Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 152,500 | 674,664 | 803,757 | 884,658 | 908,444 | 3,424,023 |
| 2 | 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...... | 3,720 | 15,263 | 179,928 | 209,347 | 408,258 | |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | 152,500 | 678,384 | 819,020 | 1,064,586 | 1,117,791 | 3,832,281 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 3,832,281 | |||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 152,500 | 678,384 | 819,020 | 1,064,586 | 1,117,791 | 3,832,281 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 2,545 | 9,336 | 9,494 | 3,681 | 5,858 | 30,914 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 2,545 | 9,336 | 9,494 | 3,681 | 5,858 | 30,914 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | 1,250 | 900 | 600 | 1,200 | 3,950 | |
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | 155,045 | 688,970 | 829,414 | 1,068,867 | 1,124,849 | 3,867,145 |




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| Software ID: | 10000105 |
| Software Version: | 2010v3.2 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Board of Directors | Michael Feldstein is a Senior Program Manager for Cengage Learning. Cengage may develop or acquire products that are considered to be directly or indirectly competitive with Sakai. Cengage may seek changes to Sakai in order to ensure better integration with the company's products, Cengage has business relationships with Sakai support companies. Cengage has business relationships with companies supporting products that compete with Sakai.College of the Redwoods uses rSmart to host Sakai environment. Maggie Lynch has also been a customer of rSmart for the past 6 years at various institutions where she worked. As a customer, she has been invited from time to time to do a presentation at conferences with them. These presentations usually involve Ms. Lynch describing the implementation and why the college has chosen to work with rSmart. On two occasions rSmart paid for travel expenses to the conference (2007 and 2009). On those two occasions Ms. Lynch received some financial benefit. She has not been requested to do this in 2011 or reimbursed any conference expenses.Josh Baron currently serves as Chair of the Sakai Foundation Board of Directors. He also oversee Marist College's contract with rSmart for Sakai Support Services as well as manage the partnership activities which currently includes a contract from rSmart to Marist for limited development work and quality assurance testing. Mr. Baron does not receive any direct compensation from rSmart although they have occasionally provided gifts of between $50 and $100 to recognize assistance he provided them (e.g. EDUCAUSE Press Analyst Event).To address this potential perception of a conflict of interest, Mr. Baron has publically disclosed involvement with the Sakai Foundation Board and arranged for Mr. Harry Williams, Marist IT Director of Systems and Technology, to be Marist's "Institutional Representative" on all official Foundation matters. Mr. Baron has also filed a Conflict of Interest Disclosure form with Marist College noting the involvement with the Sakai Foundation.Josh Baron currently serves as a member of the EducationDynamics (http://www.educationdynamics.com/) Advisory Board. This is a company that has several holdings in the distance learning market space and whose clients include many private, public and for-profit universities. Although he is not considered an officer of this company nor is he compensated for time, they have reimbursed Mr. Baron for travel to bi-annual meetings.Josh Baron currently serves on the Campus Technology 2011 Conference Advisory Board. This is a group who helps select proposal for presentations at their yearly conference as well as assist in the planning for the event. Marist College nor the Sakai Foundation have any direct relationship with Campus Technology.Josh Baron has recently been invited to serve as an "expert" with the Coleman Research Group. In this role he may be hired on an hourly basis to consult on trends in the higher education technology sector, including the LMS market. If Mr. Baron does so, he will not be allowed to discuss or share any confidential information.Josh Baron has provided consulting services, through Marist College, to the American Public University System who recently adopted Sakai. His services have focused on assisting them with their migration. In addition, Marist College entered into a partnership with APUS to provide, for a fee, access to the faculty training materials. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The form 990 is posted to the organization's website each year. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Conflict of interest statements are requested from the Board of Directors. The Executive Director and Secretary review responses and follow through to ensure a statement has been received from each member. The Executive Director and Secretary review and disclose relationships discovered to the Chairman and cooperate to resolve any conflicts. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process | Executive Director and Chairman reviewed and accepted the 990 for 2010. The 990 was electronically distributed to the Board for comment and review prior to filing. |
| Software ID: | 10000105 |
| Software Version: | 2010v3.2 |