2015-11-10T10:14:49-06:00 2015-06-30 541342298 Kositzka Wicks and Company 5270 Shawnee Road Suite 250 Alexandria VA 22312 990 2014-07-01 201308252 GeoScienceWorld GEOS 7036714791 8200 Greensboro Drive No 900 McLean VA 22102 Alix Vance CEO/Executive Director 7036714791 2015-11-06 1 Stephen G Travis CPA P00158766 7036422700 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Alix Vance 8200 Greensboro Drive No 900 McLean VA 22102 6857254 0 X geoscienceworld.org X 2004 VA To provide an online resource for the geological and earth sciences. 9 9 7 9 0 0 70721 0 6152322 6856378 1021 876 0 0 6224064 6857254 0 0 0 0 943528 1016116 0 0 0 5616711 5680718 6560239 6696834 -336175 160420 1860637 2626590 3640589 4246122 -1779952 -1619532 Build a comprehensive online resource for the geological and earth sciences. 0 0 6432250 6586378 The organization has built a comprehensive, widely-accessible easy to use online resource for peer-reviewed journals as well as books, field guides, maps, databases and other information relative to the geological and earth sciences. 6432250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X The Organization 7036714791 8200 Greensboro Drive No 900 McLean VA 22102 James Blankenship Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Robbie Gries Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Wojtal Chair as of 10/2014 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Newman Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 P Patrick Leahy Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Noga Vice Chair as of 10/2014 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Eugene Rankey Member as of 10/2014 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Davenport Head of Sales, Mkt and Distribution as of 11/2014 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rachel Russell Member as of 10/2014 1.00 X 0 0 0 Colin North Chair through 10/2014 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Neal Marriott Vice Chair through 11/2014 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Doug Rumble Member through 10/2014 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alix Vance CEO/Executive Director 40.00 X 241031 0 19215 Christopher Straub COO/Deputy Executive Director 40.00 X 223666 0 30372 Angela Anderson Director of Partner Projects and Outreach 40.00 X 116004 0 15978 Lisa Larson Head of North American Academic Sales 40.00 X 117347 0 12478 Robert Segers Director of Strategic Development 40.00 X 111065 0 6815 809113 0 84858 5 0 1 0 HighWire 425 Broadway Street Redwood City CA 94063 Online Publishing 707799 Lumina Datamatics Inc 345 7th Avenue 22nd Floor New York NY 10001 Data conversion 115063 2 Subscriptions 519100 5484013 5484013 Publication Sales 519100 773914 773914 Royalties 519100 431277 431277 Publishers' fees 519100 167174 167174 6856378 876 876 6857254 6856378 0 876 526593 368615 157978 368820 333120 35700 20787 19627 1160 41981 35012 6969 57935 46072 11863 9306 7910 1396 13000 11050 1950 139622 139197 425 96809 96809 5634 4790 844 42664 36264 6400 28154 23931 4223 43716 17486 26230 789 789 20054 17046 3008 Publisher royalties 4016615 4016615 Computer services 811096 811096 Commissions 294073 294073 Bad debt expense 96943 96943 62243 55805 6438 6696834 6432250 264584 0 248289 355327 1386482 2044062 0 0 154230 161795 27537 22520 2104 2104 789 0 35462 36131 7848 6755 1860637 2626590 1265062 1610949 2340065 2599042 35462 36131 3640589 4246122 X -1779952 -1619532 -1779952 -1619532 1860637 2626590 160420 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 50000 70721 120721 3800141 4146947 3209349 6152322 6856378 24165137 3800141 4146947 3259349 6223043 6856378 24285858 0 559576 1266047 902134 2727757 559576 1266047 902134 2727757 21558101 7061 1326 732 1021 876 11016 7061 1326 732 1021 876 11016 3807202 4148273 3260081 6224064 6857254 24296874 0.88730 0.99930 0.00050 0.00070 X 2104 2104 0 0 Deferred compensation 36131 36131 X 6857254 0 6857254 0 6857254 6696834 0 6696834 0 6696834 Part X, Line 2: The following was disclosed related to uncertain tax positions in the financial statements. GeoScienceWorld is exempt from income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code and is classified as an organization other than a private foundation under 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. GeoScienceWorld adopted the provisions in FASB ASB 740-10. X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alix Vance CEO/Executive Director 219532 0 21499 0 0 0 16863 0 2352 0 260246 0 0 0 Christopher Straub COO/Deputy Executive Director 203716 0 19950 0 0 0 15648 0 14724 0 254038 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4b Alix Vance participates in a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan and was allocated no employer contributions and $49 of investment loss during the fiscal year. Christopher Straub participates in a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan and was allocated no employer contributions and $717 of investment earnings during the fiscal year. Susan Newman Susan is the Executive Director of the Seismological Society of America 235462 The Seismological Society of America receives publisher royalties from GeoScienceWorld. The royalties are calculated in the same manner as all other publishers. 0 Neal MarriottAnne Davenport Neal is the Director of Publishing at the Geological Society of London 194335 Anne Davenport is the Head of Sales, Marketing and Distribution for Geological Society of London. The Geological Society of London receives publisher royalties from GeoScienceWorld. The royalties are calculated in the same manner as all other publishers. 0 P Patrick Leahy Patrick is the Executive Director of the American GeoSciences Institute 590344 The American GeoSciences Institute received publisher royalties from GeoScience World in the amount of $590,194 and other income of $150. 0 James B Blankenship James is the GeoScience Director at AAPG 198329 AAPG receives publisher royalties from GeoScienceWorld. The royalties are calculated in the same manner as all other publishers. 0 Rachel Russell Managing Editor of a journal published by the Mineralogical Society of Am. 377858 The Mineralogical Society of America receives publisher royalties from GeoScienceWorld. The royalties are calculated in the same manner as all other publishers. 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The Bylaws were amended to establish the Chair of the Board of Directors as the primary liaison and point of contact between the Board of Directors and the CEO/Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The 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 8b No such committees exist. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Prior to filing, Form 990 is distributed to the board and discussed at a board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c GSW 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 15a Independent board members review comparability data and document their approval of the compensation of the CEO/Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C Financial 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 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. Form 990, Part X, Line 19 GeoScienceWorld changed the sales relationships with most of its agents late in fiscal year 2012 resulting in a change of income streams from a royalty base to a subscription base. This business change results in growing deferred revenue as reflected on the Balance Sheet on page 11 of the Form 990.