Act Inc in Iowa City, Iowa (IA)

Act Inc
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	420841485
Name of Organization	Act Inc
Address	PO BOX 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168
Activities	Other school related activities, Testing products for public safety
Subsection	Charitable Organization
Ruling Date	03/1966
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization that normally receives no more than one third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	08/2013
Assets	$50,000,000 to greater
Income	$50,000,000 to greater
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$509,217,424
Amount of Income	$510,795,346
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$316,878,922
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Educational Institutions and Related Activities: Educational Services and Schools - Other

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Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Assets at the end of 2013

Functional expenses for 2013

Support schedule

	2012	2013
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	No
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	No	No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	No	No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	No	No
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	No	No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	No	No
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	No	No
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	No	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	No	No
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2011	2012	2013
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		12,043	17,009
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes	Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		1,924	1,988
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		Yes	Yes
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		Yes	Yes
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No	No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		No	No
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		No	No
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2012	2013
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$4,237,433	$4,488,994
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$0	$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$481,565	$577,684
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	101	121
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	110	166

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$293,400,335	$302,584,965	$316,878,922
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$1,933,784	$749,195	$0
Program Service Revenue	$277,064,750	$280,228,363	$290,120,081
Educational Support Services		$242,365,293	$257,890,578
541900		$37,863,070	$32,229,503
All other program service revenue		$0	$0
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$6,888,811	$11,520,866	$7,454,107
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$0	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0	$0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$7,512,990	$10,086,541	$19,304,734
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$38,239,734 / $23,000	$86,294,572 / $558,128	$210,567,921 / $2,653,237
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$30,709,213 / $40,531	$76,072,975 / $693,184	$193,490,851 / $425,573
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$7,530,521 / $-17,531	$10,221,597 / $-135,056	$17,077,070 / $2,227,664
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0
Miscellaneous Revenue	$0	$0	$0

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$244,529,681	$298,624,541	$312,985,734
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$25,762,708	$1,727,413
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$0	$0
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$3,260,181	$3,485,306	$3,619,365
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$73,573,049	$82,637,490	$90,474,711
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$9,470,519	$9,349,386
Other employee benefits		$12,105,966	$13,808,015
Payroll taxes	$5,357,449	$6,320,430	$6,522,259
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$0	$0
Legal		$1,375,035	$903,055
Accounting		$379,584	$596,688
Lobbying		$102,701	$339,765
Professional fundraising services	$0	$0	$0
Investment management fees		$1,138,105	$1,105,041
Other		$47,440,370	$74,913,683
Advertising and promotion		$617,328	$624,949
Office expenses		$27,820,577	$28,569,421
Information technology		$11,130,364	$12,262,341
Royalties		$0	$0
Occupancy		$6,453,030	$6,304,293
Travel		$7,557,620	$7,579,114
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$3,129,236	$2,873,621
Interest		$810,249	$654,921
Payments to affiliates		$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$11,605,218	$12,770,402
Insurance		$771,185	$552,626
Other expenses		$352,549	$13,557
Other expenses		$4,195	$-12,850
Other expenses		$37,599,624	$36,966,340
Other expenses		$480,369	$458,188
Other expenses		$74,783	$9,430

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$454,190,773	$501,993,190	$509,217,424
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$0	$0
Savings and temporary cash investments		$57,729,678	$59,186,054
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$0	$0
Accounts receivable, net		$20,421,891	$29,261,164
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$1,197,031	$3,030,231
Inventories for sale or use		$3,074,229	$2,318,761
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$7,847,053	$9,679,017
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$71,739,297	$68,506,837
Investments - publicly traded securities		$275,250,034	$279,311,817
Investments - other securities		$985,117	$128,067
Investments - program-related		$40,865,708	$39,233,265
Intangible assets		$8,542,192	$8,130,756
Other assets		$14,340,960	$10,431,455
Total liabilities	$86,673,170	$101,283,424	$99,819,033
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$38,003,687	$41,227,025
Grants payable		$0	$0
Deferred revenue		$25,598,458	$22,909,197
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$32,865,000	$31,815,000	$30,725,000
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$34,018	$19,463	$4,010
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$2,949,150	$0	$0
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$5,846,816	$4,953,801
Total net assets or fund balances	$367,517,603	$400,709,766	$409,398,391
Unrestricted net assets		$400,709,766	$409,398,391
Temporarily restricted net assets		$0	$0
Permanently restricted net assets		$0	$0
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3 % of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions - subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 33 1/3 % of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2009 - 2013 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (for 2009 - 2013)
Public support	$1,163,949,493
Subtotal	$1,319,285,307
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$4,983,456
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose	$1,314,301,851
Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
Less	$155,335,814
Amounts received from disqualified persons	$5,436,289
Amounts received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the total support	$149,899,525
Total support	$1,360,447,059
Public support	$1,319,285,307
Subtotal	$39,320,449
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$39,320,449
Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975	$0
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$1,841,303
Other income	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$154,452,755	$158,162,630	$153,771,173	$160,646,278	$179,333,056	$195,887,739	$236,834,865	$241,664,269
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Contributions to donor advised funds							$0	$0
Direct public support	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Indirect public support	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Government contributions (grants)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$150,750,946	$155,330,375	$150,451,157	$155,133,721	$170,489,089	$188,898,388	$216,073,462	$228,587,647
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	$5,786,515	$6,519,371	$4,909,564	$4,223,266	$4,998,739	$6,230,571	$8,012,395	$7,876,843
Net rental income or (loss)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross rents	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: rental expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$-2,084,706	$-3,687,116	$-1,589,548	$1,289,291	$3,845,228	$758,780	$12,749,008	$5,199,779
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$33,080,408	$15,487,534	$8,275,580	$337,395,171	$200,672,100	$233,835,116	$182,131,667	$208,516,434
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$35,165,114	$19,174,650	$9,865,128	$336,105,880	$196,826,872	$233,076,336	$169,382,659	$203,316,655
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: cost of goods sold	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total expenses	$140,495,991	$144,658,923	$141,453,009	$150,365,695	$168,922,650	$176,094,605	$198,507,243	$221,391,890
Program services	$110,913,460	$112,888,610	$106,902,703	$110,376,275	$122,547,095	$126,414,419	$142,630,677	$153,790,398
Management and general	$29,582,531	$31,770,313	$34,550,306	$39,989,420	$46,375,555	$49,680,186	$55,876,566	$67,601,492
Fundraising	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$155,678,953	$167,631,451	$183,020,920	$194,559,284	$208,431,464	$230,529,899	$271,356,473	$270,988,126
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$13,956,764	$13,503,707	$12,318,164	$10,280,583	$10,410,406	$19,793,134	$38,327,622	$20,272,379
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$143,617,170	$155,678,953	$167,631,451	$183,020,920	$194,559,284	$208,431,464	$230,529,899	$271,356,473
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-1,894,981	$-1,551,209	$3,071,305	$1,257,781	$3,461,774	$2,305,301	$2,498,952	$-20,640,726

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
Total functional expenses	$221,391,890	$153,790,398	$67,601,492	$0
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$2,000,900
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$1,949,751	$0	$1,949,751	$0
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$60,008,162	$40,526,709	$19,481,453	$0
Pension plan contributions not included above	$7,771,590	$5,538,766	$2,232,824	$0
Employee benefits not included above	$8,130,866	$5,992,993	$2,137,873	$0
Payroll taxes	$4,606,640	$3,270,291	$1,336,349	$0
Professional fundraising fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$97,500	$0	$97,500	$0
Legal fees	$462,947	$183,603	$279,344	$0
Supplies	$13,656,573	$11,860,342	$1,796,231	$0
Telephone	$1,228,915	$91,299	$1,137,616	$0
Postage and shipping	$10,374,605	$9,742,577	$632,028	$0
Occupancy	$4,713,541	$300,088	$4,413,453	$0
Equipment rental and maintenance	$2,851,831	$421,909	$2,429,922	$0
Printing and publications	$0	$0	$0	$0
Travel	$5,814,432	$3,714,839	$2,099,593	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest	$1,274,894	$1,274,894	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$15,569,871	$3,711,581	$11,858,290	$0
Other expenses not covered above	$80,878,872	$65,159,607	$15,719,265	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$173,605,615	$230,697,664	$246,515,639	$259,216,115	$279,297,329	$300,035,192	$343,701,116	$347,715,379
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$2,004,478	$1,905,094	$2,155,802	$2,769,326	$3,722,569	$4,035,244	$9,677,751	$14,054,592
Savings and temporary cash investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$15,886,232	$14,271,426	$15,016,435	$13,396,118	$15,655,848	$13,101,895	$24,297,191	$26,890,575
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Grants receivable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)							$0	$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$5,055,240	$4,690,097	$4,850,774	$4,717,772	$4,827,101	$5,145,572	$3,816,213	$5,911,772
Investments - publicly-traded securities							$164,318,341	$147,532,721
Investments - other securities	$123,312,729	$139,735,828	$156,133,871	$163,054,825	$179,889,733	$201,152,251	$53,414,958	$60,214,494
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$0	$1,239,697	$858,341	$1,123,076	$2,231,256	$1,138,237	$5,163,273	$6,199,282
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$23,241,034	$39,097,506	$61,228,258	$63,578,746	$62,358,871	$61,921,840	$65,847,522	$72,694,458
Other assets, including program-related investments	$4,105,902	$29,758,016	$6,272,158	$10,576,252	$10,611,951	$13,540,153	$17,165,867	$14,217,485
Total liabilities	$17,926,662	$63,066,213	$63,494,719	$64,656,831	$70,865,865	$69,505,293	$72,344,643	$76,727,253
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$11,883,237	$16,652,909	$16,525,746	$16,483,204	$17,706,001	$19,233,878	$16,732,445	$19,071,483
Grants payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$6,043,425	$6,413,304	$6,968,973	$8,958,627	$12,403,568	$10,969,721	$13,580,312	$16,020,255
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$40,000,000	$40,000,000	$39,215,000	$38,405,000	$37,565,000	$36,695,000	$35,790,000
Mortgages and other notes payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$961,790	$1,231,925	$943,677	$633,492
Other liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,389,506	$504,769	$4,393,209	$5,212,023
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$173,605,615	$230,697,664	$246,515,639	$259,216,115	$279,297,329	$300,035,192	$343,701,116	$347,715,379
Total net assets or fund balances	$155,678,953	$167,631,451	$183,020,920	$194,559,284	$208,431,464	$230,529,899	$271,356,473	$270,988,126

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$154,452,755	$158,162,630	$153,771,173	$160,646,278	$179,333,056	$195,887,739	$236,834,865	$241,664,269
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$152,557,774	$158,231,426	$158,664,577	$163,349,869	$184,960,060	$201,604,839	$240,628,835	$228,922,248
Other expenses	$-1,894,981	$969,032	$5,010,361	$3,082,458	$6,559,566	$6,309,989	$4,024,276	$-12,629,130
Net unrealized gains on investments	$-1,894,981	$319,190	$2,993,736	$1,647,606	$4,803,816	$3,576,183	$2,193,282	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$649,842	$2,016,625	$1,434,852	$1,755,750	$2,733,806	$1,830,994	$-12,629,130
Other revenue	$0	$900,236	$116,957	$378,867	$932,562	$592,889	$230,306	$112,891
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$900,236	$116,957	$378,867	$932,562	$592,889	$230,306	$112,891

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$140,495,991	$144,658,923	$141,453,009	$150,365,695	$168,922,650	$176,094,605	$198,507,243	$221,391,890
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$140,495,991	$146,278,929	$143,275,108	$151,811,505	$171,087,880	$179,506,404	$206,805,103	$230,790,388
Other revenue	$0	$1,620,006	$1,822,099	$1,445,810	$3,097,792	$4,004,688	$8,528,166	$9,519,087
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$1,161,084	$0	$392,650	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$458,922	$1,822,099	$1,053,160	$3,097,792	$4,004,688	$8,528,166	$9,519,087
Other expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$932,562	$592,889	$230,306	$120,589
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$932,562	$592,889	$230,306	$120,589

Average hours per week devoted to position	Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plans	Expense account and other allowances
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
69	$554,422	$129,071	$460
58	$237,449	$66,261	$1,293
59	$294,427	$84,990	$975
57	$74,900	$27,542	$461
5	$22,500	$0	$0
5	$47,000	$0	$0
5	$40,500	$0	$0
5	$39,000	$0	$0
5	$47,500	$0	$0
5	$50,750	$0	$0
5	$40,500	$15,500	$0
5	$51,750	$0	$0
5	$21,750	$15,000	$0
5	$38,000	$0	$0
5	$47,750	$0	$0

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	14
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	Yes
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	Yes

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	Yes
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	1,518

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$13,586,890		$13,076,622	$215,000,757
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$188,802,147
Program service revenue 2	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	$13,586,890	00	$0	$26,198,610
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$7,876,843	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$5,199,779	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other revenue	000000	$0	00	$0	$0

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
420841485	100%	$-1,429,724	$2,978,791
420841485	100%	$-40,096	$1,096,846
420841485	100%	$330,935	$1,089,230
420841485	100%	$162,938	$405,839

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$204,653	$70,957	$0
$210,503	$63,232	$0
$196,333	$69,685	$0
$187,579	$55,458	$0
$184,638	$55,171	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	418

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

418

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$229,395
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that normally receives: less than 1/3 of its support from gross investment income and unrelated taxable business income and more than 1/3 of its support from contribution, membership fees

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$133,177,727	$145,977,542	$150,281,623	$142,640,789	$142,461,842	$160,020,128	$182,519,037	$210,589,501
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$128,927,249	$140,724,334	$144,728,257	$137,463,441	$137,913,403	$154,506,318	$175,938,301	$201,972,325
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$4,859,380	$5,786,515	$6,519,371	$4,909,564	$4,223,266	$4,998,739	$6,230,571	$8,012,395
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$-608,902	$-533,307	$-966,005	$267,784	$325,173	$515,071	$350,165	$604,781
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$0

	Income	Expenses	Net
Unrelated Trade or Business Income (for 2008)
Total	$211,117	$0	$211,117
Gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances	$13,586,890	$0	$0
Cost of goods sold	$13,375,773	$0	$0
Gross profit	$2,111,171	$0	$211,117
Capital gain net income	$0	$0	$0
Net gain	$0	$0	$0
Capital loss deduction for trusts	$0	$0	$0
Income (loss) from partnerships and S corporations	$0	$0	$0
Rent income	$0	$0	$0
Unrelated debt-financed income	$0	$0	$0
Interest, annuities, royalties, and rents from controlled organizations	$0	$0	$0
Investment income of a section 501(c)(7), (9), or (17) organization	$0	$0	$0
Exploited exempt activity income	$0	$0	$0
Advertising income	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0

Deductions Not Taken Elsewhere (for 2008)
Total deductions	$17,549
Compensation of officers, directors, and trustees	$0
Salaries and wages	$0
Repairs and maintenance	$0
Bad debts	$0
Interest	$0
Taxes and licenses	$1,183
Charitable contributions	$16,366
Depreciation	$0
Depletion	$0
Contributions to deferred compensation plans	$0
Employee benefit programs	$0
Excess exempt expenses	$0
Excess readership costs	$0
Other deductions	$0
Unrelated business taxable income	$147,298
Unrelated business taxable income before net operating loss deduction	$193,568
Net operating loss deduction	$45,270
Unrelated business taxable income before specific deduction	$148,298
Specific deduction	$1,000

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