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GEOSCIENCEWORLD: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GEOSCIENCEWORLD (EIN 20-1308252)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2025-12-22
IRS object ID
202523569349300227
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-12-22T10:55:42-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPHOEBE MCMELLONPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7036714791PhoneNum
Signature2025-12-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIN CRANMERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01712644PTIN
Phone2023319880PhoneNum
Preparation2025-12-16PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPHOEBE MCMELLONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,560,224GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GEOSCIENCEWORLD.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO BE THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE AND PARTNER TO INDEPENDENT SOCIETY PUBLISHERS AND THE LARGER EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Other Revenue$836,193PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Revenue$8,535,537RevenueAmt
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone7036714791PhoneNum

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CityMCLEANCityNm
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ANN BENBOW
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HOWARD HARPER
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ASHLEY MANNING-BERG
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SHARON TAHIRKHELI
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ZHIMING YANG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER S STRAUB
COO40.00Yes (X)$353,909$0$51,722
PHOEBE MCMELLON
CEO40.00Yes (X)$370,811$0$52,171
ANGELA ANDERSON
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LAUREN COMI
DIRECTOR OF SALES, CUSTOME40.00$139,449$0$37,465Yes (X)
CHRISTY IREDELL
GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR40.00$143,213$0$35,189Yes (X)
ALISTAIR REECE
PRODUCT MANAGER40.00$116,097$0$39,080Yes (X)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE-HUNT
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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ServicesONLINE PUBLISHING PLATFORM PROVIDERServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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PUBLICATION SALES519200$527,737$527,737
SOCIETY SERVICES519200$511,299$511,299
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$43,212ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$116,090ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$49,931ProgramServicesAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$20,433ProgramServicesAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$30,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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STAFF DEVELOPMENT$41,159$16,463$24,696
SPECIAL PROJECTS$16,879$16,879
DUES$8,428$7,164$1,264

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,701BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,401BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,271BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,340BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$1,245,505BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,556,740BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,868BOYAmt
EOY$75,625EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,808,271BOYAmt
EOY$3,999,666EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,808,271BOYAmt
EOY$3,999,666EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,983,778CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,429,885CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,535,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,335,733TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,429,885CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,535,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,335,733TotalAmt

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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$43,335,733PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,024,529CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,270,578CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,981,263TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$1,270,578CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,981,263TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,852,508CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,910,429CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,293,530CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,454,414CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,806,115CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,316,996TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.89690PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90540PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.10310InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.09460InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,542OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,785DepreciationAmt
Book Value$757BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$757TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$55,437
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$20,188
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$75,625TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,277,570TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$249,567NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$249,567RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,028,003RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,028,003TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,086,175TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,086,175ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,086,175TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, GSW HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GSW PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF A CERTAIN TAX POSITION FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024 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 2022 THROUGH 2024 REMAIN WITHIN THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS.ExplanationTxt

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 (7 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
PHOEBE MCMELLON
CEO$323,477$0$47,334$0$0$0$24,261$0$27,910$0$422,982$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER S STRAUB
COO$308,458$0$45,451$0$0$0$23,134$0$28,588$0$405,631$0$0$0
ANGELA ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF SOCIETY SERVIC$164,109$0$23,916$0$0$0$12,308$0$15,145$0$215,478$0$0$0
CHRISTY IREDELL
GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR$96,892$0$46,321$0$0$0$7,267$0$27,922$0$178,402$0$0$0
LAUREN COMI
DIRECTOR OF SALES, CUSTOME$112,371$0$27,078$0$0$0$8,428$0$29,037$0$176,914$0$0$0
ALISTAIR REECE
PRODUCT MANAGER$106,097$0$10,000$0$0$0$7,957$0$31,123$0$155,177$0$0$0
JENNIFER LAWRENCE-HUNT
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING$123,030$0$6,000$0$0$0$9,227$0$14,904$0$153,161$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BCHRISTOPHER STRAUB PARTICIPATES IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THERE WERE NO CONTRIBUTIONS TO OR PAYMENTS OUT OF THE PLAN.
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 (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
BRIDGETTE MOORE - BOARD MEMBER
COO OF GSA$1,021,829THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.0
ANN BENBOW - BOARD MEMBER
EXECUTIVE DIR. OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA$461,512THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA RECEIVES PUBLISHER ROYALTIES FROM GEOSCIENCEWORLD. THE ROYALTIES ARE CALCULATED BASED ON SALES OF GEOREF.0
HOWARD HARPER - BOARD MEMBER
EXECUTIVE DIR. OF SEPM SOCIETY FOR SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY$219,749THE SEPM SOCIETY FOR SEDIMENTARY 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 (5 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 SOCIETY ORGANIZATION THAT LICENSES CONTENT TO GEOSCIENCE WORLD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING OR BY EMAIL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CGEOSCIENCEWORLD REQUIRES 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 PERIODICALLY REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA AND DOCUMENT THEIR APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS WAS LAST PERFORMED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.