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GEOSCIENCEWORLD: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
GEOSCIENCEWORLD (EIN 20-1308252)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-01-23
IRS object ID
202310239349301736
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-01-23T14:44:47-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN470900880PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200WAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201308252EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEOSCIENCEWORLDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGEOSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7036714791PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 TYSONS BLVD 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPHOEBE MCMELLONPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7036714791PhoneNum
Signature2023-01-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstPHOEBEPersonFirstNm
Person LastMCMELLONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSUBRINA WOOD CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00365899PTIN
Phone2023319880PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-03-07 01:45:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPHOEBE MCMELLONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 TYSONS BLVD 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,910,429GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GEOSCIENCEWORLD.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO BE THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE AND PARTNER TO INDEPENDENT SOCIETY PUBLISHERS AND THE LARGER EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$5,808PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$212,618CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$732,149PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$737,317CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,852,508PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,910,429CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,442,086PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,867,805CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,069,159PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,679,423CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$783,349PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,231,006CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,764,011TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,660,801TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,820,193TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,168,317TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$56,182NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$492,484NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,325,924ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,983,778RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION HAS BUILT A COMPREHENSIVE, WIDELY-ACCESSIBLE EASY TO USE ONLINE RESOURCE FOR PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS AS WELL AS BOOKS, FIELD GUIDES, MAPS, DATABASES AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE GEOLOGICAL AND EARTH SCIENCES.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee11EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7036714791PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 TYSONS BOULEVARD SUITE 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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COLIN NORTH
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN BENBOW
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA MUSSER
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA SALT-TROISE
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD HUGHES
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON TAHIRKHELI
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD HARPER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL CLEVERLY
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIDGETTE MOORE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER S STRAUB
COO40.00Yes (X)$437,781$0$44,576
PHOEBE MCMELLON
CEO40.00Yes (X)$288,931$0$17,184
ANGELA ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE40.00$162,457$0$26,937Yes (X)
ROBERT M SEGERS
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING TEC40.00$155,620$0$29,649Yes (X)
CHRISTY IREDELL
GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR40.00$137,973$0$30,900Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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SILVERCHAIR INFORMATION SYSTEMS
316 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 300CHARLOTTESVILLEVA22902ONLINE PUBLISHING$589,552
HINDAWI LTD
ONLINE PUBLISHING$146,200THE ATRIUM PUBLIC GATECHICESTERWEST SUSSEXUKPO19 8SQ
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SUBSCRIPTIONS519100$7,066,846$7,066,846
PUBLICATION SALES519100$1,001,789$1,001,789
PUBLISHER'S FEES519100$581,947$581,947
SOCIETY SERVICES519100$309,912$309,912
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,960,494TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$212,618TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$212,618ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$714,033TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$714,033ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOMMISSIONSDesc
Business900003BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$23,284OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$926,651ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$810,392TotalAmt
Program Services$675,867ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$692,746TotalAmt
Program Services$569,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,561TotalAmt
Program Services$29,012ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,103TotalAmt
Program Services$150,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,774ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,816TotalAmt
Program Services$85,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,422TotalAmt
Program Services$64,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225,633TotalAmt
Program Services$225,633ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,351TotalAmt
Program Services$98,351ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,441TotalAmt
Program Services$17,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$790,519TotalAmt
Program Services$790,519ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,095,426TotalAmt
Program Services$5,095,426ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,905TotalAmt
Program Services$19,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,233TotalAmt
Program Services$22,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,526TotalAmt
Program Services$12,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272TotalAmt
Program Services$272ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,596TotalAmt
Program Services$26,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
COMMISSIONS$359,127$359,127
SPECIAL PROJECTS$47,510$47,510
OTHER EXPENSES$27,422$26,296$1,126
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$8,905$3,562$5,343

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$976ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$8,325,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$353,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$242,259BOYAmt
EOY$229,007EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,883,307BOYAmt
EOY$2,192,727EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$427,152BOYAmt
EOY$459,717EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,381BOYAmt
EOY$108,543EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,173LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$272LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,901EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,473BOYAmt
EOY$2,562,832EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,439BOYAmt
EOY$106,074EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,764,011BOYAmt
EOY$5,660,801EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,626,143BOYAmt
EOY$1,653,621EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,154,577BOYAmt
EOY$3,480,279EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,473BOYAmt
EOY$34,417EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,820,193BOYAmt
EOY$5,168,317EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$56,182BOYAmt
EOY$492,484EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$56,182BOYAmt
EOY$492,484EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,764,011BOYAmt
EOY$5,660,801EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,231,006ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$682,340NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,552,403CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,633,131CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,141,012CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,983,778CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,605,479TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,552,403CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,633,131CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,141,012CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,983,778CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,605,479TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$39,605,479PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$682,589CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$722,492CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$711,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$926,651CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,633,288TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$682,589CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$722,492CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$711,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$926,651CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,633,288TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,234,992CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,355,623CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,852,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,910,429CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,238,767TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.91600PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93330PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.08400InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.06670InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,173OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$272DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,901BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,901TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$34,417Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$34,417TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,228,089TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$682,340NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$682,340RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,910,429RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,910,429TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,679,423TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,679,423ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,679,423TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022, GSW HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GSW PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF A CERTAIN TAX POSITION FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. FORM 990 IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. AS SUCH, FORM 990 FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2018 THROUGH 2020 REMAIN WITHIN THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHRISTOPHER S STRAUB
COO$263,576$0$174,205$0$0$0$20,027$0$24,549$0$482,357$0$0$0
PHOEBE MCMELLON
CEO$269,243$0$19,688$0$0$0$1,723$0$15,461$0$306,115$0$0$0
ANGELA ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE$141,538$0$20,919$0$0$0$10,577$0$16,360$0$189,394$0$0$0
ROBERT M SEGERS
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING TEC$123,457$0$22,244$0$9,919$0$9,352$0$20,297$0$185,269$0$0$0
CHRISTY IREDELL
GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR$82,235$0$55,738$0$0$0$6,459$0$24,441$0$168,873$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BCHRISTOPHER STRAUB PARTICIPATES IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THERE WERE NO CONTRIBUTIONS TO OR PAYMENTS OUT OF THE PLAN.
PART I, LINE 7DISCRETIONARY PAYMENTS MAY BE PAID TO NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF MEMBERS BASED ON MERIT. SUCH PAYMENTS ARE PRE-APPROVED BY THE GEOSCIENCEWORLD BOARD.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
BRIDGETTE MOORE - BOARD MEMBER
EDITORIAL MANAGER FOR GSA$1,048,990THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0
SHARON TAHIRKHELI
DIRECTOR OF SCHOLARLY INFORMATION AT AGI$784,954AGI RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0
ANN BENBOW - BOARD MEMBER
EXECUTIVE DIR. OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA$460,164THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED BASED ON SALES OF GEOREF.0
HOWARD HARPER - BOARD MEMBER
EXECUTIVE DIR. OF SEPM SOCIETY FOR SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY$237,534THE SEPM SOCIETY FOR SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0
RICHARD HUGHES - BOARD MEMBER
EXECUTIVE DIR. OF GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON$300,712THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL CONSISTS OF UP TO ONE MEMBER FROM EACH PUBLISHER ORGANIZATION THAT LICENSES CONTENT TO GEOSCIENCE WORLD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR TO FILING, FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CGEOSCIENCEWORLD REQUIRES THE BOARD AND EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY SIGN AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AINDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA AND DOCUMENT THEIR APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.