GEOSCIENCEWORLD: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- GEOSCIENCEWORLD (EIN 20-1308252)
- Tax period
- 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
- Filed
- 2013-11-06
- IRS object ID
- 201343109349300104
- Schema version
- 2012v2.1
- 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-11-06T07:57:14-06:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2013-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 541342298 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Kositzka Wicks and Company | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5270 Shawnee Rd Suite 250 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Alexandria | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 22312 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 201308252 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | GeoScienceWorld | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | GEOS | NameControl |
| Phone | 8003411851 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8200 Greensboro Drive No 900 | AddressLine1 |
| City | McLean | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 22102 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Alix Vance | Name |
| Title | Executive Director | Title |
| Phone | 8003411851 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-11-05 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Stephen G Travis CPA | Name |
| PTIN | P00158766 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7036422700 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | X | AddressChange |
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Alix Vance | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8200 Greensboro Drive No 900 | AddressLine1 |
| City | McLean | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 22102 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 3260081 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | geoscienceworld.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2004 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | VA | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | To provide an online resource for the geological and earth sciences. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 9 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 5 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 6 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 9 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 50000 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 4146947 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 3209349 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 1326 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 732 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 0 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 4148273 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 3260081 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 397037 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 712191 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 34308 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 3723177 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 4617082 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 4120214 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 5329273 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 28059 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | -2069192 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 1608424 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 1457120 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 983009 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 2900897 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 625415 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | -1443777 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | Build a comprehensive online resource for the geological and earth sciences. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 5081785 | Expense |
| Revenue | 3209349 | Revenue |
| Description | 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. | Description |
| Total Program Service Expense | 5081785 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | 1 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 1 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | 1 | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | 0 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 0 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 1 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 1 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 1 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 1 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 0 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 0 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | 0 | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 5 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | 1 | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 6 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 1 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 0 | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | 0 | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | 0 | PremiumsPaid |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 9 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 5 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 0 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 1 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 0 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 1 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | 1 | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | 1 | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | 1 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 1 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 0 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Other Website | X | OtherWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Organization | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 8003411851 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8200 Greensboro Drive No 900 | AddressLine1 |
| City | McLean | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 22102 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Colin P North | ||||||
| Chair | 1.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Marriott | ||||||
| Vice Chair | 1.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Blankenship | ||||||
| Treasurer | 1.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Gries | ||||||
| Secretary | 1.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Wojtal | ||||||
| Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lisa Dunn | ||||||
| Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Susan Newman | ||||||
| Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P Patrick Leahy | ||||||
| Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Rumble | ||||||
| Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alix Vance | ||||||
| Executive Director | 40.00 | X | 218563 | 0 | 16489 | |
| Christopher Straub | ||||||
| Deputy Director | 40.00 | X | 79167 | 0 | 11538 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 297730 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 0 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 28027 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 1 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 1 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| All Other Contributions | 50000 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 50000 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Business CodeBusinessCode | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | 519100 | 2400709 | 2400709 |
| Royalties | 519100 | 512583 | 512583 |
| Publishers' fees | 519100 | 249477 | 249477 |
| Publication Sales | 519100 | 46580 | 46580 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 3209349 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 732 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $732 | ExclusionAmount |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 3260081 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 3209349 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $732 | ExclusionAmount |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 460689 | Total |
| Program Services | 333264 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 110597 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 16828 | Fundraising |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 187464 | Total |
| Program Services | 138921 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 44794 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3749 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 10429 | Total |
| Program Services | 5724 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2619 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2086 | Fundraising |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11463 | Total |
| Program Services | 6291 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2879 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2293 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 42146 | Total |
| Program Services | 23131 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 10586 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 8429 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11308 | Total |
| Program Services | 9499 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1696 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 113 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 38874 | Total |
| Program Services | 32655 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 5831 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 388 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 126209 | Total |
| Program Services | 123942 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2125 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 142 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 67881 | Total |
| Program Services | 67881 | ProgramServices |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 15016 | Total |
| Program Services | 12763 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2253 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 27194 | Total |
| Program Services | 10878 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 16316 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 263 | Total |
| Program Services | 263 | ProgramServices |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher royalties | 3011205 | 3011205 |
| Computer services | 991781 | 991781 |
| Commissions | 212528 | 212528 |
| Special Projects | 31664 | 31664 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 83159 | Total |
| Program Services | 69395 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 13484 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 280 | Fundraising |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5329273 | Total |
| Program Services | 5081785 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 213180 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 34308 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1224100 | BOY |
| EOY | 338254 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 4941 | BOY |
| EOY | 905643 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 364242 | BOY |
| EOY | 162453 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 15141 | BOY |
| EOY | 20277 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 2104 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 263 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 1841 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 28652 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1608424 | BOY |
| EOY | 1457120 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 867200 | BOY |
| EOY | 1050134 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 115809 | BOY |
| EOY | 1822111 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 28652 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 983009 | BOY |
| EOY | 2900897 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 625415 | BOY |
| EOY | -1443777 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 625415 | BOY |
| EOY | -1443777 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1608424 | BOY |
| EOY | 1457120 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | -2069192 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | 0 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Info In Schedule O Part XII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXII |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 1 | FSAudited |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | 1 | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 50000 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 50000 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 2929270 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 3292388 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 3800141 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 4146947 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 3209349 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 17378095 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 2929270 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 3292388 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 3800141 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 4146947 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 3259349 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 17428095 | Total |
Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 17428095 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 9820 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 5099 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 7061 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1326 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 732 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 24038 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 9820 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 5099 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 7061 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1326 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 732 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 24038 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 2939090 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 3297487 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 3807202 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 4148273 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 3260081 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 17452133 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Percentage509 | 0.99860 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Prior Year Support Percentage | 0.99800 | PriorYearSupportPercentage |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0.00140 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
| Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage | 0.00200 | PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 2104 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 263 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 1841 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 1841 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Deferred compensation | Description |
| Amount | $28,652 | Amount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 28652 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Footnote In Part XIII | X | FootnoteInPartXIII |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 3260081 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 0 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 3260081 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 3260081 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 5329273 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 5329273 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 5329273 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part X, Line 2: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | 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. | Explanation |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | 1 | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | 0 | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | 0 | InitialContractException |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Alix Vance | NamePerson |
| Title | Executive Director | Title |
| Base Compensation Filing Org | 218563 | BaseCompensationFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Related Orgs | 0 | CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs |
| Bonus Filing Org | 0 | BonusFilingOrg |
| Bonus Related Orgs | 0 | BonusRelatedOrgs |
| Other Compensation Filing Org | 0 | OtherCompensationFilingOrg |
| Other Compensation Related Orgs | 0 | OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs |
| Deferred Comp Filing Org | 14930 | DeferredCompFilingOrg |
| Deferred Comp Related Orgs | 0 | DeferredCompRelatedOrgs |
| Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org | 1559 | NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg |
| Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs | 0 | NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs |
| Total Compensation Filing Org | 235052 | TotalCompensationFilingOrg |
| Total Compensation Related Orgs | 0 | TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org | 0 | CompReportPrior990FilingOrg |
| Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs | 0 | CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Reference | Part I, Line 4b | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Alix Vance particpates in a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan and was allocated $1,219 of employer contributions and $788 of investment earnings during the fiscal year. Additionally, $13,406 was transferred from the 403(b) plan to Alix's supplemental non-qualified retirement plan during the year. Christopher Straub particpates in a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan and was allocated $13,063 of employer contributions and $176 of investment earnings during the fiscal year. | Explanation |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (4 entries)
| RelationshipRelationship | Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction | Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction | Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Newman | |||
| Susan is the Executive Director of the Seismological Society of America | 194330 | The Seismological Society of America receives publisher royalties from GeoScienceWorld. The royalties are calculated in the same manner as all other publishers. | 0 |
| Neal Marriott | |||
| Neal is the Director of Publishing at the Geological Society of London | 190792 | 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 | 368902 | The American GeoSciences Institute received publisher royalties from GeoScience World in the amount of $339,700. GeoScienceWorld also leases office space and administrative services from American GeoSciences Institute and paid $28,727 during the year and other expenses of $444. | 0 |
| James B Blankenship | |||
| James is the GeoScience Director at AAPG | 245250 | AAPG receives publisher royalties from GeoScienceWorld. The royalties are calculated in the same manner as all other publishers. | 0 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)
| Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation | IdentifierIdentifier |
|---|---|---|
| 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 routinely has had the Board annually sign and acknowledge the conflict of interest policy and disclose any conflict of interest. Starting this year, GSW will also ask the employees to do so. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | Independent board members review comparability data and document their approval of the compensation of the 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 Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director with regular updates to the Board and in consultation with the Board Treasurer. The board reviews and approvest he draft financial statements. | Policy for board review of financial statements |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 19 | GeoScienceWorld changed the sales relationships with most of its agents late in the fiscal year 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. |