GEEK PARTNERSHIP SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: GEEK PARTNERSHIP SOCIETY (EIN 41-1908130)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-11-15
IRS object ID: 201143199349310699
Schema version: 2010v3.4
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-11-15T22:00:55-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THOMAS LEWIS & ASSOCIATES PA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	750 SOUTH PLAZA DRIVE SUITE 208	AddressLine1
City	MENDOTA HEIGHTS	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55120	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411908130	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MINNESOTA SOCIETY FOR INTEREST IN SCIENC	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	FICTION D/B/A GEEK PARTNERSHIP	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MINN	NameControl
Phone	6516473487	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1437 MARSHALL AVE	AddressLine1
City	SAINT PAUL	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55104	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ELLIOTT JAMES	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	6516473487	Phone
Date Signed	2011-11-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ERIC HAUKKALA CPA	Name
Phone	6516905498	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-11-15	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ELLIOTT JAMES	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1437 MARSHALL AVE	AddressLine1
City	SAINT PAUL	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55104	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	33491	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.GEEKPARTNERSHIP.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Association	X	TypeOfOrganizationAssociation
Year Formation	1998	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MN	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN SCIENCE FICTION	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	120	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	197916	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	31237	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1959	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	7	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	295	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	0	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	197923	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	33491	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	0	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	178349	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	43981	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	178349	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	43981	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	19574	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-10490	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	149182	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	48943	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	149182	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	48943	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	MINNESOTA SOCIETY OF INTEREST IN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY (MISFITS)HAS A MISSION OF INCREASING LITERACY, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. MISFITS ALSO SERVES AS A FORUM AND FOUNDATION FOR CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND WORKS TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF, AND INTEREST IN, SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	37527	Expense
Description	LITERACY & ENRICHMENT - SPONSORED OVER 175 DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS GROUPS. BROUGHT IN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PRESENTERS & AUTHORS FOR LECTURE & ROUND TABLE. SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2200.ONGOING WORKSHOPS - WRITERS GROUP, WHEREBY INDIVIDUALS READ THE BOOK OR SEE THE MOVIE & PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY MEETINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS OPEN TO INTERESTED PEOPLE. SERVED 460.YOUTH & TEEN OUTREACH - ORGANIZED TEEN & YOUTH IN ACTIVITIES TO RAISE INTEREST & ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY. SERVED 550.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	37527	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
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	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	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	0	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	0	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
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
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
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	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	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THOMAS KEELEY TREASURER	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	6516452796	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1437 MARSHALL AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	ST PAUL	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55104	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
PERRIN KLUMP
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER JONES
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	X	0	0	0
JON OLSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
PATRICIA WICK
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
WINDY BOWLSBY
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0
ISHMAEL WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL LEE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JODIE GUSTAFSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
PETER VERRANT
PRESIDENT	2.00	X	0	0	0
MATT SAVOKOL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
ELLIOTT JAMES
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0
DAVE BENHART
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	0	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	31237	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	31237	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PROGRAM REVENUE	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	1959	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1959	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1959	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	295	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$295	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	33491	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1959	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$295	ExclusionAmount

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	752	Total
Management And General	752	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	635	Total
Program Services	635	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43	Total
Management And General	43	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26235	Total
Program Services	26235	ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10657	Total
Program Services	10657	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1501	Total
Management And General	1501	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1178	Total
Management And General	1178	ManagementAndGeneral

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2980	Total
Management And General	2980	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43981	Total
Program Services	37527	ProgramServices
Management And General	6454	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	146023	BOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	47285	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	24045	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	22387	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3159	BOY
EOY	1658	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	149182	BOY
EOY	48943	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	149182	BOY
EOY	48943	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	149182	BOY
EOY	48943	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	149182	BOY
EOY	48943	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-10490	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-89749	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
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 Minus4 Years	71187	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	78340	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	51888	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	197916	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	33196	CurrentTaxYear
Total	432527	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	40082	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1395	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Total	41477	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	111269	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	79735	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	51888	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	197916	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	33196	CurrentTaxYear
Total	474004	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	474004	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	295	CurrentTaxYear
Total	302	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	295	CurrentTaxYear
Total	302	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	111269	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	79735	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	51888	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	197923	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	33491	CurrentTaxYear
Total	474306	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99940	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.99770	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00060	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	24045	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	22387	Depreciation
Book Value	1658	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1658	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation	Return ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	REVIEWED BY BOARD BEFORE FILED.
	SOME AVAILABLE ONLINE, THE REST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:	SPUN OFF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, CONVERGENCE EVENTS, FEIN 27-1445975 -89,749. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -89,749.	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: