2011-07-29T11:09:09-05:00 2010-12-31 LARSONALLEN LLP 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2010-01-01 450550557 THE NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES NETW 6124556133 1017 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405 STEVEN G THOMAS 6124556133 2011-07-26 1 XIAOYAN LUO 6123764500 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z STEVEN G THOMAS 1017 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405 1995501 0 X WWW.NETWORKFORBETTERFUTURES.COM X 2007 MN REDUCE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COSTS OF HIGH-RISK ADULTS BY PROVIDING REHABILITATIVE RESOURCES. 7 6 116 15 0 0 1568436 1497883 378311 490046 -843 1917 1763 5655 1947667 1995501 708560 351271 0 0 1249900 1047751 0 0 37043 791544 944592 2750004 2343614 -802337 -348113 1387024 1158972 119926 239987 1267098 918985 X THE MISSION OF THE NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES IS TO REDUCE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COSTS OF HIGH-RISK ADULTS, PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN, WITH HISTORIES OF INCARCERATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL ILLNESS, CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT, AND HOMELESSNESS. THE NETWORK REDUCES FREQUENT AND EXPENSIVE USE OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; REDUCES CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, CONVICTIONS FOR NEW CRIMES, AND RE-INCARCERATION RATES; IMPROVES HEALTH AND SUPPORTS RECOVERY. BETTER FUTURES, THE NETWORK'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, CREATES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT, THEREBY INCREASING PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT AND RESTITUTION. THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE REBUILDING OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SERVICES. 0 0 896009 0 451337 BETTER FUTURES (EMPLOYMENT): MANY EX-OFFENDERS HAVE LITTLE OR NO WORK EXPERIENCE. UNEMPLOYMENT RAISES THE CHANCE OF RETURNING TO PRISON. BETTER FUTURES, THE NETWORK'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, EMPLOYED 90 DIFFERENT MEN WHO EARNED APPROXIMATELY $260,000 IN 2010. EMPLOYMENT WITH BETTER FUTURES IS A PARTICIPANT'S FIRST STEP IN MOVING FROM UNEMPLOYMENT TO A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY WORK FORCE WHO IS EARNING INCOME, PAYING TAXES AND CHILD SUPPORT, AND IS NO LONGER TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON PUBLIC PROGRAMS. 75% OF NETWORK PARTICIPANTS WERE EMPLOYED, EITHER ON A BETTER FUTURES WORK CREW OR IN THE COMMUNITY. 75% OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO OWE CHILD SUPPORT ARE MAKING PAYMENTS (COMPARED TO A TYPICAL 15% PAYMENT RATE FOR THIS POPULATION), LEADING TO INCREASED FAMILY STABILITY. 695975 15020 0 THE NETWORK (COACHING SERVICE): HIGH RISK EX-OFFENDERS ARE OFTEN RELEASED INTO ISOLATION AND CHAOTIC SURROUNDINGS, FREQUENTLY RETURNING TO PRISON DUE TO RELEASE VIOLATIONS OR NEW CRIMES. THE NETWORK COMMUNITY HELPED CREATE STABILITY BY PROVIDING COACHING TO HELP 188 PARTICIPANTS WORK TOWARD POSITIVE GOALS IN 2010. ONLY 10% OF NETWORK PARTICIPANTS RETURNED TO PRISON FOR NEW FELONIES, COMPARED TO A TYPICAL 26% RETURN TO PRISON RATE, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS OFTEN HAVE CHRONIC MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY UNDIAGNOSED AND UNTREATED OR TREATED IN HIGH-COST EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT SETTINGS. THE NETWORK CONNECTS PARTICIPANTS TO HEALTH CARE, OBTAINING PHYSICAL EXAMS FOR 90% OF PARTICIPANTS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR 65%. THIS RESULTS IN IMPROVED RATES OF RECOVERY AND PRODUCTIVITY. 427116 336251 38709 HOUSING: RESEARCH SHOWS THAT EX-OFFENDERS WITHOUT HOUSING ARE MORE LIKELY TO RETURN TO PRISON. 70% OF NETWORK PARTICIPANTS ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS. THE NETWORK PROVIDES ACCESS TO SAFE HOUSING FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS, THEREBY REDUCING RECIDIVISM AND THE RELATED COSTS TO THE COMMUNITY. 2019100 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 116 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X DEB KIERSTEAD 6124556133 1017 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405 STEVEN G THOMAS 40.00 X X 0 0 0 LOUIS J KING JR II 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GLENN E ANDIS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM FULTON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ART BERMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN CAIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HAYDEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED LA FLEUR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEB KIERSTEAD 40.00 X 65646 0 16786 DARRYL LINDSEY 40.00 X 85013 0 0 MAKRAM EL-AMIN 40.00 X 72217 0 0 JEAN CARRIER 40.00 X 68002 0 0 65646 0 16786 0 0 0 0 THE NEXT FRONTIER LLC 3744 EDMUND BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 MANAGEMENT SERVICES 160417 1 1247383 250500 1497883 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 812900 451337 451337 PARTICIPANT TENANT 531110 38709 38709 490046 1917 1917 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5655 5655 5655 1995501 490046 0 7572 351271 351271 82432 82432 792206 715701 76505 11997 6324 5673 93986 79360 14626 67130 55832 11298 160417 128334 16042 16041 13420 9362 4058 12741 12741 15074 9074 6000 296672 272651 7852 16169 3856 2969 848 39 76175 66149 9714 312 19286 17737 1482 67 143559 132072 10629 858 70932 51604 16116 3212 7739 5959 1703 77 18942 17048 1894 24376 18769 5363 244 JOB COSTS 57175 55191 1984 0 UNIFORMS 10402 10402 MISCELLANEOUS 8089 7554 511 24 COMMUNITY MEALS 4743 4743 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 994 994 2343614 2019100 287471 37043 391741 698800 654912 61477 248311 328536 11976 31577 87970 52588 45019 35382 35065 3200 1387024 1158972 92719 185862 27207 54125 119926 239987 X 512186 857508 754912 61477 1267098 918985 1387024 1158972 -348113 0 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 3656850 1247003 1568436 1497883 7970172 3656850 1247003 1568436 1497883 7970172 861270 7108902 1116 7495 2557 1917 13085 4802 1763 5655 12220 7995477 1262286 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15074 0 0 15074 0 EXPLANATION OF OTHER LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1I: THE ORGANIZATION RETAINED THE SERVICES OF A LOBBYIST TO SECURE ON-GOING STATE FUNDING FOR THE ENTERPRISE. IN ADDITION, STAFF AND NETWORK PARTICIPANTS MET WITH LEGISLATORS (AND/OR THEIR STAFF) AND STATE AGENCY EMPLOYEES AND TESTIFIED BEFORE VARIOUS COMMITTEES. STAFF WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE ACTIVITIES DID SO ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS OUTSIDE OF THEIR NORMAL JOB ACTIVITIES AND WERE NOT COMPENSATED FOR THEIR TIME. 87970 52588 35382 35382 1995501 2343614 -348113 0 -348113 2024431 28930 28930 1995501 0 1995501 2372544 28930 28930 2343614 0 2343614 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAX EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND MINNESOTA STATUTE 290.05. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED GUIDANCE IN THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES 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. DURING 2010 THE AGENCY DID NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2007 THROUGH 2009 ARE OPEN TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. 1 MASTER LEASING FEE/RENT SUBSIDIES 166 336251 FMV COSTS FOR SECURING HOUSING FOR NETWORK PARTICIPANTS TRAINING STIPENDS 142 15020 OTHER PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE UP TO $150 TO COVER LIVING EXPENSES DURING THEIR FIRST THREE WEEKS WITH THE NETWORK. PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE AND TRACKS THE AMOUNTS PAID FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. STEVEN G THOMAS PRESIDENT & CEO, NFBF/DIRECTOR, THE NEXT FRONTIER, LLC 160417 MANAGEMENT SERVICES 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 STEVEN G. THOMAS, THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO & PRESIDENT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE NEXT FRONTIER, LLC WHO WAS CONTRACTED FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES DURING FY10. THE ORGANIZATION PAID $160,417 DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WILL COMPLETE A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND WILL DISCUSS ANY CONCERNS WITH THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS) MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE IDENTIFYING ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD LEAD TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IF THE MATERIAL FACTS AS TO THE TRANSACTION ARE FULLY DISCLOSED. THE CONFLICTED DIRECTOR MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER AND MAY NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION. ALL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION IS NEGOTIATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD MONITORS PERFORMANCE AGAINST EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE SET ANNUALLY AND REVIEWS MARKET DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2009 FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO, S. THOMAS. SALARY RANGES FOR ALL OTHER POSITIONS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN 2007, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, D. KIERSTEAD. 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. EXPLANATION FOR TRANSACTIONS WITH EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 28C NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES (NFBF) HAS OPTED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURES PERTAINING TO BOARD MEMBER AFFILIATIONS AND TRANSATIONS WITH OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DISCLOSURE IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE IRS FOR THE PURPOSES OF FORM 990 NOR SCHEDULE L. GLEN ANDIS - VICE CHAIR, NFBF / SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MEDICA - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - $65,471 LOUIS KING, JR. II - CHAIR, NFBF / PRESIDENT & CEO, SUMMIT ACADEMY OIC - RENT, PURCHASED SERVICES- $52,223 ART BERMAN - TREASURER, NFBF / PRESIDENT & CEO, TWIN CITIES RISE! - CONTRACTED SERVICES - $13,450 PETER HAYDEN - BOARD MEMBER, NFBF / PRESIDENT & CHAIR, TURNING POINT - RENT, PURCHASED SERVICES - $177,631 DAN CAIN - BOARD MEMBER, NFBF / PRESIDENT, RS EDEN - RENT, PURCHASED SERVICES - $74,185