GATHERING 4 GARDNER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- GATHERING 4 GARDNER INC (EIN 20-8758549)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-09-10
- IRS object ID
- 202542539349200344
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- 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 | 2025-09-10T11:53:19-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 842304123 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Wood Accounting & Advisory Services LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1005 Jons Place | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fredericksburg | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | VA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 22401 | 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 | 208758549 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Gathering 4 Gardner Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | GATH | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7034775383 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1071 Oxford Rd NE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Atlanta | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30306 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Rick Sommer | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2025-09-10 | 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 | Lewis Wood | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01400560 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5408252055 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| 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 |
| Website Address | gathering4gardner.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $198,502 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $157,805 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $40,547 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $150 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $198,502 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $2,338 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $199,990 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $5,964 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $166,890 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $375,182 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$176,680 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $204,517 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $27,837 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $204,517 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $27,837 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $204,517 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $27,837 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $204,517 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $27,837 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To stimulate curiosity and the playful exchange of ideas and critical thinking in recreational mathematics, magic, science, literature, and puzzles to preserve the legacy of writer and polymath Martin Gardner. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | The Corporation holds a biennial conference in late winter or spring. The conference promotes the fluid exchange of new ideas in mathmatics and science and exposes young people and emerging scholars to some of the most innovative minds in the fields of mathematics and science, thus expanding the knowledge base of scientific thought. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $358,361 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $358,361 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Blachman | ||
| President | 20.00 | $0 |
| Colm Mulcahy | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Rick Sommer | ||
| Treasurer | 5.00 | $0 |
| Jim Gardner | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Bob Hearn | ||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 |
| Colin Wright | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Robert Valin | ||
| Secretary | 1.00 | $0 |
| Scott Vorthmann | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Carolyn Yackel | ||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 |
| Doris Schattscheinder | ||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | Yes (true) | 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 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Katie LaSeur | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1320 Central Park Blvd STE 200 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fredericksburg | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | VA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 22401 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7034775383 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | Yes (true) | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Office Country | OC | ForeignOfficeCountryCd |
| 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 |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $158,759 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $83,760 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $123,366 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $192,694 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $157,805 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $716,384 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $101,737 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $40,435 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $142,172 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $158,759 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $83,760 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $123,366 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $294,431 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $198,240 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $858,556 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $858,556 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $327 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $150 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $477 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $327 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $150 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $477 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $158,759 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $83,760 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $123,366 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $294,758 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $198,390 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $859,033 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99940 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.99960 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00060 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00040 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1001 | Advertising and Promotion $3986 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $14483 |
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $14856 |
| Other Expenses.1007 | Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $132501 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $1064 |
| Changes to Organizing or Governing Documents | The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws were amended to conform to recent changes in Georgia State law for nonprofit corporations; the corporation name was not changed. |
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