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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR NEUROETHOLOGY: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR NEUROETHOLOGY (EIN 33-0103940)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-01
IRS object ID
202641219349301719
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,625BOYAmt
EOY$537,494EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,495BOYAmt
EOY$36,469EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$593,120BOYAmt
EOY$573,963EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$593,120BOYAmt
EOY$573,963EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$29,266ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$48,423NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,384CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,991CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,273CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,891CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$160,663TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,392CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,764CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$45,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$99,760TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,384CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$95,516CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,991CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,037CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$66,495CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$260,423TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$260,423PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,326CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,369CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,282CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,544CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,531CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$104,052TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,326CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,369CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,282CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,544CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,531CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$104,052TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$63,710CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$115,885CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,273CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$56,581CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$90,026CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$364,475TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.71452PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.70630PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.28548InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.29356InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$35,495BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$974InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$36,469EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$35,753BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$258InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$35,495EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$35,051BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$702InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$35,753EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,485BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,434InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$35,051EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$40,956BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$889InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$41,845EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEndowment funds are set aside in a Vanguard Wellesley Income mutual fund (VWINX) held in a Charles Schwab account to generate money to to supplement grant funds to support the Society's Developing Neuroethology Award, which provides travel grants to Society and emerging members to attend and present their work at the biennial Congress of Neuroethology.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSouth AmericaRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGrantmakingTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedKatherin Leon received a grant of $500 to support her research activities in the field of neuroethology.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$500RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$500TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe International Society for Neuroethology designates committees (membership listed on the ISN website) to evaluate potential awardees and monitor appropriate use of funds.The awardee, Katherin Leon, received a $500 grant in support of her professional activities, and submitted a written report to the awarding committee.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3Membership dues are collected, membership records Including the website) are maintained, and communication with members is handled by the ISN's management company KGL (301 Concourse Blvd, Ste 210, Glen Allen, VA 23059).
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The International Society for Neuroethology has dues paying members who are researchers or students working in the field of neuroethology. We typically have between 300-500 active members. Professional neuroscientists, postdoctoral researchers working in the field of neuroethology, and graduate students working in the field of neuroethology are all eligible join the International Society for Neuroethology through payment of membership dues, As of December 31, 2025, there were 530 members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aElections of the President-Elect and Secretary are held on a biennial basis. All active members are invited to vote in these elections, which are held online. The President, President-Elect, and Secretary are elected by the members for 2 year terms. The Treasurer is appointed by the President with the consent of other members of the Executive Committee. Fourteen elected Councilors and 2 elected Early Career Representatives serve in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee, which consists of the Past President, President. President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President and Past-President are responsible for appointing ad hoc committees as needed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bAll changes in the governing by-laws must be approved by majority vote of the membership. Voting is organized by our management company, KGL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9The officers of the International Society for Neuroethology can be contacted at their home institutions. Past President Karen Mesce can be contacted at the University of Minnesota, 202 Morrill Hall, 100 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. President Cynthia Moss can be contacted at The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218. President-Elect Elke Buschbeck can be contacted at the University of Cincinnati, 2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45221. Secretary Gabriella Wolff can be contacted at Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106. Treasurer Susan Fahrbach can be contacted at Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27109.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Treasurer prepares the form. Before submitting, the Past-President, President, President-Elect and Secretary are invited to review the form and send comments to the Treasurer. All officers have access to a summary of the Society's finances. The President has the same daily access to all account information that the Treasurer does.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents are available to the public via the International Society for Neuroethology website.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gAssistance in updating the Society's mission statement and public-facing documents was provided by Attentional Leadership Institute LLC on a fee for service basis.