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GEOSCIENCEWORLD: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
GEOSCIENCEWORLD (EIN 20-1308252)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2017-12-14
IRS object ID
201703489349301110
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-12-14T15:49:43-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN470900880PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200WAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201308252EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 TYSONS BLVD NO 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALEXANDRA VANCEPersonNm
Person TitleCEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7036714791PhoneNum
Signature2017-12-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.100.43.98IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-12-14IPDt
IP Tm16:49:30IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerALEXANDRA VANCEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 TYSONS BLVD NO 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,423,762GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GEOSCIENCEWORLD.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR THE GEOLOGICAL AND EARTH SCIENCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$9,760CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$87,459PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$7,423,415CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$63,806PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$347CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,693,254TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,750,052TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,248,633TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Revenue$7,412,502RevenueAmt
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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 MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee7EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7036714791PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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GRETCHEN GILLIS
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL NOGA
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EUGENE RANKEY
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE DAVENPORT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL RUSSELL
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER KEANE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT HUDSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN HOAL
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER S STRAUB
COO/DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIREC40.00Yes (X)$245,610$0$34,129
ALEXANDRA B VANCE
CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$260,559$0$34,913
VANESSA GAMET
SALES AND MARKETING40.00$130,572$0$18,486Yes (X)
ANGELA ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF PARTNER PROJEC40.00$127,821$0$20,743Yes (X)
CHRISTY IREDELL
NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR40.00$119,514$0$24,561Yes (X)
ROBERT M SEGERS
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC DEVE40.00$122,423$0$9,449Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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HIGHWIRE
425 BROADWAY STREDWOOD CITYCA94063ONLINE PUBLISHING$653,918
SILVERCHAIR INFORMATION SYSTEMS
316 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 300CHARLOTTESVILLEVA22902ONLINE PUBLISHING$397,956
ACCUCOMS
PO BOX 1651LANSDALEPA19446SALES AND MARKETING$127,050
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,500AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,500TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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ROYALTIES519100$531,911$531,911
PUBLICATION SALES519100$457,866$457,866
PUBLISHER'S FEES519100$107,582$107,582
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,412,502TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,760TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,760ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,423,762TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,412,502RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$9,760ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$607,119TotalAmt
Program Services$485,695ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$121,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$528,232TotalAmt
Program Services$422,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105,646ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,339TotalAmt
Program Services$27,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,676TotalAmt
Program Services$42,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,497TotalAmt
Program Services$59,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,138TotalAmt
Program Services$20,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,621ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,141TotalAmt
Program Services$182,141ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,927TotalAmt
Program Services$80,927ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,552TotalAmt
Program Services$19,169ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,383ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,007,061TotalAmt
Program Services$4,007,061ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,525TotalAmt
Program Services$37,846ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,053TotalAmt
Program Services$34,045ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,140TotalAmt
Program Services$21,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,502TotalAmt
Program Services$18,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
COMPUTER SERVICES$709,249$709,249
PLATFORM MOVE COST$490,679$490,679
COMMISSIONS$278,969$278,969
GENERAL SOCIETY SERVICE$108,505$108,505

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,111TotalAmt
Program Services$53,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,423,415TotalAmt
Program Services$7,100,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$322,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,128BOYAmt
EOY$129,017EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,118,159BOYAmt
EOY$2,223,587EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$772,661BOYAmt
EOY$226,005EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,428BOYAmt
EOY$66,190EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,104LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,104LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,089BOYAmt
EOY$41,483EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,861BOYAmt
EOY$6,972EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,194,326BOYAmt
EOY$2,693,254EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,949,069BOYAmt
EOY$1,382,112EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,764,894BOYAmt
EOY$2,825,038EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,089BOYAmt
EOY$41,483EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,750,052BOYAmt
EOY$4,248,633EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,555,726BOYAmt
EOY-$1,555,379EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,555,726BOYAmt
EOY-$1,555,379EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,194,326BOYAmt
EOY$2,693,254EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$347ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$50,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$70,721CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$125,221TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,209,349CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,152,322CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,856,378CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,086,292CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,412,502CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,716,843TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,223,043CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,856,378CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,089,292CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,414,002CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,842,064TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$30,842,064PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$732CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,021CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$876CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,347CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,760CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,736TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$732CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,021CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$876CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,347CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,760CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,736TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,260,081CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,224,064CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,857,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,091,639CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,423,762CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,856,800TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99950PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99980PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00050InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00020InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,104OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,104DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$41,483Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$41,483TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,423,762TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,423,762RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,423,762TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,423,415TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,423,415ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,423,415TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017, GSW HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALITY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GSW PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF A CERTAIN TAX POSITION FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. FORM 990 IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. AS SUCH, FORM 990 FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2015 REMAIN WITHIN THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBT RECOVERY
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBT RECOVERY

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHRISTOPHER S STRAUB
COO/DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIREC$223,615$0$21,995$0$0$0$0$0$34,129$0$279,739$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA B VANCE
CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$236,857$0$23,702$0$0$0$0$0$34,913$0$295,472$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BALEXANDRA VANCE PARTICIPATES IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AND WAS ALLOCATED NO EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND $2,922 OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. CHRISTOPHER STRAUB PARTICIPATES IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AND WAS ALLOCATED NO EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND $2,471 OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
PART I, LINE 7DISCRETIONARY PAYMENTS MAY BE PAID TO NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF MEMBERS BASED ON MERIT. SUCH PAYMENTS ARE PRE-APPROVED BY THE GEOSCIENCEWORLD BOARD.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
ANNE DAVENPORT
HEAD OF SALES, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION FOR THE GSL$283,631THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0
RACHEL RUSSELL
MANAGING EDITOR OF A JORNAL PUBLISHED BY THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AM.$483,486THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0
CHRISTOPHER KEANE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR AGI$723,692THE AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED BASED ON SALES OF GEOREF.0
MATT HUDSON
PUBLICATIONS MANAGER FOR GSA$693,973THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0
BRIAN HOAL
EXECUTIVE DIR. OF SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY$230,933THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL CONSISTS OF UP TO ONE MEMBER FROM EACH PUBLISHER ORGANIZATION THAT LICENSES CONTENT TO GEOSCIENCE WORLD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BNO COMMITTEES EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR TO FILING, FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CGSW HAS THE BOARD AND EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY SIGN AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AINDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA AND DOCUMENT THEIR APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CFINACIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS ON A REGULAR BASIS. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED AT A BOARD MEETING. THE AUDIT ITSELF IS OVERSEEN BY ITSELF IS OVERSEEN BY THE CEO/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COO/ DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH REGULAR UPDATES TO THE BOARD AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD TREASURER. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.