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SOCIETY OF BLACK ARCHAEOLOGISTS: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
SOCIETY OF BLACK ARCHAEOLOGISTS (EIN 83-1662591)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-13
IRS object ID
202601039349301770
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

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Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11No review was or will be conducted
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19No documents were made available to the public
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9Adjustment to reconcile ending cash balance