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      <FactsAndCircumstancesTest>THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT NEXT TEN (THE TAXPAYER) IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO IRC SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). IRC SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) PROVIDE THAT AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WILL BE CONSIDERED A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY (I.E. NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION) AS LONG AS THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OR FROM DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE FOUNDATION MUST SUBMIT INFORMATION TO THE IRS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS (ON FORM 990) THAT ESTABLISHES THAT THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST UNDER IRC SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TAXPAYER DOES NOT MEET THIS SUPPORT TEST, THE IRS MAY RECLASSIFY THE TAXPAYER AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AND ASSESS CERTAIN EXCISE TAXES FOR ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION.TO QUALIFY AS A NON PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER IRC SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI), THE TAXPAYER MUST RECEIVE A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT IN GIFTS, GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND/OR A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. A "SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT" IS MET IF AT LEAST 33 1/3% OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT NORMALLY RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION COMES FROM GIFTS, GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS. "NORMALLY" GENERALLY MEANS MEETING THIS REQUIREMENT FOR THE PRECEDING FIVE TAXABLE YEARS. CONTRIBUTIONS BY ANY PERSON (OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OR 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) ORGANIZATION) ARE TREATED AS "ALLOWABLE SUPPORT" FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CONTRIBUTIONS BY SUCH PERSONS DURING THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD DO NOT EXCEED TWO PERCENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL SUPPORT FOR SUCH FIVE YEAR PERIOD.GIFTS IN KIND ARE TREATED THE SAME AS CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST. AN ORGANIZATION MAY EXCLUDE FROM ITS CALCULATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT AMOUNTS THAT QUALIFY AS "UNUSUAL GRANTS". UNUSUAL GRANTS ARE DEFINED AS SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OR BEQUESTS FROM DISINTERESTED PARTIES WHICH:* ARE ATTRACTED BY REASON OF THE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION;* ARE UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED WITH RESPECT TO THE AMOUNT THEREOF; AND * WOULD, BY REASON OF THEIR SIZE, ADVERSELY AFFECT THE STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS NORMALLY BEING PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FOR THE APPLICABLE PERIOD.IF THE TAXPAYER DOES NOT MEET THE 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST, IT MAY QUALIFY UNDER THE 10% PERCENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST TO PREVENT IT FROM LOSING ITS PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS.AN ORGANIZATION WILL MEET THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST IF IT NORMALLY RECEIVES 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS TEST, THE TERMS "NORMALLY" AND "SUPPORT" HAVE BASICALLY THE SAME MEANING AS THEY HAVE IN THE 33 1/3% SUPPORT TEST. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION MUST SHOW THAT IT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. FINALLY, ALL PERTINENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING IF THE ORGANIZATION IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED. SUCH FACTORS INCLUDE THE DEGREE OF SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, SOURCES OF SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION'S REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY AND THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES, FACILITIES OR PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS OR POLICIES.BASED ON OUR COMPUTATION OF THE PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT TEST (SEE SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 14) FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2006 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010, THE TAXPAYER FAILS THE MECHANICAL 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST SINCE 20.51% OF ITS TOTAL SUPPORT COMES FROM GIFTS, GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THE ORGANIZATION DOES QUALIFY AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. THE TAXPAYER NORMALLY RECEIVES MORE THAN 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCE" REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHING THAT IT SERVES BROAD-BASED PUBLIC INTERESTS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED [TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)].NEXT TEN SATISFIES THE FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3) AND QUALIFIES AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING:NEXT TEN NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC SOURCES. INDEED, NEXT TEN'S PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD IS 20.51%, SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 10% TO QUALIFY NEXT TEN FOR THE FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. NEXT TEN'S CURRENT LEVEL OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS BELOW 33 1/3% (THE LEVEL AT WHICH NEXT TEN WOULD AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER TREASURE REGULATION SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(2)) ONLY BECAUSE NEXT TEN RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF FUNDING FROM A PRIVATE SOURCE DURING ITS STARTUP YEARS. IN 2009, NEXT TEN BEGAN TO RECEIVE PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM A PUBLIC-CHARITY SOURCE, AND IN 2010 NEXT TEN'S FUNDING CAME EXCLUSIVELY FROM A PUBLIC CHARITY. NEXT TEN ANTICIPATES THAT IT WILL RECEIVE THE SAME LEVEL OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IN 2011, AS A RESULT OF WHICH NEXT TEN IS EXPECTED TO REALIZE A PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE OF OVER 33 1/3% FOR THE FIVE YEARS PRECEDING 2011. NEXT TEN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF THREE DIRECTORS FROM DIVERSE PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS WHO BRING SPECIAL EXPERTISE TO THE ORGANIZATION. NOEL PERRY, THE FOUNDER OF NEXT TEN, IS A VENTURE CAPITALIST AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR. HE HAS FOCUSED ON EARLY-STAGE INVESTING IN EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE, EDUCATIONAL TOYS, ORGANIC FOOD, HEALTH, AND OTHER CONSUMER PRODUCTS. JOANNE ROWNING WAS FORMERLY A PARTNER WITH THE ACCOUNTING FIRM OF MOSS ADAMS IN PORTLAND, OREGON, AND OLIVER CRARY, FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, HAS A BACKGROUND IN INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO THEIR GENERAL FINANCIAL EXPERTISE, BOTH MS. ROWNING AND MR. CRARY BRING PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH CLIENTS ENGAGED IN PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES. NEXT TEN IS AN ORGANIZATION OF THE TYPE THAT GENERALLY PROVIDES SERVICES DIRECTLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUING BASIS. NEXT TEN'S PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN TO CREATE AND HOST THE ONLINE CALIFORNIA BUDGET CHALLENGE, A NONPARTISAN PUBLIC-EDUCATION TOOL THAT ALLOWS USERS TO COMPILE A CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET BASED ON THEIR OWN VALUES VISIONS FOR THE STATE'S FUTURE. IN DOING SO, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LEARN ABOUT POLICY CHOICES THAT CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS FACE AND ABOUT HOW THE STATE BUDGET IS ASSEMBLED. IN ADDITION TO CREATING ONLINE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, NEXT TEN HOLDS IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON STATE BUDGET ISSUES. FURTHERMORE, NEXT TEN PRODUCES THE ANNUAL CALIFORNIA GREEN INNOVATION INDEX, A REPORT THAT TRACKS CALIFORNIA'S POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS FROM YEAR TO YEAR, WITH RESULTING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL GAINS AND LOSSES. NEXT TEN MAKES THIS REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. NEXT TEN ALSO SPONSORS A HOST OF PUBLICATIONS ON ISSUES CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENT IN CALIFORNIA, ALL OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE ON NEXT TEN'S WEBSITE. ACCORDINGLY, THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF NEXT TEN'S SUPPORT, GOVERNANCE, AND ACTIVITIES DEMONSTRATE THAT IT QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.</FactsAndCircumstancesTest>
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        <ReturnReference>PART X:</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN GRANTED EXEMPT STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND FRANCHISE TAX BOARD UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND 23701(D). ON JANUARY 1, 2009, THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THIS ADOPTION ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ADOPTION OF THE AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 2007 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION'S CALIFORNIA INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE TAX YEARS 2006 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND DOES NOT EXPECT THIS TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ADOPTION, THE ORGANIZATION WILL RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT ACCRUED INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT 4.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT 5.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2</Identifier>
        <Explanation>F. NOEL PERRY AND MARCIA PERRY HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11</Identifier>
        <Explanation>THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND STAFF WORK WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO REVIEW FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>NEXT TEN'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUFFICIENTLY SMALL THAT INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT ARE EXPECTED TO BE DISCLOSED AS THEY ARISE. UNDER THE POLICY, AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS A DUTY TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN ANY PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER ANY CONFLICTS EXIST, AND IF ONE DOES, THE BOARD REVIEWS THE TRANSACTION. ANY PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT ARE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. WHILE THE BOARD REMAINS SMALL ENOUGH FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE, THE BOARD MAY REVISE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO REQUIRE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS AND TO BROADEN THE POLICY TO INCLUDE KEY EMPLOYEES.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>NEXT TEN MAKES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO ALL INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, BUT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE THE POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS IT IS NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO SO. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT 4. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 4.</Explanation>
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