GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC (EIN 59-6196330)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-12-22
- IRS object ID
- 202543569349200809
- Schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-12-22T18:04:57-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 331810998 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MICHAEL K FISH LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 7700 NORTH KENDALL DRIVE STE 405 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MIAMI | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | FL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 33156 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 596196330 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Business Name Line2 | BEACHES INC | BusinessNameLine2Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | GEMA | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5616341427 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 18095 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | WEST PALM BEACH | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | FL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 33416 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | JEANETTE WRIGHT | PersonNm |
| Person Title | TREASURER | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 5613419696 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-12-08 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | MICHAEL K FISH CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00454649 | PTIN |
| Phone | 3052798484 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-12-11 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | GMSPB.ORG | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $79,424 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Program Service Revenue | $79,423 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $1 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Total Revenue | $79,424 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $8,745 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $785 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $59,241 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $68,771 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $10,653 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $47,734 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $58,387 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $47,734 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $58,387 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $47,734 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $58,387 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $47,734 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $58,387 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | SCIENTIFIC EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTS OF INTEREST | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Program 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 | $63,241 |
| 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. |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $63,241 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| GALE LANGFORD | ||
| PRESIDENT | 000.00 | $0 |
| JEANETTE WRIGHT | ||
| TREASURER | 000.00 | $0 |
| ARLENE LAZZARO | ||
| 1ST VICE PRE | 000.00 | $0 |
| ANTONY LEONG | ||
| 2ND VICE PRE | 000.00 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA LAZZARO | ||
| SECRETARY | 000.00 | $0 |
| CLARA PFLUEGER | ||
| TREASURER 2 | 000.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | JEANETTE WRIGHT | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 18095 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | WEST PALM BEACH | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | FL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 33416 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 5616341427 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,620 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $68,833 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $76,194 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $69,490 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $79,424 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $296,561 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,620 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $68,833 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $76,194 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $69,490 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $79,424 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $296,561 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $296,561 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,620 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $68,833 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $76,194 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $69,490 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $79,424 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $296,561 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | EXPENSES 1,097 INSURANCE EXPENSE 632 BANK CHARGES 35 CC COLLECTION FEES 398 COMPUTER AND INTERNET 1,841 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 247 LICENSE/TAXES 3,803 MEALS 415 MISCELLANEOUS 105 SCHOLARSHIP 2,000 SHOP SUPPLIES 7,215 SHOW EXPENSE 34,692 SUPPLIES 690 PROFESSIONAL FEE 650 STORAGE 5,421 TOTAL 59,241 | ExplanationTxt |