVENTS. THESE EVENTS WERE HELD IN ALL TEN COUNTIES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND INCLUDED SERVICE CLUBS, LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS. THESE PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND POSSIBLE TRANSIT OPTIONS. THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE MAINTAINED A SIGNIFICANT WEBSITE PRESENCE (WWW.THETRANSITALLIANCE.ORG) AND A FULL RANGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTIONS USING TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND TRADITIONAL EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS. OVER 600 ESTABLISHED CONTACTS FOLLOWERS ARE INCLUDED IN THESE NETWORKS.IN 2011, THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE WAS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT WITH THE MAYORS CAUCUS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS THE CAUCUS BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH COST ESTIMATES FOR TRANSIT OPTIONS AND POSSIBLE LOCAL DEDICATED REVENUE SOURCES TO FUND SUCH OPTIONS. THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE PARTICIPATED IN MAYORS CAUCUS MEETINGS AND WAS INVITED BY CAUCUS MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN TRANSIT DISCUSSIONS ACROSS THE REGION.IN 2011, THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE ACHIEVED ONE OF ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES WHEN IT ESTABLISHED THE TRANSIT CITIZEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (TCLA). WORKING WITH THE NELSON AND SUE ANDREWS INSTITUTE FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP AT LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY, TCLA WAS ESTABLISHED WITH FUNDING FROM THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE AND A NUMBER OF REGIONAL SPONSORS, INCLUDING MAJOR SUPPORT FROM THE GREATER NASHVILLE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. WITH A GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A CORE OF CIVIC LEADERS WHO COULD GUIDE DISCUSSIONS OF FUTURE TRANSIT OPTIONS, TCLA INAUGURATED ITS FIRST CLASS OF 34 STUDENTS IN THE FALL OF 2011. FOLLOWING A SEVEN-SESSION CURRICULUM, THE CLASS GRADUATED IN OCTOBER, 2011. A SECOND CLASS WAS RECRUITED IN LATE 2011, AND IT, WITH SUBSEQUENT CLASSES, WILL LEAD TO AN ALUMNI GROUP OF NEARLY 100 CIVIC LEADERS BY THE END OF 2012.IN 2011, THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE CONTINUED THE RECRUITMENT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS TO UNDERGIRD ITS WORK. BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESS SUPPORT WAS OBTAINED. A SUMMER INTERN ALLOWED THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY, INCLUDING MEETING SCHEDULING AND PREPARATION OF MATERIALS. IN-KIND SUPPORT OF BROCHURES AND PRESENTATION MATERIALS WAS PROVIDED BY SEVERAL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS IN-KIND SUPPORT FOR OFFICE SPACE. LATE IN 2011, THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE BECAME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SUPPORT THE REGIONS FIRST NEW MAJOR TRANSIT INITIATIVE: THE EAST WEST CONNECTOR PROJECT BEING INITIATED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY. ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION WITH THE MTA AND PROJECT STAFF WILL LEVERAGE BOTH TRANSIT ALLIANCE RESOURCES AND PROVIDE THE PROJECT WITH ACCESS TO CIVIC LEADERS WHO ARE CONNECTED WITH THE TRANSIT ALLANCE. 145544 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X CROSSLIN & ASSOCIATES PC 6153205500 2525 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 1100 NASHVILLE TN 37203 ED COLE 40.00 X X 85020 0 0 MARC ADKINS 0.50 X 0 0 0 MIKE AGEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSIE ALCORN 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK ARNOLD 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAREK BELL 0.50 X 0 0 0 JACK BELL 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICK BOLTON 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES BONE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF COLLINS 0.50 X 0 0 0 JIMMY COMER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER DEMOS 0.50 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN DUNBAR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARSHALL ELIZER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARGOT FOSNES 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRANDOM GENGELBACH 0.50 X 0 0 0 BOB GOODALL 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANNY HALE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE KENDALL 0.50 X 0 0 0 LEWIS LAVINE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLA LONG 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAULA MANSFIELD 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAM MARTIN 0.50 X 0 0 0 JIM MORINEC 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEX NOBLE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROSEMARY WADE OWENS 0.50 X 0 0 0 KERRY PERKINSON 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHANE REEVES 0.50 X 0 0 0 RHEDONA ROSE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JIM SCHMITZ 0.50 X 0 0 0 GARY SCOTT 0.50 X 0 0 0 JERRY STUMP 0.50 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS TODD 0.50 X 0 0 0 TOM TRENT 0.50 X 0 0 0 JACK TURNER 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVE TURNER 0.50 X 0 0 0 GAIL CARR WILLIAMS 0.50 X 0 0 0 TED WILLIAMS 0.50 X 0 0 0 HAROLD YOKLEY 0.50 X 0 0 0 85020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113750 113750 712 712 114462 712 0 0 85020 76518 8502 6803 6123 680 681 613 68 24470 24470 3269 3269 14933 14933 258 258 CONSULTING SERVICES 18000 18000 PARKING 1260 1260 BUSINESS REGISTRATION F 100 100 154794 145544 9250 0 5402 21077 309261 257472 1300 316 477 984 315140 279533 4725 0 4725 X 5879 17335 309261 257473 315140 274808 315140 279533 -40332 0 X 0 0 0 X 444511 113750 558261 444511 113750 558261 324271 233990 558261 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1300 316 984 0 984 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE GOVERNING BODY OF TRANSIT ALLIANCE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. UPON FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD, AT A SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING, THE 990 IS SUBMITTED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRANSIT ALLIANCE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH ADDRESSING THE POLICY AT BOARD MEETINGS AND REQUIRING ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ONLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE OF TRANSIT ALLIANCE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY SALARY NEGOTIATIONS. COMPENSATION WAS BASED UPON REVIEW OF LOCAL AREA NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 TRANSIT ALLIANCE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST