SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS (EIN 53-0204630)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-13
IRS object ID: 202343179349303899
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-13T15:29:15-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	260794367	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC MD INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8601 ROBERT FULTON DRIVE SUITE 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLUMBIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21046	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530204630	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOCI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2029383910	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2121 K ST NW 315	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20037	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TERRY BAKER	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2029383910	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	TERRY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BAKER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KATSIARYNA VASILIEV	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02167272	PTIN
Phone	4107205220	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-11	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TERRY BAKER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2121 K ST NW 315	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20037	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,496,712	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.EFORESTER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1926	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS IS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND TECHNOLOGY, PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE WHILE ENSURING THE CONTINUED HEALTH, INTEGRITY, AND USE OF FORESTS TO BENEFIT SOCIETY IN PERPETUITY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	31	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	512	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$9,833	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$429,893	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$326,120	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,130,808	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,509,823	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,283,667	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,333,380	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$11,017	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$18,321	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,855,385	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,187,644	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$81,142	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$79,864	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,507,854	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,139,923	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$74,240	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,532,269	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,325,952	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,121,265	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,545,739	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$734,120	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$358,095	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$29,953,536	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$24,129,334	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,706,726	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,602,481	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$27,246,810	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$21,526,853	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS IS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND TECHNOLOGY, PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE WHILE ENSURING THE CONTINUED HEALTH, INTEGRITY, AND USE OF FORESTS TO BENEFIT SOCIETY IN PERPETUITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,158,595	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$7,834	GrantAmt
Revenue	$881,309	RevenueAmt
Desc	"MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: THE SOCIETY'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM SERVES SOCIETY MEMBERS BY ENSURING THAT THEY RECEIVE TIMELY, HIGH QUALITY, AND HIGHLY VALUED SERVICES. THE PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING, ENGAGING, RETAINING MEMBERS, PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MANAGING PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION. MARKETING AND OUTREACH: THE SOCIETY'S MARKETING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS CONSTITUTE A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM THAT SPANS THE ORGANIZATION'S PORTFOLIO OF WORK AND AMPLIFIES THE VALUE OF THE FORESTRY PROFESSION ACROSS THE FOREST SECTOR AND BEYOND. THIS PROGRAM ENHANCES THE SOCIETY'S ONLINE PRESENCE AND BRAND RECOGNITION, WHILE RECRUITING FOR OUR CAUSE AND MAKING THE CASE FOR FOREST CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.STATE SOCIETIES: THROUGH ITS STATE SOCIETIES, DIVISIONS, AND CHAPTERS, SAF NATIONAL SUPPORTS THE WORK OF 30 STATE SOCIETIES AND 179 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE US THAT PROVIDE VALUE, EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND OTHER BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS: THE SOCIETY'S POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM WORKS WITH POLICYMAKERS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND COALITIONS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND PROMOTE SCIENCE-BASED, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND GIVE FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS THE POLICY TOOLS, FUNDING, AND OTHER AUTHORITIES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THROUGH THE POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, THE SOCIETY ALSO ORGANIZES STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO CONVENE THE SECTOR AND BENEFIT THE BROADER FORESTRY COMMUNITY. #FORESTPROUD: THE SOCIETY'S #FORESTPROUD PROGRAM IS THE FOREST SECTOR'S GREATEST COMMUNICATIONS ASSET. WHEN #FORESTPROUD WAS LAUNCHED NEARLY SIX YEARS AGO, ITS GOAL WAS TO BRING THE FOREST SECTOR TOGETHER TO BETTER TELL THE STORY OF WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND WHY WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. TOGETHER, WE BUILT THE #FORESTPROUD COMMUNITY. AND TODAY, WE ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO ELEVATE TRUSTED VOICES WITHIN THE SECTOR, PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY PRACTICES, AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SECTOR AT SCALE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$711,600	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$651,734	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS: THE SOCIETY'S CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS PROGRAM IS THE PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH THE SOCIETY PLANS AND HOSTS ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION AND OTHER EVENTS PROMOTING THE PROFESSION. THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL CONVENTION BRINGS TOGETHER FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES STUDENTS, PRACTITIONERS, ACADEMICS, AND VENDORS EACH YEAR TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FORESTRY FIELD, AND TO OFFER NETWORKING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$563,752	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$262,250	RevenueAmt
Desc	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION: THE SOCIETY'S SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT AND TO PROMOTE THE FIELD OF FORESTRY BY CREATING AND MAINTAINING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, AND BY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR IDENTIFYING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AND ENGAGING IN ISSUES RELATED TO FOREST SCIENCE AND FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM ACCREDITS FORESTRY, URBAN FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCE AND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, AND FOREST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AT INSTITUTIONS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM CREATES AND ADMINISTERS COMPETENCY EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS WISHING TO BECOME CERTIFIED THROUGH THE SOCIETY OR LOCAL PROGRAMS, OR LICENSED THROUGH STATE PROGRAMS, AND EVALUATES CANDIDATE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. THROUGH THE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE SOCIETY ALSO DELIVERS ITS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS AND ACCREDITS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH IN PERSON AND ONLINE LEARNING CONTENT, TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc	GrantGrantAmt
$301,219	$426,188	PUBLICATIONS: THE SOCIETY'S PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM SERVES THE FORESTRY PROFESSION BY PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC, SCHOLARLY, AND EDITORIAL CONTENT IN PRINT AND DIGITAL PERIODICALS THAT COMMUNICATE SCIENCE, RESEARCH, POLICY, AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH AUTHORS TO PUBLISH WORKS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE PROFESSION AT LARGE.
$278,650	$235,570	GOVERNMENT GRANT AND OTHER PROGRAMS: THE SOCIETY OFFERS OTHER PROGRAMS IN SERVICE OF ITS MEMBERSHIP AND OF THE PROFESSION. THE SOCIETY AWARDS GRANTS TO AFFILIATED STATE SOCIETIES FOR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT THE PROFESSION. SOCIETY ALSO AWARDS GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP.	$67,030

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$579,869	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$67,030	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$661,758	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,013,816	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	43	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	31	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2029383910	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2121 K ST NW 315	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20037	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
TERRY BAKER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00	Yes (X)	$192,340	$0	$14,553
SUSANNE METZ
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN	40.00		$118,355	$0	$26,413	Yes (X)
WHITNEY FORMAN-COOK
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER	40.00	Yes (X)	$12,381	$0	$950
JOHN MAISCH CF
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
SAM COOK
VICE PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
HENRY KODAMA CF
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CHRIS SCHNEPF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 1	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MARK BUCKBEE
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 2	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOHN TODD
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 3	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
KELLY NORRIS
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 4	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
TARA BAL PHD CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 5	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
KAREN BENNETT CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 6	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
SARAH WURZBACHER
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 7	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ANNE JEWELL CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 8	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
VICTOR FORD PHD CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 9	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
THOMAS FOX PHD CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 10	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ERIC GAGE CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 11	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$323,076	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$41,916	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP
1320 MAIN STREET 17TH FLOOR	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL SERVICES	$188,418
CENTERPLATE
9801 WASHINGTONIAN BOULEVARD	GAITHERSBURG	MD	20878	CATERING SERVICES	$158,803
PRESTIGE AV & CREATIVE SERVICES
4835 PARA DRIVE	CINCINNATI	OH	45237	AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES	$120,278

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$223,954	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$102,166	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$326,120	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$881,309	$881,309
CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS	900099	$651,734	$651,734
PUBLICATION	900099	$426,188	$426,188
SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	611710	$262,250	$262,250
ADVERTISING	900099	$228,342	$218,509	$9,833

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$60,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,509,823	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$490,582	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$490,582	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,148,331	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,305,533	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$842,798	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$842,798	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$842,798	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$10,240	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$3,535	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,705	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,705	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$11,616	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,616	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$11,616	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,187,644	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,518,311	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$9,833	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,333,380	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,710	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,710	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,534	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,534	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$620	TotalAmt
Program Services	$620	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$364,992	TotalAmt
Program Services	$251,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$102,197	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,949	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,384,354	TotalAmt
Program Services	$954,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$386,228	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,955	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,686	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,039	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,348	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,299	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$215,256	TotalAmt
Program Services	$148,380	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,074	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,802	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,817	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,588	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,230	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$148,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$66,010	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$482	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,006	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$104	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,880	TotalAmt
Management And General	$82,880	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$395,595	TotalAmt
Program Services	$273,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$121,377	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,051	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,936	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,662	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$165	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$220,576	TotalAmt
Program Services	$192,554	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,314	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,708	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242,693	TotalAmt
Program Services	$181,402	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,331	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$960	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$304,077	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,448	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$180,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$369	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,875	TotalAmt
Program Services	$79,439	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$143,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$187,617	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,640	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$420	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,729	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,096	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$160	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,535	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,657	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,755	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$123	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CATERING SERVICE	$171,548	$118,460	$52,703	$385
MISCELLANEOUS	$69,448	$60,625	$8,285	$538
PAYROLL ADMIN	$11,428	$7,878	$3,191	$359
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$5,377	$3,707	$1,501	$169

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,397	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,545,739	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,013,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,457,683	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$74,240	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$648,815	BOYAmt
EOY	$459,511	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,009,949	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,184	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$131,482	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$578,909	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$359,109	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$253,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$219,800	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,340,695	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,775,282	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,491,316	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,349,126	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,953,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,129,334	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$368,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$455,869	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$719,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$686,887	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,619,077	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,459,725	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,706,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,602,481	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,559,172	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,526,853	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$687,638	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,246,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,526,853	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,953,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,129,334	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$358,095	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$5,361,862	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$80,722	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$55,978	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$55,083	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$429,893	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$326,120	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$947,796	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,516,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,262,829	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,712,193	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,143,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,531,679	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,166,379	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,597,077	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,318,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,767,276	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,573,216	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,857,799	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,114,175	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$373,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$190,354	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$563,934	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$373,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$190,354	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$563,934	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$11,550,241	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$601,085	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$618,926	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$463,133	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$575,689	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$490,582	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,749,415	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$601,085	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$618,926	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$463,133	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$575,689	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$490,582	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,749,415	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$51,885	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$65,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,487	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,894	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,616	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$176,332	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,250,047	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,003,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,270,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,155,799	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,359,997	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,039,922	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.76800	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.78480	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.18280	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.17630	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$222,147	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$889	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$34,065	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$5,473	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$183,498	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$199,922	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,547	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$23,558	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$2,880	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$222,147	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$174,088	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$310	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$26,580	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$1,056	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$199,922	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$146,296	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,530	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$27,152	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$1,890	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$174,088	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$157,335	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$36	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$9,071	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$2,004	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$146,296	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.41144	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.58856	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$153,585	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$30,252	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$123,333	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$425,324	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$328,857	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$96,467	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$219,800	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$27,304
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE	$1,321,822

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,349,126	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LONG-TERM LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$1,459,725	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,459,725	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	-$1,253,563	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$5,361,862	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$5,361,862	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,108,299	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$82,880	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$3,535	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$79,345	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,187,644	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,466,394	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$3,535	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$3,535	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,462,859	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$82,880	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$82,880	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,545,739	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	THE SOCIETY'S ONLY DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF G. ROBINSON (BOB) GREGORY, WHO WAS A PIONEER IN FOREST ECONOMICS AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GREGORY ENDOWMENT FUND PROVIDES ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO OUTSTANDING STUDENTS OR PROFESSIONALS FROM OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA SO THAT THEY MAY ATTEND THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND HAVE A MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FORESTERS OF NORTH AMERICA.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE SOCIETY HAS ESTIMATED THAT ITS TAXABLE ACTIVITIES WILL GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARD FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022. IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. GAAP, A DEFERRED TAX ASSET RELATED TO THE NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARD, WHICH REPRESENTS A FUTURE TAX BENEFIT, SHOULD BE RECORDED. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY THAT THE SOCIETY WILL REALIZE A BENEFIT FROM THE DEFERRED TAX ASSET, A VALUATION ALLOWANCE OF 100% HAS ALSO BEEN RECORDED. THEREFORE, THE NET DEFERRED TAX ASSET IS $-0- AT DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD -3,535.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 3,535.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
APPALACHIAN SAF
2704C EXCHANGE DR	WILMINGTON	NC	284056459	237065203	501C3	$10,060	$0	TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
COLORADOWYOMING SAF
PO BOX 801	KREMMLING	CO	804590801	846051298	501C3	$12,704	$0	TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
MISSISSIPPI SAF
407 PEBBLE BROOK DR	CLINTON	MS	390565823	521273256	501C3	$8,000	$0	TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
MONTANA SAF
225 EDGEWOOD DR	KALISPELL	MT	599012410	237397217	501C3	$6,400	$0	TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (9 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
BEALE MEMORIAL AWARD	1	$500
MOLLIE BEATTIE VISITING SCHOLARSHIP	1	$5,000
SAF NATIONAL AWARD	6	$4,500
STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD	1	$200
STUDENT POSTER AWARDS	3	$850
STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARDS	3	$850
YOUNG FORESTER LEADERSHIP AWARD	1	$500
TRAVEL AWARDS	2	$723
RMS/SAF SCHOLARSHIP	1	$5,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SAF MAINTAINS A THOROUGH APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS WHERE APPLICABLE. CERTAIN GRANTS REQUIRE SUBSEQUENT REPORTING TO ENSURE THAT GRANT FUNDS ARE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRANT PURPOSE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TERRY BAKER	PersonNm
Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$176,500	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$15,840	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$11,059	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$3,494	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$206,893	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY SHALL CONSIST OF PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS, CONDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, TECHNICIAN MEMBERS, AND STUDENT MEMBERS. ALL MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE SOCIETY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO CAST A VOTE THAT IS BINDING ON THE SOCIETY FOR THE ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE BY VOTING DISTRICTS, AND ONE MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED FROM EACH VOTING DISTRICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO CAST A VOTE THAT IS BINDING ON THE SOCIETY FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE BYLAWS, AND OTHER MATTERS RESERVED TO THE MEMBERS BY LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	DRAFT FROM 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DURING DECEMBER BOARD MEETING, (IN PREPARATION FOR FOLLOWING YEAR) ALL BOARD MEMBERS (INCLUDING NEW) SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON CEO COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS MAKES THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS FOR ITS AUDIT OR THE SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.