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PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY

EIN 04-6129772 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A72Z)

What they do

THE PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY is AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY to THE ADVANCEMENT of THE SCIENCE of PALEONTOLOGY: INVERTEBRATE and VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, MICROPALEONTOLOGY, and PALEOBOTANY. THE SOCIETY HAS SIX GEOGRAPHIC SECTIONS and HOLDS BOTH SECTION MEETINGS AS WELL AS AN ANNUAL MEETING for THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP. OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS for STUDENTS WORKING IN THE FIELD.

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Of every $100 spent, about $69.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

46.86%of revenue went to mission work69.9% of expenses · Program services
$67.09spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
20.23%of revenue went to management and office costs30.1% of expenses
$16.01in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
21.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$594,555
Mission workProgram services$278,61946.86% of revenue69.9% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$120,25920.23% of revenue30.1% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$195,67732.91% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$398,87867.09% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 69.9% mission · 30.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.09% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 67.0% mission · 33.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.88% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 58.9% mission · 41.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.24% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 62.2% mission · 37.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 43.02% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 52.3% mission · 47.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 34.87% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 59.4% mission · 40.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.28% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 68.4% mission · 31.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.90% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 64.8% mission · 35.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.84% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$594,555
Expenses$398,878
Annual surplus $195,677 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$278,619 · 69.9% of expenses
Management and office costs$120,259 · 30.1% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$594,555
Expenses$398,878
Assets$6,388,031
Income$659,699
Contributions$128,740
Mission work (program services)$278,619
Grants given$60,407
Average grant$10,068
Management and general$120,259
Stocks and bonds$6,032,272
Accounting fees$8,485
Investing fees$15,207
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (20)

KELLY TINGLECOUNCIL MEMB

TOM TOBINCOUNCIL MEMB

SARA PRUSSCOUNCIL MEMB

ROWAN LOCKWOODPRESIDENT

PHIL STOKESCOUNCIL MEMB

PEDRO MONARREZCOUNCIL MEMB

NICOLE BONUSOCHIEF FINANC

MARK PATZKOWSKYINCOMING PRE

MADELINE MARSHALLCOUNCIL MEMB

LISA PARK BOUSHCOUNCIL MEMB

ANNE RAYMONDPAST PRESIDE

JOHN HUNTLEYCOUNCIL MEMB

JOHN CALEDEEDITOR

JILL LEONARD-PINGELCHEIF INFORM

JEANETTE PIRLOCOUNCIL MEMB

ERIN SAUPEEDITOR

ELIZABETH SIBERTCOUNCIL MEMB

CARMI THOMPSONCOUNCIL MEMB

BRENDA HUNDAEDITOR

ASHLEY DINEENCOUNCIL MEMB

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1965
Location
12110 N PECOS STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234-2020
County
Adams
In care of
% ROY PLOTNICK
Primary officer
NICOLE BONUSO, CHIEF FINANCIAL

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
JBS & COMPANY LLC
NTEE classification
Arts, Culture & Humanities (A72Z)
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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