BOREAL ACCESS: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
BOREAL ACCESS (EIN 41-1867569)
Tax period
2010-09-01 to 2011-08-31
Filed
2011-11-04
IRS object ID
201123089349300432
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2011-11-04T12:20:50-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON WEST & CO PLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1332 MINNESOTA ST STE E-1100AddressLine1
CitySAINT PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55101ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411867569EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOREAL ACCESSBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBORENameControl
Phone2183879471Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1269AddressLine1
CityGRAND MARAISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55604ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSTEVE SURBAUGHName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2183879471Phone
Date Signed2011-10-07DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameKATHRYN J SLOPERName
Phone6512279431Phone
Date Prepared2011-10-19DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonSTEVE SURBAUGHNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1269AddressLine1
CityGRAND MARAISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55604ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts442595GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.BOREAL.ORGWebSite
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State Legal DomicileMNStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionPROVIDE AFFORDABLE INTERNET ACCESS, SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND BUSINESSES IN COOK COUNTY, MINNESOTA.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body3NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members3NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees4TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers4TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year420501ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY407017ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year936InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year747InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year24114OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year34831OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year445551TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year442595TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year500GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY500GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year190774SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year184836SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year260996OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year267244OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year452270TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year452580TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-6719RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-9985RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY86803TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY70158TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY21619TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY14959TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY65184NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY55199NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
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Grants500Grants
DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS A COOPERATIVE PROVIDING AFFORDABLE INTERNET ACCESS, WEB PAGE RENTALS AND COMPUTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO ITS MEMBERS. THESE MEMBERS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND BUSINESSES WITHIN COOK COUNTY MINNESOTA. THE AREA IS CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED BY OTHER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISP). DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED SERVICES TO ALMOST 2,000 MEMBERS.Description
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Described In501 C3falseDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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SchoolfalseSchool
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HospitalfalseHospital
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees4NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Gross Income From Members427515GrossIncomeFromMembers
Gross Income Other Sources15080GrossIncomeOtherSources
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members3NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members3NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshiptrueFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonstrueAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonSHEILA WIEBENNamePerson
Telephone Number2183879471TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1PO BOX 1269AddressLine1
CityGRAND MARAISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55604ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
STEVE SURBAUGH
PRESIDENT/TR1.00XX000
WALT MIANOWSKI
DIRECTOR1.00X000
JOHN MIANOWSKI
DIRECTOR1.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
ACCESS FEES: LOCAL AREA518111268195268195
ACCESS FEES: WIRELESS518111104562104562
WEB PAGES5181113066930669
MAIL LISTS51811117771777
MEMBERSHIP FEES51811111001100

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column714TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income714RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue407017TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column747TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$747ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnExclusionExclusionAmount
REPAIRS & SUPPORT51811133980$33,980
BOREAL VIDEO518111851$851
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue34831TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column442595TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income407017RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion$35,578ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total500Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total170639Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

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Total150Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total14047Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total2400Total

Advertising Advertising

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Total1262Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total4405Total

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total7208Total

Interest Interest

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Total942Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total6631Total

Insurance Insurance

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Total4871Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
COST OF SERVICES226880
CREDIT CARD CHARGES7067
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS2520
SERVER ACCESS FEES1692
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE1142

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total224Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total452580Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY43232BOY
EOY29762EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY32017BOY
EOY30896EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis268096LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec258596LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY11554BOY
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Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY86803BOY
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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

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BOY13955BOY
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY21619BOY
EOY14959EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

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BOY65184BOY
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Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY65184BOY
EOY55199EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY86803BOY
EOY70158EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-9985ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Disclosed Orgs Legal ControlfalseDisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis264520OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation255033Depreciation
Book Value9487BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis3576OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation3563Depreciation
Book Value13BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings9500TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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DescriptionSALES TAX PAYABLEDescription
Amount$92Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts92TotalOfAmounts

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITSFORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF ALL VOLUNTEERS.
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2WALT MIANOWSKI JOHN MIANOWSKI DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FATHER/SON
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AAT EVERY ANNUAL MEETING, AT LEAST 10% OF THE MEMBERS NEEDS TO VOTE ON ANY POSITION THAT IS OPEN AFTER A BOARD MEMBER'S TERM EXPIRES. MEMBERS SELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA AN ONLINE ANNUAL MEETING BALLOT.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOOKKEEPER WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHIS POLICY IS DISCUSSED AT ALL OF THE BOARD MEETINGS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE DURING THE WEEK OF THE ANNUAL ONLINE MEETING.

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