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ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC (EIN 37-0913411)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-09
IRS object ID
201941309349301784
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-05-09T18:12:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN370913411EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlECOLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028338773PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11990 M STREET NW NO 700AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCATHERINE O'RIORDANPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028338773PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-05-09IPDt
IP Tm19:12:21IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCATHERINE O'RIORDANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11990 M STREET NW NO 700AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,786,746GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ESA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1927FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers150TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$51,250TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$900,987PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$835,321CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,689,806PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,300,646CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$346,614PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$320,502CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,752,328PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,820,701CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,689,735PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,277,170CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$34,512PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$52,521CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$2,705,831CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,214,485PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,531,299CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$475,250PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$745,871CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,379,562TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,597,196TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,477,352TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,873,155TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,902,210NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,724,041NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (ESA) IS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTISTS FOUNDED IN 1915 TO: PROMOTE ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE BY IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AMONG ECOLOGISTS; RAISE THE PUBLIC'S LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE; INCREASE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE; ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING BY ENHANCING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY AND POLICY-MAKERS TO PROMOTE ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE BY IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AMONG ECOLOGISTS; AND TO RAISE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,325,379ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,944,071RevenueAmt
DescESA PUBLISHES A SUITE OF PUBLICATIONS FROM PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS TO NEWSLETTERS, FACT SHEETS AND TEACHING RESOURCES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$919,246ExpenseAmt
Grant$22,670GrantAmt
Revenue$1,386,478RevenueAmt
DescTHE SOCIETY HOLDS AN ANNUAL MEETING EACH YEAR ATTENDED BY 3,000 TO 4,000 SCIENTISTS WHO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$544,870ExpenseAmt
DescESA'S OFFICE OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS PROMOTES THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND ITS INTEGRATION INTO DECISION-MAKING AND EDUCATION, LINKING THE ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMMUNITIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDescGrantGrantAmt
$440,670$8,875ESA'S EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE WORKS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY WITHIN ECOLOGY-RELATED PROFESSIONS, TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN A DIALOGUE ON ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ISSUES, AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ECOLOGY EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, WE OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING OUR FLAGSHIP MENTORING PROGRAM, SEEDS (STRATEGIES FOR ECOLOGY EDUCATION, DIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABILITY) AND HOST AN ONLINE TEACHING RESOURCE DATABASE, ECOED DIGITAL LIBRARY. WE ALSO REGULARLY PARTNER WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS ON SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS PROJECT, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY'S LEAF PROGRAM AND A CONSORTIUM OF PARTNERS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD.
$346,466PUBLIC AFFAIRS$29,851
$82,133$777,335MEMBERSHIP, CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$29,851TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$786,210TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,658,764TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document55IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee29EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELIZABETH BIGGSPersonNm
Phone2028338773PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11990 M STREET NW SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICHARD POUYAT
PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA HUENNEKE
PRESIDENT ELECT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID LODGE
PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVAN DELUCIA
VP FINANCE1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAYNE BELNAP
VP SCIENCE1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK DAVIS
VP PUBLIC AFFAIRS1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NALINI NADKARIN
VP EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA GUERVITCH
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY CLOYD
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GILLIAN BOWSER
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON HALL
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE O'RIORDAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 4/2018)40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE MCCARTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/2018)40.00Yes (X)$290,617$0$39,606
ELIZABETH BIGGS
CFO; INTERIM E.D. 1/18-4/1840.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLIFF DUKE
DIRECTOR SCIENCE40.00$162,251$0$29,903Yes (X)
SUSAN SILVER
EIC FRONTIERS40.00$150,253$0$28,703Yes (X)
STEVEN SAYRE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING40.00$145,407$0$28,941Yes (X)
ALISON MIZE
DIRECTOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS40.00$108,534$0$21,314Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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C NELSON HOY & COMPANY
C/O ESA 1990 M STREET NW ST 700WASHINGTONDC20036ACCOUNTING SERVICES$198,400
ISAACSON MILLER INC
1300 19TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20036RECRUITING SERVICES$120,437
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$652,601GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$182,720AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$835,321TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ANNUAL MEETING900099$1,386,478$1,386,478
MEMBER DUES900099$760,880$760,880
MANUSCRIPT CHARGES900099$90,000$90,000
PUBLICATIONS541800$37,958$37,958
CERTIFICATION900099$16,455$16,455

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,875TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,875RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,300,646TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$157,246TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$157,246ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,818,638TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,764,863RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$51,250UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,525ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,672,832SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,509,576SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$163,256SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$163,256TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$163,256ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$2,063ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,063OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$51,250UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$325,090ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,670TotalAmt
Program Services$22,670ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,851TotalAmt
Program Services$29,851ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$449,547TotalAmt
Management And General$449,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,797,418TotalAmt
Program Services$1,508,484ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$288,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,159TotalAmt
Program Services$149,181ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,023TotalAmt
Program Services$178,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,800TotalAmt
Program Services$115,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,358ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,124TotalAmt
Management And General$5,124ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,864TotalAmt
Management And General$46,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,318TotalAmt
Management And General$60,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$566,431TotalAmt
Program Services$404,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,829TotalAmt
Program Services$130,678ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,151ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,000TotalAmt
Program Services$7,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,739ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$371,557TotalAmt
Management And General$371,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$362,526TotalAmt
Program Services$347,458ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$386,202TotalAmt
Program Services$386,202ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,070TotalAmt
Management And General$27,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,965TotalAmt
Program Services$14,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
G&A ALLOCATION$0$90,646-$90,646
PUBLICATIONS$242,193$232,268$9,925
EQUIPMENT$213,261$3,359$209,902
COMMITTEE EXPENSE$76,335$24,043$52,292

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,156TotalAmt
Program Services$14,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,531,299TotalAmt
Program Services$3,658,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,872,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,666,283BOYAmt
EOY$1,615,566EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$352,977BOYAmt
EOY$107,683EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,558BOYAmt
EOY$137,984EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,173BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,315BOYAmt
EOY$188,974EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$107,593LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$41,924LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,374BOYAmt
EOY$65,669EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,875,266BOYAmt
EOY$6,456,704EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,616BOYAmt
EOY$24,616EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,379,562BOYAmt
EOY$8,597,196EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195,224BOYAmt
EOY$137,662EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,120,281BOYAmt
EOY$2,534,639EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,847BOYAmt
EOY$200,854EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,477,352BOYAmt
EOY$2,873,155EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,850,807BOYAmt
EOY$4,519,023EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,001,403BOYAmt
EOY$1,077,487EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000BOYAmt
EOY$127,531EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,902,210BOYAmt
EOY$5,724,041EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,379,562BOYAmt
EOY$8,597,196EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$745,871ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$75,960NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$920,946CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$595,645CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$573,279CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$900,987CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$835,321CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,826,178TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,910,734CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,152,484CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,523,478CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,394,358CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,065,509CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,046,563TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,831,680CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,748,129CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,096,757CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,295,345CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,900,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,872,741TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,620CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,300CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,260CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,180TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,588,957CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,430,295CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,414,424CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,688,379CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,736,005CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,858,060TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,597,577CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,430,295CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,417,424CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,691,679CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,738,265CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,875,240TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$18,997,501PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$333,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$308,609CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$236,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$255,504CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$159,771CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,293,716TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$333,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$308,609CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$236,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$255,504CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$159,771CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,293,716TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,119CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$183CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$71,596CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,063CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,706TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,167,999CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,056,555CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,404,985CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,550,960CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,062,664CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,243,163TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.62820PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.67000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04280InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04480InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$38,529MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$38,529DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$77,058TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA. VOLUNTEERS: ONCE PER YEAR, ESA SOLICITS 3-5 GRADUATE STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER FOR A DAY OF MEETINGS WITH LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL. ADDITIONALLY, FOR A MAXIMUM OF ONE TO THREE OCCASIONS PER YEAR, ESA MAY INVITE INDIVIDUAL ESA MEMBERS FOR EITHER MEETINGS WITH THEIR SENATORS AND HOUSE MEMBER OR TO PARTICIPATE IN AN HOUR LONG BRIEFING OR EXHIBITION. B. PAID STAFF OR MANAGEMENT: PAID STAFF AND MANAGEMENT PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS WITH LAWMAKERS IS LIMITED TO JOINING ESA MEMBERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED MEETINGS WITH LAWMAKERS AND OCCASIONALLY OTHER NONPROFIT SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS IN MEETINGS WITH LAWMAKERS ON THE HILL OR FEDERAL AGENCY OFFICIALS, ALL OF WHICH GENERALLY TOTAL A DOZEN OR LESS SEPARATE OCCASIONS PER YEAR. D. MAILINGS TO MEMBERS, LEGISLATORS OR THE PUBLIC: ON AN AVERAGE OF 11-15 OCCASIONS PER YEAR, ESA WILL SPEARHEAD A LETTER OR CO-SIGN A LETTER DRAFTED BY ANOTHER ORGANIZATION ADDRESSED TO LEGISLATORS OR FEDERAL AGENCY OFFICIAL. A MAJORITY OF THESE LETTERS ARE ORGANIZATIONAL AND DRAFTED BY OTHER NONPROFIT ENTITIES. ALERTS ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL LEGISLATOR VIA PHONE OR EMAIL ARE EITHER DISTRIBUTED OR COSPONSORED BY ESA GENERALLY TWO TO FOUR TIMES PER YEAR. ESA DOES NOT DISTRIBUTE MAILINGS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. G. DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFFS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, OR A LEGISLATIVE BODY: DIRECT CONTACT WITH ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, POLICYMAKERS AND STAFF ARE LIMITED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED ANNUAL BRIEFINGS AND THROUGH THE AFOREMENTIONED MEETINGS WITH CAPITOL HILL AND FEDERAL AGENCY POLICYMAKERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$66,077BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$77,531ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,213InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$152,821EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$57,693BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,384InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$66,077EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$56,567BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,126InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$57,693EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$55,385BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,182InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$56,567EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$55,385BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$55,385EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.83450PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16550TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$107,593OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,924DepreciationAmt
Book Value$65,669BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$65,669TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$170,668
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE$30,186
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$200,854TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,292,812TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$75,960NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$75,960RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,216,852RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$60,318InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$60,318RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,277,170TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,470,981TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,470,981ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$60,318InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$60,318ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,531,299TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO PROTECT THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS SHOULD THERE BE A SLOWDOWN OR DECREASE IN UNRESTRICTED REVENUE.
PART X, LINE 2:FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, THE SOCIETY HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUSTAINABLE NORTHWESTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1812 SW WASHINGTON 700AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN931152222RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$22,670CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeAWARDSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient45RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$29,851CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAWARDS ARE CASH PRIZES FOR EXCELLENCE IN ECOLOGY. THE FUNDS ARE NOT MONITORED AFTER AWARDED. ESA ALSO PROVIDES A GRANT TO A CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION IN THE CITY WHERE IT HOSTS ITS ANNUAL MEETING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSET. THERE IS NO MONITORING OF THIS GRANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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
KATHERINE MCCARTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/2018)$290,617$0$0$0$0$0$29,062$0$10,544$0$330,223$0$0$0
CLIFF DUKE
DIRECTOR SCIENCE$162,251$0$0$0$0$0$16,225$0$13,678$0$192,154$0$0$0
SUSAN SILVER
EIC FRONTIERS$150,253$0$0$0$0$0$15,025$0$13,678$0$178,956$0$0$0
STEVEN SAYRE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING$145,407$0$0$0$0$0$14,541$0$14,400$0$174,348$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1C NELSON HOY & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionTHE OWNER OF C. NELSON HOY & COMPANY IS THE CFO OF THE ORGANIZATION.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$217,144TransactionAmt
TransactionMANAGEMENT SERVICES AS CFO AND INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION PAYS A COMPANY FOR THE SERVICES OF ITS CFO, ELIZABETH BIGGS. COMPENSATION FOR HER SERVICES FOR THE CALENDAR 2017 YEAR TOTALED 198,400.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS BYLAWS TO STATE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVES AS AN "AT WILL" EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 DUES PAYING MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF SIX TYPES OF MEMBERS: REGULAR MEMBER, EMERITUS MEMBER, STUDENT MEMBER, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MEMBER, LIFE MEMBER AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE VOTED INTO OFFICE BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERSHIP APPROVES CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSTITUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE COMMITTEES DO NOT KEEP MINUTES AT THEIR MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CFO BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, EACH GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER AND SENIOR STAFF SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT TO INDICATE THAT THE COI POLICY HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND THE PERSON IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE HANDLED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY THE GOVERNING BOARD, WHICH HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THE REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD AFTER A DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. IT INCLUDES THE USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA AND THE DECISION IS DOCUMENTED. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS IN APRIL 2018. COMPENSATION FOR ALL SENIOR STAFF IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT GENERAL TRENDS IN THE MARKET PLACE AS WELL AS EQUITY WITHIN THE STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 404,463. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 161,968. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 566,431.