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GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC (EIN 59-6196330)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-01
IRS object ID
201802449349200700
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)
Return2018-09-01T14:01:31-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN650168167PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL FISH CPA PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17700 N KENDALL DR STE 405AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMICityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP331567565ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN596196330EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY OF THE PALMBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2BEACHES INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGEM&BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5613419696PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 18095AddressLine1Txt
CityWEST PALM BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33416ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEANETTE WRIGHTPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5613419696PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL K FISHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00454649PTIN
Phone3052798484PhoneNum
Preparation2018-09-01PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressWWW.GEMANDMINERAL.CCWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$58,435GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Program Service Revenue$58,430ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$5InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$58,435TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$500FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$10,988OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,293PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$49,432OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$62,213TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$3,778ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$39,895NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$36,117NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,895BOYAmt
EOY$36,117EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,895BOYAmt
EOY$36,117EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,895BOYAmt
EOY$36,117EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeSCIENTIFIC EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTS OF INTERESTPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
THE PROGRAM HAS INCREASED FROM 1966. NUMBER OF DEALERS HAS GROWN FROM 10 ONLY FROM FLORIDA OVER 65 FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THE ANNUAL SHOW WAS HELD FOR QUITE AWHILE IN THE BEST BEACH AUDITORIUM, "THE LEAKY$62,213
CLASSES ARE HELD IN DIFFERENT GENRES OF THE HOBBY INCLUDING DIFFERENT JEWELRY MAKING STYLES, FACETING AND COBOCHON CUTTING.
AFFILIATED WITH VARIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF MINERALOGICAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIETIES TO EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE AND EXHIBIT SPECIMENS OF THEIR WORK AND COLLECTIONS.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$62,213TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
MICHELLE RENNE
PRESIDENT5.00$0
JEANETTE WRIGHT
TREASURER5.00$0
GALE LANGFORD
VICE PRESIDE5.00$0
DIANNA RAY
SECRETARY5.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$1InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$1GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEANETTE WRIGHTPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14576 WENHART RDAddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE WORTHCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33463ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5613419696PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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$1,290CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,735CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,815CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$4,840TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$58,435CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,435TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,807CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,596CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,610CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,031CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$58,430CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$305,474TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$74,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$62,425CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,031CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$116,865CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$368,749TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$368,749PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$54,119CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$74,348CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$62,434CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,036CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$116,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$368,807TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEXPENSES ADVERTISEMENT AND PROMOTION 6,178 INSURANCE EXPENSE 478 MEALS 402 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 728 SCHOLARSHIP 531 LICENSE/TAXES 65 MISCELLANEOUS 600 SUPPLIES 479 SALES TAX 4,511 RAFFLE 615 SHOP SUPPLIES 5,230 SHOW EXPENSE 28,506 COMPUTER & INTERNET 1,109 TOTAL 49,432ExplanationTxt