TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN EVANSTON INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN EVANSTON INC (EIN 36-4233166)
Tax period: 2010-04-01 to 2011-03-31
Filed: 2011-11-30
IRS object ID: 201143349349300619
Schema version: 2010v3.4
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	2011-11-30T17:01:14-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-03-31	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	2010-04-01	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	2011-11-22	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAVID WASIELEWSKI	Name
Phone	8472401040	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-11-22	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	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	734446	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	8	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	8	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	6	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	75	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	313	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1030	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	818051	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	733246	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	239	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	170	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	818603	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	734446	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	187174	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	166713	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	654089	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	613713	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	841263	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	780426	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-22660	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-45980	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	245642	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	189445	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	35016	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	24799	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	210626	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	164646	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	402568	Expense
Revenue	733246	Revenue
Description	SALE OF CRAFTS PRODUCED BY THIRD WORLD ARTISANS	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	17942	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	420510	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	false	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	6	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	8	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	8	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	1030	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1030	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SALES	Description
Total Revenue Column	733246	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	733246	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	733246	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	170	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$170	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	734446	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	733246	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$170	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	119763	Total
Management And General	119763	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3836	Total
Management And General	3836	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23902	Total
Management And General	23902	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19212	Total
Management And General	19212	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4307	Total
Management And General	4307	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31968	Total
Management And General	31968	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23255	Total
Management And General	23255	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	93467	Total
Management And General	93467	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8060	Total
Management And General	8060	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
COST OF CRAFTS RESOLD	402568	402568
EDUCATION EXPENSES	17942	17942
BANK CHARGES	14698		14698
DEPRECIATION	4661		4661
THEFT/LOSS EXPENSES	3444		3444

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9343	Total
Management And General	9343	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	780426	Total
Program Services	420510	ProgramServices
Management And General	359916	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	124899	BOY
EOY	82359	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	1879	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	107587	BOY
EOY	84076	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3579	BOY
EOY	10405	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	82824	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	72098	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9577	BOY
EOY	10726	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	245642	BOY
EOY	189445	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22184	BOY
EOY	10884	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12832	BOY
EOY	13915	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35016	BOY
EOY	24799	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	210626	BOY
EOY	164646	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	210626	BOY
EOY	164646	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	245642	BOY
EOY	189445	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-45980	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	5	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1873	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	32	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	313	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1030	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3253	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	104555	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	862895	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	886670	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	818051	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	733246	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3405417	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	104560	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	864768	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	886702	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	818364	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	734276	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3408670	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	3408670	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	84	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1262	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	856	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	239	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	170	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2611	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	84	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1262	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	856	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	239	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	170	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2611	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	104644	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	866030	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	887558	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	818603	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	734446	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3411281	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99920	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.99890	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	33213	Depreciation
Book Value	1136	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	48475	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	38885	Depreciation
Book Value	9590	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	10726	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	GIFT CERTIFICATES REDEEMABLE	Description
Amount	$13,915	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	13915	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	734446	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	780426	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-45980	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-45980	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	734446	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	734446	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	734446	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	780426	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	780426	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	780426	TotalExpensesPerForm990

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